The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-31
LIVELY BETTING ON THE II6HE
NJ aber and mccoy Are Both Said TO BE In
Zine Condition.


Kid Mccoy and Peter Mahcr practically finished
their training yesterday and will now rest unal
tomorrow afternoon when they enter ihc flns'
Their condition, II tho glowing reports Of their
trainers is to 10 believed In faulcss, and unless
the uncx pected happens the men will face each
other on equal terms as far health Is concerned
Those who have visited the men at their respective
quarters believe the fighters are in iino shape
Mccoy looks and is in better spirits than he has
been for years Muher says he feels Ike two
ycar-old. Many guosscs and prcdictions'hav
been mndo as 10 how the men will hight Bo'h
have mapped out a certain course. Mccoy toid
a friend yesterday that lie would keep away,
jab when opportunity offers and then put in tho
finishing knock. Mahrr's plan as expressed
by himself Is 10 strike out straight from the shout
der at the start rush things and maze miS-up
Of IL altogether lie foetclls brief struggle, with
himself OF course. the victor Mccoy yesterday
showed further confidence by commissioning
Ncrnic Barton, friend, to place $1,000 on him TO
win Barton was satisfied 10 secure even money
Mahcr las waG,ered s 800 on himself too. MHhor
expects 10 knock out the Kid inside Of six rounds.
Scenes about tho resorts uptown where sport
ing men congrcgnr were animated Corbctts
cafe, Hotel Rivers, the Deayan House, and John
+. Sullivan's cafe seemed 10 be the mecca for
those with n propensity TO bet Many OF tho
visitors had letters Of introduction to either Sui
Ivan or Corbctt Gnd the two former champions
wcro dclugcd with requests for Inside in'ormn'
ton" AS tho pair neutral on this Fight the
would be bcttors were compelled to use ueir own
Judgment Those who remembered Bob liu-
simmonss "tp" several years ago Tint Mnhrr
would bc tho coming man. and rccogni1cu
the great biting powers Of TIC irishrhn, plunged
on him and before many hours had clarscd Mailer
t. s,al,p
in tho odds DURING the rest Of the day and II Is
hRcly that this price VIII rule from no" uh'h
tho battle b'gins. ,
Augment announced yesterday that si2O00 worth
IL pastrboards had bccn disposed Of; This docs
not include uc outoi town orders, which are also
very natvrlnE. The clubhouse viii W heated
BY steam, and tho railroad and trolley cars nay
promised 10 run cas- AT th 'mihutn lhWffhS.
The ulcn are slated to "" in The rinls at $50 rk
SHARP Th, purse money, 500 900, was ilaccd IN
Ia hands Of jimmy, W,kcly last night by my
rady as s"SISih,h s Sy and nG Ii Keen y, "Gn;
Monday nixht. when it will bc divided on 90 and
20 per cent hasis -.,,..,
AT cal uckct exchanges booking 'ceiS, ali TIC
principal cities in the Union will have thcir quota
81 clusCns at tho rinG;;iir. Am9nE IN" '"f ~,
,%%'Ss h !, aa$E Ms!srPy: g sn,1.
Loqtsvjl' Nj arc isonds Of ,Iimny Wai,G!l;y,
puL,hutr d-irga,Iur, headed III buck Connolly,
Roger O'Mara and Jack Quinn, e. due 'ns morn
,Hy ~ TnIinn%,at t%'an r" ma rE NST
New NorE until 10 morrow norrinG several
Frisco sport, arc conii2r Harry tmhtL jim
backing McCov. when The Pittslurc crowd rc's
hcr, inhIrs pTicc is likely to go up "nr. N N
2n b59 T ,S Tna arc S Mah9 70 sT syT qH If @
timo in Pittsburg years ago and is ia'onm
thctc ,.
busiest day stree the mill was first ed
Every one who lad an opinion end move! was
nif% @@T Ssa~s and Snhlf S AZ
will rekc plenty Of money Tor " has the call
will lie followers Of the mri Charley Mshoncy
at the Hotel Rivers announced last @lEht hat
he hal now over 81 900 Ia invest IL all on Tic
Md. At the Br3adway \ {, On friday night
i1r Iahcr bet 500 even With q N">t,,r man.
Max LauI; at Considirc's YESTERDAY aii"tro"v
placed two wEgcrS II 500 even viii Tom IloN
uh Mccoy. Lang has more l. Wa '"r tar sane
way h" mil Billy lre Of Workers found a
taicr 5000 even ON Mco oy a. n" ''ilNcy House
IL. lee placed $500 more AGAINST 5000 Max
tirsh yesterday received "A COMMIT sinr 81 - -
to a syndicate OF local Theatrical men. Max
wants - invc1t the whole or part 81 thi, sum al
prevailing Dds L!iTsh is ALE Wiling 10 chance
Late Frdly night Eddie Ryhn the Brooklvn
sport met local Met ~ cnthuSiss@ Who offered
(! bet him that MaNcr would ~, .say tc1 rounds.
Ryan took them up and got 500 t. $3.50 twice
tho, Maher would ic On lis Get after the tenth
rpLul Pete Coucy o. Harlem wl.u mas followed
the fortunes ut MAhcr since he care 10 this Cpun
try. lc' 500 even on Peter with j. Syhnrr r.;
, NEkclN
l. Duffy is holding the appended W. gers which
were MADE yesterday afternoon ~ She Hotel Nctr 30
lie $3.50 to $500 IN Maher between g. Hudson
. nd j Lynn: $500 to S4OO on hahrr. EctwTc1
i Hilly NcnrCk md VI. Dt onnor. $500 tu 81 600
On Nc uy, between George Holiday HnG {. ID
White, - 900 t. $50 IN Maher. between II.
/ Utc"'c and VI. MnGcll
lilly Edwards az the Filth Avenue Hotel was
/ busy ycstcr In" ChronCllng tets fo- which h. Is
: acting as stakeholder p 10 date he has had
. over 81 900 entrusted with him. Sam FitypH.r,S
found n few takers Tor his commission o! s 600
? o. nr ~.
JACK taaSidy Of Harlem hot 5000 to 1915 ON
Mahcr with Charlie DAVIS. George or, vfclht
$500 Ia $3.50 IN Mnhcr with :. WcrrnC''.; l.,
Fogarty. $3.50 to $500 on MEhrr with T.. Samucis
+ Den Lawrence. n Prominent E1'!cm Sport * tho
stakeholder. PETE Burns who is one Il NGhur'4
trainers and who lives in lGrl"m says that thrr,
is oEor $40 uN g. b" had on Mahc: !r that UrIt 81
the city, and declares that tho MCCOY non WI
h" accommC dated II they " only make 'hc rounds
81 some o! tho principal Sporting rcnd"Gvous
Yesterday morning Milton Rob,r bet $500 1,
"i2O on MCCo.. II" has also 'nccd WOO ever
that the fight wold H. ovcrin loss than tor round
The admission tickets - the eight will Rot e.,
Put on sale until 10 o'clock Tomorrow morning
1t the clubhouse.
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