The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-22
COrbett-Sharkey Battle to Be Fought
Tonight.
TENDERLOIN IS EXCITED
CROWDS OF SPORTS LOADED
WITH LONG GREEN.
Abundance of Money at 100 to so On
Corbett-All the Pugilistic Celeb
rites VIII Attend the Fight
Both Men Said to Be In Fine
Condition.

New York, Nov 21.-The sporting
resorts along Upper Broadway and
throughout the tenderloin districts
were filed tonight with crowds of
pugilists and followers of pugilism who
have come to the city to witness the
Corbett-Sharkey fight, which is to take
place tomorrow night at the Lenox
Athletic club. Hundreds of out-of-
town sporting men are located at the
principal hostelries between Twenty
third and Forty-second streets, and
in the corridors and cafes of all the
hotels groups of men stop around dis
cussing the probable outcome of the
contest and comparing the relative
merits of the combatants.
Each of the principals had plenty of
friends and wagers were made ire
Quently as to the result of the con-
test. Corbett had the largest follow
ing and his admirers were not slow TO
place odds on his chances, the mo-
ment any Sharkey money was flashed.
Wads of greenbacks were handled in
reckless fashion by the bettors and
one would think that the wealth of the
Klondike had been brought to New
York for the occasion, to look at the
rolls that were placed in the hands of
stake holders, awaiting the decision of
the fistic battle. One hundred to eighty
on Corbett was the prevailing odds and
quite a large sum of money was placed
at that price.
Two bets of $500 at even odds were
made by sanguine Sharkeyites. George
Considine and his brother John, from
Detroit, took the COrbett end of both
wagers. They looked around for more
at this rate, but none was forthcoming
and then they offered 100 to 80, getting
several smaller bets at this price The
Considines are strong believers in
Corbett's ability to beat the sailor
pugilist, and their cafe on Sixth
avenue presented an animated scene up
to midnight
Among those who joined the throng
were Honest John Kelley, who is to
referee the fight; Dan Stuart, who
brought off the Fitzsimmons-Corbe
battle at Carson last year, and a host
of other well known men connected di-
rectly or indirectly with the fistic
arena. There, as every where else,
Corbett's friends were in the majority,
but there were always enough Sharkey
| followers on hand to hold the sailor S
end up by word or money to back it.
'Sharkey is fit to fight for his life, ,"
said his manager, land those who
think he is not clever will be greatly
surprised when they see him in the
work. His work in training was done
cheerfully and the result is that his
condition tonight is all that could be
desired. He finished up today with
light work and will rest until the ap-
pointed hour tomorrow night. l can
! add to what l have already said over
and over again, that Sharkey will win
and in most decisive manner, too"
Corbetts friends were just as con-
fdent. Jim was never in better
/ shape in his life" said Considine to-
night, land my friends and myself will
back Kim for every dollar we can. Our
money is safe. In fact, look upon it
as cinched.''
! Charley White, who trained Corbett
for the Carson City fight, has had
! charge OF the eX-champion's training
since Corbett took up his quarters at
the Lenox club house. White was very
pronounced in his statements as to Cor
bett tonight, and claimed that the big
/ fellow would win within fifteen rounds.
Speaking of Corbett's condition,
White said: Jim is a better man to-
night than he was when he entered the
ring at Carson City. He has learned
to fight slower than formerly, and will,
consequently, have more steam behind
his blows. He has lost none of his
speed otherwise. and his foot-work is
very nearly perfect. l think the fight
and Jim will be the winner"
Corbett finished his preparatory work
this afternoon with a couple of rounds
of boxing at the club house, and will
rest at his home until tomorrow night
MANY shrewd judges claim that the
fifth condition in the articles OF agree
ment, which precludes hitting with one
arm free. and comDels the men tc
break clean from clinches without hit
ting. will be very much in Corbett's
favor Some of them look for Sharhey
to forget himself and lose on a foul
by not observing the essential points
but Sharkey's people say that Tom viii
not lose his head at any stage of the
game.
Chief of Police Dewey stated today
that the Horton law governing boXine
contests would have to be rigidly adj
hered to. or the police would interfere