The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-20
BURGE READY FOR FIGHT.
NE SIGNS ARTICLES TO MEET MAU-
LIFE FOR 4 100000 PURSE.

NE sTGNs ARTICLES TO MEET NAU-
LIFE FOR 4 $4,000 PURSE
The E.sl,sh Champion Accepts the Term.
Of the Coaey Island Ctub-McAuiiae VIII
Not Sign Untii He Hears from New DR.
Ieans-what Jack Has 10 Say.
BosToS. Dec. 19.-Judgo Newton OF the Coney
Island Athletic Club. Jim Hall. the Australian
middle weight, matched to tight Bob Fitz-
simmons for $4,000: Dick Burge. the English
champion light weight. and Jimmy Carroll.
johnny Grinln's trainer. met in the Police
.Ne,rs office to-day and made an attempt to
gain the consent Of BurRs to agree to match
with Jack McAuliffe. tho American light
weight cham ion. to fight at the Coney Island
Athletic Club some time In February for
purse OF SO 900 and the cham pionship OF the
world.
Judge Newton arrived In Boston this morn
ing from New York for the express purpose OF
gaining Burgess signature to articles for
fight with McAulire. and also to sec Johnny
Griffin. who was to fight Bill Baxter. the Eng
lish champion. After great deal OF talk and
beating around the BUSH Burgess signature
was secured to articles Of agreement pending
tho signing Of McAulifYe before next Saturday
night at 10 o'clock. Judge Newton agreed
that II he did not secure McAulifIe's signature
by next Saturday night he will release Burgs
hs ~aa and thsn
pounds. The article read as follows:
& ss. and e: COMFY
81 Island men 10
sn 1G ss. purse sF s1 o.iS
.; the mem .s. not bs less than 1913
q The division Of the purse shall be left to mutual
Ssis9s & ys g"1s :snis both
suS BY e.sS shall
sS MONEY! D ..
sha & with s.v.. under
sus'A'0'''' 'u''' Juocx NEWTON
Jim Hall seemed especially intefestsd IN the
making OF the match. and was doing ms best
patriot. Burce. CHARLEY Farrell. Jack Magees
trainer. who arrived in the office while above
as:s sos not s' i.
for the match OF Dec. % aeainst Billy Leedom.
While out runnng list mtg 1t n sppsd on
pS:ss6tS s6 6s.fs sas Maze: soa
Jack MsAye arrived in this city ysste5dsa
for two %ssk
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guess it viii bs the last. What kind Of fol:
tss H !, must be est. coed
cannot form an opinion beforehand. because
eli these Ensllsh pyglists have turned out t.
intention to retire from the ring: for. like sui.
son think 1su'@Rs . 'Gs soms
s sson in e d.
THE thIng that both ~ n, me most" contin.
WORK. i would suit me b.tter to Ssrrsne.
tn sss the HSfi
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Of the Ahsi GpS q NsS
II. he good 'un :" inquired Jack with en-
think Iii SCI but whether he can whip you
m. o. r. asSaso hero showed Mr.. Williams
despstcS that was received from Boston to the
effect that Bures had signed With the Coney
s snS NJ &eAS. pdsn
howeyer Tor Jim Hall had wired him OF this
fact during the day.
a.ol,d oh care Wiener te nns s,gnea or not.
assure Won that this Won't make me fight him
before the Coney Island Club. / prefer to
other aehtine institution. They have ALWAYS
treated we we'll down there. and will not 20
| back on them without giving them a chance 10
| bid. There's two sides to a bargain. and am
on ono side. II the Crescent City Club sid
| Ak O0O m ore 7 will sipn with than and II thew
| ofier tn. sam" amount "a the c'oney Island
peenle has offered [ viii fight there. providing
| bur1s lie antisfad am anyious r. 6ohf