The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-10
MAHER- SHARKEY.
The Much Advertised Glove
Contest a Farce.
Police Ended the Fight in the
Seventh.
WAS CALLED A DRAW
Men CIinched in the Last in
Desperate Energy.
Refuse to Break Away When
the Gong Sounded.

New York, June 1O-The Maher-
Sharkey glove contest here last night
for a 5000 purse ended in a most IN
satisfactory draw in the seventh inn
ing. There were 10000 people at the
Palace Athletic club to witness the
contest
Maher was a big favorite, but there
seemed to be plenty of money on Shar-
key. When they began operations
Makers advantage in height and reach
was very marked. Sharkey's style of
leaving himself open when stepping
away caused a good deal of comment
and it was easily seen that N1aher was
in no hurry to mix matters, as he evil
IDENTIFY preferred to size his man up.
The boxing was very tame for five
rounds, neither man showing a mark
In the sixth round Sharkey, with a
well directed straight right on the
mouth, sent Peter sprawling half way
through the ropes, where he struggled
for five seconds before he regained his
feet. AS Maher was getting up Shar-
key rushed toward him, but was called
back by Choynski, who was evidently
afraid that the sailor might commit a
foul. Ten seconds later the gong end
ed the sixth round, and when Maher
returned to his corner he spat out
lot of blood.
Sharkey's friends, when they saw
this yelled First blood for Sharkey,''
and there was a great deal of cheer
ing.
The seventh round was nearly COM
pleted when Maher, after getting in
some good blows on Sharkey, sent the
latter to the floor near the ropes with
left in the wind and a right swing
on the jaw. Tom was up again with
in five seconds and rushed into a
clinch.
In this clinch Maher kept working
his right on the body and when the
gong sounded neither needed the warn
ing of the timekeeper, but kept on hit
ting each other. One of Makers sec
Onds rushed over and grabbed Maher.
While he was trying to pull the big
fellow away Sharkey swung his right
on the seconds face, daZing him.
By this time the house was in an
uproar and there We're cries of foul"
from the partiSanS of both men. The
din was terrific, but was increased ten
fold when Inspector Mclaughlin or
dered the police to arrest all those con-
cerned in the fight. Policemen in uni
form swarmed into the ring and a num-
Der of detectives also climbed through
the ropes. The principals were the
first to be placed under arrest and then
the seconds and the referee were told
to accompany the officers.
While all this was going on thous-
ands of spectators were clamOring for
a decision from the referee who was
z
ficers who surrounded him. Finally it
was made known that referee ColviIle
had decided to call the bout a draw.
This did not seem to please a good
many, but according to the conditions
agreed upon by both men, the judg-
ment of the referee was right and
proper.
Those arrested, including the princi-
pals, seconds and referee, were escort
ed to the 1O4th street police station,
first allowing Maher and Sharkey to
go to their dressing rooms and put on
their street clothes. All furnished bail
So far Brady has not been arrested.
Dan Lynch of San Francisco Shar-
keys timekeeper, and Steve O'DonneH
of New York, who acted as the clubs
timekeeper, were also arrested and re-
leased en- bail.
The relative merits of the men is just
as much a puzzle as ever, and until
they meet again and get a definite de-
ciSiOn their adherents will not be salts
fed 1t is said that over $4,000 was
taken in at the box office, and, judging
from the number of people in the house,
this was very conservative estimate.