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the boxers’ per centagc of the gate^re=-ccipts. I wrote him iu regard to his offer and told him that Jack, Bain would meet him on those terms. The reply came from Conley that Furey would cake him on at 153 and split the 70 cQnt to th° winner and S') to the loser, club 10 stand expenses 0/ Fuery and trainer to Newark and while in this city. This the club refused to do, but sent a' ticles signed Jack Bain and the ^luo, binding tho match at 133. Conley c d write me that Furey would ha\e hard work to come co 133 pounds on! that he would not meet Bain anyway hut at catch-weights. I wrote Conley a: Toledo and hate received no reply, not have I seen the articles since. Red Connolly took the match with Bain at 13o pounds and will meet Bain here on Tuesday evening If Furey wants to meet either of these men, he can be accommodated and with a good =ide purse at that.”;Tho following is from this morning's , C.noinnati EnquirerIn regard to the statement in yester- [ day's Enquirer that Barney Furey re-* fused to make 133 pounds at the ring-s.de for Jack Bain at Newark. Ohio, .Mike Conley last n'^iu .-a.iiThe Newark Club umed Furey .0 box Bain on the per centage plan and . make a cernin weight ?.t the ringside I wiote to che club manager and tot4 him that Ftrey woula not do 133 pounds unless the purse was guaranteed, as we could not a fiord to do a lot of training and perhaps not make expenses. The club sent no reply to my letter, and we dropped the match. Furey can do pounds and will box at that weig„ •‘uy time there is money in sight. ’The manager of the Newark club said this morning in regard to the above statement: “In the first placeFurey wanted to box here instead of the club making overtures to Furey. He sent word to me uy three reliable Newark gentlemen who ran across him at the Gans-Ashe fight that he would like to meet any 133 pound man in Ohio at Newark, on any kind of terms and that he would bet from $100to $250 on the side, and winner take all
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Newark Daily Advocate
Newark, Ohio, US
Sat, Jan 06, 1900
Page 9
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