Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-02

part guarantee of a purse of 81 $50,
the balance to be placed in the hands
of the sporting editor of the Balti-
more News on the day that Patsy
Kline, of your town. and George
CLANCY, of this city, sign articles of
agreement to box twenty rounds be-
fore the aforementioned club. The
Highland Club is located in High
landtown, Maryland, a fiye-cent car
fare out of Baltimore, whose police
department have no say over the ar
rangements to be made. Both boys
must agree to let either Jack McGuf-
gan, of Philadelphia, or Charley
White, of New York, officiate as ref
cree. The purse to be split 40 per
cent. to winner and 80 per cent. to
loser. If the boys are under the i'm
preston that they will outdraw their
guarantee they can gamble by ac-
cepting go per cent. of the gross re-
ceipts. Our club Is a new organiza-
ton, backed by some of the best
sporting characters in the South, In
Guiding Vincent O'Connor, son of John
L. O'Connor leading politician of Bal
timore county. Patsy need not fear
of getting bad break here, as he is
well liked for his many battles which
we know were strictly on the level.
We will also see that four-ounce
u.
and CLANCY will accept these terms
and arrange to pull off this contest
early as possible, we are respectfully,
THE HIGHLAND A. c.,
T. Genny Franklin, Matchmaker.
1t is understood in Newark that
Kline, for telling the truth about his
fight against CLANCY, is lin bad" in
Baltimore. To take the Baltimore
News for granted. Kline is not wanted
down there at all. He has been ac-
cused by the News as being
'squealer," whereas. he simply told
a fair, straightforward story of his
bout. Not single part of Kline's
statement has been disputed, yet he is
being roasted by the Baltimore press.
All Kline said was that the gloves he
wore weighed eight ounces, which is
so; that his end of the purse was put
up In a certain persons hand and he
would not have received a penny IL
he had knocked out CLANCY, and that
an agreement was made that If both
men were on their feet at the end of
the ten rounds the bout would be de-
clared draw. Kline also insists that
the fight wasn't a frame-up. So far,
in all the arguments and criticisms.
presented by the Baltimore News, not
a single one of Kline's statements
has been disputed. Kline has been
only fair to himself in his statements.
He hasn't acted Z the part of
"squealer" at all. The gloves, |
know. were entirely out of order, for
/ have seen them If Kline is not
telling the truth in regard to the
gloves, to the purse and to the deci-
sion agreement. which is the only i'm
Piled statements made by Patsy,
Danny" the Baltimore News expert.
should put on his DISCUSSES and go
out and do Sherlock Holmes
C
No sooner had the plan to move
the finishing line at the Velodrome
been made known than some of the
fans had raised an objection. Two
of the complaints follow:
]. p. NJ:
see MacFarland is going to put
the tape over at the Mum avenue
turn. but that is very unfair. For
those who go in the grandstand and
watch the races it is all well and
good to have the judges stand moved
there. 1t is not good, though, for the
grandstand. If he is doing that bo-
cause he thinks the riders will elimi-
nate the switching" why not fine
them instead and that will be better
A.. -, -tea to- - i
turn. That is displeasing instead of
pleasing the spectators. I wish he
would eliminate that idea. S. C.
The tape is not going to be changed
this year, but it will be changed
next year, Manager MacFarland says.
You have the wrong turn in mind,