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PugiliStic Events.


hard to draw a strong conclusion, bu
from what good authorities say on th
subject it looks like Peter Maher ha
seen his best days in the ring and tina
the makings of d good fighter has beel
beaten by boo re. Tom Sharkey ha
undoubtedly improved, but falls fa
short of trying for championship hon
ors. Sharkey is neither scientific or {
good general, but has couraee and
reng,h and with this is trying to wiz
his way to the top of the ladder
James j. COrbett has come down from
his high pinacle and has decided that
it is good idea to watch others fgh,
a5d was at the rings side when Shar-
| key ard Maher met last Wednesday
night.
| Be.we the police and hot-headed
| impulses of the boxers the fight be-
tween Sharkey and Peter Maher be fore
| the Palace Athletic club, New York,
came to an abrupt conclusion, and no
| one is a BILE TO pick the man best entitled
to a meeting with Champion Fitz-
Three rounds of tame fighting, a
Touchdown ard first blood for Sharkey
ard wild scram ole in the seventh in
which Sharkey is foOred, police inter-
ference and arrests and the decision a
draw.
When the men shook hands in the
ring it was cas- ~ seen that Maher had
An advantage in height and reach. He
had not been trained to the hour, how
ever, and buuches of fat rclle1 out over
his belt. Sharkey was in prime con-
di,ion.
In style Sharkey showed some i'm
provement, due probably to the in
s'ruc ion he had received from Joe
Choynski, who had been shaping the
sailor up for the meeting. The one
thing criticized by onlookers was his
open guard as he broke away from
Maher in clinches.
At the same time the latter did not
secure any advantage from this and
the cleverness shown by Sharkay eX-
cited even the comment of II fierce
Jimmy Colville. There was an utter
absence of The hugging and wrestling
tactics which characterized the bout
with Corbett in Frisco. Sharkey had
certainly improved.
Jim Corbett tells the story of the fight
as follows:
1t was unfortunate that the two men
could not have kept their heals, and
Sharkey will be blamed for the abrupt
termination of the fight. His success
which he threw his opponent away
from him in the .clinches, together
with his eagerne SIS to win, lead to his
undoing.
Jim Corbett. who was at the ripgside
along with Sullivan, Mccoy and a
hunored other notables, having criti-
cieed Maher for wae ting time early in
the fight, thus tells of the concluding
rounCS:
Sixth round-Sharkey lands light
left handed and Intellectual swing which
indicates that he is poor judge of dis
lance. His being able to reach Maher
at all is, however, creditable. |
Sharkey is full of confidence. He
rushes IN now to cut loose for general |
results.
There goes his left on the breast, and |
whew. cracking. long right swing on
the neck. That knocks Maher from |!
the middle of the ring away over into |
the south west corner, and down he |
goes on the floor on a tours. The |
lower rope saves him from pitching |
fat on his face. Keep away, Sharkey.
No, the sailor is right over Peter, an |
Xious to bang him the moment he RI es. |
ought to stand back far
enough to let Maher get all the way up.
That's fair play, and it's according to
the rules, too.
Maher is cropping around. He has
caught hold of the lower rope to pIsh !
himself up on his feet. No, he won't |
get up while Sba~key stands over him.
See, he's asking the referee to make
Sharkey get back.
Maher is up now. l think be wasn't |
down more than five seconds or so
Sharkey isn't taking any chances with
keeps away. Maher has entirely re-
covered from the Touchdown. There
he rushes a. Sharkey. Time. Too late |
to do any more in this round.
FIRST GOOD BLOW STRUCK.
SbarkeV's Touchdown blow was the |
only good punch delivered thus far in
the fight. 1t was a good right swing
and it caught Maher fairly on the ne ok,
1 am not much impressed by the way
Maher has fought thus far, but he
knows what he's trying to do better
only fair to let him alone to carry out
his plans. There are always wise fell
lows outside the ring who want to tell
the fighter how to do his work don't
believe in that.
Seventh round-Maher is kidding
cracking jokes at Sharkey as he leads
at b m and drives hun back. You see
he is taking a hand in the game now
and making the sailor fight his way
There's a great deal in that. You
force fellow to go the way you want
him instead of holding back to follow
his lead, and he begins to respect you.
Maher leads left and just reaches the
jaw. Sharkey comes in with a light
left hook on the cheek. You see, he
isn't throwing any steam into it. It
doesn't bother Maher any.
They're sparring again. What the
deuce is he matter with Maher? He
acts like a fellow who has been doped
Why doesn't he wake up aud do some
thing? He is holding his right in pos
ition for a knockout.
Sharkey misses rig hit hand drive for
the r. BIS, but he manages to poke in a
straig ht left on the other side. Maher
makes a bluff lead at the head, stops it.,
and holds his left before his face as he
drives short right hand jolt straight
and hard on the short ribs That was a
peach, that blow. Before Sharkey has
settled down again in his post on
Maher whips in a short right hook full
in the jaw. That cracks beauty.
Down drops Sharkey, sitting on the
floor in the same place where Maher
fell.
Gee whlz, Sharkey bounces up again
on his feet as if he were made of india
rubber. Why, the man seemed hardly