The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-11

LENox ATHLETIC CLUB, New York.
Jan. Io-'Tom Sharkey. the American
sailor. stands tonight the only heavy
weight possibility for championship honors
and the title now held by Bob Fstzsim-
mons.
He whipped KID Mccoy coed and hard
in the tenth round of what was 10 have
been a twenty-round battle. and by doing
50 the Irish-American pugfsisi forged his
way 50 positively and unGeniably 10 the
front rank that Fitz1malons must now
consider the sailor pugiliss's claim without
delay.
Sharkey tonight was revelation TO
those who saw him couple of years
ago. Ills ring work and generalship are
so vastly superior TO his exhibitions when
he first came 10 the Eass as a fighter that
the improvement Is almost incredible.
Great punches OF muscle. with unlimited
confidence and q cool head. are the quail
f1cations which have enabled ShaEkey TO
tight MS way 10 the front rank Of heavy
weight pugisists. and no one. not even
Mccoy. who suffered defeat at his hands
tonight. denies the full measure Of praise
thar Ia due 10 the Irishman. McCoys
marvellous foot work and that long left
Jao with which he has put so many OF his
opponents 20 sleep are two factors In his
makeup that must always appeal TO ai-
mirers OF the hssic art. He uS,d every
ariifice known 10 the advanced school of
puglhssn in his contes, tonight and his de-
feat must not be attributed 10 any lack OF
close study on his part Of every trick in
e-ss M
Many OF hts friends feel tonight that he
ought 10 have gone up against smaller
game than sharkey.
When Mccoy sent Shsrkey twice 10 the
f'oor In the third round no one doubted the
Kids ability 10 hit hard ard many though,
he had Sharkey a; h.s mercy. This idea was
soon dlspellea when the ig.shman began
10 get 20 his man.
Bluecoats and the Crowd
When the doors Of the Lenox Athletic
Cieo were thrown open the entrance was
Wet guarded by policemen. From d o'clo>k
the streets In the immediate vlcinisy OF
the club were patreIled by force as b.ue-
coats.
cordors Of police were stationed IN the
vicinity - the club house. and Chief Of
Police peyety and his suborsisaates were
fusly engaged throughout the evening in
keeping the crowd In sub3ection
BY 10 there were sossa people II. the
house and the tgrnstiles were clicking mar
rlly, SO tast hy s o'eiock tire &sseniance
was nearly as many thousand as the house
could held.
foxes anG seats in tfle y;einity Of the ring
were flied by $ o'ciock. Hookmskers. head
vd by joe Nendsg. made the weiktn ring
with their shouts. ''I'll bet tau,tsana "a
nine hundred on Mccoy" Cons on with
your money. The Kid mus; win"
Many tets were booked at ;Aese odds.
ard then the sharkey money N, hove In
sght forced the layer II oiis 70 offer nofh-
iug better than even money. "Can MIC
Coy vim" was the question watch went
the rounds.
Tas suswer 10 ta.s question ~As- ''Even
money II the nght Is on the level"
''sharkey can do the -kii.' out let Us
know hs~ taey are E6iug 20 ngAt"
In reply ta This Il WAS generally c3resg-
lated taat there aai neen ne meeting - the
principals. their managers nor the referee,
I'm Hurst. this afternoon and thAt the
satter voasa use his best itstsnsn, in de-
cs,isng when and where a cilncn occurred
wAsch comlsised t~e. tne eigash an9 thiv-
teensh, " whicA seemed 20 assllify each other.
With the lesser Lights.
Ia ,se n1st Of THE tso preliminary con-
tests. stfaus. of pfilsseiphia. woe sF0sa
Csrjrr, freEn Brooklyn.
In the aFth guuna ssen Garter tried "a
~rrkng hls opponents nsck. Referee Whsfs
stepped tae 1ssls ard y sa->le<s The agh.
- stra4S on "A vary is&lpaa.e fou.-
~kas' Esss,sk ef Citve-sfse:. sna Frank
Patterson. of grsc&.yfs. wee tee rsast',.-
-aass Il. sAe scrap that waS hroaSat on
ax TIRE sesssrsA preliminary 81 ire t4g hyut-
TAesc wet fcY tsu-F0Gn8 go Al -
rounds ard p.grnzs.allss each ose~r in assy-
tsssnx hss frieF4slg sasRnsv. "hen sse
Lads came sp sov ina tentA an8 iass roaad
Patterson Mas tes f5sasaer. Ne Fanrs shan
he2A nsx can I'm 1As kAss roart ard NsS
declared tna xsnner hy Referee waite.
kFe~ sss yrel}n13 ssrs esEsss h&st been -
slslra sse betting ~As =. q - in Favor -
N~>av. fsw minutes later saw hsttlng
ehAss@zs - eYss rsc asy. There Sas Esse%s-
sfx es8s ta sas efsAee * se@ ciot s~swrssa
sss-<>syy. T,x C'Tsatsrse xrt Referee Ttxa
Hurst AZ - " q ic2ork ~ waiea t'aege @e7e
ksvesaI erorzfnes4 rs-n. among wsezn
we're Dr.. Keasssssy. Eugene Ceenlss = ara
ra~s fease-. Nes-uyss MANAGE. At TBS
xsr ssrs.lase IL wss dsz~sste3 tszs Tn Hars,
saazss DECIDE a. thss cgssetAa yater~e wnaS
ca~s.sz1ss c. s@.e xwA.