Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-07

what the CONDITIONS VIII De nave MOI
been stated. but Kline has declared
right along that he would not box
CLANCY in Baltimore unless he got
$3.50 for his end of the purse. That
is not much, considering the amount
of publicity that has been given to
the contest. provided, of course that
the Baltimore News has the right kind
of prestige in the sporting field. The
news has a fine little sporting editor
in Emanuel Daniels, who writes
cleverly on sporting affairs. In this
particular case Danny" has written
cleverly, but he has failed, though, to
grasp the real point of the story of a
controversy that just makes another
Kline CLANCY battle in Baltimore i'm
perative.
The Baltimore News has been try
ing to make some one out a prevari-
Gator, when it could have found out
the whole truth by simply asking
those most concerned in its own
home town. But, instead, 1t has
ravaged the sporting comment of the
Evening Star, and then. without put
ting the facts as presented up to
those who would know 1t, they sim
ply come back with an attack on
Kline Here in Newark just what
happened in the Kline-Chaney fight
is as clear as the driven snow. The
Baltimore News could make it just
as clear to it's readers If Danny
would only observe the point of the
story and bring out the facts. But
he has said that it is not up to him,
and If not, pray, why so deeply inter
est himself in the matter at all?
Danny" takes the Evening Star
stories, ignores the plain. direct, I'M
vanished statements, and then goes
on to criticise Kline. That has been
the attitude of the Baltimore News in
a controversy that doesn't amount to
shucks as far as l am concerned.
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The facts in the case are clear:
Kline fought CLANCY, Baltimore ia
vorite, managed by a Mr.. Bletzer,
promoter of a Baltimore
club Kline was guaranteed SO much
for his services. Previous to the
bout there was misunderstanding
as to the number of rounds to be
fought, and even as to the date of the
fight. However, Kline went to Bal
timore and fought CLANCY. and he
came back here the next day and told
a story Of his treatment down there.
Kline said:
81 had to fight with eight-ounce
gloves. My end of the purse was put |
into the hands of an outsider and l |
have received a penny of 1t |
If l had knocked out Clancy.
I'VE fought in baseball park, and
near the close of the bout a fight
started outside the ring. Bottles
were thrown, and l was more inter
ested in the doings outside than I
was in what was going on In the
ring. CLANCY made a grand-stand
finish, but I believe I had the better
Of the battle up to the ninth round. /
1.-THE fight was not a frameup. |
We were supposed to fight, but I was
not supposed to knock CLANCY out"
o
When Kline told his story in the
who was at the fight, was standing |
right beside Kline. Stanzo called at |
the Evening Star office yesterday. He |
said that Kline had been to Balti- |
more, that Patsy and CLANCY had |
been matched and that his brother, |
Mickey Donley, was going to fight |
the semi-f final to the Kline-Chaney
bout with a boy named Whitley.
Stanzo also said; Every word
printed in the Evening Star the day
after Patsy's fight with CLANCY was
true, and Patsy said every word that
was in the story, and heard him
say 1t, too, not only that, but Patsy
still says the very same things, and
I know they are so. for 1 was with
him when everything came off. tell
you Patsy wouldn't have received one
cent If he had knocked out CLANCY.
That's the truth, as sure as I am
standing here"
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Perhaps the statement of Young
Stanzo will have some effect upon
Danny" of the Baltimore News,
and that clever young man will call
upon Mr.. Bletzer, the manager of
the club before which the boys
fought and who is also the manager
of Clancy, to explain. Mr.. Bletzer
has been interviewed, but he hasn't
explained anything. If Danny" will
pin him to the facts he may be able
to make it clear why eight ounce
gloves were used, why the no-decision
agreement was reached and why
Kline's share of the purse was held
by an outsider.
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Personally, I don't care a rap
whether Kline ever fights again In
Baltimore, but if there was any rot
tenness in the Kline-Chaney fight it
was all due to Baltimore and Baltimor-
cans. 1t takes two persons to make
fight and it takes two persons to make
a deal. If Kline was in deal, how
about the other fellow? I am not taxi
ing Klines part in the controversy at
all. am simply giving the true facts
of the affair The Evening Star
quoted Kline correctly and Kline has
verified the story several times.
Danny calls Kline a "squealer."
Well, Kline didn't do any "squealing'