The San Francisco call., 1896-06-21

continued to address the group as follows:
''Sharkey has never been put out by
ANYBODY. He is as good slayer as there
is in the ring to-day. He has improved
wonderfully in the last three years, and
be is improving right'along. lie has had
about thirty battles against all kinds of
men, and was never put to sleep yet. Ii
the go with Choynski had lasted two more
rounds Sharkey would have done him all
right. and they say that Choynski is as
hard a hitter as Corbett. Choynskl re-
fused to make another match with Shar-
kew on much the same terms. Choynski
knows what he can do.
"Greggains who is claimed to be very
scientific man, he continued, would not
90 up against Sharkey again to-day. Why2
Because Sharkey has improved so much
since his meeting with Greggalns that
Alex don't consider it a safe proposition.
Now Corbett is all right" he went on,
becoming more interesting to the listeners.
"He is good fellow and pays his bills and
ali that, but there are good many rea-
sons why Sharkey has got chance IN this
fight. Peter Jackson never showed mark
when Corbett went against him. The rea-
son that Corbett beat Sullivan was that
John L. was exhausted and played out in
sixteen rounds. He couldn't stand up to
it any longer. Anybody could have put
him out then. Charley Mitchell was
beaten in three rounds by the disease that
was in his system. | saw all these fights,
and that's what l think. Corbett is not
the man he used to be. He has had too
much gayety.
Now Sharkey has never touched drop
of strong LIQUOR in his life. He does not
know what dissipation is. He is "a years
old, young and strong, with the heart of
lion, and ali his fights show he can stand
punishment if he gets IL. He is fit to-day
to step into the ring with Corbett Any
body who wants my money that he does
not stay two or four rounds can have it,
and I'll put it up right now. Corbett has
nothing to lose in this go, neither in
money or reputation. He is not giving
any money away. The only chance that
he stands of losing anything even in repu-
tation is in case Sharkey should put him
to sleep. and the boy has put tall men to
sleep before. "
His training to date has reduced the
sailor lad in weight, and reduced his
avoirdupois to the spectacle of 3 trim,
quick fighter. Ten days have produced a
marked improvement in every way. He
plays handb in better style, punches the
bag with great rapidity and skips the rope
with the lightneSs of school girl.
The champion put in the usual time at
the Olympic Athletic Club yerterday in
training in his usual fashion. He had a
good game of handball with experts in
that court, and what is more i'm portant to
Corbett in handball than exercise is the
fact that he won.
The sale of seats has reached the total
of $4,000 in round numbers to date, and
the contest does not take place until next
Wednesday, leaving four more days of
sale. The demand for seats is expected to
be more lively from now on to the hour
business begins in the ring.
If there is not $4,000 in the house next
Wednesday evening, those sporting men
who are making predictions on this point
Will be only one or TWO thousand dollars
off in their guess.
And of this considerable sum the
champion gets 30 per cent, whatever
happens.
Sharkey has everything to win ana
nothing to lose. He gets what he can
make.
In the following sef-explanatory COM
munication, c. B. Perkins withdraws from
the com mittee of the Civic Federation
appointed 10 attend the four-round
contest:
/. J. Truman, Esq, President Ciuic Federdtion-
DEAR SIR: Please accept my resignation q
mem ber OF the committee 10 attend the Cor
| bettSharkey boxing match and insist upon
the participants keeping within the law. Ny
very limited experience in such matters, never
having witnessed anything of this kind, GER
Jainly disqualities me a competent judge as
to Wnen the limit shall be reached, and the
recent decision of Acting Mayor Taylor that
when five rounds have been fought it shall be
considered ''prize-tght'' brings the comm G
match so near to a violation OF the law that