The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-25
SPORTING NOTES.

when I enter the arena of the Lenox
Athletic club oil November 20 to do
battle with James J. Corbett. ring pa
irons who are Iresent will see in me
q new Shar.'AY 40 far as my fighting
methods and ambitions are concerned"
says Tom Sharkey, the aspirant for
the heavy weight championship honors.
MY aggressive or what some persons
have been unkind enough to terms
rough tactics, will be conspicuous for
their absence. Iney are gone forever.
Not because believe them unfair. but
because I am convinced that they are
of little value against men of the
Corbett Fitzsimmons, Mccoy school of
boxers. To win contest from any
of the men mentioned and earn the
respect and admiration of pugilistic
followers, 1t is absolutely essential that
a boxer should employ clean cut and
scientific methods. l believe that I
have gained the knowledge necessary
to the successful employment of such
tactics in ring contest and l think
that all my admirers will agree with
me when I spar with Corbett next
month. / claim people will say that
| am new Sharkey. My methods
heretofore were the same as those used
10y John i. Sullivan. took old Sully
as model when l began my pugilisti"
career, and although / have always
come out a winner I have been de-
nounced as foul and unscrupulous
fighter In view of my reputation
as foul fighter, 1t is strange that |
was never disqualified in a contest,
and when you consider that l have
fought under so many different refer
ees and got the money, ] must have
fought pretty near up to the standard
Of prOpriety. However, am convinced
that the Sullivan style of boxing is no
longer popular, and that the man who
employs II leaves himself open to crit
iCism."
Jack Skelly returned last night from
New York. where ho made an unsuc-
cessful effort to make another match
| between Jim Judge and Mysterious"
Billy Smith for the welter weight
championship of the world Smiths
manager absolutely refused to make a
match. except under the conditions
| governing the former fight between the
men, that is, fighting permitted when
| one arm is free. Skelly posted $1,000
| as Judges wager on the fight and
agreed to give Smith the entire purse
| offered by the club that would secure
/ the fight, no matter whether Smith won
| or lost, If he would fight in the other
| style. Judge will fight some welter
weight to be selected later before the
! Greenpoint Athletic club, of Brooklyn
within a few weeks.
The Oriental Junioc7, of the South
| Side, defeated the Cum"r Juni'Js on
the Rye field last Saturday by score
| of to 0. Peter Laval!c manager
The Oriental Juniors, OF the South
Side, would like to know when the jolly
Eleven Juniors are going to give us
that return game. Peter Lavelle man.
ager.
The foot ball team of No 2S school
| is hereby challenged for a game for
| Saturday morning, October 29. by the
team of No. IA school. Please answer
through The Tribune as soon as pos.
| sible. Robert Carter, captain; William
Diehl, manager.
The Comet foot ball club defeated
the No. SO school team yesterday by
a score of 6 to and would like tc
get a return game next Monday. j
Murphy captain, ]. Roberts manager.