The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
TEST SENSATION
IN BOXING WORLD.
Why Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
Rcpudiated His Signed
/ Articles.
SOME INSIDE HISTORY
4 FIIi list Aspirant for Champion
M Honors to Take Such
4 Step,

Il Il .
Ess5 N E1yvS YORK, May 5.-Jnck O'Brien
tshasi1ustSbe shy OF d prscs agent Il PEI
n eonasis to Judge from some OF the re-
rs II, arks he has made since he called OF
ssSst1ie match with t1Titzsimnons, which was
Ms booked for the Tuxedo Club for May 80.
III NJ Tho other evening In Philadelphia he,
sSetatedEto one Of his friends, who happen
N ed to ask Nm why he cancelled his match
4swith ITitzsin,inons, that It was because
s ns the match had not received, according 10
Mn1ls way Of thinking, the proper amount
ssof newspaper notice.
on see,' said the idol Of the Quaker
sstown sports, rs he threw out his chest
ssatid winked Knowingly am the whole
s# cheese jtst now In the boxing game and
:sscan afford to take liberties With CLUB
I sssssarannsers, prize fighters and the pubic
Wand If things don't go to suit me- Just
s5Ysswait till they do. 81 !a$
i AS a matter Of course = continued the
:}fssNily Jack, as he iicked a piece Of grease
paint from the tip Of his nose and took{
IN another heave Mt his chest, II Will take
this match up again as soon as THINK
&the matter has ben sufficiently exploited
5 in the newspapers and sign UP new SCI
ssySof articles. These club managers, as q
matter Of fact, have got to have me ~
ses they want to get the money, and that IS
4 sthxhv5 I can afford to be a$litHe 'cockey'
Kin the matter. I am the attraction, as YOU
! sknow, and can pack any house IN when
4 tssSI fenpear as one of the contestants, and II
@those club managers want my services let
Fsthem pay me and they can have them
II gsl When reminded that he should have
& sstaken that position before signing nrtlcles
s$nf agreement rs he had done In TINS case,
1, lchcst, and replied that signing articles fot
& 81 rreenent 80 far as he was concerned,
s2stwas only a joke ft,
t.There may have been limo when
would have respected an agreement !
:,entcred into. he replied but that was 8.s
2ss.before became great pugi l1st.&l>o 2 =
II us different can do as please, and me
4 sother fellow has to stand for it, because
"a nm the real jim Jeffries of the prize
Sring at this time. .Es H..
5a:s "Then again. this match was really
H sgneyer on MS old Ftz had no intention o.
Sssshghtinr me. He told me that he would
d make a big bluff when we were ARA y
{ Sing the match about waning " " -,
4 Winner take all, but i must not pay any
Y "a ttentlon to him, as he wanted TO give
d himself a little boosting. but mus1
understand that under no conslce1ht''o o.
be first for less than nm enual ~,
#syision OF the purse, So, of course, ! Went
head. more to help me :, poor pc oiu : 49,
4 gout than anything else :. !. X,
Hart and Burns. Let me see, say ,,a 80
acharnpion sidestepper. peiieyc -,
81 5lleard those names mentioned sol'ie" w
n art and Burns?a Oh yes. They are thu
&gs3 two big stiffs that engaged In sort OF q
81 sCumberland style Of wrestling match out
Rsin Los Angeles not long ago. winch l 50
n disguised the audience that they nearly
Enaused4a riot Yes yes rei1leltlp pei e'l.s,e
jjssszi wo big dubs For heavens , sake sou
would not expect me TO engage ~ q s!'" .I,
Il contcstEwith either one OF t1e e' Moulu