The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-20
GREAT SQUEEZER.
fm Sharkey's Strong Arms
His Main Standby.
= Is NOT A SCIENTIFIC BOXER.
&.~th seatfIes Lose mt baseball In
4arona-A wordy Game ~
Madison street Park

Mad1SOn streef fafk~
~<1re Il not one man II ten who believes
-, Tom sharksy, who is being zdyer-
- about tbs country az the coming
! <srsrlor. vli. have a 20 5 chance with
e~~b~ft When they meet. lie is looked
80, a a good. strong man, with a pse-
..re~nai ability TO Withstand punishment.
a Jcln l.. Sullivan vel remarked az
exssburg, Sharsey had Corbett AT great
Nsztsantage a. San Francisco. IL IL true
ssst i'm had not agreed 10 knock him out
: saur rounds. and that ne did not intend
srrlnx hard 70 do 20. Only four DAYS be-
~ The light Corisett wrote 20 Al Smith
4bouf the contest. Esysns that Sharkey
- ! biz, strong fellow, and that he was
- eo5ng to break his hands ca him or
~ 10 knock aim out in four rounds.
sssugs he added, IF he puts hIs Jaw up
I mar sip e I'D ard knock him out" bat
Il be had chance he would have slipped
# No." shaykey fought very f0a.iy. bat
fh.s vas 10 be expected. There IS not
fk6 slightest doubt that he vas told Ito
3 IN and do any old thing. so you best
Mn. He flung Corbstt twice 20 the floor
/ ID the last round and otherwise ro8gned
1!u "a every way he could.
win all the noloriety attending this go
siib the uDdIspuled worlds champion.
"a gith his standoff eighi-round 20 with
1oe fnoynsky. besides his numerous other
6xhts With lesser lights In the pssgfsIstic
armament, IL was not surprising that
66aYkey's name should be on the Iips Of
every sDortlve-inciined gent in the city,
eoup.ed with desire to see him work
with such a good un az Danny Needhan.
b the crowd gathered at the Orpheun on
Friday night 10 size up the man who al
NEST bad Corbett out" On first appear
!. snce sharkey in2reszas an audience
a. being a wonderfully strong fellow,
which he undoubtedly f., and also with
the thought that he would be a rusher OF
the John l. school. TO the critical eye
he has more the appearance OF n wrestler
or reightiifter and sith another face
would be a dead ringer for Sandow, as
his muscles are OF the large. bunchy va
risty characteristic Of this class OF ath-
leses. and not the long. flexible muscles OF
the Successful fighter. When called 10 time
hse position Is devoid OF that abandon that
has made corbett, Jackson and Fftzsim-
mons famous. IL II not to be inferred from
{ sAis that his position Ia bad, but IL is to-
tally unlike that of the three experts men,
toned. He Is quick on his feet for a big
man and lodges fairly well. but he seems
70 have no Use of either hand Not once
turing the fo1r-round bout with Needham
cid be get In n straight left counter. and
saly occasionally did he use his right to
ans advantage. II may have been that he
vas afraid to let either hand so. for fear
Of sending Needhan 20 the land OF nod.
but this Is not probable. as any clever man
can use his hands In an exhibition go with
out harmiBg his opponent. Then again
this theory is supported By his other
lights. In which he landed several times
without any damage. None of his blows
had the slightest effect on Corbett, bat
when he got him In his brun-lilxe embrace
Ne disturbed the French dinners Jim had
been eating to such an extent az 20 make
the champion sick al the stomach and con-
wsuenlIy weak In his dressing room FRI
day evening after the so sharkey was
paf1ng and perspiring violently, remark
ING a. he was being rubbed down. Il am
worse bowed than l WAS when / had Cor
bets, all but out. :"
on course he was lie had boxed four
fast rounds at long range with his SPAR
ring partner. while he spent most OF the
last two rounds In his big match squeex-
lng the wind out of coTbett. which does
rot take 50 much sxertson, especially to a
strong fellow like Sharkey. This fact was
proof positive that he eiinched whenever
h. got chance and fouled Corbett by so
doing In finish fight. with Corbett in
good condition, IL will bc an entirely diff
fsrent story. lie viii go 20 work system
siically and iah the big. strong sailor out
as he did tie great John l., at Sew or
bans, No matter how strong Sharkey is
he cannot stand up under the avalanche
Of lsft-hand labs and rlght-hand upprreuis
hat Corbett will surely rain on him
should they fight 20 a finish The first two
rounds OF their recent go showed concur
rYely that Jim could hit the saiief when
ssd where he pleased aud with unlimited
tine 10 do his work and with big twenty
foot ring for his domain there locks 20 To
sag one outcome Sharkcy's drfoat.
sharkey Is starting ont on thS same lire
A. many others who have preseded him.
toHg most OF bis fighting With his mouth.
u was hoped b. his friends and admirers
fas he would esohew this most disagree
sals feature of the fighting business. and
nv mood until the chamnionship fghs was
rslled off. He aid this for a time. but
sserywhore he Shows he Il telling the peo-
Ne what an easy time be Is going 20 have
n leklng Coraest. The place for ShariSey
% wAsn cerbatt In ln the ring On The day
o. nimAi OF the hattie.
There MFFYe greatest anxiety all ever
sae country TO see SssrhSv. and hts pras-
lects for making big money are good but
4 he dcesn's put ap heg.r exhibsisan
. sic fssSt tfiaE Af NAt- stsaN 4 lf~.ftt ftkNss
" VIII be frost. he will return ffem
Victoria this morning. spending several
hours "a the city In ulie evening ac viii
% % Tacoma. where nc VIII SPAR four
friendly rounds with Jim Ryan. az ore
nmex - nspion middle seigsst % Australia.
.ksar 3 u blk. clever Fellow. and ): -
hFs 10 deuEhagsts tnat ~ WILL pH 4
- ever Slsarkcv in 3 ffaeadT nct-l0 wlta
ne Pillows The - mast he > ffleHalv
ssentislc one as taerc ) a BrovIso ~ tste
srtseles OF agreement touching CA shis
felns. as follows - - stipulated that
aelsher % the contestants staali engage IN
say kind % glove or hare kaiekle coz
sess during the exlsseuce ~ thls agree
Gent II this agreement was lived up
= Z mould be impossible FOR CoG-Hett or
snarkey to participate IN any sparrtaz
sxa.hltiens. prior 70 their fight. FOR spar
rug even Ia a friendly bout Is zone kind
e contest" hlas neither Ccraett nor
Essgkev contemplated any such nro',ibs-
aen. What they meant s that meitAer
taoaid engage la any contest IA wl1ch
ssaer man mixf be defeated. ara 50
Essen the chance Sr getting a purse olfer-
q toe the main contest.
Villains and SAVAGE VIII give during
ne eosnnE week a scientific foaT-roaad
lMxlng bout az the Orpheum. THIS VIII
= ere a. the most scientific exhibitions
aes gwen IN thus city.
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