Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-01
SULLIVAN AND kscATYBEY.
Contest Over the Rsesus Fishs-Ns DeclsIos
arrived At--Bssh Claim the Gsss-nssey.
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Arrived At--Bs,h Claim the Gsss-ssssey.
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OiNcINNATI, August 3l.-The ne
gotiations for the closing up Of the
business portion of the Sullivan-M cCaf-
irey contest have not ended. The money
hes m safe here, and McCafffey and
his backer have entered q protest against
It's going to Sullivan on the ground that
the referee has not made decision.
Referee Tate has been sent for to come
here and make o decision, and until
this is done the money will remain in
the safe. II is true, as stated in
these dispatches, that the referee
did not see the articles of agree
ment, and that he did not publicly
render any decision. What he said on
the platform was addressed to Muldoon,
the master Of ceremonies, in response
to the latter's question, - What do you
think OF this fight?" Muldoon then
made public announcement that the
referee had decided in favor OF Sulli-
van. On Saturday night, after reach
ing the city, Tate said publicly to
number Of persons that he had rem
dered no decision, and that was repeated
in dispatch from Toledo yesterday.
McCaflrey's hacker, O'Brien, claims that
the fight should at least be declared
draw. The conditions, which have never
been formally published or accurately
stated, are in the form of an agreement
substantially that McCafrrey agrees to
meet Sullivan in six-round glove con-
test at Chester Park, August Goth, the
Marquis of Queensbury rules to govern,
using three-ounce gloves; the referee to
be chosen at the time Of meeting the
principals to appear between 2 and 6
o'clock =. NJ. The original draft
shows the clause scientific points to
count" to have been stricken out.
This was done at the instance Of Sulli-
van. The draft also shows that the
gloves were to be agreed on at the time
Of meeting. This was also stricken
out at Sulliyan's suggestion, and "three-
ounce gloves" inserted. O'Brien
claims that with the clause " scientific
points to count" stricken out the
match would have been draw at the
end Of six rounds, unless one had won
before that time, and that it must either
be so declared or they must 60 on to
the finish at the end Of the sixth round.
But Sullivan declines to accept this
view Of the question, and claims that
the decision was made in his favor.
McCailrey claims that he is
not bound to take notice OF
the counter-challenge, mentioned in
last nights dispatches, until after Sui
liyan replies to his challenge Of Satur-
day by covering his deposit for gate
money. Besides, he thinks the man
who made the challenge was not au-
thorized to do so by Sullivan. The
principals are both here, and will await
decision of the question as to the dis
posal Of the gate-money.
THE REFEREE HEARD FROM.
TOLEDO, o., August 3l.-W. G.
Tate, referee in the Sullivan-McC afirey
fight, repeats that no decision as to the
result Of the contest has yet beer
rendered by him further than that con
tanned in his expressed opinion, that SC
far as the fight is concerned Sullivan
had the best Of it. Tate has not yet
seen the articles of agreement, but say:
McCafirey's hacker is expected here to-
night with copy Of the articles, and
that no further action will be had in
the matter until he arrives.
THE MONEY TURNED OVER TO SUI
LIyAN.
CINCINNATI, August 3l.-Georgt
Campbell. lessee of Chester Park, who
had the gate-money in custody, decided
this afternoon to make no further trouble
for himself by holding the money, but
to pay over Sulliyan's share, and lei
McCaffrey make good his claim to a
portion Of it in court, if he chooses
lie therefore pail to Sullivan IS, 6S4.6C
as the GO per cent. of the gate-money.
The difficulties in the way of getting a
decision changed by going to law are SO
great that it is not likely that it will be
undertaken.