Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-12

each ether, advanced to the center of the
ring. The Welehman made q feint ana
then shot mis- right foot out like a Hash and
back Quick as lightning the boatswain was
atop OF hin. his knees pinning the supine
man chest, and then he began TO land q
rataplan OF deadly, cruel blows upon Shar-
Key 8 face. IL was q foul trick and the
men around the ring did not like it: but all
hands had agreed to let the two men fight
IL out In roueh-and-tumble fashion and so
there was no Interference
Since that time have heard some won-
derfui stories to this man Sharkey's
endurance as fighter. and 1 believe every
one OF them. The horrible rain OF fearful
blows which the Welshman PLANTED upon
the young ITshman's broad face In that
first assault would have put out an ossified
man. But the landsman only seemed TO
te aroused to devilish fury With a
wrench that appeared as simple the
nicking away or a ny, he had tossed the
petty officer from his chest, and was upon
BIS feet like panther. The Welshma1
was trying to scramble to his feet He
need not have tried, for Sharkey grasped
him under the arms and jerked him up
right with suddenness That must have
msde his teeth ache. L fight standing up'
said Sharkey. in quite a loud tone (and /
nave always rather respected the fellow
from that moment) Then he landed both
hards with catapuitic force straight In
the Weishman's face, and the bos'un went
down. blood gushing from his nose and
ears. Sharkcy did not wait for him 40
get up. but pulled him to his feet again
with terrible swftness. Then he grasped
the bos'un' around the waist with both
arms, Notwithstanding the mans frenzied
and powerful strus glings. Fitted him clear
on the ground and literally hurled him
through the air distance of ten feet,
muoh as a boy would pitch a rubber ball.
Then the Climax.
The Welshman described an arc as he
through nd lam Oh
his face. He was upon his feet before
Sharkey could reach him. and he rushed at
the landsman blind with blood and a real
ly diabolical look upon his face. Sharkey
caught him around the neck with his left
arm I'm grip of steel and held Linn Wash
the blood ont OF your eyes, SOS you can
see then well go on said the young Irish
man. While Sharkey held his enemy so
that he could not move. a man sprang into
the ring and sponged thc blood from the
Welshman's eyes. Then Sharkey released
him with push, and tine two began TO
box. 1t did not seem TO me that either
man knew anything about boxing but the
landsman landed five desperately fierce
blows Uhey echoed sickeningly through the
foresD to one Of the bos'un's.
Ihen came the climax Of this rather
Weird batue- The two men clnched and
the Welshman. utterly forgetfuI of Shar-
Keys magnaEimous treatmen. of him Junk
his teeth in Sharkeys neck and held on
Ike bulldog. The men around the ring
cried out at this I'VE saw IL ALL unseen
nom niue knoli). but Sharkey, who had
gone a trifie pale. said in a quiet voice
Never mind, | can end this He got the
Nelshmans throat in a viselike clutch
between his fingers. In ten seconds the
bitter loosened his hold with a gasp The
marks OF his teeth were a Quarter Of an
inch deep in Sharkey's neck and the lands
man was white with anger But he seem
ed to rather scorn striking SO incapable
and brutal an antagonist He erasped the
man again about the waist with mighty
strength. and once more hurled him
through the air. Before the bos'un could
struggle TO his feet Sharkey was upon him
like lion, clasped him about the middle
and cast him through space to the other
end OF the ring. Thus he threw him back
and forth three times more-every move
ment incredibly swift and strong When
he tossed him the last time the Welsh
mans head struck a stake. He was out.
The fight was over.
II think i may assure you that Sharkey
was treated with q whole lot of respect by
the men forward on the Philadelphia after
that exhibition. He did not swagycr or
biuster-rarely, in fact, spoke at all-but
i observed that there was an involuntary
lowering in the tones OF the ships bullies
when Sharkey happened to be around. Ii
was very short time after this fight-per-
haps because of the nght-that Sharkey
fell into an easy berth on the ship-that
OF a master The master-at-arms
OF a man-o-war has in charge the Offend
ers who are imprisoned below in the brig
oho' IA iic 10 y oiSdhs uIspoSeo, ne las
opportunities to achieve an unenviable
name among $he men for severity and
brutality. But Sharkey made a good mas
ter-at-arms. and was popular all over the
ship fore and aft.
by the time the Philadelphia went down
to Honolulu Sharkey had about all the men
in the ships company industriously bang
ing away at each other with the gloves
every evening and he always kept himself
in the pink of condition. Many of the Wis
itors to the ship at Honolulu used TO re-
quest Sharkey to box little for them, and
the late Miss Kate Field, who took an in
tense interest in boxing contests, and
thoroughly understood the game, and who
was in Honolulu at this time, took great
delight in watching the taciturn young
Irishman spar"