The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-29
CORBETT. SHARKEY FAKE
Directors Of the lenox Club Investigate. bsl
Reach No Result.
NO COLLISION SHOWN BY the STATEMENTS
Corhctt Says Mcvey Jumped Into ths
Ring Because He Thought sharkey
Was Getting the Hest of IT.

New York, November as--Iames ]. Corbett
declared today that he believed Connie Me-
Wy innocent OF any Intentional or pre-ar-
ranged wrong doins when he entered the Ring
during the ninth round Of the Sharkey Corbett
contest last Tuesday night at the Lcnox Ath-
lstic club and forfeited the contest to Sharkey.
This statement on Corbetts part was made at
the close OF tho Inquiry which was instituted
by the directors OF tho Lenox Athletic club
TO Fix the responsibility for Mcvcy's actions.
Tho INQUIRY or investigation took place In tue
prtseEoc OF largo number OF sporting men.
tho principals with their handlers and the
club members being present The only alb
rentcc was Mcvcy. s
state Senator Timothy D.. sullivan, repre-
scrtinH tho Lenox Athletic club, invited any
aud all Of those present to ask whatever cues
t,ona thcy pleased OF the wtncsses
W. D. Gray. "liid" McCoys manager, was
the first witness. He said that six or seven
Days before the fight whilo Iii company with
Mccoy, he met two representatives OF local
newspaper In the Astor house. Ho told them
that friend OF his whose name he was not
at liberty to disclose. had informed him that
the bout was TO end in the. ninth round and
thai Sharkoy would he declared the winner.
Senator sullivan asked Gray to produce
hIs Informant and promised to give 500 TO
any charitable organization or institution y
Gray would brink his man and have him re-
peat tho assertion. Gray lett the building
promising TO try and get his friend 10 rot-
crate the statement.
Honest John Kelly. the referee, snid;
''up TO tho ninth round, thought II was IN
even thing and firmly believe that tbcro was
NO taking on the part o q the pr,ncpas wha
to MeVeyis action believed then and am still
Of the opinion tnnt MnNey was had. by sonle
I'll NJ n
MS Il was clear TO me that MrVoy's Interior
Ing was \ pre.nrraneed affair, ! can not say
who had MeNoy. | don't believe thar he got
into the ring to save Corhctt from defeat"
Gtorse Considinc. Corhetts nnn8gar. was
cmphutlc In his denial OF amy knowledge OF
Charley White Corbetts trainer, said he
knus nothing OF any deal or job aud no han
In thc world could get hin, to he a party 10
Views intentions until Connie had jum,pcd In
TO the ring and declared dramatically Il
would KIN any one u necessary to prevent
such an infringement OF tho rules,
Tom o'Rourke Sharkey's manager, thought
Shnrkey had undoubtedly the better Of the
fiehtinr, In fact sharkcy was the only one
In II ''Al am sorry for" he said sis that
tho contest onded nH |, did, but such thing
eau not occur nj the club again, as a new
ue has eSsa MADE r ss Sps man ~ Vii an
be promptly arrested aud tho tight VIII no
continued aud decided on rs morits"
0'Rourln denied NIL knowledge OF anything
that would tend to show collusion,
Slnrkey. on his own behalf. stated that the
fight was on the level. He went Into tho
ring To win and was convinced shat he wonln
have Knocked cOrhott out In another round
had tho fight gone on.
Jim Corbett, the last witness, said
II won't believe McVey was bought. Ho
has been with mr. for many years. have
supported him and he has eaton my brend and
butter A fter We retuGnod TO my dressing room
on Tuesday night MhVuy said to my brother
Tom: 4 could not see the big fellow lichod
and got into the ring. That Ia NIL there Is
to It., had the better OF the fight from tho
second round"
shnrkcy Interrupted Corhett. saying; why.
you did rot have a dead man's chance.
Corbstt replied; ~ never faxed In my lie +"
"Nclthor did l." retorted Shnrkcy.
Both men then assumed menacing attitudes
mud II looked for n moment as " there would
be brawl. but scnatos sullivan, who sto5d
between them, requested thom TO keep quiet,
md Cprbett continued:
you're too ignorant 10 understand when a
compliment Is paid you. sharkey but I'm
Gentleman Jim and always viii be.
CCfbett then went on 10 say that McVey
was impelled only by honest motives In do
ing what he did and no mar could make him
believe otherwise.
senator sullivan reviewed the evidence and
said ut seems McVcy thought tGS.s q was
being beaten and jupmed into the ring TO save
him. No evidence to the contrary hnR been
shown, and the club directors have done all
that they could do 20 SGT the matter right in
the eyes OF the public"
TThlR ended tho inquiry 80 far ms the club
was concerned.
After II WAS all over Corhett declared
Sfarkey should give him another fight and
o'iiourke promised to give the Californian
a chnpce.