The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-10
Had to Agree TO Lay
sn TO Get Quaker
h Into Ring.
|lPR0TECTS PUBLIC
BETTING PROPOSITION
WAS to Bet and Divide
sds With Burns, Who
proved Honest.

sSGELES, MAY "a full ex'
of the many suspicious teA-
lie Burns O Brien fight before
: Athletic club last night was
e Associated Press today by
lirns, the winner. Burns
'Brien was caught in one Of
laps last night, He refused
! nd ] could not get him TO
Aiter the arena until after |
led to lay down and let him
hit. l saw no chance other
,s him into the ring. ] want
Z v the country that | was
amaster. ! was anxious 10
he was no match for me,
Trip him decisivcly. After a
4 renee with the other side,
possibility of pulling of the
Fas / agreed TO prcarranged
|, shich ! was to be the loser.
lr,onsented TO this, resolving
Ia the gong sounded the first
h Freak my promise with the
.pso throw the fight, and 90 in
nThis I did. and the result
d int. O'Brien was taken off
"A was scared to death. Ev-
b how he hesitated about
= corner when the first gong
d how his seconds had to
,it of his chair. He knew !
4 too cuuningly for them all
re was due for a beating.
Bets Called OF.
the bets being called off.
mental in having that done
Iotection Of the public. |
make this explanation aft
I'D / did not want to see the
a1ked into losing any of lis
6ae calling off of the bets cost
ig for | stood to win that
SseIf. y
- McCarey of the Pacific Ath.
II today confirmed Burns
y Every detail of it was
\ )orated by McCarey. The
fVe--Bmns he down was
Hy the latter, in order 10 get
Fu } the ring, but there was no
pil the part OF Burns or Nc.
1rry out the agreement with
z3 side. McCarey said be
$40 be distinctly understood
ril Nolan, Battling Nelson s
as not involved in the af-
t1st of tho sporting world
Sc,urlesque given under the
: boxing contest is without
on Was Suspicious.
Charles Eyton said today
!, nee to the fight:
:, Statement today is the first
Il had about any agreement
- men. ] am not surprised,
W the revelations, as there
y. of suspicious circumstances
all bets last night after a
With Manager McCarey, We
@y suspicious circumstances
Q-gfith the betting and agreed
6lld be an injustice to the
Fllow the bets to stand. /
b,,c rsonally that the exposure
ldc, for it will help to shut
" ise out of the boxing game
II for dishonest purposes, -
h 4ey Makes Statement.
OF aftctnocn Manager Me-
Nsnted TO make n full state
q ( fake fight arrangement;
y h'ement of Tommy Burns re-
y method Of getting Jack
20 the ring last night is true
r1rticular. OiBrien came to
as declaring that he was
~ on with the battle, Then
led Burns and after he had
,;;.sn deeply on the expense he
81 iat Burns enter into a fake
!, aim and allow him 10 beat
y q ring and be declared tho
= Deal Fixed Up.
!, 4 said that under no other
lses would he enter the ring
40 Tommy consented TO the
4 gicn was TO bet on himself
Eai Burns wcro to divide the
- hen came TO me with the
ling that this was the only
bch . 'Brien could be gotten
ing and suggested that he
- carry out the agreement.
~ to be the best thing 10
y iced 10 the condition, taking
ft.'s OF the two fighters for
ee IN order to protect my.
rie 'kcd to me To be the only
% 'Brien TO fight and, not
~, lisappoint the public, | went
|,r arrangements.
y MI hhlS tlIl!c, dCtbGNluS 70
~, was placing all the money
btNtand on himself To win and
w MT down TO 10 10 Is yester.
)n- o Brien had no intima.
Aipurns was going to double
i'ntil the referee entered the
~. found that 'Brieu had
ro = agreement with Burns.
- conditions of the mattel
6 9 OF us met and agreed tina,
40 receive half Of the purs,
~ Brien was to get 30 pc,
liz gross receipts. This wa.
VI v me, for the receipts fcl
bSag,O0O. so | am not n yer,
'FsSon the event.
g Bars on Windows.
,as finally located in n room
fPlus hotel. lie was suifcrin,
:. Nts TO his face and hands re