The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-13
M'CARTY AFRAID
OF. BOMBARD|ER?
American Refuses $4,000 to
Meet English Heavyweight Be-
fore New York Audience.

New York. February Els Luther
McCarty. who holds the nIcCarey white
hope championship belt afraid to try
conclusions with Bombardier Wells.
the British heavyweight title holder?
Wells arrived here last Saturday for
the purpose of boxing ten rounds with
McCarty In the Garden. The Briton
accepted the Garden A. C. terms and
Manager Gibson sent a wire to Nc
Carty's manager. William Mccartney.
TO talk II over. Mccartney conferred
with Gibso nhere on Saturday and
Monday. but would not agree to sew
crai emlnently fair propositions.
Mccartney III the first place demand
ed 40 per cent OF the gross receipts.
The Garden A. c., owing to tho i'm
portance OF the match, agreed to
stretch the usual guarantee to 55 per
cent OF the gross receipts Wells ac-
copied nm offer Of 20 per cent with
out protest, but when Mccartney said
he wanted 40 per cent Gibson turned
him down. Gibson stated that Nc
Carly could have 80 per cent after
Mccartney admitted that he believed
the bout would draw more than $40,
600 But McCarty's manager refused
- accept.
son late Monday night. "rll take your
30 per cent and pay you $4,000 in
cash for II. That will be more money
than any big fellow has ever received
for a ten round bout in this or any
other country"
II don't want it," replied Mccartney.
Are you afraid to box?" asked the
get somebody else to meet Wells, but
at the Same time the public will
realize that McCarty Is not real
champion"
'McCarty isn't afraid. but he wants
all tho money he can get" responded
AIcCarney. eve are entitled TO more
coin than Wells, for We arc the card
now"
IF you refuse 10000 or 90 per cent
of a $4,000 house you can't explain
yourself" snapped Gibson. why last
summer you were begging us to give
sou bout with Willard and Stewart
We gave you two bouts and you
promised to come back here from Cali
fornia and box Wells this spring How
about III"
I'VE are making $500 week on
the road" was the heated reply land
VIC don't need money now. We
don't care what you say about us in
New York, for McCarty IS popular
everywhere else"
"IIl give you until o'clock Tues
day afternoon To accept $4,000 or 30
per cent" said Gibson. land il don't
hear from you we will go ahead with
other plans
Til go to Pittsburgh and talk 1t
over with McCarty," was the reply.
Mccartney was In the Smoky City yes
tcrday with his fighter. but he sent
no word to the Garden a. C.'s manager.
Gibson telegraphed Gunboat Smith I'm
California last night to come East at
once for bout with Wells. 1t Is
possible thHt Jess Wizards trouble
with Buffalo club, for which he IS
under suspension. will be patched
up so that the Boxing Commission will
reinstate him. In that event willard
will box the Bombardier I'm the spring.
Fireman Flynn is another prospective
opponent for the British champion.
II was limited last night that McCarty
had made an agreement with Promoter
McCarey. of Vernon. Cal. not to box
before July 4 and that he would ac-
ccpt an offer from McCarey to box
Wells twenty rounds on that date.
But Wells said last night that he in
tended TO live up TO his contract with
the Garden a. c. and under no circum-
stances would he go TO the coast
Frank Chance, who saw McCarty
beat Palzer at Vernon on New Years
Day. says that McCarty Is poor hit
ter and lacks real clcverness He de-
clarcs that Palzer told him after the
mill that McCarty would prove an easy
mark for Wells IL they ever met. Glib
son accuses McCarty with breach of
faith. He says he furnished McCar-
ncy with money to take McCarty to
the coast last fall In return for
verbal promise 10 box the British
champion here. Gibson says that Nc
Carney paid the money back on Sat
urday
Mcfarland and Britton will box in
the Garden on March :. Gibson has
March II open, and Wells probably will
box somebody. IL not McCarty, on that
date. The Garden will be used for
other purposes after that until early
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