The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-24
THERE WAS A JOB In
CORBETT-SHARKEY FIGHT,
kilograms Sent by Men Backing
Corbet Warming Friends
Tn Hedge

NEW YORK. Nov g.-Tae Herais to
morrow VIII say:
In the rage vented yesterday BY ire devo-
tees Of the sport there were few pleasant
words and these were ali FOR honest John
Kelly, who. yoicing the public belief that
James J. corbett lost TO Thomas Sharkey
~ p-earranged foui. declared all bets of.
But Kelly could not give hack or cr3sr
restored fae silssss that was paid into the
pockets OF me men VINO managed for the
I-srsox Athletic Club TUESDAY night, hence
the expressed regrets because OF NcEey s
gnt-mei2 Interference 1. is Bog known
that men in New York who had been bet
ting their money on Corhett sent taree seIe-
grams westward. oIe went u eatl!e.
Wash. another was sent 10 San Frassc-sco
and the third - Portland, Or. Eact te-e-
gram vas II supporter Of Corbet. and
read:
Arrangements changed. Hedge your
money
Thousands ard thousands OF dollars were
sent 10 Western cities 10 De placed on
Sharkey CorDett was seen al MS home last
might. lie did nos look as If ne had been
In battle with che Of he heaviest men in
tBe pugillSf.c world, as there Was not a
mark or him.
Really hardly know what TO say about
this affair he remarked No one = 80
depressed as / am a. tne action Of NcFey
daft ever since Kelly gave the decision
against me. Cold chiiis have been running
W and down my back a. the Thought mat
| had the agat Won and lost IN such man.
ner. Luck aas been al against me or late.
but X y bound 10 change"
But. Jim. many think you yourself were
one Of those in the, Job. and bet on shar-
key, was remarked.
Never in my lie have been, accused Of
utter ignorance. Ne answered. People
generally. | believe nave given me credit
for possessing some Intelligence. non.
With spark OF intelligence in my brain,
DO you tank / would nave 50 bunSled az
fairs In SUca . way
Il think the mere fact that the action OF
McNey," he continued. appeared so pail
pabie. IS evidence that was not AZ the boz
tom Of H. In the first place. II / wanted 10
be crooked. | would never think OF doing
50 unless | had fixed the referee
III there was anything wrong, do you
think ! would have rushed over to Kelly
and told him 10 declare all bets off? In
fact the first TO yell 10 Kelly 10 make such
a decision was George Considlne- II we
had been in any skin deal and had bet on
Saarkey, do you think that We would have
had all bets declared OFF,
DO you think McVey sold you QUIZ
Il can't believe that he did. We have
been too close in olr relations. II there
had been any funny business on his part
| would certainly have seen some change
in him while we were training. l do not
say that he did not. sell rhe, but | cant
bring myself 10 believe that he did, for
/ have been most liberal with him"
III IL alleged that your protestations 10
Kelly and your efforts To- Hit McNey were
forced. IN view OF the fact that you have
such nervous, eXcitabie disposition,
which. If you had really meant what you
did. would have resulted in your aiming
blows at NcVey.''
Il conducted myself cooliy all through
the rumpus. ] did not lose my temper.
came very near striking McNey. but re-
strained myself. as | realized that ii might
do no good after the harm he had done.
! can't see how Mae could have lost his
head. hut something was the matter any
way. II he had been bought to throw M,
he evidently realized the time had come
for action for another stiff blow would
have defeated Sharkey. The fight ended
so mysteriously that really / am III a
trance. / would be ashamed to tell some
people what DO think. If some cry fake
| can't hslp T. The crowd can best Judge
as TO that. / rever fought better in my
life than this iime against Sharkey.
Kelly had no right 80 declare bets off.
hut he did the right thing and used good
judgment; but he acted only after my en-
treaty to save my friends their money. 1t
seems queer, however, that ne could not
have told McNey 10 keep out as the latter
was not interfering with US m any way
and was nowhere near lis. When Kelly
said you lose. thought he meant that
Shaikey had lost"