The San Francisco call., 1898-05-03
HOW SHARKEY SAYS
 HE WILL FIGHT
Go Right at His Map and Fin ish the Game in Quick
 Order.
Bettina Is 10 to T, With Jeffries Very Strong and Active
 FaVOrite.

Tickets for the big fight on Friday evening are now selling like hot cakes. Every lover of pugilisic sport who in- tends to witness the contest has applied for a good vantage position, but those who will apply later for seats need not fear being shut out, as the director-gen- eral of the Pavilion seating arrangements has raised each row of seats so the spec tators on the far end can see every point of the game
 Of course the people who will have good opera glasses or field glasses will have an advantage over other spectators seat ed good distance from the ringside.
 When Sharkey was asked yesterday what he thought of the betting, which is now s10 to $7 with Jeffries on the long end, he replied that betting will not win any man a fight, and so far he was directly concerned he did not care snap how the gambling went.
 Possibly Jeffrfes may have greater number of betting friends than l, said Sharkey, but you can chalk down this for me: When the fight is over my friends who will play me to win can | safely count upon cashing their checks and that's no lie either. Of all men l have fancied d scrap with Jeffr1eS Is the most acceptable. Ever since the talk of d match between us came up l made up my mind that he was just the kind ot game l could easily capture. Why, all those other fellows ran away from me, ana because I followed them up and punched them hard when l got near to them d howl went up from those who are anxious ! to see me licked that l was foul fighter | ana should not be given match What do these SquealerS want me to do? Stand in the middle of ring like | dummy and wait until the other fellow comes Snre 1f after me- Why if had done that m and then the sports would cry fake! faker!
 Its a wonder that those fellows who have always crucitied me for what they call foul lighting don't cry foul now be- cause Commodore Dewey of the American squadron did not wait for the Spanish to make the attack, but instead he went right after the game himself and ham mered the Spaniards out of the ring. l suppose those kd-gloved sports who take fits at the sight of a drop of blood will say Commodore Dewey should not be al- lowed to command a fleet because he nights from the drop of the hat and stands no nonsense.
 Well, am going to fight just like Dewey. will not wait for the enemy, but will go right a t him. hammer and tongs, and al then n you will see the fur fly. Jeffries IS Dig, powerful gunboat, but 1 will throw a hroadside into him just as the gong sounds that will cause something to drop. You wait and see.''
 The Oakland sports are very sweet on Jenr1eS, and 1t is said that several large commissions will be sent across the bay tomorrow to be placed on Jeffries at any odds.
 A sporting man who is well known fin Vallejo wrote letter to a friend in this city, the purport of which was that the Vallejo boys will visit San Francisco on Friday and that they will carry with them several sacks of coin which will be placed on the sailor at any odds. It would seem, therefore, that on the day of the fight the betting will doubtless be pretty even.
 The fighters are now in fine shape, and the spectators will surely get a run for their money.
 The San Francisco Athletic Club will give a first-class entertainment this even ing at It's rooms, 3h Sixth street A trophy valued at S35 will be given the winner of the feather-weight champion ship, and trophy of less value will be given to second-best man. The club will give a special entertainment Wednesday, evening. May IS, and its ladies' night will occur on the evening of May 9.