Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-15
BIDDING FOR
RING CONTEST
RHY0LITE MAY OFFER LARGER
PURSE
Mecarey Intlmates That He VIII Make
Inducements, but the Outcome
Is observation-disclosures
on Deck

Si"e1ii CHdnce eSlStS that Jack u Brien
and Tommy Burns will accept today
any proposition tending toward a.
heavyweight championship battle. Com
plieetions appear in order, as Tom
McCarey yesterday signified an inten-
ton of raising the Rhyolite bid Of $685.
OOO. Rumors were abroad last night
mat Mike Riley, president of the To-
nopah Athletic club, was in town and
would offer 100000 purse.
Jack O'Bren was i'm conference last
night with f. c. Skinner, secretary of
the Rhyolite club, and agreed to give
skinner time limit i'm which to COM
munlcate with authorities at Rhyoite
as regards greater purse. meeting
has been set for today at noon between
Skinner, Burns and O'Brien, at which
time they We're to have come to some
conclusion. A new phase has entered
into the proceedings and probabilities
of an immediate agreement do not an
pear bright.
In any event the turn of affairs has
become extremely interesting, as it
looks to be something of bidding
proposition with Los Angeles and its
great population lined against the
golden mining camps of Nevada.
After considering the situation Tom
McCarey of the Pacific Athletic club
afternoon that he would make a stand
and though setting no definite offer,
intimated last night that he would
make tempting inducements.
Opportunity now exists for some
clever manipulation. O'Brien gives
Rhyolite the benefit of time. Will
McCarey show his hand today or not?
Tonopah Enters
1t is positively known that Mike
Riley of the Tonopah club tedegraphed
to this city a few hours ago that
Tonopah citizens would subscribe a
big purse for the match and with this
proposition at hand there will evil
IDENTIFY be a pretty play before the
affair terminates to the satisfaction
of some one.
Speaking of the situation at a late
hour last night. Jack O'Brien said:
II have been in consultation with
Mr.. Skinner of the Rhyolite Athletic
associat ton and he asked for a time
limit at least equal to that given Tom
McCarey. 1 couldn't see otherwise
than to agree and in the event of a
higher bid being made today Skinner
will be given an opportunity so far as
am concerned of presenting the sit
uatfon to his club. A finish battle would
be much to my liking and if they come
through with larger purse in Nevada
get the battle, if there is one"
A finish battle may be all very good
but O'Brien, it appears, should think
twice before rejecting anything like
q reasonable offer for a twenty y-round
contest. He has claimed superiority
over Burns and small possibility ex-
lists but that he could decisively prove
it in another twenty-round affair. His
forte is boxing, a cutting, tantalizing
drive being the strongest factor of his
ring power. A twenty-round battle on
form is cut out for him.
A keen undercurrent of interest was
apparent yesterday when it became
known that a little dot of civilization
had thrown the gauntlet, figuratively
speaking, at Los Angeles Should we
let a Nevada mining camp outdos a
metropolis? was a question uppermost
yesterday.
McCarey was besieged by those who
wished to know whether he would al
low Nevada to take the plum without
raising a protesting hand. Every per-
son who met Tom yesterday stopped
to put in an urging word. From the
consensus of opinion and sentiments
uttered it would appear that Los An
geles may stage such an attraction,
costly though the price may be.
ShrinerS will visit the city at Fiesta
time and the thousands upon pleasure
bent would undoubtedly swell a purse
fund.
McCarey would not state last night
what purse he might offer but covered
the situation as follows:
IT will do my best, and my best may
not be so very bad. Los Angeles has
always supported me well, ana in Sc
curing such a match I would not only
be catering to Los Angeles citizens per-
sonally but assisting in worldwide
advertisement"
Just what will develop today is prob
lematical. Should McCarey make an
offer, Rhyolite is yet to be heard from,
according to the statement of O'Brien
last night. Then what may Tonopah
do? Will MCarey be given a chance to
make final bid?
Should Tom McCarey eventually make
the offer accepted, he will have under
taken something of a record-breaking
task, and it will require no small assist
ance to carry the affair through sue
cessfully. Judging from the sentiment
thus far expressed, Los Angeles wishes
to cause even the golden favored places
of Nevada astonishment.
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