The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-06
WORK FOR FATHER BILL"
rBE PRoFEssIoNALIsM OF PROMINENT
= H" BROOKLYN, BoIERS.

"' BRoOELYN BOXERS.
Two Cracks that Received $500 Each. aad
Third Who Got seoO-An Oppertssity
for william II. Curtis TO Begin Me Crs'
saae-The Amateur" Is Hard Gases as
u New York sport Discovered.
Tho cry OF the athletic managers Of tho
Metropolitan Association OF tho Amateur Attn
letIc Union whom confronted with tho anna
tour" boxing probom has always BEEN:
Bring us the proofs and we will prosecute
tho Offenders" 1t does not seem to have on
tered their heads to jump out and search for
proofs OF violations. or 1t may DO that their In
terosts nre too closely connected to take that
course OF the twentyAvc representatives on
the Board OF Managers only one William b.
Curtis appears to be willing to stir out OF MS
way to stamp out tho evil.
The following il u story o! an amateur
boxing tournament recently held In BROOKLYN
and the proofs OF the same are at tho disposal
OF tho Board OF Managers Of the metropolitan
Association. II that body concludes to take
cognizance Of the offence. The story. upon
inquiry. will doubtless prove to be upon the
same lines as other amateur" boxing tour.
namonts. only in this instance the eup!dity OF
the "star" boxers brought them into trouble.
The facts are rs follows:
In LILO curly puEI VI -
New Yorker. who Inns been hacker o. many
sporting enterprises. seeing the rich returns
OF amateur" boxing tournaments. conceived
tho idea OF corrallinE some OF the publics
money through that medium. While looking
about for stars he ran across Hushey Win
tiers. the Brooklyn light weight. to whom he
spoke Of tho project With much modesty
Winters informed tho speculative New Yorker
that Ito and billy McGarry. the WilliamsburGh
Adonis. would prove q great drawing card in
Brooklyn: that they had each defeated tho
other. and n deciding battle would draw tho
suckers" When the handsome Williams
burgh end OF the deal was approached he de-
ss,ed thst 2thng pd nHt %
to Gnthcr In some coin Of the realm. .
This contest was good foundation for the
Now Workers. speculation; and the subject
POUNDS Tor Would 500 10 any Infringement
asr ssasy to In shn as The ss
family on The deal. Ile suggested that w tho
thing be split in two; THO New Yorker and Win In
y y hS BSsra oi s
OF the Metropolitan Association. by the way
were to scoop the other. so, .. a.,
pacty and greed, displayed BY these ANA.
ieurs" He was to manage the tournament "a, mt;
preliminary expenses. with the risk Of losing
L oil II anything happened to Interfere, with
would advances fve.cent piece for expenses
and for this he vas to got one,nn qua OF the
He was in franc Of mind to throw the
whole matter up when he recovered from his
Sinseli diS|dlps sS't Tho pTaats equally; the
lis share. The next. thing was to get the
Metropolitan ASSOCIATION to give date for
am
Athletic Club but which had withered away
end died This WAS now rei,u ~, and the
Feb. p. The Clermont Avenue Rink. Brook;
I'm was sec1red The .t travelled yell
seeared hall In promse Horace Leeds the
p1essien at the isU i: championships. to
meet Jim Rice OF Brooklyn. A number OF
.boT ne1 it's ana
s he Ps5s TO- TIVE N U
from the tourney and notify the public Of that
Tine Tine been notiled that Ieeds woud I prob %
no. zone It deemed wise t.
&cshane. Brooklyn ' mineral t s J." water H dealer
oe to Els orae
worth $500 to him. for Leeds did not show up
and he was that m, much l money ahead simply
esaed e
Ssa s5 III sn1w
into the box office sba and a
then: Winters. while not So demonstrat I've I've.
sG had his at End the BrS1A
thies were with the boxers. Fully 100 hard
looking citizens crowded in and about the box
office: and Il T locked at one tine as 4 the Nc,
70 meaps awed By the gangs. but be was
dealing, with, and anxious to be rid Of the
whole thing, he paid ofl The minor boxers. and
ees sescsa
therefSF But hMcGSrryd and Winters pretty
printing and advertising bills: In fact. they
Sserease their proats Tie hours dragged
along and # last the manager; IL sheer des-
e ayidsS .TSS NsS Y?I FL SasSsS
: partisans. The manager seized his satchel and
: aid not breathe freely until no was on the New
sas Fl 6ras H dpnGs OF the
is on est
stsss Sad via hows Lit 6s he
n.ys. went nr ng Hl9St snGn game as the
the fraternity approaching now. he buttons his
cont and takes The other side OF the street.
Notary and Winters received the S5O,i each
In tho presence OF II SUN reporter. Ono of the
Metropolitan Association Board OF Managers
were q dozen Outsiders. Tho certified 5000
check is at hnnd. with the Testimony Of the
gentleman who gave tho check to Rice. Con-
Ytnoing proof OF tho professionalism Of Nc
Garry. Winters. and liice Is easy to obtain.
Money Paid ut tho Rnvenswoods.
Tho boxing tourney Of the Ravcnswood Boat Club.
held at Puritan Hail. Borden Bllssvilie.
Long Island. on Saturday and Monday nights last.
proved but another exemplhcation OF the fact that
she "smatchoor" fighter Of the day won't unless
ke receives tho "lonV green TINS special bouts
500 each. s35 TO the winner and to the loser This
money paid by officers of tho club directly after
the bouts and ono Of the members OF the honrd OF Ma
agsIs Of tho Metropolitan Associatton OF tho A. A. y.
assisted rs the gU. There hut slight
ceAnent tho boxers openly pnynv on their handlers
AfIef tho show when ilaN md rnrrNeh their