Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-08

my contest with Jack Focht, while 1t
is true that the club did run such n
train, yet at the same time they asked
Inc to guarantee should they not make
expenses as result thereof, that |
would give sparrlng exhibitions nt
subsequent entertainments which they
might give until the amount realized
therefrom should make up the deficit
when as a matter of fact I had moth
ing to gain or lose from the result of
running such train, as | was to re-
ccive the sum of $50. no matter what
tho attendance might he. The club, in
stead of losing money on this train,
made profit.
Concerning the running of special
train to Cleveland on the date of my
contest with johnny Dennison before
the Rockport Athletic club, the same
circumstances existed and | made the
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fact, had nothing to gain or lose
thereby, except the fact that the larger
the attendance the better 1t would be
for my reputation as n fighter. | also
made the same guaranty to the club
in my contest with Tommy White at
Cleveland, 50 that in any of these
events the club would in the end lose
nothing, as I was bound by my guar
anty to spar at whatever entertain
ments they might give, to rcmuncrate
them for any losses which might re-
suit to the club from running these
special trains.
Concerning the benefit kindly ten
dcred me by the North End Athletic
club, | wish to state that ] appreciate
the kindness af the club in so doing,
but | must again correct the statement
made AS to the amount which ! rccciv-
cd which was instead of $50 about
Sii, as was compelled to pay all
other contestants who took part on
that evening.
"The real difference between myself
and the North End Athletic club, how
ever, arose concerning my contest with
Tommy White in this city. When |
made the original arrangements with
the club, which We're practically as
stated In the article appearing in the
Democrat of March 9TH, it was with
the understanding that ! was to take
an active part in the management of
the affair but as arrangements pro
grcsscd, I found that was simply
shut out and had absolutely no say
whatever in the arrangements which
were to be made by the club. When
realized this state of nfiairs | went tC
the managers of the club and told
them that ] did not believe they were
doing the right thing by me. and unless
: ther was two or three hundred dollars
In the house for mo, that | would moi
go on. They Informed me that there
would he easily that amount in It fo,
me, ana II seemed no more than righ
! to me under this statement. that, aftc,
paying other expenses, there was
| nj hnt I uh p.,
j ceive one-half OF this amount, instca,
| of $l2i, which was given me. The clul
has stated that they did not know
= that I had in fact lost money by tn,
contest, or that they would have beer
glad to assist me. A. n matter of fact
u however, Informed them more than
y once that his was true, and il was ow
ing to this fact that | tok the chance,
of going on with Loudon Campbell, ,
y man from eight to ten pounds hcavic
g than myself, and entirely out of IN,
l. class, In the hope of getting at leas
J. the short end of the money TO pay of
the obligations which | had incurred
The North End Athletic club has ro
q ceiycd much more benefit tinanciall,
- and otherwise by my connection witt
II that association than | have. hay
3 spared at numerous entertainment
a given by the North End Athletic clul
- for which | never received n cent, am
from which entertainments they hav
20 each time realized quite n sum of mou
q cy. do not in this article wish TO h
y understood AS saying anything agains
50 the club as an organization, as bC
- lieye they are entitled to much credi
y and deserve the success they have at
a tanned, but | wish to rciterate that
feel that have not been treated fairl
q. by the club, and have simply allie
myself with the South End Athleti
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