The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-10

sat approved IL. The fast boxing IN the
preliminary paved the way for the big
fellows, and 10000 eyes were strained
for several minutes to catch glimpse
of the first of the principals to make
his appearance. Betting on the result
continued to be lively and several wag-
ers were made at even money that Ma
her would win in ten rounds
THE BETS.
Kid Mccoy took the Sharkey end of
this for $1,000 He also placed $1,000 on
Sharkey to win at odds ranging from
100 to 60 and 100 TO so.
Riley Grammar bet s., 900 against 81, 400
on Maher, and "Pittsburg Phil had
commissioners placing his money on
Maher at 100 to 20.
1t was estimated that he had over
$4,000 on the big fellow. Spike Sulli-
van was also a Maher man, and ne
put UP $500 on his choice. Spike,
when he fights, is q, great favorlte OF
Peters, and when the latter takes part
in a ring contest, Spike sticks to MS
colleague in a like manner.
There was a long delay in getting
Maher and Sharkey to the ring side,
and the crowd began to show signs OF
impatience.
Sharkey entered the ring at 1910. He
was accompanied by Joe Choynsk Inn
McCrath. Tom Lansing and Solly
H.
which was the one in which the winner
of the first bout had sat He was
warmly received, but the greeting
which Maher got was vociferous
Billy Brady announced, as the men
stripped, that the agreement between
the men and the referee was tnat III
case of police interference, II either
man was in such a condition as not to
have a chance to win. in the opinion
of the referee, the latter should give
his decision in favor of the other man.
but that If the referee saw that the
man having the worst of the contest
had a chance to win, then he was 10
declare the bout a draw.
The men were announced to box 20
rounds at catch weights. 1t was an
nounced that the men had to break
clean and that they could box with
either hand free.
BY ROUNDS.
Round 1. They spared carefully for
a minute, Sharkey' holding his hands
wide apart Sharkey led for the stom-
ach and missed. MaheT landed light
left on the chest and Sharkey sent ms
left hand on the stomach and tnen |
swung his left on the chest Sharkey |
tried a right swing, but was short |
He tried a swing once again on the |
body, but was short once more. Shar- |
key, still on the aggressive, swung MS /
right on the neck and they clinched |
Maher jabbed his left on the wind and |
swung his right on the neck at the end |
of the round.
Round .. After some sparring Maher
jabbed his left on neck and Sharkey |
crossed his right on neck. Sharkey !
put a left swing high up on Makers
arm. Maher sent in a very low jab,
but Sharkey stopped it with his glove:
Tom iabbed a left in the wind and
swung again with a left on the chest.
Sharkey led FOR the stomach and put
a low left on the stomach and Maher
crossed his right on the head.
Round 8. Sharkey led left, but fell
short, and Maher crossed him with the
right on the chest. Sharkey led a left,
fell short and then touched Maher on
the nose with a right swing. Peter
f. ted frequently and tried to draw
Snarkey out Then he jabbed a left
on the head and they exchanged left
jabs on the face. Both men were care
full, but Sharkey left himself very
open whenever he stepped back.
Round 4. Shar1ey swung his left On
the shoulder and jabbed the same fist
m the stomach. Maher eountered on
the head with mis- left. Maher Il en-
exchanged rights and lefts on the face.
After missing two rights and ieftS,
Sharkey put a light left jab on the
face and they were sparring when the 5
bell rang.
Round 5. Peter fiddled good deal
and landed a left jab on the mouth I
and Sharkey jabbed MS left on the
Sharkey swung a right on \
the stomach and Maher crossed his left t
on the face. Just then Sharbey said:
why don't you cut your mustache 7
OFF, and jabbed his left in TIE =lnd l
Then he jabbed right end LEFT cn the
face During this "ound there were
cries of Fight Figh.i' which
showed that some of those Y,-aca,o+ did
not like such tame boxing. I
Round 6. There was a long spell of
fddling and dancing around. Shar- i
key tried to get Maher INTO a neutral c
corner. Sharkey led a loft for the
stomach and fell short kIaner jabbed
left on the chest and SharIey swung a 1
right on the head. Peter led a left for |
the face, but fell shot, ana then '
sharkey sent a straight right on the !!
mouth which put Mahar down, end
he fell half through the ropes, where
he remained fully six seconds His |
mouth was bleeding when n got up :
and the bell rang ten seconds later. I
Round !. First blood COZ Sharkey in 5
he last round sent his stock mp and
Makers face sTore W.T. look When
le came to the scratch in this round.
Peter fell short on a left laaf fo- the
IN face and head. ShITkey swung
light on ribs and jabbei his LEFT IN o
he stomach. Maher clinched and
hey broke awSy clean. Maher rushed fl
md put a right and left swing on the o.
ace and they clinched. After a break
way Maher swung lett on the face o.
md right Oh the jaw, which sent S,
;harkey on his back at the ropes
When Sharkay arose the men clincn.ad ri
md were in that position when he v
,ong sounded. Maher was using his h
light hand. sending uppercuts on The T
lbs and mead and did NJ. break when
he gong sounded. When they ID W
reak one Of Makers Sc nd rushed I B
Yer to take Maher over to his cornell
ghen ShArkey turned and punched the h;
econd on the nose. There wele G. les A
f Foul" while Maher and Sharkey
we're clinched at the call of time. but
he police jumped into the ring and
reated an uproar by arresting the
rincipals, seconds and the referee. -
he bout was declared a draw. =.
Those arrested. including the princi- bi
ais, seconds and referee, were escort Ft
d 20 the One Hundred and Fourth fu
treet police station, first allowing ha
Iaher and Sharkey to go to their
ressing rooms and put on their street
othes All furnished bail. So far,
ady has not been arrested.
Dan Lynch of San Francisco, -
harkey's timekeeper, and Steve Cd
'Donnel of New York, who acted as co
lie clubs timekeeper. were also ar pl
ested and released on bail. w
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