The San Francisco call., 1897-11-12
zeigler Substantially Re
warded for His Share
in the Fake.
EXCHANGES COIN FOR CURRENCY.
Takes Nearly $1,000 in Silver
to the Sub Treasury and
Receives Certificates.
PROVES THE CHARGE OF FRAUD.
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a Large Sum for the Losers End
Considering the Crowd That
Was Present.

1t pays to lose fight betore the Ma
tiOnal Athletic Club. 1t is as profitable,
and possibly more sc, than to win.
For proof of this one has only to recall
the Sharkey- Fl zsimmons hasco, when the
10 er was awarded the entire purse of
$4,000 on the decision OF Referee carp.
Tnat If ,ir settled for time the National
ub, II rather Messrs. Groom and Gi ibb
who comprise the club" as light pro-
moters. Nobody would have anything to
do with them, and it seemed as though
pubic opinion had permanently retired
them from the game.
But a year works many changes and
public opinion IS apt to modify its de.
cision. Il did so in the case of the Ma
tional Club, AT least, and Groom and
G;ob saw their opportunity to come to
the front again. This they did by ar
ranging q match between George Green
and Owen Zeig'er, which took place
Wednesday night with all the success
that attended the first big match the
sc 10" hand ed. Z igler dropped in the
first round from punch that would not
have sabled a child, and was counted
our.
Nobol ly in the audience thought that
a dozen peop e witnessed the affair but
thought that Zeigler had permitted him
SELF 10 be counted out "ior purpose"
/aIgler's movements yesterday iuIIy con-
d ned this suspicion. A few minutes
after / clock, accompanied by his man
ager, Leigler staggered into the SUD
treasury under the weight of a great sack
tull o: coin, which he dumped on the
counter with a sieh of relief, and askel
at he be given greenDacKs in exchangs
he sack was opened and the contents
e. ptieC out, ma 6Ing huge pile of dollars
and nall dollars, no. gold piece in the
heap.
The paying teller said he could onIv give
silver certificates for the coin, ana when
II had been explained to Il 'igler that Sill
yer certificates Wee good as treasury
notes, he said be was satisfied, and the
task of counting the coin was begun
This took cOnslGera bic time or the reas-
uTy Official discovered a counterfeit dollar
in the first handful TOT money he picked
up ana thereafter he was careful 10 ex-
anime every coin. The result was that
several more bogus coins were discovered
But ZeIgler could sfford to stand the
loss, fOr when the money was finally
counie and stacked up there was fouuu
10 Ue $500 IT dollars and $500 in halves a
ComtOr able sum for he loser. with such
a house as was at Woodward's Pavilion
"Wednesday night.
1t must not te supposed, however, that
Zeigler was paid entirely in silver for his
share in the fake. Some gold must have
gone into the bOX-offiCe and ANYBODY
who would consent TO be the under doc
in such contest would certainly demand
his share OF sound money.
VI course there Is no means Of ascertain
ing just how much gold he received, but
with $500 IN silver II was evident he was
amply rewarded for his share in the be-
trayaI Of lhe sporl-loving people
" hen the silver cert fcates had been
hanued over to the faker be carefully
deposited the crisp new bills in an inside
POCKET, and sauutered up the street with
his com panl0n, well satisfied with the
world, himself and the National Athletic
Club.
George Green declares he put Zeigler
out lalrIy ana lhat there could have been
no ham ming on I-lger's plrt
1T was this way, SAID Green. 'Ze1gler
lnched and / swung my lett into his
stomach be grabbed nav left arm but in
doing so released my right and gave me an
opening which l took advantage of and
sent anot heI IN on the same spot the first
blow landed. Z'lgler was dead in nv
arms, and when l pushed him awav he
feL to the floor. We we're so close 10 each
other the spectators might not have seen
he Two bO1y blows | sent IN and whom I
pushed I7lgIer away the people thought
he "ent down without balng hit"
The stand taken bT The CALL in show
ing up the crooked work o. the pucilists
and lght-promolers was highly com
mendsd among sporting men Yesterday
Of course those who mad engineered Re
jJb we're indignant and empha,tcaIy de-
cared III 1t ZeIgier received blow when
would XIII an ordinary man.
1t is significant that of the MANY ex-
perts i'll pugilism who Witnessed inc
hasco there s a difference Of opinion as n
the blow which caused Zeigler to curl