Show ICOYMAHER FIGHT f I WILL TAKE PLACE THIS AT TERNOON In tho Betting Maher is a Decided Favorite at Ono Hundred to Eighty Both Men in Fine Condition I 1 I New York Dec 31 Despite the widespread wide-spread circulation of h ports to the effect ef-fect that the pugilistic encounter between be-tween Kid McCoy and Peter Mahor would not take place on account of Illness Ill-ness in the family of one of the principals princi-pals It Is ofllclally announced donlght that the battle 11 tale place a salted uled at 330 p m tomorrow llvA I McCoy and Maher are said to be In perfect physical condition as from time I result of six weeks of hard training Both men concluded their preparation I for the battle today with mild exercise McCoys work consisted of a livemile I I horseback ride tossing the medicine bale a cold shower bath nnda hard I rub down At the conclusion ot hIS I McCoy said henever felt better prepared j pre-pared for a light In his life There is no doubt that the Kids physique I phy-sique has undergone a wonderful Improvement Im-provement As far as strength and weight Is concerned he Is a better man today than ever In former battles McCoy has been reluctant as to making I knockout prediction for himself bUt I for his light with Maker he states that he win surely down the Irishman out I Inside the limit of twentyJive rounds Manors final worlc for the battle consisted I con-sisted of an eightmile spin on the roads In the vicinity of the Morris Park race track light sparring and mUd cxercse with the madlclno bal The Irishman said that his condition was absolutely perfect and that he expected to experience experi-ence very little trouble In defeating McCoy Should Maher win he will be once again in line for worlds championship honors A victory over Maher would also moon considerable to McCoy consequently con-sequently sporting men arc taking a deep Interest In the result McCoy has selected as his place during dur-ing the battle the southwest corner which Sharkey occupied In his fight with Jeffries Maher will have the northeast corner McCoys advisers will be William Muldoon Homer Selby Jimmy De Forest and Joe Falvey Mahers seconds will be Peter Burns Peter Lowery and Jack Maher What betting was done today and tonight to-night established Maher as a decided favorite over McCoy 0 to SO on the Irishman being offered In large Amounts and If any aupporters of the Kid were anxious to bet a hundred or so he found no great difficulty In getting his money at a 7 to 10 Plttsburg Phi succeeded today In getting 5000 on Maher in small and large amounts and now stands to lose fully 15000 If Maher should Jbe beaten Ills largest bet was one of 2000 to 1600 In which a Providence man took tho McCoy end Eddie Burke wagered 1QOO on Peter with Jimmy Wakely who put up O Honest John Kelly placed one bet of 1000 to SOO with Billy Hayes In addition he made several 50 and noo bets on Peter and said he had 5000 left to wager the same way Joo Vendlj had considerable money on Mahor of the 10 t S kind Harry Corbett who came from California Cali-fornia to see the light bet 8000 to 1000 on McCoy Plttsburg Phil taking the Mahor end The purso for which Muher and McCoy Mc-Coy will struggle will bo 20000 Of this sum the winner will receive 15000 Charley While will olllciate aa referee No pictures of the fight will be taken |