The San Francisco call., 1898-03-12
Al Smith Made a Winning.

At 5:30 o'clock last evening Deputy Sheriffs Appel and O'Connor, in behalf of Attorneys F. H. Smithson and J. H. Long, representing Al J. Smith, as signee of Tom Ryan, who claims to have $5S0 due him from the National Club, swooped down on the cigar store of Michalitschke Bros. & Go. and took away $750 out of the s1400 which had been paid into the store for admission tickets to the Sharkey- -Choynski fight. The plan had been well laid. It was well-known fact that about the time of the move the money which had been received would be counted and taken to the pavilion. In accordance with this Information the deputy sheriffs To- cated themselves in convenient places, and as the sack of money appeared above the counter the rush was made.
 Pete O'Connor went up to Barney Meyers, who was behind the counter, and laid his hands on the money in a Sheriff-like way. The bystanderS were of the opinion for few moments that daring robbery was taking place, as Meyers and O'Connor both tugged at the sack and clinched with the loose arm. Explanations were freely made, but without avail, and it was not until Sheriff Whelan arrived on the scene that the facts of the move were made known. The attorneys in the case had the papers prepared the previous day for the purpose of attaching the money. The amount taken covered the amount assigned to Smith by Ryan and the costs of suit. It was at first decided upon to attach the box office at Wood wards Pavilion last evening" but this was abandoned when it was seen that the amount in the cigar store covered the demand.
 Sharkey when seen after the fight said:
 1T have nothing to say was robbed. I got the worst of it. I think I ought to have got the decision as there wasn't any rule that would permit Green to phased me. Why, he couldn't have hurt me if I had my hands down for week. I never felt there was a chance for him to win at any time. He went through the ropes this way: I hit him in the shoulder with my left and then put my right on the point of his jaw. My timekeepers counted ten on him twice he was dead out. Well, l suppose the only way to fight a fellow in this town is to have a netting around the ring so that in case hit man he won't fall out of the ring. l want him to rebound so I can hit him again.
 ITO show Choynski that I did not want the best of 1t, I agreed to Green as referee, even though I knew that Green had spared with Choynski every day at the Olvmpic Club, and that Choynski was in Greens corner when he fought Ryan. 1 gave them Alec Greggains as my choice, because he was a square man, but they did not want him. l am now willing to fight either Maher or Mccoy and will post $10,0OO tomorrow to show my willing ness. l will never fight in this town J,n lvxy1.rr fr-,, but have always got the worst of it. It l ever do, will never go into the ring with California referee
 Choynsh was seen after the fight and said:
 1T never had such a rough fight in all my life. For a few rounds everything went along all right, but when 1 com menced to jab Sharkey on the nose he commenced his old-time style of rough fighting. Why, he fouled me at least fifty times, hitting in clinches and try ing to break my back against the posts. I fight according to Queensberry rules, and if this fight of tonight is Queens berry rules as I understand them then I quit the ring for good. The only injury I received was when he pitched me out of the ring by sheer force. That's all can say ~
 "If Choynski had fought me in the way he did Sharkey I would have licked him in two rounds. In our fight he kept away. but in to-night's go he went right at Sharkey. I was sur prised that Greaney let. him do that he should have kept away. Sharkey fought foul all the way through. Had Choynski kept away he would have done better. At one time he had Shar- key at a standstill. There is no one that I would rather go against than Sharkey, and as soon as my fight with Jackson is over I am willing to 20 against him. and I think I can lick him ''