The San Francisco call., 1897-10-08
GEORGE GREEN
AFTER WALCOT4
Henry Harris Deposits One
Thousand Dollars as a
Forfeit.
Harris Wants 0'ROurke to Sub
stantiate His Proposition
With Coin.
sharkey and Goddard Are Matched
to Give the Sports Another Run
for Their Money.

Tom O'Rourke's statement in a morn
ing paper has created quite stir in pu-
gilistic circles, and Henry Harris, of
baseball fame, takes it upon himself to
answer. 1t seems that ORourke made
the statement in the presence of Doc
Short and John Farley that he thought
that Green was biased in his decision in
the Smith Dixon contest, and that if he
(Green) was looking for satisfaction he
would bet any part of $4,000 that Walcott
could stop Green in ten rounds, Walcott
to weigh in at the lightweight limit and
Green to weigh ton if he chose.
Now comes Henry Harris. Last night
in company with Green, he visited
Charles Asher of the Baldwin Hotel, one
of O'Rourke's friends, and offered to de-
posit a check for $1,000 as forfeit tor any
part of $4,000 that o. Rourke would not
substantiate his former statement. Asher
admitted that Harris check was as good
as the money, but as O. O'Rourke could not
be found refused to commit hims as to
the ten-round proposition, although in
his opinion he thought Walcott should
win.
What seems to stick in Harris craw is
being referred to as a peanut gambler
who might as pinch bet box OF ears.
Har ris claims to have bet $500 on Dixon,
which he can prove by Harry Corbett,
and though Green decided the battle
against him, expresses himself as satisfied
with the decision and is willing to back
Green against Walcott on O'Rourke's
proposition.
Green himself. in reference to his de-
cision, says: When l was selected for
referee in this fight the fact that l had
been defeated by man under o Rourke's
management was entirely forgotten, and
| stepped into the ring entirely un biased.
Walcott is nonentity to me outside of
business standpoint, and the fact that he
defeated me had no effect on my judg-
ment in the Smith-Dix fight.
You can quote me as saying that l
don't think Walcott has a C ance to beat
me in another fight, lie! alone in ten
rounds, and that the only person that l
feel sore against over the last fight is N.Y.
self, and Pll guarantee to retrieve myself
should Walcott again agree to give me
another battle"
Teddy Alexander, who is supposed to
be the manager of Joe Goddard, tele-
graphed the Knicker booker Athletic Club
last evening that Goddard accepted the
terms offered by the club to fight Tom
Sharkey in this city in November.
Dan Lynch, who is the manager and
backer OF Sharkey, was very we'll pleased
with the news aud said that he will back
Sharkey for any amount 10 whip God
dard.
When the sports about town heard the
news they smiled and asked "if carp
would referee the match" OF course the
only reply to questions of this kind was
that if carp could NOT lie induced to act
the third man of the old combination NAV
be asked TO select some other one OF
his friends from Arizona, as frst.cIass
referee must be had TO pass judgment on
battle of this kind, and such a man
would be hard to find in this city, unless
the ber who is at present in the East
will return in time to appoint one of his
body-guard 10 fill such an important po-
sition.
1t is thought that the betting will be S
to 1, with Sharkey on the long end