Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-07
UNABLE TOAGREE
UPON REFEREE
NEIL AND CLUB OFFICIALS
CLASH
Eyton Wished to ofTeIate and Nc
Carey viii Demand That He Act
as Third Man-Neil
Says No

just VINO Will IeleIeb the ANth-Pdhui
battle, scheduled to occur at Maud
Junction this evening, has not beer
decided. A deadlock exists that may
or may not be broken before the men
climb between the ropes.
Jim Neil declares that Charlie Eyton
will not officiate during the bout.
Eyton says he will. And the Pacific
Athletic club has promised TO back the
local man.
Neil came up from Santa Monica
yesterday morning for the purpose of
arriving at an understanding regard
ing the question of who shall be the
third man in the ring. He met Man
ager McCarey at the club office and
demanded that some one beside Eyton
referee.
"You all heard what said after the
Attel fight about Eyton not refereeing
for me again and / mean to stick to
it," said the elder Neil. II have pro-
tested so strongly against him that he
might be prejudlced if we let him go
on for this battle"
Eyton was not present when the con-
fab occurred in McCarey's office, but
arrived soon after Neil had left. The
proposition was presented and Eyton
emphatically declared that he would
referee by all means If the club was
willing to back him in his stand. Nc
Carey responded by saying that the
club would call for Eyton as the man
to referee.
Neil Objects
When Jim Neil was informed of the
situation later he still maintained that
Eyton would not officiate. Just what
is to be the outcome remains for to-
day or tonight to develop.
During the course of the conversa-
tion at the lb office in the morning
naturally the subject of who might
referee in Eyton's place was broached.
Neil expressed himself as willing to
have my man that McCarey might
suggest Kid Montana, who will Sec
ond Paker, was among the numb~r in
the room and Neil proposed that Mon
tana would be IS suitable as anyone
else. Tommy Burns also came in for
a share of discussion as a possible
referee.
1t is to be hoped that another fiasco
does not result because of the present
situation, and probably the affair will
be fought as scheduled, after an eX
ceedingly warm session regarding who
shall eventually do the third mans
work.
This is the exact version of the affair
as frankie Neil put it yesterday:
Dad is my manager and what he
says goes. Billy Nolan kept Nelson
from mixing with Herrera, and dad
can do the same thing in this case"
Jim NeiPs objection to Eyton dates
from the Attell battle, which Neil
senior held should have been decided
as at least draw.
Immediately after the contest he
a 70 VITO fha do
cision. declaring that Charley would
never again officiate in a battle where
his son participated as a principal
Several days ago the rumbling which
has now broken into a full-hedged
thunder blast was heard when Neil
announced that Eyton was not to
referee. The Pacific club officials were
of the opinion that the objection would
not stand, and until yesterday, when
Neil formally stated the case to Nc
Carey, nothing had been done
The situation in nutshell: Neil saws
no Eyton. Eyton says it is up to the
club. Club says Eyton. Which will
give in?
frankie Neil went on the road twice
yesterday; once in the morning and
again in the afternoon covering four
miles in all. The little feather believes
In road work up to the end and was
perspiring freely when he came in for
the last time.
He has little to say regarding the
match beyond asserting that he will
endeavor to put Baker away as soon as
possible.
Don't think I'm going to stick
around for few rounds before opening
up" said Neil, as he lay on the rubbing
board
If I can get Harry in the first I'll do
1t. They say he is a clever boy, though,
and maybe I'll have to go for a while.
Anyhow | expect to get away with him
before the limit" Neil weighed lis
pounds yesterday afternoon.
Harry Baker is primed to the notch.
Montana Kid, who came in from Ar
cadia yesterday morning, says that
Harry is in fast trim and will give Neil
a great go. A strong point in Bakers s
favor is the fact that he has never be.
come too wise to learn, and readily
picks up every point lying around loose
Always abstemiouS in his habits the
clever amateur has prepared faithfully
Tor Nell and the best that is in him viii
snow tonight. He has said little re.
garclng what sort of a fight he intends
TO make and it remains to be seer
whether he will mix it with frankie n,
endeaVor to stand off and swap blows
Inc Preliminaries
Frank Mcdonald and Jack Nolan will
go behind Neil, while Montana Kid ant
van Court are to direct Baker.
Two six-round preliminaries will no
cur, the tirst between Red Fitzsimnon,
and Delaney, and the second wifi
Iommy Leahy and Jack Browne a,
principals. "
Red Fitzsimmons is not in "erand'
condition. Several days ago Will,
sparring with Neil, Fitz collided with
pad one that split the under portion o
his lip. A cold settled and yesterda
Red was sporting two very handsom,
Jaws that appeared as though the den
tist had finished with them. Fit hn
been termed the Kaleidoscope Ki,
around the Santa Monica training o,1ar
ters. where his ability to imitste a.
various styles OF Fitzsimmons. JeffrIas
Jim Corbett and a host of other ceIe
orltles' all in the short space of half
round, is deemed remarkable.
The first gong fans af q oiotat