The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-30
New York Boxing Trust Bars
FitzsimmOns.
Clique Said to Have Prevented
Fight With Mccoy.
VERY SMOOTH SCHEME.
LOOphOle That Released Shar-
key Used by the Kid Also.
Combination Has All the Worthy
Foes Of Lanky Bob.

New York, March 30.-"The boxing
trust that apparently controls this city,
consisting of the Broadway Athletic club
and the Seaside Sporting club of Coney
Island, showed its power again." accord
ing TO the Brooklyn Eagle, when it froze
I'itzsimmons out of match with Kid
Mccoy.
''Fitzsimmons had been warned that
the kid never really would fight him,
articles or no articles, and after the easy
manner in which Mccoy signed Saturday
it was evident to all those who know
the kid that he had some trick to play
that would get him out OF the match, for
it is well known that he has no desire
TO meet the Cornishman in the ring
When the articles were signed Satur-
day Fitz had a certified check for $1,000
ready to post; Mccoy had no certified
check and his actions led Fitz to believe
that he would not post any money. AS
the articles, amended by Mccoy, left the
same lOOphOle that Sharkey shipped
through, namely, a clause requiring a
mutual agreement as 10 No. tIlS CluD, - 80 VI
not difficult to see that Mccoy was look
ing for the same escape that o. Rourke
used to get the sailor away So the Cor
forfeit
His friends We're not at all surprised,
then. when they learned that Mccoy and
Sharkey were signed for a fight at COney
Island June %. Maybe it is that Nc
Coy can not keep a saloon and still af-
ford to go against the mandates OF the
lighting trust, or maybe it is McCoys
fear to meet F'itzsimmons; probably it
AT any rate. Mccoy met O'Rourke
and without any parleying they ,Signe.u
to fight at Coney Island June %. This Is
also a slap at f1tzSlfnr mons lot refusing
to fight at Coney Island after the West
chester Athletic club had offered the big
gest purse
IF the trust can not prevent Fitz from
fighting there it at least can keep him
from meeting Sharkey or Mccoy ana
TQINhf R1lflin there. and as JelIleS ana
COrbett are engaged it IS evident lhat
The Cornishnan has no opponent left
whose meeting would draw a big mousse
''Westchester is outside the jurisdiction
of the New York city politicians, put as
long as the Broadway and Coney Island
clubs can keep the other big men out
Of the way the boycott upon Fitzsm-
mons is just as effective as If the West
chester club were closed.
THE Westminster club is willing to
post 5000 to pull off any OF the matches
which is a pretty substantial guaranty,
and it is also willing to give a much bet
ter percentage than the Broadway could
give or the Coney Island would give.
Bob FitzsfmmOns says there is a fight
ing trust in New York, and that he viii
never fight here again. In view of recent
is right and also that he would not be
allowed to fight in New ork II he want
ed to. In fact, Bob admits that the trust
has barred him, so he gets even by bar
ring the trust.
York are crooked, and If you are on the
level you can't get a match SAID t1tZ-
simmons in the Continental motel TINS al
ternoon. III fight at Tuckahoe, but never
again will I put on a glove in New
York club that is in the trust. Tim Sui
livan owns the town, and they are all
in the trust NY matches with Sharkey
and Mccoy are off because neither would
post the required forfeit Why, d1dn
Mccoy and / sign articles to fight before
the club Offering the largest purse, and
then, what did Kid do but go and insert
'if mutually satisfactory to both parties?'
] had a certified check for 5000; That
as good as money, amt it, Wen, told
nut uD the check. That would have made
s., 500 each up. But no, Mccoy wouldn't
do it unless 1 would agree to Johnny
White as referee. John White? Why,
that fellow would say I hit foul if I
was to punch a man on the nose. 1t is a
fighting trust, and 1 bar the whole gang
outside of TuckahOe.'