The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-24
THE FOUL WAS PREARRANGED
THAT Is WHAT THE NEW YORK.
HERALD SAYS OF nIPPoDRoMH.
Western Men Were Wired to Hedge
and Bet on ShnrlScyICorbet
Says He Wasn't In the DenI.

New York, November 23.--The Herald to-
morrow will print the following: In the rage
vented yesterday by degotees of sport there
were few pleasant words. and those were all
for Honest John Kelly. who, voicing the
pubic belief that James ]. Corbett lost to
Thomas Sharkey by prearranged foul, de-
clared all bets Off. But Kelly could not give
back or order restored the SioS16 that was
paid rto the pockets OF the men, hence the
expressed regrets because of MeVey's I'M
timely interference. 1t is now known that the
men In New York who had been betting their
money on Corbett sent three kilograms west
ward One went to Seattle. WASH, another
was sent to San Francisco and the third to
Portland Ore. Each telegram was to sup
por,er OF Corbett and read; Arrangements
changed Hedge your money
Thousands ard thousands of doll9rS were
sent to Western cities to be placed on Sharkey.
Corbett was seen at mis- nome lase nient.
He did not look as If he mad been IN os.t!e
with one of the heaviest mon in the pugiilstc
world. as there was not a mark on him
Ideally hardly know what 10 say about
this affair" he remarked, No one is so de-
pre- sseG as am at the action of McVey. which
lot me the fight / have been half daffy
ever since Kelly gave the decision against me.
Cold chills have been running up ana DOWN
my back / thought ! had the fight won h ana
agrin inst me OF late, but 1t is bound to chahse.
Put. Jim. many think yu as
one of those In the job and bet on sharkey'
Never in my life have been accused OF
utter ignorance" he answered People gen
orally, believe have given me so I,, 1rsr .,
a spark of intelligence IN my brain do you
think l would have bunsied atialIs IN sun
a way. l think the fact that the acton OF NC,
Vey appeared so palpabe Is evidence that
was not at the bottom OF it. In the FIRST place,
If wanted to be crooked, ! would never thlhk
OF doing so unless had fixed the referee.
ali there was anything wrong 90 you thlnk
would have rushed TO Kelly and tell him to
declare all bets off? The witness TO the fact
that yelled to Kelly to make such neclsIqn
any deal and had bet on sharAey 40 you
thiult that we would have wanted all bets
declared OFF," nam,
II can't believe that he did. We have been
too close In our relations. II there had been
am funny business on his part ! would GER
We we're training, don't say that he ga
not sell out, but / can't bring myself 70 be.
lleye that he did. for have been most ilnerai
~" 1T is alleged that your prote,si,a1tions to
Kelly and your efforts to hit McNey were
fore ed. In view of the fact that you nave such
nervous eSeed ds 6d poye w pesnted Spn IN
~ conducted myself coolly all through inc
rumpus dd not e Sse my But 'e ressranad my
se,s ne realized that it might do no sold
Alter the harm had been done. can't see
how Mcvey could have lost his hga d. b buI
i,nn boupht To throw me- he evidently real
b ised t hath the time had come for action for
another stiff blow would have oeiealeu
Shurkey. ., ,t,, ,.al,v
7 an, in a trance. would he ashamed TO tell
soe people what do think -oI y same onn b s,f
,u5ao "a 10 that. / never fought better In NY
l III. than ',s this time against shartoy Kelly
had no right to declare, bets Off but ne i da
the right thing and used good judgment s n nx
f FRI their money. 1t seems queer; how
evsr that he could not have toid Mcvsr 70
keen out. as the latter was mol ii.urtes sas
YOU Lose and / thought he meant sharkey
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