The Saint Paul globe., 1896-07-31
SHARKEY IN TOWN.
Wan Who Pounded Corbett Pays ST
Pnul n Visit.

Thomas Sharkey, who is just at the present
time being talked about by reason of his hav-
ing bested Champion Corbett in four-round
go at San Francisco, was in the city yester-
day. Sharkey, who is quiet and inoffen-
sive looking fellow. accompanied by Dannie
Needham and d. D. Lynch, arrived in the
city yesterday morning. Sharkey and Need
ham have been giving fstic exhibitions along
the road between here and the coast, and as
Mr. Lynch the backer and manager of the
pugilst says, have done remarkably we'll
from a financial standpoint. Lynch says
Sharkey is a wonder and Is the coming man
in ring circles. The go between Sharkey
and Corbett was, according to the statements
of Lynch and Needham a good one and DEM
onstrated that Sharkey was the better man
of the two, Sharkey does not talk much and
is for this reason much more agreeable TO
meet than the general run OF pugilists. He
expresses the opinion, however. that he had
the best of the go at San Francisco, and had
Corbett licked, even il the referee called the
affair draw and declared all BEES off. As
to the future meeting between himself and
Corbett for a finish fight, Sharkey says he
can lick him sure. The new candidate for
championship honors says he was born in
the Emerald Isle twenty three years ago. He
is FIVE feet eight and half inches in height
and weighs 1873 pounds. On first sight Sharkey
does not impress one as being anything like
match for Corbett in fight. His shoulders
and limbs are particularly noticeable, how
ever, and when stripped he looks every inch
the fighter that he is Manager Lynch says
Sharkey has within the past six months
won decisions In fistic encounters with four
of the best known men in the country, his
victims in that length of time being Billy
Smith, Gregains, Choynski and Jim Williams.
Last. but not least, the showing he made
against Corbett has placed him IN the front
rank and given him a standing that speaks
well for future prominence in this line.
The party left for Chicago last evening
over the Burlington road, and will remain in
that city for several weeks. Speaking of the
fight between Sharkey and Corbett, which is
to come off either In November or December,
Mr.. Lynch said that 1t would probably be
pulled off at Carson City, New. The first de-
posit of the stake money, 81, 500 has been
posted in San Francisco with Dan Miller. a
prominent sporting man of that city. The
second deposit of $500 would be put up in
New York on Sept. l. and a permanent stake
holder appointed at that time. The articles
provided that the remaining S., 600 was to be
up ten days before the fight occurred. The
! Athletic club of San Francisco, had offered
$1,000 to have the fight pulled off under the
auspices of the club, and he understood that
sporting men in Carson City had agreed to
pay $4,000 of this amount, providing the
! fight occurred at that point. Nothing def
mite, he said, had been determined on, but
the fight would probably take place in Ne
vada. The authorities there, he said, were
willing to allow the fight and the laws Of the
state were such that by technical drawing
of the articles the fght could come off there
without interference.