The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-10
THIS, THE LATEST.
A CoIored Woman Believes She Can
Whip SharIkey.

Chicago, Dec 9.-Nrs. Rosa Boyd,
whose distinguishing qualities are her
wonderful strength and the fact that
she is the wife of a shouting colored
evangelist, wants to fight Sharkey, the
pugilist. and has already sent chal-
lenge to the hardy man-of-warsman.
Before the week is ended Sharkey will
receive through the mails the follow
ing bold defiance from the Chicago
coiored woman:
Thomas Sharkey, San Francisco:
Dear Sir-I would like to box you
four rounds for points or to a finish
for the largest purse offered by any
club or for gate receipts-winner to
take all. Am woman and colored,
but mean business, and am exceed
ingly anxious 10 complete arrange
ments for a match at once, as l think
the oddity o, the affair would mean
big 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 Zlonites,
and although not members of the con-
gregation that worship in the church
with the elongated name, the Rev.
Boyd is an enthusiastic evangelist and
we'll known throughout the south,
where he and his wife formerly lived,
as THE Black Sam Jones'" The Boyds
have lived in Chicago about a year,
coming here from st. Louis.
Mrs. Bo-d has always been an ath-
lete. She is the daughter of Sleepy
Frank" a once celebrated rough-and-
tumble fighter and boxer, noted for his
phenomenal strength, and was trained
almost from her infancy by him. She
is a tall. powerfully built woman,
weighing fully $50 pounds; is IS years
of age and is apparently as active on
her feet as the proverbial kitten"
To reporter who called on her she
said: yes, I have challenged Mr.
Sharkev. and am in earnest about it,
too. ] viii box him for points, or in
any way he desires, and am anxious
for match to be brought about as
soon as possible. You see, I take after
my father. who, in my opinion was
the greatest fighter that ever lived
Sharkev, Jackson and FitZsimmons
would have been only playthings for
him. Why. he was built like Walcott,
weighed 100 pounds, had longer arms
than Peter Jackson. and could hit so
hare that wherever he went there was
an unwritten law esta blished by the
magistrates that he should strike no
man with his closed fist. He could de-
1eiu HllIlSelI OILY Win MS open hand. J
All the champions of his day refused |
to fight him in the ring, but he whipped /
Yankee" Sullivan rough-and-tunble /
style. and knocked Tom Hver stiff /
with single blow one day on the Erie |
canal. He lifted an anchor that seven |
men could not bulge, and could jump |
II feet backward. so you see [ should |
not fear Sharkey. Yes, all l have said
about my father, and there are several
people in Chicago who knew him per
sonally, is true.
Il sent my challenge to Sharkey day
before yesterday ! consider him the
champion and 1 am anxious to show
what colored woman can do with
him. OF course l would rather box
him for points, but have no fear of him
at any style. Men who have boxed
with him have not gone at it proper. |
should never use my right hand on
him exce0t in close countering. He (
should be kept in the lead and met !
with straight, singing lefts and swing
ing loft uDDercuts. l should trv to
close his eyes and weaken him bv keen
ing his nose bleeding. When | saw
him getting shaky, 1 should bring M
my right hand and put him out"
Mrs Boyd is a goOd-looking, intelli
gent woman and is pleasant in manner.
she says she expects to get an answer
from Sharkey soon and to really enter
the ring with him.