The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-20
SPORTING NEWS
WILLIE COLLIER A SPoRTlwAs DONE A OZARK BROWN
JACK REILLY SAYS HE WAS JOR.
BED IN THE FIGHT WITH
JERRY MCCARTHY.
Had to Make Impossible Weight and
Found Choral in His Beef Tea
Reilly Here With MuiIan,

Jack Reilly, the middleweight pugi-
list, who was defeated by Jerry Nc
Carthy at Spokane last Thursday night
in seven rounds of the fastest milling
ever seen in that city. arrived in
Walla Walla yesterday, accompanied
by his trainer and sparring partner.
Barney Mullan, well known to local
fight fans. Reilly is eager to inveigle
Mccarthy into the ring again and said
that he would offer almost any induce
ment to the Spokane fighter to meet
him before any reputable club in Walla
WalIa.
Il will never concede that Mccarthy
is my master despite the defeat sus-
tanned at his hands at Spokane last
week." Reilly said this morning. an
the first place I was foolish to agree
| to make weight of 14S pounds for
him. Besides I have undisputable
proof that I was doped the night Of
the fight. When the match was made
| l was forced to put up $40 as weight
| money guaranteeing that 1 would not
weigh in over 14s pounds at o'clock
the afternoon of the fight. I knew
| that 14S pounds is too low for me and
l figured on FORGETTING my weight
money and enter the ring at about 154,
pounds, my best weight.
| I'm some manner this reached the
ears of the Athletic club officials and
on the morning of the fight the ref
cree Eddie Quinn, and the manager
of the club came out to my training
quarters and asked about my weight.
was informed that if I weighed an
| ounce over 14S pounds that there
considerable on my training expenses
besides the weight money that l had
placed it was necessary for me to re-
duce six pounds before o'clock that
| afternoon. In order to do this l was
! in the Turkish baths nearly two
hours and was as weak as a kitten
when l stepped on the scales. 1 was
just to weight.
THE Mccarthy gang got two of my
seconds drunk before the fight and 1
was left with only one man that 1
could fully trust and that was Mullan.
In order to help me regain my strength
during the fight I had a bottle Of beef
! tea prepared. This was in my corner
and 1 drank freely of it during each
round. Up to the seventh round l
simply had it all over Mccarthy as
the press reports say. l was feeling
fine until the beginning Of the seventh
| when 1 noticed l was strangely weak.
| Mccarthy must have been next as he
commenced rushing and in spite Of
everything l could do to regain my
! faculties and strength l was almost
as helpless as a kitten. l fought with
desperation in the hope that the feel
] ing would wear off but it was no use.
Mccarthy kept boring in and was able
10 hit me almost at will. Well, the
end is ancient history now. After the
fight Mullan took the bottle of beef
tea away from one of my handlers
who was trying to take it away and
the next day we had it analysed. The
chemist positively stated that there
was a large amount of chloral in the
tea and that it was undoubtedly what
made me feel so queer. My stomach
is in a terrible condition and l am
afraid it will be some time before l
can go into training. | simply affirm
that the Spokane gang done me and
made a good job of it while about 1t.
Mccarthy is in business there and
stands hand in glove with the fight
promoters and it would hardly do for
him to lose. l will bet Mccarthy $500
that | can defeat him, although the
fight must be pulled off some place
besides Spokane"
Reilly will remain in Walla Walia
for a few days. There has been some
talk of matching him against Joe
Robertson. the colored middleweight.
How's This?
w. aee.r Ono Hundred Dollars Re-