The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-01
KID MCCOY HAD A CINCH
WIN OR LOSE AGAINST CORBETT, HE
WAS TO RECEIVE $4,000.
Secret Articles for the Hawthorne
George COnsidine's story.

ST LOUIS, Sept. 30.-The Republics New
York correspondent says: The most impor-
tant outcome of the impromptu go between
Corbett and Mccoy at the Gilsey House is
the new light the public gets upon con-
tests between pugilists of the first class. 1t
comes in the shape of some startling state
ments made to your correspondent to-day
by Geo. Considine, Corbetts manager. The
angry humor produced by the Gilsey House
row is responsible for the public statement
of C0rbettS manager that secret articles
were signed in the proposed McCoy-Cor-
bet fight, which was to have taken place
at the Hawthorne Athletic Club in Buffalo.
These secret articles included a paragraph.
oneitted from the publicly signed agree
merit, which bound the big pugilists to divide
equally the purse for which they fought.
Here is the paragraph as it appears in the
articles shown to the Republic correspond
ent by Considine:
The party of the first part Ghe Haw-
thprne Athletic Club, agrees to pay to said
Norman Selby (knoWn as Kid Mccoy,
one of the parties of the second part, the
sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) imme-
qiately after he has met and contested on
his merits with said James ]. Corbett. In
pursuance of this agreement the sum of ten
thousand dollars ($lC,OOO, will be placed in
the hands of w. 3; Gray for and on behalf
the said contest, with instructions to said
W.}B. Gray to pay over the said sum of
ten thousand dollars C10,000) to said Nor
he has fulfilled his contract with the Haw-
thorne Athletic Club as hereintofore pro-
vided.'
These articles are signed by George F.
Considine for Corbett, and VIM. B. Gray
for Mccoy. While sporting men do not be-
leve that the agreement, if the battle had
taken place, would have marred a perfect
nght, which would have been won or lost
on its merits, 1T places the proposed en-
counter in a new light to the public. Consi-
dine claims that the division OF the purse
was forced upon him by Gray McCoy's
manager who is also interested in the HaW-
thorne Athletic Club Gray adopted the pre-
caution, as he was unwilling to risk all on
the chance of McCoy's defeat
Another point of disagreement about
Mnicn Considine has a grievance is the
cause relating to the profits upon the
k1netoscope pictures to be taken of the
night Corbett's manager claims that he
was promised verbally 1917 per cent. of the
profits, but that later, when he attempted
to secure an agreement in writing the
managers of the Hawthorne Club refused to
commit themselves to ink For this reason
there will probably be no pictures if the
two pugilists ever discard differences and
get into the ring together.
The COrbett party is very much incensed
about the brawl at the Gilsey House. and
they claim that Mccoy and his manager
knew from Al Smith that Corbett would be
at the hotel at 2 o'clock, and that Mccoy
was there purposely at that hour, and that
his part of the row was a prearranged re-
hearsed affair Corbett said tonight that
he is anxious to meet Mccoy in the ring
he is willing to submit to almost any ar
rangement to get a chance at the kid"
he issued the following statement tonight:
ITO show the public that I am sincere in
this match, will agree to meet Mccoy at
any place he says, and 1 am ready to
sign new articles of Engagement to fight be-
fore the Hawthorne Athletic Club on Oct
Is. This time, however / will insist upon
the winner to take all, and that no pictures
be taken.'