The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-10

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favorite. Odds of 100 to 80 and 100 to
20 were bet on Peters chances. and
some of those who were confident OF
Peters ability to defeat the sailor laid
odds of 100 to 60. John L. Sullivan,
Jim Corbett and Kid Mccoy occupied
| box seats at the ringside, and each Of
| them got rousing reception when he
made his appearance.
At $50 o'clock Charley Roden, of
Jersey City. and Bob Quade, of this
| city, entered the ring. At the ell
of the third round Referee Charley
| White, stopped the bout and declared
Quade the winner, the Jersey City
| he received. The action of the referee
| In this bout was commendable, and
| every one present approved Of It,
HEAVY BETTING.
The fast boxing in the preliminary
paved the way for the big fellows. and
10000 eyes were strained for several
! minutes to catch a glimpse of the first
! appearance. Betting on the result con-
| tinued to be lively, and several wagers
| were made at even money that Maher
would win in ten rounds. Kid Mccoy
took the Sharkey end of this for $1,000.
He also placed 81 900 on Sharkey to
| win at odds ranging from 100 to 60
! and 100 to so. Riley Grammar bet 81. 900
against 81 400 on Maher, and Pittsburg
! Phil had commissioners placing his
money en-. Maher at 100 to 20. 1t was
estimated that he had over $4,000 or
the big fellow. Spike Sullivan was
also Maher man, and he put up $1,000
! en- his choice. Spike" when he fights,
! is a great faVorite of Peters, and when
! the latter takes part in ring contest
Spike" sticks to his collea que in like
! manner
There was a long delay in getting
! Maher and Sharkey to the ringside,
| and the crowd began to show signs
! of impatience. Sharkey entered the.
ring at 10 minutes past 10 o'clock. He
was accompanied by Joe Choynski, Tim
! McGrath, Tom Lansing and Solly
! Smith. He chose the southeast corner
| which was the one in which the win
/ ner of the first bout had sat. He was
warmly received, but the greeting
! which Maher got was VociferouS. Peter
took his corner at 1914 and his seconds
We're Buck Connolly, Pat Scully, Peter
! Lowry, Jack Quinn and Jack Cattan-
mach. "Pittsburg PHIL held the watch
for Maher and Danny Lynch did the
same for Sharkey. Maher came into
! the ring wearing a black sweater and
black trousers, while Sharkey was en-
veloped in a big yellow bath robe trim
med with blue. Maher wore black
trunks with a green belt, and Sharkey
green trunks with an American flag
for belt. Both men said they weigh
! ed 173 pounds.
Billy Brady announced, before the
men stripped, that the agreement be-
tween the men and the referee was
| that, in case of police interference, if
either man was in such a condition as
not to have a chance to win, in the
opinion of the referee. the later should
| give his decision in favor of the other
man, but if the referee saw that the
man having the worst of the contest
| had chance to win, then he was to
declare the bout a draw.
! The men were announced to box
| twenty-five rounds at catch weights. 1t
! was announced that the men had
agreed to break clean and that they
could box with either hand free. They
| shook hands at 1925
BOUT IN DETAIL.
They spared carefully for minute, Shar-
key holding his hands wide apart. Sharkey
led for the stomach and missed Maher landed
a light left on the chest and Sharkey sent his
left hand on the stomach and then swung his
! left on the chest. Sharkey tried right swing,
| but was short. He tried swing again for the
body. but fell short once more. Sharkey, still
! on the aggressive, swung his right on the
! neck and they ciinched. Maher jabbed his
left on the wind and swung his right on the
| neck at the end of the round.
After some Sparring, at the opening Of the
second round. Maher jabbed his left on the
neck and Sharkey crossed his right on the
neck. Sharkey put left swing high up on
Makers arm, Maher sent in a very low jab,
but Sharkey stopped it with his glove Tom
! jabbed left in the wind and swung again
with left on the chest. Sharkey led for
! the stomach and put low left on the stom-
ach and Maher crossed his right on the head.
! Sharkey led left to open the third, but
! fell short, and Maher crossed him with his
right on the chest Sharkey led left, fell
short and then touched Maher on the nose
with a right swing. Peter tented frequently
and tried to draw Sharkey on. Then he
jabbed left on the head and they exchanged
| left jabs on the face. Both men were careful,
but Sharkey left himself very open whenever
| he stepped back.
In the fourth. Sharkey swung his left on
| the shoulder and jabbed the same fist on the
! stomach. Maher countered on the head with
his left. They then exchanged right and lefts
! on the face. After missing two rights and
! lefts. Sharkey put light left jab on the face.
and they were sparring when the bell rang
! Peter fdd.ed a good deal in the fifth and
! landed left jab on the mouth, and Sharkey
jabbed his left on the stomach. Sharkey
swung right on the stomach and Maher
! crossed his left on the face. Just then Shar-
key 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 were cries of fight. fight t"
which showed that some Of those present do
not like such tame boxing.
There was long spell Of fddling when the
/ men came UP for the sixth. and much dancing
around. sharkey tried to get Maher into a
neutral corner Sharkey led left for the
stolndcn ana Tell short. Maher jabbed a left
| on the chest. and Sharkey swung a right on
| the head. Peter led a left for the face but
! fell short, and then Sharkey sent a straight
/ right on the mouth. which put Maher down
| and he fell half through the ropes where he
remained fully six seconds. His mouth was
bleeding when he got up, and the bell rang
ter seconds = er.
| First bloc for Sharkey in the last round
sent his stock up, and Makers face wore a
! worried look when he came to the scratch
| In what proved the last round. Peter fell
| snort on a left lead for the face. and Sharkey
swung left and right on the face and head
| Sharkey swung right on the ribs and jabbed
| his left in the stomach. Maher clnched and
| they broke away clean. Maher rushed and
| put right and left swing on the face, and
they clinched. After a breakaway Maher
| swung eft 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 hand
| sending upper cuts on the ribs and body and
! did not break when the gong sounded When
! they did break one Of Makers seconds rushed
/ over to take Maher to his corner. when
| Sharkey turned and punched the second 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 prn-
cipals, seconds and the referee. The bout was
declared a draw.