The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-15

and as he rested on his hands tommy Ryan
threw I'D the sponge. This was just before
the timekeeper had finished the count.
The round lasted only % seconds.
BETTING on FIGHT HERE.
A Lot OF Money Placed on the Contest
Actors Back COrbett Out Of Sentiment.
Everybody and anybody with sporting
blood in their veins was astir yesterday
and the better part of last night offering
comments and opinions as to the outcome
of the big mill. The scenes about the
principal hotels in town were animated
and proved without doubt that pugi ism
is still popular. Old timers thought that
interest In the mill was only on par with
Corbetts most important contest-when
he fought John L. Sullivan at New Orleans.
eleven years ago. While the money
wagered on that fight was three times as
much as on last nights scrap, enthusiasm
was lust as keen and ripe. Corbett, in spite
of his many reverses since he dethroned
the great and only Sullivan, is still very
popular and no matter when and whom he
fights some people always back him. At
the prevailing price, to 1, good many
folks put their money down and thought
it fine investment too. They based their
belief that he would win on the fact that he
withstood Jeffries for twenty-three rounds
lust three years ago; that he is clever,
speedy and might have developed the blow
which would carry with il decisive vict DRY.
George Considine was just as confident
as ever yesterday that Corbett would win
in spite of the reports from San Francisco
that the brawny boilermaker was in better
trim than ever before, Considine went
ahead merrily backing Corbett He was
a busy man all afternoon and kept in close
touch with all news that came from San
Francisco. Considine also exchanged a
number of kilograms with Harry Corbett,
brother TO Pompadour Jim. ALI of Cor
belts dispatches we're brimful Of conf
dence and Considine seemed to consider
his investments safe His friend Honest
John Kelly, shrewd speculator himself
sided with Considine in all Of the latter &
wagers.
Last night at the Hotel Metropole Con-
sdine was chronicling wagers and keeping
tab Of money intrlstcd to him. BY
o'clock Consdines safe held at least SIS O0C
in bets on the fighters. Considine reported
that he got "a to for the bulk OF his money
repr esenting an invest ment close to Sll 900
Kelly was lust as fortunate In the matter
of odds, but he CHANGED only about 5000
He declared that he could have found
takers for twice this amount, but did not
care to risk any more money. Some OF
the wagers recorded at the Metropole, OF
which Considine is acting as stakeholder
are as follows s. Simon OF Baltimore bet
$3.50 to $50 on Jeffries with NJ Williams
$500 even that the fight will not last over
ten rounds between Jake Slattery and
n. Greenwall of Washington; j. Snyder
Of st. Louis bet $500 to $3.50 with Martin
Lahey of Brooklyn that Jeffries will win;
500 to $50 bet ween s. Williams and n. Crook
of Baltimore Williams fancying .Jeffries,
Jim Wakely's manager, Charlie White
was up betimes yesterday hustling about
town to see if he could find customers for
Wakely's So 900 which he was prepared to
place on Jeffries White visited every
prominent sporting resort above Twenty
third street but was only able to locate
81 600 He could not get the money down
in a lump, as he wished. and had to be con-
tented in taking wagers of $50 and 500
White says that most OF those who pre-
ferred Corbett we're actors and that they
backed the ex-chempion out of pure sentl-
ment. Some Of Whites bets were as fol-
lows: $500 to $3.50 with j. p. Crondale
5000 to 500 with w. e. Lawrence; $50 to
$25 with j. Casey; 500 to $50 three times
with NJ J. Eskeller Of Philadelphia; $3.50
to 3l25 with l.. harrington OF Buffalo
| This bet was made at the Hotel Vendome
White further said that he could have found
more customers had he been willing to
give 3 to 1.
There was much ado at the Vanderbilt
Hotel, where Jeffries usually registers
when in town During the past two weeks
Jim Torpy, an intimate friend of Jeffries
and Billy Delaney, has been hustling to
| place a commission Of $500 which he was
Torpy only succeeded in getting rid of 5000
| and declares that it was arduous work
doing so, too. He reported that he only
| heard of two wagers made and says that
these were comparatively small.
/ Outside of Greater New York. especially
at the seaside resorts, interest in the COM
bat was high. At Rockaway Beach
| the prominent hotels spcculated on the
| fight. Jeffres, naturally, had the call AT
| Hotel Andrews, Hollands Station, Lee
Mccarthy held two wagers of 800 to $5C
on Jefsries, made by two local business
men. Joe Ward Of Rockaway Beach also
! placed $500 to $3.50 on Jefrries of his $500 COM
mission subscribed by number Of Long
| lSlhIlu AT llV- ntdN'lt Nlltdli
and music halls returns of the tight were
| read from the stage.
| Sam Fitzpatrick was in evidence at the
| Hoffman House yesterday afternoon and
evening Sam. who is .Jefrries man, said
that some Corbett men were in evidence
and that by o'clock last night he waf
able to place $500 He had 5000 more to
invest, hut could not find customers
at a late hour. A despatch was re-
ceived early yesterday afternoon from
Billy Delaney by John Wheeler, who has
known both Delaney and Jefrries many
years. Delaney wired az follows: Don't
bet on the number Of rounds. Jeffries will
win, all right, but can't say how long fight
will last On the strength of this Wheeler
! placed $500 to $50 on the champion with a
| downtown business man
At the Gilsey House AL Smith said that
| he had not heard Of any betting to speak of
| He said that what little money was wagered
was bet in Wall Street during the day.
The prevailing figures. according to Smith
were 2 to on Jeffries. Sam Harris, Terry
McGovern's manager, who is backing