The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-10

Round i-They spared carefully for a
minute, Sharkey holding his hands wide
apart. Sharkey led for the stomach and
missed. Maher landed light left on the
chest and Sharkey sent his left ON the
stomach and then swung his left ON the
chest. Sharkey triad a right swing. but
was short. lie tried a swing again for
the body, but fell short once more.
Sharkey. still on the aggressive, swung
his right on the neck and they clinched.
Maher jabbed his seft in the wind and
swung his right on the neck at the end Of
the round.
Round 2-After some sparring Maher
jabbed his left on neck and Sharkey
crossed his right on the neck. Sharkey
put left swing high on Mahers arm
Maher sent in a very low Jab but Sharkey
stopped It with his glove. Tom jabbed a
left In the wind and swung again with a
left on the chest. Sharkey led for the
stomach and put q left on the stomach
and Maher crossed his right on the hoad.
Round 3-Sharkey led a left but fell
short and Maher crossed HIM with the
right ON the chest. Sharkey led left,
fell short, and then touched Maher on the
nose with right swing. Peter feinted
frequently and tried to draw sharksy out.
Then he Jnbbed LEFT on the head and
they exchanged left jabs on He face
Both mon were careful, but Sharhey left
himself very open when he stepped pack
Round 4-Sharkey swung his left on NE
shoulder ana jabbed the same fist on thS
stomach. Maher countered on the head
with his left. Then they exchanged right
and left smashes on the face. After miss
ing two rights, and lefts, Sharkey put a
light left jab on the face and they were
sparring when the bell rang.
Round 5-Peter fiddled a good deal and
landed a left jab on the mouth arfd
Sharkey swung a right on the stomach
and Maher crossed his left on the face.
Just then Sharkey said: "Why don't you
cut your >moustache Off and jGbbed his
cut your moustache off" and jabbed right
and left on the face. During this round
there were cries of "hght," light" which
showed that some Of those present did not
like such tame boxing.
Round 6-There was a long spell of I'D
ding and dancing around. Sharkey tried
to get Maher into a neutral corner.
Sharkey led a. left for the stomach and
fell short. Mshe- jabbed a left on the
chest, and Sharkey swung right on the
head. Peter Led left for the face, but
fell short and tidn Sharkey sent straight
right on the mouth which put Maher
down, and he fell half through the ropes,
where he remaired fully six seconds. His
mouth was bleeding when he got up and
the bell rang ten seconds later.
sdARKEY TO THE ROPES.
Round 7-First blood for Sharkey in the
last round sent his stock UP and Mahers s
face wore a worried look when he came
TO the scratch in this round. Peter fell
short on a left lead for the face and
Sharkey swung left and right ON face and
head. Sharkey swung right on ribs and
jabbed his left in the stomach. Maher
clinohed and they broke away clean.
Maher rushed and put a right and left
swing on the face and they cdnched. At
ter a breakaway Maher swung a left on
the face and right on the jaw which
sent Sharkey on his back at the ropes.
When Sharkey arose the men clinched
and were in that position when the gong
sounded.
Maher was using his right hland
sending upper cuts on the ribs and body
and did not break when the gong
sounded. When they did break one
of Maher's seconds rushed over to
take Maher to his corner, when Shar-
key turned and punched the second
on the nose. There were cries of foul
while Maher and Sharkey were clinch-
ed at the call of time, but the police
jumped into the ring and created an
uproar by arresting the principals,
seconds and the referee.
The bout was declared a draw.