The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-09-09
NO PRIZE-FIGHT AT ALL
The Police Commissioners After Mark Burns
and Sam. Cooper.
Allen Denies Hollands State.
ment.

"CovINGToN, September 8.
"To the Public:
"Mr. Joe Goss, as champion of En-
gland, came to this country "a few
months since and stated to the public
that his express purpose in coming to
America WAS to whip me, being rec og-
ni8ed as champion of America. My in.
tention was to fight honestly and
squarely. did it. MIR. Goss l whipped
easily. He was fearfully beaten, and
scarcely received scratch. l desired
fair, honest tight. This l did not get.
When Mr.. Eph. Holland was chosen
around the ring that he would see that
the best man won. This he failed
to do. / was satisfied after few
minutes fighting that NO matter how
badly l whipped Mr. Goss, 1 would not
be allowed TO win the fight. In the
twentieth round, when Mr.. Goss was
blind and hardly able to stagger to the
scratch, person from New York offered
to bot $1,000 against 500 that Goss would
win. l think that had him whipped,
but had no earthly chance to get the
stakes. l think that the spectators will
agree with me that | won the fight.
at seems TO me that am unable to
get fair play in this country, and L now
say that | will never again enter the ring
as principal or second, or in any other
manner. ION ALLEN"
Col. Eph. Holland in discussing the
points made by Tom in the above card,
said last night 10 areporLer that neither
Goss nor Allen had cent up on the
fight. That all the money that was
staked was put up by him, and that all
the men we're fighting for was the eX.
cursion money. ut was unders :ood
that il Allen could not win in Il short
time, that he would end the fight by
striking a foul, and without that under.
standing, and with me as referee, Allen
would not have gone into the ring at
ALL"
And In reference to that $1,000 a side
bet IN The ring, that too was HOLLANDS
money, according to his own statement.
But how can the above statements be
recOnciled with the fact that Allen sent
ior MIR. II. Clay Wnito, the Clerk Of the
Circuit Court Of Kenton County, and
made affidavit to his petition before the
Court OF Common Pleas of Hamilton
County, Ohio, against Eph. Holland and
Blackey Edwards, the Stockholders OF
| the fight, who have ~ 9J0 OF his money,
as is alleged, In their possession.
GOss is still at Forrest Home, with
Barney Aaron and few more of his
friends, aud is being doctored up. He
expects to be prls2ntable in q few
weeks. His seconds admit that Allen is
the best man, and would have had Goss'
eyes closed in a few more rounds.
In regard to the bonds of the fighters,
given befur. JUICE Force last Wednes-
day, in the sum OF 70. 900 each, with Mark
Burns and Sam. Cooper as bondsmen,
the Police Commissioners Of this city
are seeking to have the bonds forfeited.
At their meeting yesterday evening Mr..
Carson offered the following, which Was
adopted:
Gas it is question whether the fine
which is imposed on the violation of the
conditions contained i'll the bonds of
Goss and Allen can be inflicted, and as
it is OF the greatest Importance that this
question be decided in our Courts; there
lorc be it resolved, that we require CIV.
Baker, Prosecuting Attorney of Hamii-
ton County, TO Immediately institute
proceedings for the collection of the
amount OF the bonds OF Allen and GosS,
as they have violated the conditions of
their bonds"
The Secretary was instructed to trans
nit copy Of the resolution to the Prose-
cutting Attorney.
In a conversation with a STAR re-
porter this morning Oh the subject OF his
action in the Board last evening, Mr..
Carson remarked that should Pr0secut-
ing Attorney Baker find, after an exam
ination of the law, that the bonds OF the
men were not forfeited and no proceed
lngs could be Instituted against them,
that sucl steps would be taken at the
rf ,I.,+,
winter as would briug about an amend
ment to the law that would effectually
prevent any more prize fighters from
training in this State.
An immense crowd again assembled
this morning at O'CLOCK, in the Court
house yard, in Covington, 10 get leok
at the imprisoned prize fighter, Tom
Allen.
Our representative, in an interview
with Allen, was informed that The state
ments made by Eph. Holland that no
money had been put up by Allen, and
that he and Goss had merely fought for
the excursion money, is false. Allen
calls Holland g. liar and a thief"
He says that two men, well known in
St. Louis, had furnished him with the
first $1,000 for stake money; that at least
half Il dozen men were present in the
httGu DLuleS ApISsS company OIL
fee in that city when $500 were counted
out and sent here for deposit as part OF
his Allen's) money. The second amount
of money was made UP by Allen and
Holland, and in this manner: Allen had
$500. OF which he put down $500, when
Holland offered him the other 5000 for
the stakes as a bet. Allen gave his
money to Edwards.
Allen is able to show all his orders for
his money, which he puts up. The con-
Yersation between Allen and Holland
was thus. Allen stated to Holland: 81
have only s7O0 here" to which Holland
re sponded: Never mind. / will put up
$500 for you as bet."
Allen states that at the time he
thought his own money wis going
against him, and that they could not let
him win, since they would lose $1,000,
Goss not having put up any of his own
money. Allen had 81 800 OF his own
money put up.
Allen, in regard to the money bet in
the ring, says: II would like TO know
what the newspaper men were about if
they c uld not see his friends count out
the stake Woney TO him in the ring be- |
lore the whole crowd" Allen also says |
that Holland had sent over his lawyer,
rom. Campbell, who was to get him out
of Jail Immediately in consideration of
il hn o1,f h0