Show GEORGE SlIER ON RING FAKERS Says Jack Confes Confessions Confessions V Were Already Well V Known by hy Insiders BY GEORGE SILER Jack OBrien did not spring a great sur surprise surprise prise when h n he himself anent the fake take fights he ha took part in during his career V Those in touch with the fighting game have for tor years suspected Jack but as he lie never was caught with the goods until the Los Angeles expose he escaped a de deserved e served grilling His fight with ith Young Peter Jackson Jackon Jack on which took place at San Francisco on February 14 H 1900 l and In which he Hopped flopped to Peter always was suspected but never was pro proven en Since he admitted laying down to Jackson It has been learned that he wrote a relative in Buffalo stating the purse was small and that he Ite could co ld gather more shekels by losing than he could by b winning His arranging the Job with Tommy Tomm R Ryan an and with Joe Walcott alcott was not a startling ex exposure exposure exposure but his fixing it with Fitzsimmons Fitzsimmons Fitasimmons mons Hugo Kelly Kel and Sam Berger was like the explosion of a bomb Old man Fitzsimmons has had the confidence of the sporting public ever eter since his defeat of Jack Dempsey Dempse and the expose will m grate harshly on the old fellows sense of honesty honest Berger Match Suspected Jacks bout with Berger at Philadel Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia phia left a dark brown taste In the mouths of those acquainted with methods of commercialism It was sus suspected suspect d he permitted Berger to make a good showing with expectations of a il match over oer a longer lon er route and for a chunk of money We Ye did not however think they rehearsed the bout In private t tHis His Ills implicating Kelly as an accessory to his crimes brought forth a strong denial from Kellys manager who declares his hisman hisman hisman man defeated Jack fairly and squarely in that Indianapolis bout Fortunately for forthe forthe forthe the sport all the men except Kelly KeIl that OBrien says ays he did business with are out of the game Fitz Is la too old and has ha ha not been taken seriously since he lie lost to OBrien and Ryan Walcott and Jack Jackson Jackson Jackson son have hae been out of the running for quite a while Perhaps Jacks mind is now re relieved relieved relieved He has confessed his crookedness and escaped with the spoils |