The San Francisco call., 1898-03-09
THIS MAN LANDS
 A POWERFUL BLOW
Tom Sharkeu, the Muscular Sailor, Is in Fine Condition for His Engage
 ment With Joe ChOunSki

II COnOlI1On, ana dCCOTuluS tO HIS
 E own words he has never felt bet ter in his life,
 Sharkey is matched to fight Joe Choynski twenty rounds on Friday evening at Woodwards Pavilion. The Irishman stands feet 8A inches, and weighs IFS pounds. On Thursday even- ing a referee will be selected by the contestants, and should they fall to agree upon any of the men mentioned during the conference, the National Club will select some man from among the ones who have already acted in the capacity of referee of glove con- tests in this city.
 Yesterday afternoon the sporting edi- tions of the three morning papers, by kind invitation from the National Club, enjoyed very pleasant ride to ana from Sharkey's training quarters, which are situated on the ocean beach and known as Haggerty's sporting rem dezvous. The muscular and al-poW- erful athlete, who is to hold hstlc interview with the clever and agile Choynski, was on hand when a spank ing team which was in charge of Curly Bill," the celebrated whip in the good old days of Virginia City, had arrived.
 How are you, Tom?" was the first question asked of the man who has already had a tilt with Corbett, Choyn- ski, Maher, Fitzsimmons and others of less f1stic fame.
 Sharkey with a face illuminated In smiles shook hands with the visitors and in very modest way remarked:
 Well, boys, I never felt finer in my life, and if I am not greatly mistaken I'll make short work of my man this trip There will be no more room left this time for an argument about foul fighting, as I will make a clean job of it."
 Fifteen minutes after the arrival of the reporters Sharkey appeared. dressed in his best of fighting clothes and ready to pose before the camera artists and be shot In accordance with instructions. He looked a perfect Hercules when the huge bathrobe which covered his an- atomy was cast aside by his trainer, Tim McGrath.
 "Oh, I wish the contest was to take place right now" remarked Sharkey, as he shot out his powerful right fist at an imaginary object, and the whirr of the glove as 1t cleaved through the smoky atmosphere temporarily drowned the muffied sound of the ocean break CTS.
 Great Scot! what a terrific blow that powerful young fellow can deliver" de clared Colonel Barrett of New York, who was one of the interested specta- tors.
 Tho nf arfiS placed in position. and Sharkey, with his boxing partner, Jack Stelzner, toed the scratch at the call of time.
 The first picture shows Sharkey in the act of delivering a right-han body punch; then follow a left swing for the jaw and stop by Stelzner; then right hand across, right swing at jaw, left hook for body landing on solar plexus and right-hand upper-cut.
 When this part of the performance was over, Sharkey and Stelzner en- gagged in four three round bouts, which proved to be a much stiffer exhibition of hitting and stopping than the spec tators had hoped to see. Sufficient to say however, that Stelzner did not re- gret the fact that the bout had ended before any serious damage to his an atomy resulted. as Sharkey Is not ac- customed to light sparring.
 Joe Kennedy, who is a big strapping fellow with some science, then had @ setto with muscular Tom, but the ex- changes were comparatively light, as Kennedy had rib broken few days ago by the gentle" man O warsman, on whose pow erfu1 breast is stamped in ink a pie ture of the battle-ship in which Shar- key has sailed the seas over
 Sharkeys programme of training Is as follows: Up at 6:30, breakfast at 7:30; run of ten miles at 9:30 through the park, plunge in the ocean at 12 lunch at 12:3O, gymnasium work at 3, dinner at 5:30 and bed at 9:30.
 The report that Sharkey has inn proved wonderfully In foot work and also quickness in avoiding blows, is not groundless. He satisfied some expert judges of the game yesterday that he has vastly improved in many respects since he fought a draw with Choynski entirely round-arm. He swings right and left at body and head in the hope of landing on some vulnerable spot.
 Sharkey does not pretend to be scientific boxer When asked why he leaves his face open to attack he re- DHeQ that d SD1dSH OIi IIlc lIoSc Ol JdW does not affect him, and that his chin cannot be reached, as 1t is protected by the mounds of muscle on his should CTS.
 "I am always willing to take a punch if I can give one in return remarked Sharkey, and you can bet that few of my punches will set any man groggy If they land on the right spot
 Betting on the fight is $10 to $8, with Sharkey on the long end, but 1t can be safely said that the friends of Choynski, who wager on pugilistic con- tests, will reverse the present order of betting before the men will enter the ring on Friday evening