The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-03

men of this town relied on the news
| papers for their knowledge of the bat
ties, but it isn't so now.
! Ihere viii probably be so Worcester
sports at the ringside this evening.
Many make no pretense of hiding the
tact that they are going to see the
| nght. Others are saying nothing. but
| they won't be found at their places of
business until tomorrow at the earliest.
Ihey Will explain their absence without
/ DOUBT in a satisfactory manner, but
they won't tell that they have seen the
champion and Sharkey batter each
other
WORCESTER SPORTS FAVOR JEFF
FRIES.
| Considerable money has been put up
in this city and considerable will be
taken to New York today by Worces-
ter men to wager on the fight. Jeffries
was the fayorite in the betting yester-
day at odds of 10 to 8. Only a few
large bets were added yesterday to the
list registered in Worcester A few of
$50 to $40 We're made by we'll known
sporting men on Mechanic street. There
was considerable small betting which
was at the same odds. Now and then
Sharkey man asked for better odds
and got 1t. Several combination bets
were made. Sharkey men taking Dixon
and the sailor at even money against
Jeffries and Curley. Odds of to 8
were given on Dixon against the Eng
lishman and the same odds were
given on Jeffries in the combina-
ton, making wagers even when a COM
bination was taken.
The only place in this city where good
returns of the fight will be given will
be
IN FRONT OF THE SPY OFFICE.
The tickers will, of course, keep the
fight running, but the tickers are al
ways outclassed in such an event The
Spy will get returns from the fight fresh
from the ringside, and give them as fast
as they come In. Everybody in Wor-
cester with an ounce of sporting blood
in his veins was in front of The Spy
office when Jeffries beat Fitzsimmons,
and remembers how we'll informed the
crowd was kept on the fight. Every
blow that was landed was hustled into
The Spy office as quick as struck and
a tremendous crowd heard of it through
an immense megaphone, which was
manipulated by special artist
The same plan which worked so
successfully when Jeffries won the
championship will be followed this
evening. Every move of the boxers will
be told as faithfully as the eye can fol-
low; in fact, better than an Impractical
eye could trace the quick hooks and
swings of the boxers, for the man who
will keep the wire hot with details of
the fight is a prize winner on boxing,
and don't miss even a wink. He will be
within easy touching distance of the
boxers, and the other end of the wire
will be in The Spy office
NO TIME WILL BE LOST,
and Worcester sports will have mag
nificent chance to hear every detail of
the big fight.
A feature of the fight, which doesn't
attract general attention, is the i'm
mense amount of money which the club
will take in.
| The indications are that the receipts
| of the Sharkey- Jeffries fight will be be-
| tween SS0,0 600 and 100000 while some
| of the club people are sanguine that the
! entire house will be sold. That would
| mean $4,000.
! Irving and Patti in rival houses or in
the same house could not draw so much
money in two weeks, playing every
night in the week. The receipts of no
turf or trotting event foot ball match
| or base ball match, would approach it,
and at the Brooklyn handicap Of 1895
| the gate receipts were upwards Of $40,-
900.
1 Up to Wednesday night the advance
sale amounted to little over 100000.
Sporting men from all over the coun-
J try are pouring in to New York, and
most of the hotels are well crowded
Every bit of gossip that can be traced
to q reliable source is eagerly sought.
Much comment is excited by the fact
that the New York World offered to
send a high-class expert to examine
Jeffries In the interest Of the public.
This was owing to many rumors con-
corning Jeffrfes' condition, Billy. De-
laney positively refused to -allew the ex-
animation to be made, but did call in a
! local physician, who made perfect re-
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