The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-15
FIGHTING.
New Articles for Corbett and Mccoy to elgn
-" Honest" John Kelly for Referee.

New Articles for Corbett and Mccoy to eIgn
-" Honest" John Kelly for Referee
Tho last obstacle in the much-talked-o6
match between Jim Corbett and Kid Mccoy re-
garding whether there should be any hitting IN
the clinches or the breakaway has been over
come. Corbett. after much persuasion. yielded
this point at q meeting yesterday between
Billy Gray and George Considine. at the
formers office in West Twenty-seventh street.
Gray said that Mccoy did not object so much
to the hitting on the breakaway as striking
when EN- braced and told Considine that rathQr
than let the fight fall through Mccoy you'd
meet ,Corbett without parting. clean. Congi-
dine, however. concluded that breaking clean
and witt inilghting barred would be Q InorS
and agreed to let the struggle be fought that
way; .,o o,o.,o. .,
Either Bat Masterson or Honest John Kelly
will suit us" said Considine. Kelly is agreeG-
ado he was chosen. All these points and details
naturally made the original agreement null and
thorne A. c. Of Buffalo will present a new agree.
ment at another meeting. which will be held
to to' box It 'sG thought TT that at there herr SfRA be no chance sanes
OF either crawling. Mccoy forestalled such .
Feasibility by wiring Gray yesterday from
II Corbett doesn't want to sign articles to hGht me
get Ftzsimmons.
It was learned yesterday that Honest John
IN that event Bat Masterson will be asked, to
serve. Both Mccoy and Corbett favor him.
Kelly. however. may relent before this after
1t is understood that the club may stretch
the limit Of the bout from twenty to twenty: 1--WE
rounds. Should Sept. 10. the date selected for
the 6sees SiE tstrqiEEs s noI Proye glonfd y; tTs sob Eia y
t Fsefss'tn51 dnS e poS'P 6etWeen Kid x 'i Bro adn and
Mike Sears will be fought; There will also be
I These feaer eontes 99% viii PIe By fsrn dSH %i sratis 20 The
ticket holders Of the main attraction.
Maher Refuses to Fight Jehries for . Per-
centage of tho Receipts.
A match between Jim Jeffries and Peter
Maher is as far of as ever. Last night Tom
O'Rourke met both Billy Delaney and Maher az
the Sturtevant House. Delaney. who repre-
sents Jefrries. was ready to concede anything
in order to get the Irishman to fight. O'RourkO
said that he was prepared to give ample time
to Peter in which to build himself up and have
the mill pulled off tho latter part OF September.
IN be in good shape by that time and will
a 261eds to Or p More Je # neees sae9 10F r6 6%en alter .
pause. he asked: How much money will you
give for the m~eeting2"
I'll offer you no money, said O,Rourke.
fight on percentage. You're no better than
~N'Then [ won't fight" returned Maher. and
Both Delaney. and o'Roqrke told Maher what
they thought Of him. "Jeffries, came all the
way from San Francisco" said Delaney. g
distance OF 5000 miles. to meet any one. We
see Why Msfheer should object, / guess he iS
getting 2 big, head because he beat an old man
oS'Rourte declares that Maher will never re-
celye another chance In the East to boz any
one unless he consents to face Jenries. a. ne
promised.