The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-29
COrbett-S harkey Fakirs INDICATED
By the Club.
WHY M'VEY INTERFERED
DID NOT WANT TO SEE coRBETT
LICKED.
Statements From All Parties Con-
cerned, Except Mcvey-sharkey
Received Sic, 845, and Corbett,
Sc, S45-Referee Kelly Thought
McVey Was Bought.

Dell declared today that he believed |
Connie MeVeX innocent of any inten- |
tional or .prearranged wrong-doing |
when he entered the ring during the
ninth round of the Sharkey- Corbett |
contest last Tuesday night at the Len
OK Athletic club, and consequently for
feited the contest to Sharley.
This statement on Corbatt's part was
made at the close of the inquiry which |
was instituted by the directors of the
LenOX Athletic club to TX the response |
bility for McVey's actions. The in
quiry, or investigation, took place in
the presence of a large number Of sport
ing men, the principals, with their
handlers, and the club officials being
present. The only absentee was Nc
Ney, whose invasion of the ring caused
all the trouble. 1t was said that McVey
had left the city, but his whereabouts
could not be ascertained.
State Senator Timothy D. Sullivan,
representing the Lenox Athletic club,
acted as chief inoAisitor and invited
any and all of those present to ask
whatever questions they pleased of the
witnesses
w. B. Gray, KID McCoy's manager,
was the first witness. He said that six
or seven days before the fight, while
in company with Mccoy, he met two
representatives Of a local newspaper in
friend of his, whose name he was not
at liberty to divulge, had informed him
that the bout was to end in the ninth
round, and that Sharkey would be de-
clared the winner.
Senator Sullivan asked Gray to pro-
duce his informer. and promised to give
$500 to any charitable organization or
institution If Gray would bring his man
and have him repeat the assertion.
Gray left the building, promising to try
and get his friend to reiterate the
statement.
REFEREE KELLY'S STORY.
Honest" John Kelly, the referee,
said: up to the ninth round thought
it was an even thing, and 1 firmly be-
iieWe that there was no taking on the
part of the principals. who were fight
ing to the best Of their ability. As to
McVey's actions, 1 believed then and
am still of the opinion, that McVey
was Mad by some person or persons.
The reason that 1 declared all bets off
was to protect the public, as 1t was
clear to me that ATcVey's interfering
was a prearranged plan [ cannot say
who had McVey. l don't believe that
he got into the ring to save Corbett
from defeat. Before the master Of cere-
monies, Charles J. Harvey, announced
all bets off, John Considine called on
me to declare all bets off, but [ told
announce that fact three or four min
utes before that time"
Announcer Harvey stated that Kelly
told him to announce that Sharkey had
won, and after a little delay, he re-
quested him to add that ali bets were
off.
George Considfne, Corbett's manager,
was emphatic in his denial of any
knowledge of a put-up job.
Charley White, Corbett'S trainer, said
he knew nothing of any deal or job,
and that no man in the world could get
him to be a party to any crooked work.
He knew nothing of McVey's intentions
until Connie had jumped into the ring
and declared, dramatically: 81 would
kill any one if necessary, to prevent
such an infringement of the rules"
CANNOT HAPPEN AGAIN.
Tom O'Rourke, Sharkey's manager,
thought Sharkey had undoubtedly the
best of the 5ght. In fact Sharkey was
the only one in it What 1 am sorry
for" he said. lis that the contest ended
as it did, but such a. thing cannot occur
at the club again, as new rule has
been made. In case any man attempts
TO enter the ring in the future he will
be promptly arrested and the fight will
be continued and decided on its
merits.
O'Rourke denied all knowledge of
any kilograms or documentary evi-
denee which would tend to show COL
fusion. and stated that the amount Of
money which Sharkey received was
s16.S45. while Corbett's share was
Sc S45. Those sums were made up of So
and % per cent Of a, $4,000 purse, and
so per cent of the receipts exceeding
$4,000
statement. Corbett and Sharlxey
erowled and snarled at each other, but
they desisted when requested by
Senator Sullivan.
Sharkey, on his own behalf, stated
that the fight was ION the level" He
went into the ring to win and was con-
WINGED that he would have knocked out
CCrbett in another round had the
fight gone on.
lin Corbett. the last witness, said:
Il won't believe McVey was bought
He has been with me for many years.
have supported him and he . has
eaten nv bread and butter. After we
returned TO my dressing room on Tues
dav night McVey said to my brother
Tom I could not see the big fellow
licked. and 1 got into the ring. That is
ali there was to it, had the better
of the fight from the second round"
JAWED EACH OTHER.
sharkey interrupted Corbett, say
Ing. why, you didn't have dead man,
chance
Corbett replied, u never faxed in my
life
Neither did l." replied Sharkey.
Both men then assumed menacing at
titudes, and it looked for a moment as
if there would be a brawl, but Sen
ator Sullivan, who stood between them,
requested them to keep quiet and Cor
bett continued:
you're too ignorant to understand
when a compliment is paid you,
Sharkey. but I'm gentleman Jim and
always will be-
Corbett then went on to say that
Mcyey was impelled only by honest
motives in doing what he did, and
that no man could make him believe
otherwise.
Senator Sullivan reviewed the evil
dence and said: 1T seems that McVey
thought Ccrbett was being beaten and
Jumped into the ring to save him. No
evidence to the contrary is .ferthcom-
ing and the club directors have done
all that they could do to set the mat
ter right in the eyes of the public. AS
TO the bets, we have nothing further
to do with them.
This ended the inquiry, so far as the
club was concerned
After, it was over Corbett declared
that Sharkey should give him another
fight, and ORourke promised to give
the Californian q chance.
BOB THOMPSON DEFEATED.