The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-22
MONEY MADE IN
A FEW MINUTES,
Corbett's Large Revenue
From His Fight With
Sharkey.
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
Delegations Are Arriving Here
From All Over the
Country.
OROURKE WANTS SHARKEY.
The Rev. DR.. Case Gives Some Ad.
vice to the Members of the
Civic Federation.

Jim Groom, representing the National
Athletic Club, and James J. Corbett, look
ing out for his own interests, spent three
hours of their time yesterday afternoon
counting the receipts up to date OF the
coming fcur-round contest between the
champ ion and Sharkey.
The affair is not to take place until next
Wednesday night, but the sale of seats has
been on since last Monday morning. Dur
ing that time 5000 seats have been sold at
an average of 81 each, or $12, 800. This is
unquestionably the heaviest sale in ad-
vance of any one-night performance in
this City, 1t must be considered also that
the extreme possibility of its duration can
only be fifteen minutes, while there is a
likelihood of even this short space of time
being cut down by ll-placed blow.
The So seats in the gallery have not yet
been placed on sale, and will not until the
night of the fight, when they will be
peddled out at the Pavilion bo1-office.
Taking it for granted that only half of the
seating capacity will be sold, this will
bring in an additional revenue of over
$4,000, bringing the receipts up to about
SIG, 600 half of which, win or lose, must go
ring.
1t is evident from this that there is
something in the name of champion.
On the other hand, Sharkey, the bold
sailor lad will get less money than Cor
bett, but he is being given an opportunity
TO make a record for himself that may be
worth thousands OF dollars to him, If he
can make goou showing.
Should he manage to remain in the con-
test during the four rounds without being
knocked out his pay will amount to some
thing like $4,000, and even II he is knocked
out he will get nearly $500. rather hand
some amount for man who has been
working for Uncle Sam Tor many years at
the munidceDt salary OF $40 month.
The interest in the coming contest is far
from being purely local. The various
press associations are already making ar
rangements for private wires to run from
the Pavilion directly East to their re-
spectiye papers.
The Western Union, having the only
wire direct to the papers in this city, will
not be permitted to sell the news to the
poolrooms.
Delegations from all over the East are
arriving to witness the contest, and those
people who cannot get here before Wednes-
day are wiring on to secure seats. Yester-
day the National Athletic Club received
messages from Ogden. Portland, Denver,
Tucson, Tacoma, Seattle auQ spokane Tor
seating places.
In the meantime both Sharkey and Cor
belt have reached the pink OF perfection"
In other words, they are now in as good
condition as they may ever hope to get
They will continue with light work until
Tuesday night so as not to get stale, and
on Wednesday they will beth take a we'll
deserved rest prior to the hard work they
will have to face at night.
Iaf4 ia
James G. Nealon and Albert Hampton
yesterday afternoon at handball, and sub
sequently Corbett and Hampton defeated
Professor Smith and Nealon.
Tom O'Rourke, the manager of George
Dixon, the colored lad who holds the
worlds feather-weight championship, has
wired from New York to Johnny Herget,
better known as Young MITCHELL" ask
ing him to arrange with Sharkey for six
round go with Maher in the event OF the
sailor staying out the four rounds with
Corbett.