The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-19
REFUSE TO
PAY BIG
FIGHTERS
Neither Fitz or Johnson
Have Received Money for
Wednesdays FiascO.

PHILADELPHIA, July 19.-Bob Fitz-
simmons got his bumps from Jack john
son at the Washington Sporting Club on
Wednesday night. but he has not received
any money as yet, and neither has hi=
conqueror. Ths entire receipts, which are
now said 10 nave been S4.SsS, are In the
hands of the attorney of the moneyed
man of the club. Samuel Greenlee. The
latter was served with notice on Wednes-
day afternoon that George Considine had
secured judgment against the money
coming to Fitzsimmons, and just before
the men began to box he was Informed
by Deputy Sheriff william Leedom that
he had an attachment from the Sheriffss
office attaching Johnson's money fer
breach of contract with Mr.. Weingarden.
After the bout johnson tried to get his
share of the receipts. which amounted TO
81, 2iS, and when the club refused to de-
liver the cash Johnson, it is alleged. be-
came very abusive, but, as there were a
couple of husky policemen present. there
was no display of physical force on the
part of the colored pngilist.
Mr.. Greenlee. who Is a real estate man.
says he has no interest in the Washington
Sporting Club from a sporting point of
view. his interests being in taking care
of the investment he has made In the
property at Fifteenth and Wood streets.
The management of the club. the match
making, etc. has developed entirely on
Billy Mccartney. Last night Mr.. Green
lee said that it was true that the share
of the receipts on Wednesday night due
to Fitzsimmons and Johnson had not been
paid out by him.. as he was waiting the
action of his attorney in the matter. He
had held the money on the demand of
Deputy Sheriff Leedom, and il was his
intention to place Johnson's money in the
Sheriff's office at II o'clock today. unless
something should turn up in the meantime
which he was not aware of at present. Mr..
Greenlee said that he would he glad to get
rid of the money. and that he was holding
1t merely for protection to himself, as he
wanted to be sure who got 1t in order that
there might not be any further claim
against him.
As to Fitzsimmons' money Mr.. Greenlee
was uncertain as to what would ultimately
become of 1t. as he would be guided by
the advice of his attorney. According to
the notice from the attorney of George
Considina. the money should be paid to
the latter and not to F-itzsimmons. But
owing to the fact that so many suspicious
circumstance in connection with the bout
have been noticed there is a suspicion In
the mind of many people that the ex-
champion was not acting on the level In
the matter. and that he had deceived the
club officials into the belief that he was
going to box up IN his best form. and thai
by not doing so he forfeited any claim HI
might have to his share of the receipts
The result may be a lawsuit over Fitz
simmons share Of the receipts. Mr.. Green
lee said last nigh that he could not Civ
any definite statement as to what he would
do, as he would be guided entirely by hi:
n 4+a. ,,,onn,,opdoffo, IL, tho paoffnr
Mr.. Greenlee said that the money for thf
preliminary fighters had been paid, as vel
as all other expenses of which he had
any knowledge.
Billy Mccartney yesterday said that b:
saw Fitzsimmons box Joe Janette on las
Sunday afternoon and was astonished a
the form shown by the old-time boxer, am
he had told every one he saw afterward o
the ease with which Fitz batted the biz
colored fellow around. The bout becam,
rough and fitz walloped Janette until TIL
latter asked him to go easier. On thil
showing Mccartney had calculated that Fit
would certainly be able to take care o
himself In n slx-round bout with Johnson
and that he would in addition make tbs
big colored fellow step as lively as he hee
ever done In his career.
The next day the accident to Fitzsim-
mons's arms occurred, and that. of course
put matters on a different footing. McCar
ney claims that he knew nothing of ths
accident until he heard Tommy Keenan'i
speech about a broken arm, and canno'
understand why 1t was not made clear II
him, as he feels certain that he could havs
satisfied the spectators by giving then
their choice of seeing Fitz and Johnson in
an exhibition bout or substituting Janett,
for Fftzsimmons, whichever the crowd pre-,
ferred. As to the non-payment of thl
money, Mccartney said that he had not
handled any of 1t and knew nothing as t
what disposition had been made of 1t.
That there was something essentially
wrong with the bout. and that at leasi
some of the parties conpected with It were
prepared for emergencies, was made mani
fest early in the evening. Before Fitzsim-
mons was seen about the club. Tom
o'Rourke told the newspaper men that
Fitzsimmons had a bad arm and that he
was afraid he could not go through with
the contest, and that before It was over
he would have to throw up the sponge for
the old man. Before he left the ring. and
later in the dressing-room, Jack Johnson
stated that the Fitzsimmons party had
asked him to fake with Fitz and let The
contest go the limit, but that he had de-
clined to consider the proposition and went
into the ring to win and had tried to do
so. Johnson denied hat he fouled Fitz
when he threw him in the early part of
the second round, and said that it was the
punch that put Fttz down. and that he
merely swung him away to let him fall
from the force of the punch. He further
said that when Mccartney claime that he
had fouled the old man he remarked:
We'll, how is this one2" And then sent
in the hard right which ended the match.