The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-10

Thsy reasoaed. and wfthozt CHANGING their
yie91 tkat MAher vo1A prove essvrrer. .
harser hi;te-. and = deetdvs vfnnsr in
. few rOInts They cared nothing fox the
~xvuSn offered in SAArkey's fauor. and
stEply banked o. PsEsris ABILITY 70 panch his
FivA1i1so s1bnis2oA- Rnrk Conrnlty and Ioha
}. oatnn. the baeksrso q Nahsr. aSA that th<y
haAhSt ca him heA~tly and theJ believed THAI
b. woad have the utnners end Of the purse
before vi<At rOqn4s had hssa completed
Maker. himself. was Furs Il szocesA When
he arrived At the cluh k0zsa. attended By his
frasna<N be received . BIG welcome from the
tAr0ag outside. He Looked In spsendid EAAp<.
and sid. In answer to all queries - to his
chAasss:
r vim
SbarkeJ came up frou bis training quarters
at New Dorp early in the dAy AID rested easily
He wAs trained to the boar and Has never more
eoaaAsnt Of victory. His admirers figured that
II MAhez didn't stop the sailor inside Of eight
ruuA4A. Tom would cone out on top because Of
his great physical strenEth and his ability to
tire his oppoasnt out shsrkey admitted that
he yas sotng against . tough game. but he
IN .surpriss the ovid with my eisverness.
INSPECTOR McLaurhtn and Capt. Creedon were
1o. 80 ~ ioe s4n sn eRa ssa The inspseses
IT WI not tolerate brutality. that Is an
Beyond this he would not discuss matters 1t
-,s SsLsysd By many that hat t nsS ySosa ?, no
and not ssrtousty in distreeA
The b1ilding was packed when the prelimin-
e: sry 'S City Va; sb "a S 30 y e oaarss' IL a'' ssis q city
were introduced for ten pounds At los
S RHSsas. cs ssisS WI White s'; sasss a, no the s1f lst.
GREG OF this affair and steve oDo1neil
bad .eharve Of the watch and hsti The hoys
plausa 0uaide was thslevercr. nnd utthhis lefr
Ro6es's faos and Stomach Roden 1tmpiy bored
wild swings on The law be sent 9Taide down
crowd FoSrsd with delight:
the third, while uaide paid his respects 70 the
stomach They mixed Il mp until quaide put
n 5ar = s sss k sasssh. as. sen. Sa down sss Po 'fairi O. he he
hfmSo theT ropes. vhers the Jersey City man De
cornered. and received . couple OF hard wallops
on che Jaw, which made HIM reel, the referea
lie Is ouSide. Rodsn wanted 70 90 On. but the
refssee,s sction was anal and tust
the coming Of the stars OF tho evening. well.
said an old timer, n they let Peter and the
saileE mig It up a. those youngsters did I'll be
How il IL they let such q rafting. smashing
ssSs e Fita that g on i IN S oors 1Srf o1 and adv We 81 s1 mt
sneak away to Neyada and live for days in a
That's one OF the advantages Of our e1ete
system" said Q friend. Anything that's ut the
e cSR az SoS sSs oommsns and sse oomnoapi G0 s sT see
thing goes In the New York Of TO-DAY"
+ sports, while Waiting for Maher and
sun. for tie crowd Tas as cosmopohtan as could
be found anywhere in the world. Seated in the
seats IN the ha1a, which made the ends Of
Of Tie he, hong E, building E4F sg Re em miiss t swa{ tb so misty
ave ave ISa FGSaTch. and these may oi have ave
there SseR in s0@ Citizen aiSs aEsss % gather ra msterisi
for q sensational sermon on the evils of the prize
to ssoompIish what men in the days Of cSiva airy
s ssr 10. ' II be q days Glfas q eh RSa1esa e sA Is
look about the ringside and see hat the glove
9 S9n'e iat essTise e..sF Y Yors f from TON he sA appsy
s s..d the o, l4 Wsil street. stree. Sfoks% sesiei Aa.ni ass.
" as they would in their pews at. church. The
RI5sfsfias' s sfgss e sfS' rs salss OF e as'ere elmer
side Of die ring was omipous, and
the .Resa majority S1 NC Of he other big T Ss9sles as fouss ssf in
Gotham since tho present law came into effect
were . tribe nervous DID II mean that the law
stopped at the first show Of brutalityt Time
alone would tell.
1t was astonishing how quietly the thronx sat
for more than three-quarters Of an hour waiting
for the gladiators- 1t illustrated anew the
patience Of the spors.ioving american, who WI
comfort to see men put up their hands or good
racehorses measure strides-
h,r - - H. frrnr-a thAra -.s HN-&A A~&@s--
with Maher the favorite at odds of 500 to $50.
There were few Sharkey men at those figures.
R fas tS arsnnsn. q The ef Ren S 9aefy i racefEae eGr Di / no I.
was reported as betting on ShArkey wherever he
could get the odds he wanted The tail turfman
anybody out of line.
The long wait was enivened by the arrival Of
after 10 o'clock. The big fellow Looked
vel was neatly Sre : and waved his
the crowd cheered and clapPed hands enthusi-
asticaily as the eyer-popular Sullivan took a
and all that went on in it.
About this time word was received from the
key had had a disagreement concerning the dis
POSITION OF shs PS Tss in S.ss Of police inssEtsr.
IL the night should be stopped. while Maher
wanted the referee. James Colville of Boston, to
render q decision whenever the battle should be
At 1910 o'clock there was q buzz of expec-
fancy. and the men entered the ring amid loud
applause ShArkey was the first to step through
the ropes He WAS enveloped frnm top TO toe in
a long dressing gown OF bun and blue His
brown hair, was parted neatly on the left side
and brushed away from a straight and promi-
nent forehead. His face was lean and clear cut,
and there were no traces OF anxiety upon Ii as
he listened 10 the advice given to him by his
seconds.
Peter Maher was a few seconds later than his
rival. and as his good-looking face came
through the ropes he smiled good-natnred-
ly and shook hands with both Sharkey
and Choynski- ShArkey's deep-set blue
eyes twinkled as he shook hands with
the stAlWAEt GAlwegean. and his gaze aid not
leave the tall form Of his rival as the latter
sauntered carelessfy 10 bis seat. Msher wore a
dark blu sweater, and bad his trousers over his
tights. Peter looked much bigger than his 90
ponent, but both men gave their weight as us
pounds This Was without either man knowing
what the other had said
The sailor asked the newspapers to announce
that he was q native Of D0ndAlk. county Lourh.
Ireland. and with those whose tongues love the
hroSus there was little choice between the men
from that time on.
"Shure I thought he WAS an Australian. said
one q these -fn-h ! care who wins IL
now"
sharkey's seconds were busy hfie prelimina-
rfes we're being arranged in binding the sailors
hands with strips OF adhesive plaster. such As Il
used on bicycle Urea MAher objected and
the ,pLAsters were removed ShArkey was