The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
SHE WANTS TO
FIGHT SHARKEY
The Sailor Challenged by
a Colored Woman
of Chicago.
Will Meet Him in a Four. Round
Go for Points or to a
Finish.
She Is the Daughter of a Once Cele.
brated Bruiser Known as
"SIeepy Frank.

CHICAGO. ILL. Dec. g.. Mrs. Rosa
Boyd, whose distinguished qualities are
her wonderful strength and the fact that
she is the wife of shouting colored evan
gelist, wants to fight Sharkey, the pugil-
ist, and has already sent challenge to
the hardy man-of-war's man.
Before the week is ended Sharkey will
receive through the mails the following
bold defiance from the Chicago colored
woman:
Thomas Shdrkey San Frdneisco-DEAR SIR:
would like to box you four rounds Tor points
or TO finish for the largest pursed offered by
any club, or Tor gate rece1pts-wlnner to take
ali.
Am a woman and colored, but mean bust
ness and am exceedingly anxious to complete
arrangements for a match al once, as think
the oddly of the affair would mean money for
the one who wins Awaiting an early reply, l
am, yours truly, MRS ROSA BOYD.
Mrs. Boyd and her husband live on
Armour avenue in the neighborhood of
the recently organized mckinley Zion
Church" They are both Zionites and,
although not members OF the congrega-
ton that worships in the church with the
elongated name, the Rev. Mr.. Boyd is an
enthusiastic evangelist and is well known
throughout the South, where he and his
wife formerly lived, as "the Black Sam
Jones'"
The Boyds have lived in Chicago about
year, coming here from st. Louis. Mrs.
Boyd has always been an athlete. She is
the daughter of "Sleepy Frank" a once
celebrated colored rough and-tumble
fighter and boxer, noted for his phenome-
nal strength and was trained almost from
her infancy by him.
She is tall, powerfully built woman,
weighing fully $50 pounds; is % years old
and is apparently as active on her feet as
the proverbial "kitten." To reporter
who called on her she said:
Yes, l have challenged MIR. Sharkey
and am in earnest about IL, too.
81 will box him for points or in any way
he desires, and am anxious for the match
to be brought about as soon as possible.
You see l take after my father, who, in
my opinion was the greatest fighter that
ever lived. Sharkey, Jackson and Fitz-
simmons would have been only play
things Tor him.
"Why, he was built like Walcott,
weighed 100 pounds, had longer arms
than Peter Jackson and could hit so hard
that wherever he went there was an I'M
written law established by the magistrates
that he should strike no man with his
closed fist. He could defend himself only
with his open hand.
"All The champions of his day refused
to hight him IN the ring, but lie whipped
Yankee Sullivan rough land tumble
style and knocked Tom Hyer stiff with
single blow. One day. on the Erie canal,
he lifted an anchor that seven men could
not bulge.
HE could jump twelve feet backward,
so you see should not fear Sharkey. Yes,
all have said about my father, and there
are several people in Chicago who knew
him personally, is true.
Il sent my challenge to Sharkey day
before yesterday. l consider him the
cham pion, ana l am anxious to show what
a coIored woman can do with him. OF
course would rather box him for points,
but have no fear of him at any style.
Men who have boxed with him before
have gone at it in the wrong way.
should never use my right hand on him
except in close countering. He should be
kept in the lead and met with straight.
singing let's and swinging lett upper
cuts. l should try to close his eyes and
weaken him by keeping his nose bleeding.
when | saw him getting shaky should
bring up my right and put him out"
Mrs. Boyd is a good-looking, intelligent
woman, and is pleasant in manner. She
says she expects 10 get an answer from
Sharkey soon and to really enter the ring
with him.