The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-19
NER Is LIKE SULLI-
NAN.Y
LIKES HIS lfsrEELY EYE.
POINTS OF THErTOUGH MA
RINE.
HIS IDEA OF coRBErT's CHANCES.
The Champion Can Only Win by
Wearing His Man Out-Bob
Ambitious.

Well, I have seen the great Tom
Sharkey, and / must confess 1 don't
think he is a world beaten. Mind you.
1 do not wish to detract one iota from
his merits. He is entitled to all the
credit due a brave man. And he is
a brave fellow, more like that grand
old lion of pugilism, John l.. Sullivan,
than any man 1 know Of He will
fight and not issue, ultimatums and
manifestoes like many champions of
my acquaintance. A man who has
fought eleven battles in as many
months four Of them in four months,
with such men as Australian Billy
Smith, Aleck Greggains, Joe Choynski
and Jim Corbett, and not yielded to
defeat is indeed worthy of the highest
consideration
/ had just returned from an Europe
an trip, and found Sharkey the talk
of the town. He must have magnetic
power, for on the occasion of his met
ropolitan debut at Madison Square
garden on Aug. 81 pretty nearly all
the great fighters of the world-the
big fellows anyhow-were there to size
him up. Among those 1 saw were
Peter Maher, Paddy Slavin, Jim Hall.
Steve O'Donnell, John Flood the first
great fighter that fought John L. Sui
livan, and George Godfrey. Like my
self, Maher and SIavin were there to
take an accurate measurement of him
with a view to future business.
l can readily see how he whipped so
many good men and came within an
ace of trouncing game Joe Choynski
and clever Jim Corbett He is a mini
allure Hercules, built solidly from the
ground up, hard as granite and as
resolute as bulldog He doesn't
know what fear Is and is game to
his hearts core. The steely blue eve
and mastifflike jaw plainly show that,
While not a graceful boxer, he knows
more about the game than the average
observer would credit him with. His
ldea IS TO take a punch or two, so as
to get close to his opponent and land
one In return AS he is a really vir
tuous chap and has never drank spir-
ltuous liquors or used tobacco in his
HE and has always done hard out
door work, he is as rugged as a rock.
ana ordinary punishment affects him
put little. He can hit a pretty strong
pie driver himself, and if the man in
front OF him has ever dissipated much
ne is bound to suffer before long from
sankey's punches. To be sure he
could not show himself to advantage
with grand old John l.. Sullivan the
other night, as 1t was friendly bout
ana the young fellow was afraid Of
hurting the old lion, but 1 got a pretty
good line on him at that.
nave studied Sharkey carefully
ana nave come to the conclusion that
a weak puncher, or clever iabber as
1t Is the polite thing to call that SORT
or pug1list, will have a mighty hard
task to whip Sharkey. Not one IF
them would have a ghost Of a show
to do 1T in any four, six or eight
rounds. That Is why Corbett failed to
whip the sailor lad in San Francisco
Corpett is not a knocker out He is
skillful jabber, like the late lack
dempsey, who first wears his man out
with ieft hand stops and only uses his
right to settle him when he gets him
groggy. '--'
l will gamble all / am worth that
can whip Sharkey in four rounds. and
l think / know two other men who
can also do the trick, These are Peter
Maher and Frank P. Slavin. I know
more about the game than Sharkey.
so do Maher and Slavin 1 can hit
hard. SO can they. And, make no
mistake about it, emo matter how
strong or game a nah may be If no
IS hit with fearful Jolt on the right
spot he will go down and out sure.
There is nerve center there which
connects with the brain, and, that cen
ter struck with terrific force. oblivion
follows. The recipient won't wake I'm
for some minutes after Corbett cam
not hit such biow-at least a blow
OF sufficient strength for Sharkeys
iron nerves. / CAM r know. So can
hot %,e
to whip Sharkey would be by wearing
him out Sharkey fights for ali the
world like kid" LaVigne. He bur-
rows into his man, and it will take a
powerful hitter asfwell as a skillfuI
jabber to keep him away.
If Sharkey whips Corbett. will
gladly take him on for a finish fight
! for / am convinced that he is a glad
iator, heart and SOUL
There would be no need of chasing
across continents to arrange a battle
with him.
Peter Maher, Frank P. Slayin and
Jim Hall, too, are hungry for a battle
with Sharkey If he has the good for
tune to defeat Corbett / think r am
entitled to first call, however. as
have beaten Maher and Hall and yir-
tually Slavin, inasmuch as Hall. the
man whipped, has defeated Siavin
But / am counting my chickens before
they are Matched. The battle has not
yet been fought, and really it is NOT
an easy thing to decide who will win
it. 1t will be consummate cleverness
against oaklike strength, deep craft
against unyielding courage. Sharkey<
we all know, has tremendous endl1r,
ance. Corbett once had. Has dissipa-
ton impaired his stamina beyond re-
covery? That is a question which
sportsmen are seriously considering
The way Corbett Is lodging Sharkey
and his hacker about setting a date
and battle-ground makes me think he
is trying to gain all the time he can
He will arrange that when he feels
sure he is fit and well, and it Is a dol
lar to doughnut he will be fit and
well when he enters the ring.
VIII Corbett whip. Sharkey? On