The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-03
SHARKEY- MAHBR
MATCH Is Made
=.
Last InstalIments of the
80 $4,000 Side Bet
Put Up.
Knickerbocker Club of This
City Offers $4,000 for
= the Fight.
Parson Davies Wants a Chance to
Bid-Nothing Is Heard From
Dan Stuart.

NEW YORK, N. Y. Aug. 2.-The bat
tie between Tom Shsrkey and Peter Maher
is well under way. This much was settled
yesterday when Buck Connolly, repre-
ing Maher and Dan Lynch, Sharkeys
manager, met. When the articles of
agreement were signed several months
ago both boxers fixed upon August Ito de-
post $500 each. the final installments of
the side bet of $4,000. This condition was
fulfilled TO- night and the money placed in
the hands of Al Smith, the final stake
holder.
Lynch who seems very sincere in bring
ing ABOUT the present encounter, came all
the way from San Francisco to arrange
the: battle He got here Saturday and met
Connolly this afternoon, No pickering or
friction sprang up between the rival
managers. They merely stated their bust
ness and took action without any parley.
Brady attended the session in behalf OF
himself and the carnival at Nevada next
fell which he is now planning. 1t was
supposed that he would give fabulous
sum for the match, but he surprised
every body by only bidding $40, 900 and 40
per cent OF the picture privileges.
Neither Lynch nor Connolly considered
this in the least startling, and said So
'well, that's all 1 care to give" replied
Brady.
You promised more than that before"
chimed in. both Connolly and Lynch. at
was stated that you would give $14, 000"
"Neyer made such a bid" declared
Brady; and the negotiations so far as he
was concerned, ended right there.
Lynch then showed dispatch be had
received from Zick Abrahams of San
Francisco, formerly Solly Smiths mana
ger, which read:
Knickerbocker Athletic Club of San Fran
cisco will give $50 600 for the Sharkey Maher
fight, TO take place october IL. VIII deposit
money Tor same with any newspaper in San
Francisco.
Lynchs eyes rolled with joyous expec-
fancy as he contemplated the message
and size of the purse. THAT is certainly
good Offer be said, land l am in clined
it and the latter replied that $4,000 was
quite a sum, and II the club was on the
level he would waive all his previous OBJ
jections to San Francisco and fight there.
On the strength of this Lynch wired back
for particulars as to referee and proposed
location.
Parson Davies, represen ting big syndi-
cate, also sent word to Lynch that he
would like to have a chance to bid.
Davies is at present in Chicago, and it is
understood that the men Interested in
trying to bring about the fight are wealthy
Chicago sports. Davies will probably be
heard from to- m orrow, 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: at
would be agreeable to US, and we won't
demonstrate if tho clubs over there go
above the Knickerbocke offer. We are
out for coin and will go where we can get
the most of it,"
Sharkey will be here in two weeks. He
is due to leave Ireland next Saturday.
The fact that Dan Stuart has not so far
made bid for the match is creating a
good deal OF talk among sports who are
interested in the coming mill.