The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-31
WAS IT A FAKEP
George Siler's Prediction Causes Much
Comment Among Sports.

OOhAOAI A1uOuR SpOTCS-
The following dispatch written in
New York the night before the fight
caused much comment:
1.-The outcome of a fistic event is
generally the most important to every
body, especially to those who wish to
have a bet down on the result That,
besides being the most important, is also
the most difficult question to answer
that is, correctly. I stated a few days
ago that Mccoy, to win, would have
to do so within twenty rounds, and,
failing to do SO, that Corbett ought to
win out on points. Since then I ran
into an ugly runor which, if true will
make Corbett a sure winner, as, accord
ing to rumor, Mccoy is slated to go out
Rumors, and ugly ones at that, are
hawked around, regardless of whom
they injure, before nearly all hstic
events of Importance. Sometimes they
are true and other times not, So not
having convincing evidence regarding
the present rumor, I am compelled to
take it for what it is worth, but will
explain how l bumped into the rumor.
while walking up Broadway today
I met a well known fight manager one
of the inner circle, and after discussing
the Walcott-West Swindle, the CONVEX Sa-
ton naturally drifted to the Corbett-
Mccoy fight
Who do you pick to win Thursday
nights fight?' he asked.
'Corbett,' answered, and after ex-
planning the why's and wherefores there
anything, any rumors or hints that Jim
was to win sure. When l told him I
had not he said: If you promise not to
mention my name In the affair I'll tell
you something that'n surprise you
after assuring him 1 would keep his
name secret, he said:
- It's all fixed for Mccoy to get knock
ed out. do not know what round, but
I got it pretty straight, and was told to
get a good bet down.
I" Do you think they'll get away with
it p / inquired.
:" Get away with it?' he asked In
establishment, didn't they get away with
the McFadden-O' Brien fight a short
time ago, and the WalcottWest scrap
the other night? OF course, they'll get
away with it If they start in to do it.
The game viii be dead around here af-
ter Friday night and they're out for ev-
erything in sight. -
What about the McFadden-O'Brien
the level
ION the level. eh?'' he remarked sheer
ingly. "I'il tell you something about
that fight that'll open your eyes. O'Brien,
you remember, quit because his ribs
were broken. That was true but they
were not broken by McFadden. It was
Joe Walcott who stove those ribs in at
the training quarters, and they were
broken when O'Brien entered the ring
That, however, was known only to
O'Brien, his manager, O'Rourke. and a
few personal friends, and they reaped a
harvest. went to the fight and picked
O'Brien to win, and when those on the
inside weaved around through the boxes
offering to bet even money McF,adden
would win in fifteen rounds I snapped
up what considered the sucker money
and so did a great number of others
Well. O'Brien quit in the twelfth round,
In time to win all those fifteen-round
bets. I did a little detective work after
the fight and learned how I and the
outsiders got trimmed That and the
Wa1cott-West fight are only two of
number of good things pulled Off here
and you ask me whether I think they'll
get away with anything tomorrow night
1t may not come off, but-well, you'll
see.''