Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-09-29
SULLIVAN DENIES CHARGES

Spor ing circles waxed warm yes
tcrday and O'Mara's signed statement
was the subject of much gossip. Some
were willing to believe that OMara
was telling the truth and there were
others who thought that il was re-
vcuge on his part to even up for
money due him. Well. II is the same
old s,Ory; the fighters themselves al.
ways kill the game. and If OMara's
statement is true II is good thing
the game was stopped before some
big fake was framed up for the pub.
lie.
This Is what makes the whole
thing look bad for o Mara. lie claims
that he brought Sullivan from Frisco
under agreement Everyone knows
tia O'Mara acted as Sullivan's train.
er and second while here. lie claims
to have known all the insidcs TO the
shady work that was being framed up
ana TO make things worse he was the
lad who chose Sulliyans gloves from
the center Of the ring. ana IL there
was anything wrong he is just as
gully as Sullivan. Why did he not
come out before and tell the people
what was going on? lie heads his
statement by saying that Il Is in the
interest Of sport that he makes this
statement II II was in the interest
Of sport and he Is such a good sports
man. We ask again: Why did he not
make his sta emcnt before?
Now as to Billy Woods part in this
affair OMara claims that Woods
was chosen by Sullivan because he
stood in" and would take orders so
as to give sullivan all the best of IL.
The gloves may have been fixed and
all of that but we do not think nor
can O'Mara make MS believe that Bill.
Is Woods was a party to any frame
up. The writer was a rngsidc wit.
ness to all Of the fights in question
and watched each fight carefully.
I Billy Woods was chosen % referee
these bouts because he was the only
man In Honolulu who knew anything
about the game that would take the
| responsibility of rcferCulng. and he
got jus, what others. who were asked
| to oficiac. escaped. The writer.
much against his will. refereed the
I first bout Sullivan had here with Hui.
/ hui. and was asked TO referee others
I that Sullivan INDUCED In. but refused.
/ gOu win see that Sullivan did no,
insist uUon Woods. but look him be.
/ cause there was no one else.
Billy Woods has had the confidence
~ The people here ana hts word
/ will stand against O'Mara's. who must
/ admit that. aCtlug as Sullivan's train.
| CO. and second. he is jus, as guilty
rs Sullivan.
During the McllvaiB.Suliiyan fight
/ 7 sat in the first row OF chairs at sui
/ llyun's corner and had OMara In
I front OF me all through the fight. Dur.
ing this time O'Mara WIS advising
Sullivan. When the latter would
sting MCIlvala the negro would hold
on and many times Sullivan might
have finished the fight had Woods
separated them In time. During
these periods both O'Marn and Sulli.
van pleaded with Woods 10 separate
| them and break Mcllyain out OF the
/ CdinchCs. Woods has evidently been
/ reading OF Eddie Crancy not placing
la hand on fighters while in The ring
and thought he would follow the Fris.
co referees lead. In this way Woods
! proved slow and let the two men hang
together. During these periods
O'Mara was heard TO excllim, "Looil
at thai stiff Woods; why don't he
break thcm?" II Woods was in on
any deal he would have been in a
hurry to pull MIR. Negro out of the
/ clinches. so that Sullivan could FIN.
ish him.
/ In the other fights that Sullivan en-
gagged In here they were mostly jokes
We must take the credit OF knock.
out from Sullivan in this bout and
claim that Silva laid down. Sullivan
could have put poor old Spider Welch
away with 20.Ouncc gloves.
II Is impossible 10 say as to the
COndi ion OF the gloves, as II would
have been necessary to handle them
to notice their condition. We do re-
member that all were old gloves with
the exception of those used in the
| last contest between Sullivan and Nc.
/ Twain. How such an old stager as
| Welch would fall for such a trick Is
more than We can understand.
OMara and Sullivan came to Ho.
nolulu on a transport and at that with
out ticket. The steward might tell
an interesting story of the two young
sers who juggled hash on their way
TO Honolulu. Well this Is the way
/ OMara bought Sullivan his meal
ticket TO Honolulu. Now O'Mara Is
sore because he sees his three squares
per vanishing.
Sullivan, when seen In regard 70
this affair, denies It all. and Is only
sorry that Billy Woods was dragged
into the scandal. AS long as there
Is boxing there will be dark transac-
tions, the same as in politics. bust.
ness and all sports-anything TO get
the coin.
A thorough investigation of the
whole affair will be published in the
sporting columns of this paper on
Monday.