The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20
BIG MATCH is MADE
JEFFRIEs AND SHARKEY ARE TO
MEET FOR THE CHAMPION
SHIP OF THE WORLD
sILER WILL BE REFEREE
Conditions Provide for Twenty-Five
Rounds, and siIer's Interpreta-
tton of Queensberry Rules VIII
Govern-Each Side to Deposit Big
Forfeit, and the Winner Will
Take the Entire Purse.

NEW YORK, June 19.-William A.
Brady and Tom O'Rourke, representing
Jim Jeffries and Tom Sharkey, respective
ly, met today and signed the following
articles of agreement for fight between
the men. The fighters agree to engage In
a contest for the championship of the
world under the following conditions:
Ihat the contest shall be twenty-five
rounds, for a decision, and shall take
place on Oct. %, 1899. The principals agree
to accept best inducements offered before
midnight. Sept. l. 1899, and IL held in New
York state the contest is to be strictly
under the Interpretation of the Horton
law. The contest shall be governed by
Marquis of Queensberry rules, and the
men shall be permitted to fight with one
hand free, each protecting himself in the
break-away. They are to part at the
command of the referee. Soft bandages
are to be allowed, but they must be sat
isfactory to the referee and the opposing
principal
The gloves shall not weigh less than
five ounces and each principal shall be
permitted to furnish his own gloves,
which are to be submitted to the referee
for his approval at 8 o'clock on the day
of the contest. and remain in his custody
until the men enter the ring. The official
timekeeper of the club must be satisfac-
tory to both principals, and each con-
testant Will be allowed one timekeeper.
George Siler was agreed upon as ref
cree. The winner will take the entire
purse.
The agreement provides that if either
man shall suffer defeat between now
and the time Of the acceptance of the
purse the match will be declard off After
the club articles are signed, neither man
shall engage in any contest except with
his sparring partner. or shall forfeit the
amount he has deposited.
On the signing Of these articles each
man shall post $500 with ZAP Smith
who shall be final stakeholder to stand
as guarantee of good faith, and to
be paid to the contestant who has lived
up to this agreement. The club securing
this contest shall post S., 900, to be divided
between the two men in case the club
fails to fulfill the contract Each party
agrees to post $1,000 in all. which is to
be forfeited in case of the failure to live
up to these and the clubs articles This
forfeit of $1,000 will be divided between
the club and the principal who has lived
up to the agreement.
Bids for this contest are to be made to
Matt Cluen, and they must be accom-
panied by cash deposited or a certified
check for $780, The club will be re-
CURED to post $500 additional when the
contestants sign their club articles.
The parties mutually agree to contest
at catch weights. The referee shall have
the power to decide any and all points
that may arise that are not covered by
these articles of agreement.
1t is agreed that If the contest takes
place at the Lenox Athletic club or the
Coney Island Sporting club the present
size of the ring shall not be altered from
this time on under penalty Of forfeit of
the cash deposited by ORourke or Brady.
If the contest shall be held outside of
either of these clubs the size of the ring
is to be. twenty feet square, clear.