Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-16
THE PUGlLISTS
PROVE FIGHT WAS A FAKE. WIN
 TEN THOUSAND
Nelson and Nolan Offer That Amount of Money for Proof of
 Crookedness.

MetrOpole.5 I was coming oyer any
 way, but I would not have hurried as I did had 1t not been for that pub licatiOn. l wanted to nail it just as
 soon as I could, and thought it bet. ter to be on hand. Bat and his
 father came with me, and we will stay few days"
 Nolan was sore clear through thai
 there had been even the slightest in. timation of any previous agreement before the boys went into the rins Wednesday night. T have here," he
 said, "$10,000, the money we won
 on the fight, that will agree to do.
 nate to any charity if it can be show.
 that there was any collision.
 T will make it better than that and will give the money up if it can be shown that at any time there was any conference between myself or Nelson and even Humphreys that was not public, and in regard to tha
 rules of the fight. There is no bluff
 check about this and 1t is not q
 grand stand offer. 1 have the money
 in currency, and am ready to post il
 at this moment. 'I don't know just where such a
 story could come from unless it was the jealousy that exists in Philade!. phia between some of the rival fight club managers. At the last minute Wednesday there was an effort to
 interfere with the fight by the serv- ing of subpoena in case that was about nine months old. l had been
 tipped of that it would be done, for tunately, and I was ready with a re-
 lease to hand over as soon as 1 ac- cepted service of the subpoena. [
 just mention this to show the way obstacles were thrown in our way.
 "Yon can't make my denial of this latest lying scandal any too strong, and remember the $10,000 is ready If any one can show any sort of a conference looking to a fake fight. know it is so absurb that it will not be given serious thought in real sporting circles, but l hate to be knocked in this way without the slightest reason or excuse.
 Do you know what would happen if I ever became party to such a deal? I would lc the best fighte, in the world. | would pull out from me, and if he became party to any such arrangement he would lose manager.
 "The truth of the matter is that my interviews with Joe Humphreys and the McGovern camp in general were anything but pleasant ones. We did not get along very we'll to. gether on any occasion
 Battling Nelson, who was present during the interview. heartily agreed with every statement made by Nolan, and as readily agreed to the surren. der of the s10,000 if there was any of evidence that there had been any collision.
 The sturdy lightweight is the pie ture of health and naturally there was not an abrasion of any kind on his face.
 Asking for an opinion on the fight he was told that there was just a lit- tie disappointment in his not win ming sooner. That's what I think, too," he answered. Do you know I think if I had kept away more l would have slipped one in that would have done the trick much earlier. 1 did not expect McGoyern to hold on as he did, but I will know what to do next time-if there is a next time. It will be different fight"
 In speaking of future fight plans, Nolan said that he would surely be willing to take on McGOvern again at any route, provided he was as- ,ured of his price. T don't bar any ,ne that can show the right sort of he said. "As for Tommy | can hardly see where he | would come in. It would be tho l easiest thing in the world to make | l30 pounds, but 1t is question of his drawing quality.
 T have the drawing card and nm not going to send stake horse | against a selling platter. Murphy is | l nice, clever little fighter, but ant figure his having any right to 70 on with Bat"
 Sam Harris, who should be in a position to know what goes on in the icGoyern camp at all times, is an other who laughs at the story of the fight being fake. He said last night hat he was we'll satisfied and that le thought the Brooklyn boy fought me of the best fights of his career.
 Stakeholder Murphy was em- ,hatic last night in his deniais of the statement credited to him in a New fork paper to the effect that the Nc Govern fight was fake.
 He declared that the statement vas ridiculous. at the same time ad- hitting that the fight was not all hc ,xpected. He was at the ringside md in the ring while the men were yeighing. and says there was no nance in the world of a fake
 Both men, in his opinion. fought m the level. but he believes the ua- showing was due alone o McGovern's holding tactics
 Terry held at all times" he said. Nelson was unable to fight himself rec until the third round. when he lad worn McGovern down. McGoy- m himself is to be blamed He ought a headless fight The only nance he had to win was to stay rec and slug. He elinched and lost ifs own strength.
 But the fight was on the level | Till bet all the money I possess on