The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-03
READY FOn THE BIG FIGHT.
yrFFRIEs AND sHiRKEY CONFIDENT
ar M tTIN8 EITH OTHER TG-NIGHT.
10 the Principals Compare and What
Their Adhcronts Believe - The Chnm-
MONS Chances Depend Chiefly Upon
uo,y Much the sailor Has Learned.

How Much the sailor mas Learned.
81 10 o'clock tonight in the postless ring OF
tina C5ncy Island Sporting club. James !. JET
fries. champion heavyweight pugil st OF tho
world. will meet his latest challenger, Thomas
sLarSry, whose flight NJ the PUG iistic ladder in
the last two years has been meteoric. Natur-
,lly JeTries is the favorito in the betting. His
unoxpected but decisive victory over former
champion Bob Fitzsmmons convinced the
,ror,ing public that Jefrres Ia wonderful
,ugi,i4t. lIis ring tactics. speed. general
,bir and phenomenal strength during the
memorable fight with fitg five months ago.
.i.n.i ID him as one OF the cleverrst heavy
weights In the world. ! was his science.
bn,Lwork and terrific hitting rover that
.r,uv Knocked Fita out In the eleventh
,,,nd Though Jeifries weighed 30 pounds
rron that occasion. he was Just as lively with
b's fee, and legs as was litasimmons. who
Goa. not over 10 pounds in point OF bulk.
rl,., Cor chat matter. Bob still sticks to his
assertion thar he weighed hut l5,i pounds.
InrtL,s Hattie with ShHrkey. the champion
r,. trained down to about the same weight at
,.r,,1 he fought fitz. This Is the second time
IN nal, d year that Jelrries has reduced from
GOT, 10 and some pugilistic experts believe
tina, the champion this time will not be 40 fast
nc n. was last June But. despite spcculnt on
a t.
tina, h, q. ii, and that he il even better than
when 10 wen the championship.
J.nr!cs aud Sharkey have met before They
,,dpr,.d I'm a twenty round battle in California
4, wear and half ago and Jeirries got the
I,cisi,u. handed to him 10y Alex Greggans.
,,s rs',rae. There are all sorts OF versions Of
,bis affair among sporting men. Shnrkey has
,,utn,niued ever since that h. was robbed OF n
INST verdict the same IA he was deprived OF u
victory over FtlsmWons hy the celebrated
WYATT Earn, who conducted that hight with the
bard,sofaguu sticking ont OF his hip pocket.
Sh.,r,cy declares with great poslttvcnssS that
bs had ,j.lvr,.s where he wanted him all
through the mill and won under pull. Other
,cgp'p say hat Shdrkey went into the ring as
snrrpd ry the referee and those who conducted
.hs nCht that lie couldn't lose. Then Sharkcy
took things easy aud was thrown down. But
On ,Leo:hrr nand persons WHO saw the hsht
with uppre,udiced eyes. state with emphasis
tina. JeTries WAS lar anu away tho better
pGcl,l-t
Alex smith. the vcll.Enown ball PLAYER. who
is constant patron Of pugIrL'. was among
those who saw Jnlircs aud Sharkcy fight. lle
say. that Jpfirirs could have Knocked the
sailor out a. any stage and that the latter
looked ike novice. And We, another man
who was u, N, r,I.slde 10 positive that had
u. battle gone live more rounds. Jeffries
would have been put to sleep. Spider" Kelly.
who trained Sharkey FOR that particular hSht.
says thnt JelIr.rs won on points. fairly
But that was an incident u over year ago.
since then 10th men have improved. Sharkey.
however has mad such rapid strides that to-
Layhls mmr.ilte followers believe that he will
te the new champion alter to-night's battle.
when Sharkey was nghtng on the Coast under
the management Of Dau Lynch he was green
horn. lie was also rough sugGer. devoid OF
science AMI ca.cuiateito use foul tactics al any
stage. lis reputation was not 81 the best be.
cause Of various unsavory incidents. so tina,
when his present manager Tom O'Rourke
took hold o; him. Sharkey was at the tovt OF the
adder. one might sag.
II was the careful instruction and coaching
Q. q kourke and George Dixon. the leather.
weight champion, that made Sharksyn pugil.
!-' ot merit, The sailor was found TO he .
head Okourko insisted upon clean lighting
and IN due talc Shareey was piited against
c.ey"re-' boxer n the world. Sharkey's nghr
win torJett demonstrated the tact that Tom
had learned something about the game, Tor he
was fast enough To land on Jim in spite OF tn,
!i'ters won erul defence aud leg work.
Mcvey. Corhetl's second, le"ped into the. rim,
for the sole purpose OF saving his friend am
teneiactor. the pOmpadour boxer.
Sharkey's Nc,ory over Xii Mccoy. anp'he
nh-nomenaI!y clever ruGil-t. wa, iurth"
proof that the sailor ha all increased know
edge Of the game. His superior weight. rugGc,
cous tuition and trcmen Gus punching pOve
during hul-lis" PUSHES com Inel 10 beat IN
III down. after h. had hoored sharkey twice
That ShsrEsy had improved 100 per cen,
~. point Of sk!ll was freely admitted by thls
sn2 on n thu I ao Go'f But Wien he mad az
chance 10 fight Fttzslmnon- last Jun,
viii he remembered that sharkYyl
manager wollh not consent TO match be-
fore October. thereby creating the impression
IN som. quarters that Sharkcy was trlfie shl
o. Fla. Md TINS imprrs-lon was intrnsi:ir,
lad been punching bag before Lun,y Bot
an wa rra ) knocked out ~ the same KING
ta!s and stomach nj Carson - Js,irics Iool
on fr2 az Il makeshiit aud got all tn. money,
,riIreS was not dead sure ot putting .'harke,
out would h. make match with the sailor 50
~ after the J ,tZ>lmnnns hight aud run I
even - defeat. Then the additional argu
mept : set forth that o lsyurk" aud SHARE
had the original articles OF agreement. whicl
contained O winner tai. all clause. changed
50 that there is losers end amounting tc
M"u,l sharSey want a losers end u
NJ articles u hr was postiv. that he cou!t
h.r nna y that he ofsed Je. int
I'M, tight and that the after cou not hav'
mate huscesstul tour Oi this country il h,
had refused To- take on the sailor. They explain
IA" .CLrrs "ld buSinuEs 10y saving tina
bkcurk" showed good business judgment IL
View Oi the uncertainty 81 prize lighting. ant
that po-s.by h. made the move. too. with III
ll~a ~ creating an impression that SharE"I
Sh- worried, and in that wa influence thu
betting
WITH all these circumstances in mind til,
ihct remain. that 9th JelIrlcs and Sharke
Wi. enter toe ring Tonight confident of sue
cess Nhtisey has nrvcr in his career as
lsu.at gone into a !Eht In such maguifcen
lhYscal cOu.it on. He weighs lSJ pound
''rrred 10 the bun aud says that he will VII
rH"kly, JrNrcs has not trained as long q
ShRrkey. but still hc says that h" could not b.
N t-tter trim. RumOrs affecting his condition
have h""n IN circulation Tor u week ana haN
cnH-ei some feeling OF apprche nS'On, But L
hHN ors lulH,rer- l-ifries has denied the r"
.ut's and hn7 drticd anybody tp prove the ~
t'I' on mat he IL sick man. lls weighs ~
lllhb5 and certainly looks vel.
Shlra"' i, a different styio ~ fighter iron
FitsIiumunS. lie IL rusher pure and simple
nllt l-hNv hitter both al IOngHudc u-e range
y" can DO his beat work at in fighting ami ~
iHw"lut l"dy rlucher. SharSev il ahsC
ilan living that can whip him. and that mean
hgf"ht l-Ul. He In game beyond doubt. an
~, Won "riul strength "Eab IS him u tax
inH"h punishment without shown. cy al
'"''- SuHrkry In stOlid and Oh"ys instruction
lp'u" letter. !lr Will be handled by four OF IN
la"-' expert SECONDS in Amer Is, O'RuurE'