The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-11
MATCH is MADE.
Dinsdale and Rosen-
berg to Meet in
the Ring.
ARTICLES SIGNED.
A Side Bet of $3.50 is Made
Fight Comes Off at
Hartford.

John F. Dinsdale, the clever boxer,
who gave Maurice Rosenberg, the Fos-
ton lad, such fast go recently, was
matched to fight the latter at the Nut
meg Athletic club of Hartford, Ct, on
Memorial day, May 80. The match was
made at Jerry Regan's on Mechanic
street yesterday afternoon, and the
contest will be for a purse Of 5000, the
winner to take IS per cent and the loser
Is per cent of the purse, with side
bet of $3.50 a side.
The articles which were signed to-
day, stated that the contestants wer
to weigh in at O'Clock p. m. on the
day of the fight, and the weight of both
parties shall not be over 126 lbs. Failing
in this, the party at fault shall forfeit
to his opponent the sum of $780, which
was deposited with William II. Hamlet,
the well known local horseman. Be
sides the purse of 5000, a side bes of
$3.50 was made The fight will be for 70
rounds, Marquis of Queensberry rules
to govern the conditions of the fight.
The match was arranged by the
matchmaker of the Nutmeg Athletic
club, William L. Crowley, who is act
ing for the proprietors of the coliseum,
where the club has its quarters. VIII
liam J. Lambert of Boston, acting Tor
Rosenberg looks after his end Of the
matchmaking, and George P. King Tor
Dinsdale. The stakeholder selectedNHas
WI, H. Hamlet, and with him was de-
posted the forfeit money to bind The
match. The selection of referee was
left to the club and will be Tommy ta-
hey of Hartford. 1t has been proVi1ed
that if. either of the men fail TO appear
at the club at the time specified in the
articles the sum of $125 shall be FOR
feited to the club.
The meeting of the interested parties
was held in the office of The Spy where
the first forfeit had been posted and the
party adjourned to Regain Brothers
where the match was made. The origi-
nal articles called for the men to weight
in at 8 o'clock for a contest of 20 rounds
for the best purse offered by reliable
club. The qestion Of weight was
agreeable to both parties, but Rosen-
berg's manager objected to the size
of the purse offered by William j.
Crowley of the Nutmeg Club who was
present at the signing of the articles.
Mr.. Crowley offered purse of $500 for
the fight and refused to give any high
er sum. Mr. Lambert also wished the
purse to be divided, the winner to get
rs per cent and the loser 25 per cent of
the purse.
Mr.. King, representing Dinsdale,
wanted the entire purse to go to the
winner. Mr.. King agreed to the divis-
ion of the purse if Rosenthars mana
ger would agree TO the amount of the
purse offered. The latter thought that
it was a small purse to offer for con-
test of 20 rounds duration, but finally
gave in to the point
The next subject for contention was
the stakeholder. 1t had been previously
decided to intrust jeremiah F. Regain
with the stakes but Mr.. Regain decided
that he would got care to stand for
stakeholder as the license commits
sioners had informed him he would do
just as well If he wasn't so closely
identified with boxing contests as
stakeholder. In the mentioning of sew
eral names, w. H. Hamlet was selected
as the stakeholder, being mutually
agreeable to both parties.
The selection of referee was another
stumbling block, though both parties
signified themselves as being willing to
allow the club to pick the referee. King
only objected to allowing Sheehan OF
Boston as referee. Sheehan refereed
the fight between Rosenberg and Dins-
dale in Boston and the latter friends
say he treated Dinsdale in
a very shabby manner, in call
ing the contest a draw. Mr.. Lambert
did not offer any very serious objec-
tons to the referee and was willing to
allow the club to select the man. Mr..
Crowley said the bout would probably
be refereed by Thomas Fahey who has
had a good deal of experience and is
considered to be as square man az
ever stepped into ring.
After discussing the affair pro and
con for a few hours the articles OF
agreement were drawn up and signed.