The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-10
Sailor Not Ready TO Meet the
Champion.
FORFEIT ALL A BLUFF
REFUSES To FIGHT BEFORE
NEXT NOVEMBER.
Sharkey Makes Match With Charlie
Mitchell For S11, 900 and Fitz-
simmons Will Fight Jeffries On
June 6-Managers Engage In
War of Words.

New York, Feb. 9.-The chances for
a meeting between Bob Fitzsimmons
and Tom Sharkey in a twenty-four-foot
ring for the heavy weight champion
ship of the world are rather remote 1t
was expected that these two would
have been matched today for limited
round or finish contest, but after
parleying for over an hour, Martin
Julian and Tom O'Rourke failed to
agree on a date for the contest. and the
negotiations fell through.
Julian Immediately began to arrange
a bout between Fitzsimmons and
Jeffries and soon had the matter we'll
in hand JeffrieS was represented by
]. p. Egan, who acted in behalf OF
William a. Brady, now in San Fran
cisco. The meeting, which was held in
the BarthOldi hotel, was attended by a
lage gathering of sporting men and
newspaper representatives. Julian ar
rived late in the afternoon from De-
/ troit, but previous to his arrival
I O'Rourke announced that he had
signed Sharkey to meet Charlie
/ Mitchell of England, for a purse of
$1,000. the bout to take place before
the Bolingbroke club OF London on
May 20.
Julian opened the proceedings by
F'itzsimmons against Sharkey and was
anxious to have the contest take place
as soon as possible before the club
offering the largest purse. He stated
that the conditions should be Marquis
of Queensbury rules to govern, with
the exception that there should be
TO hitting in clinches or breakaways,
70 bandages to be worn by either con-
testant and the pair should box twenty
five rounds if the contest should oc-
cur in this state, but if a club should
offer a larger purse than any other
and a finish fight could be arranged,
then the principals would accept that
offer. O'ROurke agreed to all these
proposals, but when Julian said the
men should meet within eight weeks
from the signing of the articles,
O'Rourke objected. He said that
Sharkey could not meet FitzsimnOns
before November next.
Julian then said he would extend the
time until June.
THAT is impossible, also" said
O'Rourke, Has Sharkey will meet
Mitchell in London OH May 30"
You had no right to make that
match" was Julian's hot retOrt.
well, we are out for the money"
said O'Rourke, land you would have
taken the same offer if it came your
way"
A war of words ensued, during which
O'Rourke said: Look here, Julian.
I'll put up a forfeit of $4,000 to bind
Sharkey to meet your man in Novem-
Der, and you can make any matches
you see fit for FitzsimmOns in the
meantime"
Il know your reasons for not want
ing to fight now" said Julian.
We'll, l can tell you" replied
O'Rourke, Il know Sharkey is improv-
ing, while Fitzsimmons is standing
still, and as your man has not fought
in two years. 1 feel that ShaFkey has
right TO dictate terms and should set
until November"
My money has been up for a long
time" replied Julian. and yours in
only up for couple of days"
More words followed; Julian made
several references TO the meeting of
FitsimmOns and Sharkey in San Fran
cisco and finally said: I drop all
negotiations with you and Sharkey
and will take on Jeffries.'
J. P. Egan, representing Brady, man.
ager for Jeffries. stepped forward and
said: "Jeffries will meet FitzsimmOns
on the terms you have stated. bat 1
cannot cover your forfeit of $500 until
tomorrow morning..
Julian assented and agreed to meet
Egan later to sign articles.
1t was mutually agreed that the
clubs that wished to bid for the con-
test should have two weeks TO do so,
and that the bout will take place on
June g.
Martin Julian, representing Fitzsim-
mons, and P. j. Egan. Bill Delaney and
]. G.. Cooke, representing w. A. Brady,
manager of Jeffries. met tonight and
settled upon a fight between Fitzsim-
mons and JeffrieS. The articles will
be signed tomorrow morning. They de-
clare that the fight is to take place be-
fore the club offering the largest purse
not later than May 20, the day before
the Brooklyn handicap. A deposit of
s., 800 is TO be put up by each of the
men signing the articles. and a de-
post of $1,000 must be put up by the
club securing the fight. Clubs will be
allowed TO bid up to Feb. a, and each
bid must be accompanied by $500.
The bids are to be made to Dave
Holland. 94S Broadway The referee
will be decided upon at the time of
signing with the club securing the fight
and the LenOX club is barred. The
=gft will be twenty-five rounds. if
brought off in the state of New York,
and to be a finish if any other place.
There will be no hitting in clinches and
he men must break at the word of
he referee. No bandageS will be per-
nitted on the hands of either man.
Los Angeles, Feb. 9.-"Kid" Mccoy
has arrived here and will remain in
southern California for a couple Of
months He has written to Brady, his
manager, that he will take on any
who would draw we'll, or
my two middleweights the same night
or ten rounds each. He thinks that
Green and Jack Bonner would make a
rood pair. 1t is McCoy'S intention to
- - the heavyweight class, and
le believes that his sOjOurn here will
,ut him in condition to train for the
..sIi. p.UnSnip. He thinks he can de-
eat Sharkey and will take him on
gain if Jeffries is matched to meet
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