The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-09
SAILOR row vs., IWIsH PETER.
shnrIscy and Mnhcr. the mig Heavy

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tackle Champion Fi,2smmons VIII prob |
ably br le,led tomorrow night, when |
IT,, ebori,.,. tho sailor nueilist. and |
ION shafkey inc s"'lo' Pus"'''' "a
Peter Maher. the Irish champ on, NICE IN |
"..,' ,,.,, r,,,a - In ,,on,,,.ss ~,
47ic ciuu' Ih' "-i-'e' VIII no"''N9' ~
taken on nv Fitzs.mmc MS even though he |
has defeated both men. He has declared
mt ~, r.,,,,d ,,,4 echt Ct,-,,,.,, ,,,,i, No
'''"' ne won" "o' "h'' oi'', NY "s"'''
at San Fr,n,,sco. hut if shartey show
crushing e,,nrrIori,,, over Maher. ruz
may be compelled by public sentiment to
take on the sailor tbs night WIZ b.
| StArh,N 'hIu rms nA.tic W m So 's, -,
/ illS uI"' - ll+. W,i'.et, WI ~ Sr"t Nv
"a, 39% ROW j WIN n., IN Vim III me-
all ieai compuny at tie time AND not ~
E,9G ,io" ian, lie claimed II
co. 60, SSn , ~ AVE- s,iior ni,yaad ana llnch.
o' ana used ioul t"cucs Ihe. a rev
- le.er shsrkey me- E cnd IN
.eh. d.nt 90, DOW ho' 49, r,i2 innded
'ld' ns'. iuti ,in,s INIT hey seem
Cd TO have niue emeGH on 1n' no" atIshth
round, Fitz lei for the stomach shaIkey
went do%n lke shV ~ Nor His Soc
onds claimed foul and Referee carp
gave the light and states to S Il.i ., ~,
I l@,', W. e III Inc nutse but failed to prevent
It's going TO sharkey. .,.,,.,, ~.
,,ow v, Ys'' e,,ch a one as knocked out Cor
bett and since the Carson CHy it,' M
~, llIlS W. f,l,e
Maher has met Ftsz several times ana
has never real.S o" nj two Years ago on
the Mexican border l'itz knocked hun our gu,
IN The hrst round MANI hiinSed hy aikaii
Me- NJ NE
sharkey though pracHctens ~ TStz TO-,
t'ls Ja6, ,,,,o THAT he can take punish
Uni 'thers s no doubt. That Maher GU.
| Il a question More thail oiic. trl ~ ,a,'
been called ,lull1eI ,ba sa;lor lie
marked adVan'ase9 oEe, am in roach, Is
is tal!er ~ u ,nehes Ionger--a vital point
i ~ $50 days Of shirty hghtine. Hts ring
y. ta a'rJSe TOO Is far greater than Sanr-
KEYS. ON the other hand, ne = az ,o " H.a
| advantage N age TOT Or In Ia. l,ss
wears his Junior ~ pS s;;hh.rlev's eEpand-
| Formidable thDi. a ~ III trrhcs while Pc
| ed chosl w ~ "a" tame to only a.
u. ,,, = ~ ,",,rse is said 10 he sl1 900
Al''
New York. June S.-Among those WI"
,,,,stdorea to be authorities on pugil-
"io J.. ,bts vicinity there is a
isuc matters IN WIS .ho
/
outcome of the heavyweight hstc contest
,h ., 60 take place tomorrow night at
"H'en - " 1h,o.io o,,h between Peter
| '"e ., ch,rpov
| Maher and Thomas j. Shafhe''
| For .ha past seven weeks Sharkey mas
~. ,,ronorat,ons for tomorrow nights
mauo Mo y. a, Nawdron {
contest at hhelh hotV''
|. Never did pugilist prepare ioi u Gun
loot more earnestly, carefully and faith
s,.,i,, ,ba, sbarl,ey has under the guidance
fuily 'ha'' vna,ns,3 vcGrath and
and adyices OF Joe ch'! Hs"4'
Tom Lansing. Choynskl has been very eA-
a,,,,g and he has found Il willing and
S Ale n,nil in the sailor. Sharkey has gone
,brn,,,h the ordeal splendidly and his
,rstrers and sparring partners speak of him
H., 10 highest terms, and are a unit In
sn,,ins he win get the best of II tomorrow
/ go" ,i,,is was the last day of hard work.
night lh's - ,,,rIny az & o'clock and
he got uD ''a, ,a,l and last After break-
loon i ,aol ton-mile run and although
Nc ueather was soft and the roads in bad
condition he returned 10 his quarters in
good condition. He rested-for awhile aiteF
this and then took snort run atohs ,ne
beach. At oci'ck ne eH,sIet ny eyn
nasium and TOT an pou, anu IA ~ 49,
not an ioie nIoris ,,sod me wrist machine
skippeu ~ Then he boxed a few