Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-10

five rounds at catch weights. It was an
nounced that the men had agreed TO break
| clean and that they could box with elther
hand free They shook hands at 1926
The Fight in Detail.
Round 1-They spared carefully for a
| minute, Sharkey holding his hands WldS
apart. Sharkey led for the stomach ana
missed. Maher landed light LEFT on the
chest and Sharkey sent his left hand on the
stomach and then swung his LETT on me
was short. He tried a swing again Tor the
| body. but fell short once more. sharkey,
stil on the aggressive, swung ms Llsht oii
the neck and they clinched. Mdher JdooeI
his left on the wind and swung his right on
the neck at the end Of the round.
Round 2-After some sparrins Maher
il bbed his left on neck and Sharkey
crossed his right on the neck Sharkey put
left swing high up on Maher,s arm Nah
stopped it with his glove. Tom jabhed a
left in the wind and swung again win a
left on the chest SmaThSy 81 leo ~, aot s+oTn- Gn
ach and Maher crossed his right on the
head.
and Maher crossed him with the right on
the chest. Sharkey led a left. fell snort
and then touched Maher on the nose with a
right swing. Peter feinted frequently ana
tried to draw Sharkey out. Then he jabbed
a left on the head and they exchanged IeLt
jabs on the face. Both men were careful
but Sharkey left himself very open Wheh-
ever he stepped back.
Round 4-Sharkey swung his left on the
shoulder and jabbed the same fist on the
with his left. They then exchanged right
and lefts on the face, Maher countered on
the head with his left. They then eX-
changed rights and lefts on the face. ATT
er missing two right and lefts. Sh9rkey put
a light left, tab on the face and they were
sparring when the bell rang.
Round 5-Peter hddled a good deal ana
landed a left jab on the mouth ana Sharkey
jabbed his left on the stomach. Sharkey
a iph ha stomach
crossed his left on the face. Just then
Sharkey said: Why don't you cut your
mustache off?" and jabbed his left in the
wind. Then he jabbed right and left on
the face. During this round there we're
cries of fight fight which showed that
some Of those present did not like such
Round 6-There was a long spell of id-
ding and dancing around. Sharkey tried
to get Mahe- into neutral corner. Sharkey
led left for the stomach and fell short:
Maher jabbed a left on the chest and
Sharkey swung a right on the head. Peter
led left for the face. but fell short, and
then Sharkey sent a straight right on the
mouth, which put Maher down, and ne fell
half through the ropes. where he remained
fully six seconds His mouth was bleeding
when he got up and the bell rang ten sec
onds later.
Round First blood for Sharkey in the
last round sent his stock up and Maher's
TO the scratch in this round. Peter fell
short on a left lead for the face and
SnaThey swung lell ana TlgnI on lace ana
head. Sharkey swung right on ribs and
jabbed his left in the stomach. Maher
clincked and they broke away clean. Ma
hs- rushed and put a right and left swing
on the face and they clinched. After a
hIeakaway, Maher swung a left on the
face and n right on the jaw which sent
ShaTkey on his back at the ropes. When
Sharkey arose the men cliTChed and were
in that position when the gong sounded.
Maher was using his right hand sending
uppercuts on the ribs and head and did
not break when the gong sounded. When
they did break one of Mahers seconds
rushed over to take Maher to his corner
when Sharkey turned and punched the sec
ond on the nose. There were cries of foul"
while Maher and Sharkey were clinched
at the call Of time, but the police jumped
into the ring and created an Uproar by
arresting the principals, seconds and the
referee.
Those arrested, including the principals
seconds and the referee, were escorted to
the One Hundred and Fourth 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.