The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-30
SPORTING TALK OF INTEREST.
DELANEY SIGNS FOR JEFFRIES
no FIGHT BILL SQUIRES.


A suffering sporting pu bile will no doubt
be somewhat relieved to know that Billy
Delaney. acting for James J. Jerries. has
agreed TO cut the haggling short by accepting
the terms Of the Rhyolite A. G. of Nevada
for a finish hght with Bill Squires. the alleged
champion OF Australia. After thinking the
matter over carefully Delaney evidently
came to the conclusion that a bird in the hand
was worth two In the bush and that instead
Of waiting for other Nevada clubs to bid for
the match it was good policy to nail the Rhyo-
lite offer OF $4,000 while there was a chance.
JefYries wanted to hold back for more money.
but Delaney. realizing that $4,000 was a
ridiculously large purse for a one sided mill.
signed articles OF agreement prepared by one
Of the Rhyolite promoters. BY these articles
Jeffries agrees to fight Squires to a finish
some day in April with five ounce gloves
under Marquis Of Queensberry rules. the
referee 10 be chosen by mutual consent.
The articles also contain q clause which
allows Squires to charge expenses for himself
and trainer to and from this country. III
purse is to be divid ed 90 per cent. TO the winner
and 70 per cent. to the 10 ser. as requested by
the Australian. A cablegram was senA to
Squires ysster day setting forth the fact that
Delaney and Jeffrise had accepted terms
and that IL was up TO the Antipodean TO wire
that the match was satisfactory. Sduires was
also instruc ted to sail from Australia for San
fTAnClaCO on JAnuaTy 20. m bnhb GIN r1tN
therefore. Is Sources signature to the articles.
which he may afix when he arrives here.
But in the meantime some persons may
reach SQuires with the tip that he would fare
better by first fighting the winner OF the
Burns-0 'Brien nght or by taking on Jack
johnson, In which case Squires. If he should
nay heed to such advice. would put Jenries
and the Rhyolite people up in the air. Jefries.
by the way. Ia coming In just now for a scoring
hnoausa h. haa Aa1lfnad kO maaf .Inhnann
As a matter OF fact. no club has ever made an
offer Of a purse for such q battle and there
seems to be no desire among the various fight
promoters to consider johnson at all. To
accuse Jeffries Of cowardice in drawing the
color line on johnson 10 apparently a case Of
malice pure and simple.
Tommy Ryan did noe have to wait long
before getting q reply from Hugo Kelly. the
Chicago boxer who 10 claiming the middle
weigh championship Just now. Although
Kelly L. engaged TO fight Joe Thomas at Denver
on January %. he has signed with Ryan for a
championship fight at l6s pounds before the
club Offering the largest purse. Bids for this
interesting mill will be open until January 6.
the fight to take place the latter part OF Feb
.rusry or early in March. Here Is a chance for
some Of the Nevada promoters to hang up a
big bag of gold for a fight that should prove
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worth $50 900. surely Ryan and Kelly are
entitled TO at least the same figures. Ryan
has not taken part in a championship battle
for some time. He is much older than Kelly.
but he Ia the same clever. scientific ring
general Of days gone by. Ryan has always
been q crafty match maker. but this time.
according to Chicago fight experts. he has
taken on a man In Kelly who will make him
60 at a pretty swift pace.
A racetrack man who returned here yes
terday from New Orleans said that so far
the game there has been anything but easy.
Because of the crusade against the pool
rooms In this city there are about 200 New
Workers. IN the Crescent City. a majority OF
them in a tight NJ. These fellows made the
trip to New Orleans with practically nothing
In their pockets after buying ira nspor tation.
They have found It impossible to secure
Jobs as sheetwriters. cashiers or runners for
the books In operation for the reason that
q preference has been shown in almost every
case for Westerners. The fact that there
are no free badges in circulation 10 another
hardship for the New York crowd, particu-
hrly for the reason that the admission rate
has been raised to sl.50. Unless the tide
turns very soon many OF these oldiers OF
fortune will begin the Journey back TO Man
haitian by easy stag e
Very few bookmakers who operated here
last season are in line at New Orleans. the
bulk OF the business being monopolized by
the -Tiller combination and other
Western chaIkers. There are nearly thirty
books In the ring. and all Of them have to
pay 500 a day for Ave races. with sl3 for each
extra event on the card. IL there are seven
races each book is forced to pay sl26. which
nets a handsome revenue for the rack mana
gers. The books use the old fashioned
blocks and states. with tickets handed "a
bettors In receipt for wagers. Burlew 4
O'Neill have the other owners easily beaten.
The partners have not wagered much money
at the track. but It e said that by means Of a
secret code they have sent word to big opera
tors in different parts Of the country Just
when 60 bet on their horses in the poolrooms
By this arrangements It Is possible to foroe
the prices against the B. 4 O.. horses up in
the ring 90 that the rooms stand to get { h'
worst OF 1t when I he money goes down..
Many prominent men interested in the tur
can be seen any afternoon at the Waldorf
Astoria. Yesterday there was q notabl
gathering which included John A. Drake
John W. Gates. A. b. Hudson. Al. Dryer
Matte Corbett. J. II. Bradford, j. G.. Follans
bee. Fred q. Calhoun. Frank Farrell. d. {
johnson. p. j. Dywer. E. T.. Smathers an
many others. The big hsndicaps. entries 70
which close on Wednesday. and the propose
crusade at Albany against racing in Ne'
York State were among the topics hat helpe
to make the time pass rapidly.
In addition to riding more winners tina
any other Jockey. Miller. up to last Wednes
day, had won hfty-nine stakes for a total Q
SOS .2s3. Willie Shaw is second with seven
teen stakes and tll9.l95. Radtke is thir
with ~twentg-six stakes and s1l4, 734. JAG
Martin Is fourth with fifteen stakes an
sIii 800. Sewell. who was killed at AaueducI
Is fifth with twenty stakes and sos ,ieO. Ate
these boys come Garner. t7s. SIS; Lyme. SOS. i0'
Knapp, ga, SIS; L. Williams. $40. lao: Nat RAJ
steeplechase rider, s40.s3S; Dugan, Barne
sohreiber's boy. $4,000. and so on. AlthOug
Miller has . big lead. he failed to score
triumph In the Metropolitan. Brooklyn
Suburban, Brighton. Futurity, Realization
Annual Champion. Tidal and other stake
which usually head the List in point Of value
The rumor will not down that Manager
McGrsw Ia trying TO effect Q trade by whic
Iron Man MoGinnity will go 70 the st. Louis
Nationals In exchange for Pitcher Buster
Brown. IL 10 said that the deal hangs FIRE be
cause the st. Louis manage has demanded a
exorbitant amount OF cash 30 boot. McGin
nifty has always been willing to enter the boz
out OF his turn and has worked loyalty an
s~trenuously for his employers. With Balti-
mora Rrn0klvn and Nav York the Iron Ma