The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-14
GLOISTEIN'S FIGHr BULLETiNS.
His Telephone Messages on the McGovsrn.
Dixon Affair and Ills Flight.

Extraordinary bulletins on a black board an
nouncing the result Of the McGovern- Dixon
prizeiight were displayed on Tuesday night IN
from, Of the saloon at Grand and Essex streets
conducted by August J. Gloistein, President
of the Gloistein Fishing Club. Several men
interested in sporting events who depended on
Gloistein's supposed ability to secure inside in
formation were looking for him yesterday. Glo,-
stein anticipated them and went fishing.
Fred Miller, Treasurer If the Beer Creek As
sociatlon who manages the business when Glot'
stein is away on piScatorial ventures, spent the
day making excuses To the men who bet thetr
money on the strength Of Gloistei ms announce
ments. Shortly before nightfall last night,
Miller escaped and on going away said!
81 would hate " stay here and answer for the
consequences / am no sporting man and neither
is Glolstcin"
Gloistein's venture into the sporting atmos
phere dated from Monday when a sllch-looking
man entered his saloon and addressed him in
the following fashion
"Mr Glotstein, the vell-known sporting man,
! believe"
"Yaoh. I vas a spord ven | vim all der prizes
py der Scheut2en Corps" replied Gloistcin.
Just the man you have been Described TO me, y
said the young man
DO you know" continued the young man,
that 10, 900 Hebrew sports ON the East Side have
a national and hcredity desire to see the dusk
champion succumb before the prowess Of Me
Govern who is a low Dutchman Ia disguise
Il don't know who McGoverns vas" replied
Gloistcin. Il am gIadt dot he vas a low Cherman.
Ven | hcardt dot McGoverns vas goin ter fight
| did not know dot he vas a low CheTman. lie
hadt a regular Irish name. | hole he viii vim
Py chiminy, I hotes he llgs der colored chenille
mems II McGoverns wears his wooden shoes
he viii kig dee fcets undt angles undt her stimick
from MNons"
Il am not here for that purpose " said the young
man. Your place L. night viii lie cfr sded, II
you hang out a sign IA the effect that the rounds
81 the night will lie received by you and paced
un "A black board. For the small outlay IT $40 We
will provide You with a blackboard, u boy and a
quantity # chalk. The returns, hound by ruund,
will lie sent u you over your telephone You
can chalk 1t up With the assistance q the boy On
the blackboard The 10, 200 men who will crowd
your saloon will spend money and the $40 will
simply lc an atom In the financial food which
which will pour into You as a return for the outlay.
II you don I take in 500 from the hot sports II
The East Side who will crowd the place, then We
will rptuTn your money
"BV rhiminy | goes you" said Gloistcin rs
he handed over the money.
said the young man The boy will chalk upon
your blackboard and ! understand you have one
here, each round as II comes in. Wien ] call
YOU up and say il is Charlie Wagnes, who sells
baby clothes, you know that they are of"
"Nhpi is or asked Glulstein.
Not you, not you" said the young man Tina
Is only a sporting term
on The night i the fight Gloistein placed his
mammoth blackboard on the sidrw ak in front
q the saloon and posted himself II, the telephone.
The first message he received was as follow
Preliminary bout tetwe zen Jeffrey and Sharkey
Jeffrey kicks Snarkev in the ribs and Sharkey
bias Jeffrey in the cheek.
"Pud dis on der board, " shouted GlOistein to
the hoy "Sharhey got first blood by a bite.
jeffrey vas Weakened by a kig.
TIE boy did as directed and in a few minutes
a crowd surrounded tie blackboard
"Sharkcy loses his eye and because he did
not want % lose the Other one Tim sullivan who
runs the club declared all bets of and award. he
Gloistein caused the boy to vrile on he black.
board, 10 the great constrrnano ion n the crowd
The second preliminary between jim torbett
an snd Spider Wei yc Las La l3oi sl21'f ,nd was ,,s, ,ae ncH 4
the blackboard.
\ minute afterward Gloistein received rhe fol-
loving alleged infGrma'ioni
"COrleii drew u blackjack from his pocket. ard
when Weir wasn't hooking he LA him on The nose,
The Spider turned a handspring. and hit Cor
hrlt in the face with the back u his heel. CorNctt
fell To- the floor and Coroncr's Physician O'Hanlon
declared him n dead one
A number u Fas, Side sports in the crowd vcpt
when his information was conveyed r them by
the medium II Gl,istrin's black board They
gained courage aitcrward when Marlin Engcl
tod them that iprbctt was still alive.
The next message received by GluiStcin over
the telephone was.
"NcGovcrn Just enters tho ring armed with an
old fashioned night stick. Dixon came in "A few
moments .f,frward with a baseball Ia fasWuod
10 his belt Tom Oltourkc was just lcLind him
with an axe
"Pud dat on der board" said Gloisicin 10 the
hoy, Write Ill lis way McGuycrns viii head
D!X9ns Il O'Rourke viii nod mind his pizness."
This information was communicated 10 The
crowd and shortly aficTWard they were rnuiced
inside by this announcement on the board:
Come inside .
You VII find uud :
II McGoyerns beads /: