The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-24
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VIII Accommodate
LAWYER.
THE MATCH Is MADE
Articles Are Satisfactory to
the Boston Man.

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for the match between Patsy Sweeney
Of New York and John j. Lswler of
Worcester, and the fight is on. Sulli-
van was in Boston last night, and sent
word to his friend, George P. King,
who posted the forfeit, who informed
cles are, Sullivan said the articles are
satisfactory to him. and authorized Mr.,
King to make the match.
AS the articles were signed condi-
tionally with Sullivan's agreement, the
match is on now that he has expressed
himself as content with the articles.
Not only that, but he told Mr.. King to
put UP the remainder of the first de-
post when the time came, which is
Wednesday night. Sullivan will put
up the entire Sweeney money if neces-
sary, although Mr.. King will probably
want to get something in the stake
me guessing sheet up the street,
which has made a laughing stock of it
self by talking about LAWYERS ability
T. fight at 120 pounds, knew all about
where the money behind Sweeney was
TO come from. Nobody in Worcester
has been in consultation regarding
backing Sweeney except Mr.. King, and
spike Sullivan said last evening that he
would not only put up the entire $500
named III the articles of agreement, but
would put up $500 more If necessary.
IL up TO the other morning paper to
guess again on Lawler' s weight and who
Is putting up the money for Sweeney.
In his conversation with Sullivan,
MI KING told the latter every point
that is covered by the articles of agree
ment which were drawn up by the
sporting editor Of The Spy. Everything
was satisfactory to Sullivan until the
weight question was mentioned. He
at once agreed to Jere Regain as stake
noIdef, and said he would raise no OBJ
lection to the fight being judged by
Whatever referee the club selects the
dates for posting Of the money went
past him without an objection.
When 1t came to the question of
weight, Sullivan wanted to know where
LAWYER is at on the weight ques-
uon. MI. King informed him that
LAWYER could probably fight at 1874. bur
might take advantage of the opportun-
ity offered him in the articles OF agree
ment and weigh nearly 12S at O'Clock
OF the evening of the fight.
He questioned Mr.. King regarding
securing match at more favorable
terms 10 Sweeney in regard to weight
He evidently wanted articles which
would allow his protege to weight 128
at o'clock at the latest, or 100 pounds
at o'clock. Mr.. King told him, how
ever, that the Lawler party would I'M
doubtedly stand by the articles on the
weight question, and if any attempt
was made to change them to give
Sweeney more weight, the Lawler men
would not consent to make the match
Sullivan came to the conclusion tina
Mr.. King handled the arrangements
for the match admirably when the ne
gOtiations We're fully explained to
him, and consented to accept the ar
ticle in the agreement which calls for
12S pounds at o'clock with a forfeit
of 800 in case Sweeney goes higher.
and $50 pounds at the ringsida with a
| forfeit of the entire $500 stake money
/ if Sweeney has an ounce of flesh more
than those figures.
| Sullivan has no doubts on the weight
question. He was evidently out for the
best terms that he could get, but when
| he saw that LAWYER would not give
Sweeney an ounce more than Mr.. King
| obtained for him. he at once said the
weight mentioned in the articles would
do. He told Mr.. King he need borrow
no trouble on the weight matter. Sui
| livan said his protege Sweeney will
weigh uIlueI lEo pOuIluS at . y ClOCA OIl
the evening of the fight, and if he can
no second weighing in will be neces-
sary, the articles of agreement espe-
cially providing that if both weigh in
at 1913 or below at 6 o'clock, a second
weighing in shall not be called for.
| Sullivan's consent to the articles
makes the match certain or the money
already posted will be forfeited. Each
side has posted $25 to bind the match.
I Tho u or. hound hand M
foot by the articles, and Mr.. King 8
money was protected subject to an ac-
Ceptance of the conditions by Sullivan.
Now that Sullivan has accepted
| Sweeney is bound to the articles as
much as Lawler, and neither can with
draw without forfeiting the money al
ready posted.
Neither has any desire to withdraw
| however, and as soon as Mr.. King can
hear from Sullivan more definitely, the
money part of the match will be quick
ly attended to.
sullivan evidently thinks he has Z
good thing. He did not know anything
about the match until he saw a Boston
paper yesterday which had taken g
copy of the news printed in The Spy
the day previous. At the same time
he received a dispatch from his brother
in New York saying that a letter had
reached New York from Mr.. King OF
! Worcester. AS Sullivan had given Mr.
King full authority to act for him in
/ making the match, he instantly knew
what the letter meant when he saw the
news item taken from The Spy, and he
| telegraphed Mr.. King to call him up al
the Washington Hotel in Boston Mr.
| King did as requested and the match
was quickly fixed up from the Sweeney
| end. The Lawler men knew more Csa.
! finitely how they could act. as they
| were present when the articles were
drawn.
! Mr. King will post the second deposit
| of Si5 on or before Wednesday evening
I of next week. as the articles call for. II
| Is possible that Sullivan will come tC
| Worcester to take a hand in the money
| end of the match before the final de-
| post OF $400 each is made. The articles
| call for the final deposit a week before
! the match. That renders the date un.
/ certain, as no communication has yet
| been held with a Hartford club.
sullivan said last evening over the
| phone that he feels certain a Hart.
ford club will give the men a good
purse Sweeney is well thought of i'm
Hartford, and If WORCESTER men think
to the extent of $500 that Lawler is his
| equal, his stock viii be high i'm Hart
ford. Sullivan said he never heard OF
LAWYER, but thought he must be good
man, when his friends showed such
confidence IN him.
The date Of the fight the amount of
! the purse and the number Of rounds
which the men viii 80 will be arranged
later