Foxo was very well known throughout the area during his years with the Times-Dispatch. He walked into the editor’s office one day and found the editor and the Mayor of Richmond in conversation. As the editor started to introduce him to the Mayor, he was cut short by the mayor with the words, “Everybody knows Foxo.” Foxo’s position was an open door to meeting many interesting people. On one occasion Billy Conn, who nearly defeated Joe Louis for the World Heavyweight Boxing title, visit the Times-Dispatch. Since Conn was interested in cartooning, he was brought by to see Foxo, who was impressed with Conn’s cartooning ability. In Foxo’s words, “He was pretty good.” {Taken from my book, "Whistling Down the Halls, The Times and Cartoons of America’s Original Pantomime Comic Strip Artist}.
Foxo was very well known throughout the area during his years with the Times-Dispatch. He walked into the editor’s office one day and found the editor and the Mayor of Richmond in conversation. As the editor started to introduce him to the Mayor, he was cut short by the mayor with the words, “Everybody knows Foxo.” Foxo’s position was an open door to meeting many interesting people. On one occasion Billy Conn, who nearly defeated Joe Louis for the World Heavyweight Boxing title, visit the Times-Dispatch. Since Conn was interested in cartooning, he was brought by to see Foxo, who was impressed with Conn’s cartooning ability. In Foxo’s words, “He was pretty good.” {Taken from my book, "Whistling Down the Halls, The Times and Cartoons of America’s Original Pantomime Comic Strip Artist}.