The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-03
no MAroH sHARxSr AND HAHEn.
Representative or moth BiEhters nzest ana
Discuss the Outlook.

Representative OF Bofh Itghpors heet ena
Discuss the Outlook.
The battle between Tom sharkey and Petor
Naher is well under way. This much was
settled yesterday when Buck Connolly, repro
eenting Maher, and Dan Lynch, Sharkey's man
agcr, met. when articlesSof agreement wero
signed several months ago both boxers fixed on
Aug. 2 as the date to deposit $4,000 each. tho
final installment Of the side bet of $4,000. This
condition was fulfilled last night and the money
was placed In the hands Of Al Smith, the final
stakeholder.
Lynch. who seems to DO very sincere in bring
ing about the present encounter, came all the
way from San Francisco to arrange tho battle.
He got hero on Saturday night last, and met
Connolly yesterday afternoon. There was no
pickering or friction to speak OF between tho
rival managers. They simply stated their bust.
ness and took immediate action without any
parley.
Billy Brady attended the session In behalf Of
himself and the carnival at Nevada next fall,
which he 10 now planning. 1t was supposed
that ho would give n fabulous sum for the
match. However. he surprised everybody by
only bidding 10000 and 40 per cent. of the
Neither Lynch nor Connolly considered this In
the l lSssI s ,bn, and r ,ol "a b ggSs go; .n,,od tho
little manager, laconically.
You promised more than that before"
chimed in both Connolly and Lynch. II was
stated that you would give $4,000 for the con-
II never mado such a bid" declared Brady.
and negotiations, as far as he was concerned,
Lynch then showed a despatch which he had
received from Zick Abrahams of San Francisco.
Abrahams was formerly Solly Smiths manager.
and brought Smith nl the way from the Pacific
coast to meet George Dixon Tor the feather weight
championship several years ago. Tho telegram
"Tbo Knickerbocker A. G. of San Francisco
Will give $4,000 for the Sharkey and Maher
fight, to take place on Oct. II. Will deposit
money for same with any newspaper In Frisco"
Lynch's eyes rolled with joyous expectancy as
he contemplated the message and the size Of tho
purse.
mated, "and l am inclined to accept" He
asked Connolly about it. The latter answered
that $20.000 was quite a sum, and that II the
club was on the level he would waive all of his
previous objections to Frisco and fight there.
On the strength Of this Lynch wired back for
particulars as to the referee and the proposed
location.
.Parson Davies, representing a big syndicate,
also sent word to Lynch that he would like to
have u chance to bid. Davies is Mt present In
terested In trying to bring about tho fight are
wealthy Chicago sports. Davies will probably
he hoard from this afternoon at 2 o'clock. when
Lynch and Connolly are to meet again to decide
on details.
As TO the proposition to have the mill take
place In Ireland, Lynch said to a Sun reporter:
" IL 10 agreeable. to us, and we won't rcnon-
strete Il the clubs oyer there &C, above the
and will go where we get the most OF It,"
Sharkey will be here in two weeks. He Is duo
to- leave Ireland next Saturday.
Tho fact that Dan Stuart has not, so far,
made a bid for the match is creating a good deal
oftalk among the sports who are Interested in
the coming mill.