Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-13
NJ CAREY OFFERS
COSTLY BELT
BURNS BINDS HIMSELF TO
MEET 0'BRIEN
Quaker Given Three Months in Which
to Decide and viii Have First
Opportunity of Disputing
for Title

ASp1rantS for the heavyweight cham-
pionship of the world need not be asked
to Sit up and take notice after learning
of Tom McCarey's action yesterday
when he signified an intention of plac-
ing a $500 belt for the man carrying
away the championship honors in the
heavyweight division.
Tommy Burns and Jack O'Brien,
however are the boys who may have
first opportunity of capturing the gold
en- girdle. Yes, this is to be a strictly
high-class belt-one that becomes the
possessor of world beating arms and
other necessities of the successful
! ring man.
! 1t is to be expected that much skep-
ticism will be Forthcoming when Nc
Carey's offer is made known, especial
ly among the eastern brethren who at
the present time are worrying them
selves to death regarding McCareys
apparent position at the helm. Says
| Tom:
1.-The boy who gets this sursingle may
have far-away feeling some time be-
meath the belt place. l don't mean that
it will be a useless memento of his
days in the ring. Should the grass grow
short-well he can take off the belt.
Abe Attells brothers will give him
over $40O for his $500 belt now, and
the Attell boys run a. pretty tight sort
of pawnshop. Yes, 1t may come in
handy some day.
Startling developments occurred yes
terday regarding O'Brien and Burns
startling in that Burns wishes to meet
OBrien in the very near future, and
posted $25OO with McCarey that he
would fulfill a Fiesta week date
should O'Brien be willing. Upon the
Philadelphian's actions will depend
his right to have first combat with
Burns for the belt. The proposition
was placed before him last night and
McGraw gave O'Brien until the 18th of
March to determine. Should he decide
not to accept Burns will have the right
Of selecting any opponent whom he
may desire.
O'Brien Wants Battle
O'Brien walked into McCarey's of
flee Immediately following the offer
made by McCarey and Tommy's post
ing of his forfeit money.
Nothing definite resulted, though the
Quaker expressed himself as perfectly
willing and anxious to- meet Burns, in
a finish battle If possible. The money
question will be paramount, though
O'Brien says that he will also have a
distinct understanding about rough
tactics before again entering the ring
The most striking feature of the stu
alton as it now exists is that Burns has
bound himself to McCarey for three
months at least and in the meantime it
is extremely probable that the latter
Will not allow. grass to grow in large
patches.
Burns action also squelches all prop
ositions of Nevada promoters concern
ing an immediate battle between him
self and O'Brien. Dispatches from
Rhyolite yesterday were to the effect
that Fred Skinner, match maker of the
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to arrive in Los Angeles with a certified
check for $685. 900 for a finish battle be-
tween the two heavyweights. OBrien,
when asked as to the offer, said that no
one had approached him regarding a
Rhyolite contest and that he believed
the rumor to be but an advertising
scheme
ANY $4,000 offer for finish contest
would be pleasing to me-" said O'Brien.
81 would like a finish affair and natur-
ally wish to get all the money possible.
Too Much Johnson
Eastern sporting pages have been de-
voting much space to the question of
/. Jack Johnson and his right to battle
for the heavyweight championship with
Burns or O'Brien. and no end of accu-
setons have been made relative there
to.
= SO Tar as Burns is concerned he gave
/ his version for good and all yesterday
afternoon while waiting for O'Brien to
drop In. Picture conferences are In Or
der daily, as Burns wishes with Nc
Carey to secure O'Brien's interest in
the films. Jack himself would like to
, assume Burns end and both men
should be graduate politicians once
they decide the question.
Say" said Tommy. When Tommy
: wishes to be unusually emphatic he al
ways has recourse TO the word "Say."
Say! 1 wish some one would put an
end TO these stories that l ever intend
ed meeting Jack Johnson. / am having
hard time with my wife now, as she
wants me to cut out this business. |
don't know what she would do II she
heard fought negro. She's a south
erner and / guess you know what
southern folks think OF negroes. They