The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02
CORnETT-MCOY FIGHT.
There Was n secret Set of Articles
which Is Vow Given out.

New York, September 30 Tho World
says that the articles of AGREEMENT he
tween "Kid" Mccoy and James j, Corblct
published recently, were not the only ones
signed by these two astuto prize fighters.
one set of articles was signed for public
inspection and another for private use.
A reporter called on Corbett al the Stuart
house. In the room also We're George +.
Cousidlno. Tom oRourke. Tom SharSey,
Con McVey and several others.
81 have thought this thing over care
fully said Corbett to the reporter, "and
l have ooncluAod to mako public some
thing which doubtless Will surprise every
pody who has read about this fight, but
when explain my part OF the deal /
think my action will be understood
Mr. ConsidIne has n private set OF ar
ticles Of agreement drawn up b., Gray,
the Hawthorne people ami himself suisse
Quent to those given out for publication,
PROV tdlng that tho $500 purse should
be divided equally JUS before he Hight
took place ANA that M-Coy and myself
were to got $4,000 apiece 40 matter
which won Such an agreom 9nt was eX-
cel dingly distastciul 10 me md hignly UNI
desirable from a business standpoint but
suado Mccoy to make u match
However, the ntoney end was only n
s secondary consideration with me. was
tired OF hearing and reading OF his threats
and challenges, and my one desire was aud
is 10 put him out OF the business with a
WALTON that viii linger In his memory as
long as he has one.
Nov. what | propose Is to tear up the
prteent articles Of agreement and sign new
ones, which shall provide thlt the winner
Is to get oil and the loser nothing. | VIII
fight before the Hawthorne Athletic clup
on October IL at any point II names, hut
will d inland that 1t put up the entire
amount one week before the battle, aud that
Mccoy deposit his $4,000 forfeit In cash
with Al Smith. II he does not accept he
can have my forfeit and be welcome TO it. ="
Mr., Considino then produced the priv@te
ARTICLES. which were signed by him for Cor
| bett, by Gray for Mccoy. and by Dave MI
gent as pre-. ident of the Hawthorne Athletic
club The first place in which they differ
from those given out to tho public Is IN
section 2, Ii reads.
I'm consideration OF the fulnllmenI OF
this agreement by the parties of the second
pant. tho party Of the first part hereby
agrees to pay 10 the parties OF the second
part the sum of $4,000, to be divided
equally between said parties or the second
part,
This section then goes on 20 say that
Corbett is to receive $4,000, payable one
week after signing OF the articles and
$4,000. payable TO George T.. Cons!dlne for
| Corbett. four hours before the men sep
| into the ring. Section Z reads:
The party of the first part agrees 10
| pay to Norman Selhy, known Ms XII Me
Coy, one OF the parties Of the second part,
the sum of $4,000 Immediately after he
has met and contested on his merits with
| the said James j. Corhett. in pursuance
of his agreement ana after he his full
| filled his contract with the said Hawthorne
| Athletic club, as heienbefone provided"
The reporter called on W. Il. Gray and
he admitted that he had signed such a set
of aruclcs, He made no eftor, 10 explain
it until told THAI Corhett would not fight
unless the winner got all
THAT Is just the way The Kl is going
to fight him." exclaimed Gray.
But the articles say the purse Is to be
split he was reminded.
well don't YOU sec that the private set
Of articles don't amount TO anything? We
signed them just to please Corbett but
We have no idea Of fighting under them.
We had TO resort to some Kind OF trick in
order to get HIM into the ring"