Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-03
PLENTY OF CASH
Ready to Back Both Iefries
and Sharkey.
Each in Splendid Trim and Each Eager
for the Fray.
Dixon Given Decision Over curley al End ti
the 25th Round.

New I Ofk, NOV. Z.-Jlfn JeIlfleS and
Tom Sharkey will meet, tomorrow
night, in the arena of the Coney Island
Sporting Club for a 25-round battle
the result of which will decide the
heavyweight pugilistic championship
of the world. The event is looked for
ward to with intense interest by the
sporting element throughout the Unit
ed States. This city is full of sporting
men who have come from nearly every
town of prominence from the Pacific
To the Atlantic and from the Gulf to
Canada to witness the big fight. The
latter is the theme of animated discus
sion, tonight, at every sporting resort
in the city. Jeffries by his defeat of
Fitzsimmons, five months ago. earned
the title Of champion Of the world in
the heavyweight class Of pubilists.
Many Of those who have tackled the
game of chance say that the big fellow
will be defeated and the championship
viii revert to the Irish American sailor
on the other hand the big California
boiler-maker has host of friends.
They are sanguine of Jeffries' success,
and their belief is baced up with a big
army Of American dollars.
Many strange stories have been told
Of Jeffries since he went to England
and since his return. Billy Delaney of
San Francisco. who trained Corbett for
his successful venture against John L.
Sullivan and brought Jeffries east to-
defeat FitZsimmons, who whipped Cor
bett at Carson City, said. today:
'Jeffries viii be heard from to good
advantage. tomorrow night. / told you
five months ago. before he met Fitz-
simmons. that IL was a sure thing for
him. Now. take my advice, don't
worry about all those stories which you
hear of Jim's sickness. He's all right
and he'll win. sure
The Auenhurst training quarters were
deserted this afternoon. Jeffries Della
rey. Tommy Ryan and a bunch Of at
tenIants closed up the shop and came
Gothamwards. VIII Curlcy the English
feathcrweght VINO met George Dixon. To
night. at the Broadway Athletic Club,
left the Allonhurst cottage shortly before
o'clock in the morning.
Before Jefrries left Allenhurst he had
gone over several miles at jog trot
after which ha skipped the rope 40 times
without Il miss ana his leg movement
was all that could he desired. Other than
this work he did nothing and simply pre-
pared himself for his move on Sharkcy."
as he expressed It'll
When the camp moved from Allenhurst
all hands were in the best of spirits ana
none of them was more confident than
Jeffries. They arrived here. late this
afternoon. ana repaired to the Vanderbilt
hotel, where Jcffries will rest until To
morrow morning. Boehme's seaside
sort at New DOrp. S. l.. where Sharkey
has been training for some weeks, was
also the scene Of an exodus today !
Sharkey. who never seems to tire of
work, was on edge, late this afternoon. /
when a message came from his manager, !
Tom ORourke of New York. to break
camp and come ctywards.
George Dixon has been steadily ana
earnestly i'll training with Sharkcy for |
the last five weeks and both fighters took
their release from their grueling neigh |
bors as boon.
Sharkey said: II m in tip-top condition. |
50 is George here. Aren't we?" said the |
Irish American sailor addressing his !
little dusky partner.
You bet your life" replied George. !
Both of US will be on top at the end |
of the outfit. I'm surer of your success !
than | am mine and that means neither !
of us can lose"
Sharkey was never in better condi- !
ton. He has trained faithfully and in !
every sense of the word has lived IN !
to the instructions given him by his |
manager. A comparison between his !
condition and that of Jeffries could |
scarcely be drawn. Each has trained |
assiduously.
prominent man up town. who is in |
the habit of holding great many bets. !
said, tonight: Interest in tomorrow |
nights fight seems to be at fever heat /
and yet men will not wager their I
money. Queer reports in the respective |
training quarters Of the fighters as to
their inability to put up a good argu-
ment seems to have had a deterrent eff
feet in the betting market. But to my
mind both men are in the best posi-
bic condition. The most conservative
and well informed patrons of the ring
agree with me that the contestants will
have hard battle for eight rounds and
if it lasts longer it will be a question Of |
the man with the stamina to win out