The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-10

crowd began TO show signs of impat1ence.
Sharkey entered the ring at ten minutes
past 10 O'Clock. He was accompanied by
Joe ChoynsN. Tim McGrath, Tom Lansing
ana Solly Smith. He chose the southeast
corner, which was the one in which the
winner of the first bout had sat. He was
warmly received but the greeting Maher
got was Vociferous. Peter took his corner
at 10:l4 and his seconds were Buck Connel-
ly, Fat Scully, Jack Quinn and Jack Catan-
nach. "Pittsburg Phil held the watch Tor
Maher and Danny Lynch did the same Tor
Sharkey. Maher came in the ring wearing
a black sweater and black trousers, while
Sharkey was enveloped in a big yellow bath
robe trimmed with blue. Maher wore black
trunks with q green belt and Sharkey
green trunks with an American flag for q
belt. Both men said they weighed I'S
pounds.
Billy Brady announced before the men
stripped that the agreement between the men
and the referee was that in case of police
interference if either man was in such
condition as not to have a chance to win,
in the opinion of the referee, the latter
other man, but that if the referee saw
that the man having the worst OF the con-
test had chance to win, then he was TO
declare the bout a draw. The men were
announced 20 fight twenty-five rounds at
catch weights. 1t was also announced tnat
the men had agreed TO break clean ana that
they could box with either hand free. They
shook hands at 1926.
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Round 1.-The men 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 hand on the
stomach and then swung his left on the
chest. Sharkey tried a 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 in
the wind and swung his right on the neck
at the end of the round.
Round - After some sparring Maher
jabbed his left on the neck and Sharkey
crossed his right on the neck. Sharkey put
a left swing high up on Maher s arm, ana
Maher sent in very low jab, but Sharkey
stopped it with his gloves. Tom jabbed
chest. Sharl1ey led for the stomach and
put a low left on the stomach. and Maher
crossed his right on the head.
Round 3-Sharkey led a left, but fell snort
and Maher crossed him with the right on
the chest. Sharkey led a left fell short; and
then touched Maher on the nose with
tried to draw sharkey out. Then he jabbedi
his left on the head and they eNchanged I,.e
left jabs on the face Both me- men , were care care
full. but Sharkey left himself very open
whenever he stepped back.
Round 4-Sharkey swung his LETT on the
shoulder and jabbed the same fist on the
stomach. Maher countered on the head
with his left. Then they exchanged rlght
and left smashes on the face. After missing
jab on the face, and they were sparring
when the bell rang.
Round 5-Peter fidded a good deal and
landed left jab on the mouth, and Shar-
key jabbed his left on the stomach. Shar7
key swung a right on the stomach ana
Maher crossed his left on the lace. JUST
your mustache OFF," and jabbed his left
in the wind Then he jabbed his right and
s on ofs tRs face 6f gh PF this g 1SqRd wRcS RES
showed that some of those present did not
like such tame boxing. O.
Round 6-There was a long spell OF nd
ding and dancing around. Sharkey tried to
get Maher into corner: Sharkey ieq
left for the stomach and fell short. Maher
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 ne 1eli nan
through the ropes, where he remained fully
six seconds. His mouth was bleeding When
he got up and the bell rang ten seconds
Round First blood for sharkey in the
previous round sent his stock up, ana
Maher's face wore a worried look when he
came to the scratch again. Peter fell short
on a left lead for the face. and Sharkey
swung his left and right on the face and
head. Sharkey swung his right on the ribs
and iabbed his left in the stomach. Maher
clnched and they broke away clean. Maher
rushed and put right and left sWi9g fts,. on
breakaway Maher swung a left on the face
and a right, on the jaw, which sent Sharkey
on his back at the ropes. w HeH olAdI f>Sy
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 Maher's seconds
rushed over to take Maher to his corner,
when Sharkey turned and punched the sec
ond's nose. There We're cries of foul
while Maher and Sharkey were clinched at
the ring and created an uproar by arresting
the principals, seconds and the referee. The
bout was declared a draw.
Those arrested, including the principals,
seconds and referee, were escorted to the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES police sta
ton first allowing Maher and Sharkey to
go to their dressing rooms and put on their
street clothes All furnished bail. Dan
Lynch, of San Francisco, Sharkey's time
keeper and Steve O'Donnell, of New York.
who acted as the clubs timekeeper, were
also arrested and released on bail.