Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-10
O. 'BR|EN ADMITS
PREVIOUS FIGHT
WAS FRAME UP
Decision of Draw Is
Prearranged
Local Game Given a Black Eye from
Which It viii Never Recover.
Fakers Finally Con-
fess All

Charges and counter charges of fax
ing. chicanery, double crossing and all
other forms of weird ring politics
which may be practiced by prize
fighters and promoters filed the air
yesterday. Jack O'Brien and Billy
Nolan capped the climax last night
with a story which, if the hundredth
mart he true. reveals the most gigantic
ring deception ever planned IN the MS
tory of that ruffled department OF
physical exertion.
tt did not require tender nostrlls 10
detect the unsavory odor which per
meated the air at Maud JuIic.loi,
Wednesday evening. OBrien grlnneo
last night as he reflected on the meth
ods employed by him in an effort TO
remain the twenty rounds. Said ne:
tssWhen l knew they double crossed
me NV only thought was to stay long
enough to get what money was coming
to me-"
A statement early in the day by
Tommy Burns proved the first bomb
Following hard upon the miserable af-
fair at Maud Junction. Burns assert
ed that he and McCarey had delip-
erately arranged to double Gloss JACK
O'Brien after the latter had proposed
that Burns should clay down"
OBrien labored under the impress
sion that he was to win from Tommy
Burns until Referee Eyton declared
all bets off just. before the gong
Changed. When The Philadelphian re-
allied that he was undone so far as
scheming was concerned he apparent
ly was overcome with fear. This ac-
counts for his rush from Burns as the
latter went after him.
1T will be remembered that OBrien
sat for full five seconds in his corner
after the gong sounded. Burns tolo
Yesterday of his greeting to OBrien
as he went after him, announcing that
the fight was to be on the square. Lit
tie wonder that a fiaSco resulted.
Burns Talks
Burns story is to the effect that
O'Brien visited him twice at his Adams
street home with a proposal that Burns
Law down and give O'Brien a chance 70
retain his prestige while Burns was to
receive the winners end of the purse.
Burns consented.
According to Burns, he decided that
a royal opportunity had presented IT.
self to get even with OBr1en for past
indignities. Burns declares that y BrleA
made his proposition last December
and that he (Burns) determined not to
tell McCarey of the deal until mo-
ment before gong time, when he would
ask that all bets be called Off.
O'Brien in the meantime, says Nc
Carey and Burns, approached the Tor
mer and suggested that 1t would De
very nice for all concerned If Burns
would agree to go out. McCarey de-
oIafed that ne world not stand for such
q proposal O'Brien then is said 10
have left McCarey with the suggestion
that he see Burns.
The meeting between McCarey and |
O'Brien occurred on the night o. the |
Mellody-Twin Sullivan fight. McCarey |
saw Burns later and questioned him.
Burns then confessed the transaction |
to McCarey, telling him thar all bets
were to be called off.
McCarey ana DUrns then tell of i
scheme made to double cross O'Brien.
The Philadelphia was told that Burns
would go out in the eleventh round.
McCarey and Burns planned that all |
bets would be called off and the gong |
rung before O'Rrien could enter an OBJ
lection.
"Well, we got him." said McCarey to
Purns as he met the latter at a down |
town resort yesterday morning. "Ycs, |
I always knew he was a faker and |
now have shown him up" replied the |
Canuck
McCarey and Burns then told at |
published above.
One feature and in the light of re-
cent criticisms a remarkable one, lies |
in the fact that Billy Nolan seems of
all parties concerned the one who at |
tempted to thwart Wednesday even
ing's affair.
Nolan dropped into McCarey's office
yesterday afternoon and McCarey
handed him a check for $780, go,
O'Brien's financial gain.
AS he sat waiting for his money No
Ian declared that he had endeavored to
persuade McCarey and O'Brien that
they call the battle off rather than go
on under such conditions.
'I would have wished anything rather
than that this happened with me con-
nected. l know too well what they will
say about me, and before heaven 1
didn't know what was UP until a day
or so ago. My words to McCarey were
that if Burns or O'Brien had to break
a leg as an excuse the affair should be
called off,"
Nolan Not Blamed
McCarey did not deny Nolan's state-
ment. Before Nolan entered the room
McCarey asserted strongly that Nolan
should not be blamed for anything that
occurred, the framing being none of his
doing.
McCarey in telling or the arrange
1nent stated that O'Brien was made to
promise that he would not wager
cent. O'Brien said last night that he
did not bet a penny, though his word
will not count for much.
Nolan and O'Brien sprang an alto
gether different story last night. AS a
party entered O'Brien's room the Phila-
Gelphian remarked:
''Well boys, the big expose has come
Ii goes to show that men are not hon
est. I'm not trying to excuse myself.
1 was crooked if you wish, and was
handed nice package Wednesday
night. But it takes more than one to
frame things and those who double
crossed me instigated the proceedings"
O'Brien kept close to his room at the
Angelus yesterday and refused to be
seen until he had held long CONSUL
tation with Nolan.
The Philadelphian assumed a nom
chalant manner and glibly told his tale,
which may also be taken for the worth
of a takers word. O'Brien's version ap-
pears above.
Nolan has apparently become entan-
gled much against his will. For once
at least the unpopular manager is
,,1eshed about with circumstances which