Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-11
PRIZE RING FAKE
DENOUNCED FROM
EVERY QUARTER
Wednesdays FiaSco
Disgusts Public
Patrons of Maud junction Treated
Unfairly When Rank Affair Is
Placed In Best Light
Possible

"I done think Tom McCarey ant
Tommy Burns am sunk as deep in d.
mire as Jack O'Brien am sunk in d.
mud"
That's the way a Broadway boot
black expressed his opinion of th'
prize fight expose yesterday afternoon
A thousand other opinions were to o'
heard around town town resorts
where nothing but the disgraceful con
dition of Los Angeles ring life formed
topic for conversation.
Every person directly or indirectly
connected with the affair was roasted
to a FRAGILE. The longer those VINO
paid $50 for a seat reflected upon tht
fact that Jack O'Brien, at least, made
absolutely no effort to fight, the more
do they wax angry.
One opinion above all others founc
more than forcible expression. Grant
ed than Tom McCarey and Burns
story is true and that they merely
wanted to double-cross O'Brien, the
fact cannot be overlooked that Nc
Carey digressed badly in allowing sucf
a match to proceed.
When the entire affair is summed III
from the conflicting statements, 1t ap'
pears that McCarey was absolutely tC
blame for even considering such
proposition. McCarey claims that once
the men were in the ring with knowl-
edge that there was to be no 'lay
down" they must needs go at it II
earnest and the best man win.
McCarey has contended since that
Wednesday nights affair was as good
or better than the first battle. Nc
Careys worst enemy would not take
him seriously in this statement. Those
who witnessed the fiasco realized that
O'Brien was merely trying to stay the
limit or lose by a foul
When it was agreed between Nc
Carey, Burns and O'Brien that Burns
was to lay down even though Nc
Carey and Burns meant fight-what
security did McCarey have that
O'Brien would train earnestly and
thus bring himself to a condition where
he would be able to render services
to q house which was paying him
thousands of dollars for a few mo-
ments in the ring?
If every other statement of McCarey
and Burns be true they cannot escape
unlimited censure for risking the pos
sibility of an unframed man going into
the ring to battle for championship.
OBrien Does Not Fight
O'Brien, however, did train and was
as far as appearances were concerned
in better condition than when he me-
Burns before. He was heavier anc
stronger looking.
McCarey's contention that O'Brier
would fight when forced to the wal
scarcely can stand as an argument
though many are wondering why the
Philadelphia did not endeavor to
thwart the conspirators.
When Jack O'Brien climbed into the
ring he was under an impression that
the end of twenty rounds or sooner
would see him a winner. But few
short hours before Tom McCarey, as
Billy Nolan puts it, trembling with
nervousness, assured the Phila-
delphfan, as though on oath, that Tom
my Burns would surely lose.
When O'Brien referred 10 the affair
in his rOOm A. The Angelus hotel
THURSDAY night h said: 4 surely give
McCzrsT credit fo- The best piece OF
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his OE-1 s-S-z-s--E
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nerVs z Da1- an Q Brts1, with MS
Gighty Temperament, was. 70 express
IL slangfully. mp II The air" There
was z Iosk of fear II his face aE
Burns bore down upon him Like Z
frightened deer ne shot 70 The ropes.
To many II appeared Is though
OBrien vas bent upon clearing the
cordage. Conscious previously that
Burns was MS master al mere fight
than ever the Canuck'E confidence and
bull like strength as he rushed from
his corner, cursing and daring his op-
ponent 10 come out and fight "On the
square"
McCarey has promoted fistic affairs
for long time and IL scarcely appears
credible that with his experience he
could not have foreseen that a fiasco
would result under such circumstances
All this is a fact, with the best pos
sible light thrown over Wednesday
Burns were endeayoring to expose
Jack O'Brien.
Then there are O'Brien's and Nolan's
versions of the nauseous affair. II
what O'Brien and Nolan say be true
the quicker Los Angeles rids itself OF
the ring game, the better. Fighting
has been well patronized and those
promoting have made money.
Just whom to believe appears beyond
the scope of most persons, and there
is no denying the fact that a blackel
eye than ever O'Brien or Burns dealt
to an opponent is stamped upon the
Los Angeles fistic game.
Purse in Question
Then arises the 100000 purse propo.
sition, which it appears was at no time
assured. Jack O'Brien, while II
the north, limited that the big money
was not consideration. Nevertheless
McCarey declared that the purse was
to be given.
O'Brien declares that McCarey de
INJURED at 100000. McCarey, on tht
other hacd, says that he switched from
the purse when O'Brien gave him ol
opening by suggesting fake. 1t wa
then, says McCarey, that he forceC
O'Brien to accept 80 per cent. of th
gate receipts.
The Philadelphia left Los Angelo
for San Francisco last night withou
making known his intentions. 1t will
be interesting to note whether OBriel
succeeds in making another match afte
his startling admissions in Los Ange
les. Locally he would scarcely be toI
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