The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-06-10
NAHER AND
SHHRKEY FIGHT
Stopped by Police at the End of the
Seventh Round.
THE CONTEST DECLARED A DRAW
sharkey Provoked Police Interference by
Striking one Of Maher's seoonds-A
Monster Crowd Of Sports on
Hand to View the Fight.

New York. June 1O-Peter NIaher
and Tom Sharkey fought last night at
| the Palace Athletic club for a $15.O .OOl
purse. AT the end of the seventh
round the police interfered, and the
! contest resulted in most unsatisfac-
/ tory draw. Never i'm the history of the
ring has there been such an enormous
| attendance at boxing bout in this vi
cinity There were about 10000 per-
sons squeezed into the big building.
which was recently transformed into a
hstic-arena by the Palace A. c., under
the management of William A. Brady.
more representative congregation
Of well known sporting men has never
witnessed a boxing mill than that
which assembled last night. The guam
tity of money which would have chang
ed hands had the bout resulted in IA
vor of either man is well UP in six
figures.
That there would be police interfer-
ence if the men fought hard was feared
by the majority of those who purchased
tickets, but after the two boys who
took part in the opening bout had been
being stopped by the police those pres
ent had hopes that the big fellows
would have a good chance to settle the
question of superiority.
Maher and Snarkey had trained care
fully, and when stripped in the ring
they were the ricture of health and
strength. Maher was the favorite, but
there seemed to be plenty of money on
Sharkey
When they began operations Mahers
advantage i'm height and reach was
very marked. Sharkcy's style of Ieav-
ing himself open when stepping away
caused a good deal of comment. and il
was easily seen that Maher was i'm no
hurry to mix matters, as he evidently
preferred to size his man up, and he
looked as if he We're holding back for
a good opening
Maher wore an anxious look from the
very beginning of the bout. and his
eyes had a very wild and hunted ex-
preston in them. 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 sprawl
ing half way through the ropes where
he struggled for five seconds before he
regained his feet. AS Maher was get
ting up Sharkey 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 ended the sixth round
and when Maher returned to his corner
he spat out a lot of blood. Sharkeys
friends, when they saw this, yelled
first blood for Sharkey," and there
was a great deal of cheering.
The seventh round was nearly COM
pleted when Maher, after getting i'm
some good blows on Sharkey, sent the
latter to the floor near the ropes with
a left in the wind and a right swing on
the jaw. Tom was up again inside Of
five seconds and rushed into a clinch
In the clinch Maher kept working his
right on the body. When the gong
sounded neither needed the warning of
the timekeeper, but kept on hitting
each other One of Mahers seconds
rushed over and grabbed Maher. While
he was trying to pull the big fellow
away SharlSey swung his right on the
seconds face, dazing him.
BY this time the house was in an up
roar and there We're cries of foul
from the partlsans of both men. The
increased
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
number Of detectives also climbed
through the ropes. The principals We're
the first to be placed under arrest, and
then the seconds and referee were
told to accompany the officers. While
all this was going on the thousands
Of spectators We're clamoring for a
decision from the referee, who was
busily engaged arguing with the Off
GERS who surrounded him. Finally it
was made known that Referee Colville
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. The great crowd left the build
ing without the slightest confusion.
and very little comment was heard.
Those arrested, including the princi-
pals, seconds and the referee, were es-
corted 10 the One Hundred and Fourth
street police station, first allowing
Maher and Sharkey to go to their dress
ing rooms and put on their street
clothes. All furnished bail So fa-
Brady has not been arrested.
Dan Lynch, Of San Francisco, shar-
keys timekeeper, and Steve O'Donneu.
of New York, who acted as the clubs
timelleeper, were also arrested and re-
leased on bail
The relative merits of the men Is just
as much of a puzzle as ever, and until
they meet again and get a definite de
cision their adherents viii not be sat
lsfied 1t was said that over $4,000
We're taken In at the box office. and
Judging from the number of people i'm
the house this is a very conservative
estimate.
Carn eog. Atto,tio,