The herald., 1897-08-20
AFIGHT TRUST
The Latest Thing Out in
Syndicates
OPERATORS ON WALL STREET
FIND BULL FIGHTING LACKING
IN EXCITEMENT
OPERATORS ON WALL STREET
Kid Mccoy Is Not Anxious to Meet
Dan Creedon-The Griffin
Smith Mill
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
NEW YORK, August 19.-The latest
thing in the fighting line Is Wall-street
syndicate which, it is said, is backed up
by some of the biggest operators on the
street. It has given Sam Austin full
power to go ahead and arrange con-
test Of twenty rounds between Dan
Creedon. the Australian middleweight,
and Kid Mccoy. For this contest they
have offered $4,000 and guarantee to
place it in the hands Of Mr.. Austin or
any other person who is satisfactory to
the boxers.
If Fitzsimmons engages in another
fight he will have to employ new set OF
trainers. Roeber and Hickey left him
on Monday and declare that they will
not patch up the trouble. 1t is alleged
that the Cornishman abused his helpers
and failed to live up to his financial
agre ementa The trouble Is similar u
shat which sprang up between Corbett
and mike" Donovan after the Corbett-
Sullivan mill.
Jack McAuliffe and Jack Burke the
pugilists, engaged in row att Bath
Beach last night, where Burke is EN-
ployed in giving boxing exhibitions. The
trouble arose over an estrangement
caused by woman and McAuliffe re-
ceived a blow in the face. while Burke
was seriously beaten up by McAuliffe S
friends.
MCCOY NOT ANXIOUS
CHICAGO. August 19-The match
between Dan Creedon and Kid Mccoy
for the middleweight championship of
the world has not yet been consummat-
ed, although a purse of $4,000 has been
offered by W. A. Brady and forfeits of
$1,000 side have been deposited with Al
Smith Of New York.
Col Hopkins, Creedon's hacker, signed
articles for the match in New York ten
days ago. He says: II brought Creedon
over from England to meet Mccoy.
Creedon accepted an offer of a $4,000
purse, but Mccoy held off for $40, 900, and
an interest in the privileges. Brady
finally offered that amount and the ar
ticles were signed on behalf of Creedon
in New York ten days ago. Mccoy has
so far failed to sign. 1t don't seem to
me as if Mccoy is over anxious to meet
Creedon."
A FEATHERwEIGHT CONTEST.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 19-John-
ny Griffin and Solly Smith, two of the
foremost lads in the featherweight divis-
ion Of pugilism will meet in a twenty
round contest at Woodward's Pavilion
Friday night. They will be the feature
of the Columbian Athletic Association s
program, which also includes fifteen
round bout between Corrigan and
Brown.
Smith and Griffin met in the ring once
before at Roby Ind. The former won
after four rounds of hurricane fighting,
but the result was very much in doubt
until the knockout blow came. The win
ner will in all probability be matched
against George Dixon for the world s
featherweight championship. The bet
ting is 10 to against Griffin.
MAKING MATCH
SACRAMENTO, Aug. 19-There Is a
prospect of Dal Hawkins. the clever Cal
ifornia lightweight pugilist, being pitted
against Horace Leeds, Of Atlantic City
N. j.
Leeds has written to Andy Greene oil
this city that he is willing to meet Haw
kins at 13S pounds, the men to weigh +;
at o'clock on the afternoon of the fight
Hawkins manager, and the proposition
is now on the way to Leeds for his con-
sderation.