The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-09
sHARKEY RUNS SIX MILES.
u,suts VIVID TESTED BY A DOCTOR
dN AND rs ILB RTGHT.

nulRn ItIVNf NfA@A wv
nN,mvop.Gardner Battle on Tonight.
80. ,,vo doys' nstic carnival under the aus.
lws ~ fine Lenor A.. G. will begin tonight
pmp' ,renty nvc-round bout at catchwelghts
WIN 49, Oscar Gardner. the Omaha Kid"
I'm" noyo Sullivan OF roston. This event will
s"I.J,rIpnry TO the much talked-of heavy.
p.rnh, hattie tomorrow night between Tom
N,.,Lov md Kid Mccoy. Gardner and Sui
1" ,ra considered the best featherweights in
. - barring the champion, George Dixon,
on s has recently received decisions over
W.. M ~ them. sullivan lost to Dixon be-
nss HIS brother. acting as q second,
,nmr,l into the ring during the sixth
.,nnl when the champion appeared TO he
I'M n marked advantage. Gardner stayed
,w,nty.nys rounds with Dixon, and many
,h,,yh' that he was entitled to n draw. In
Ling the match with Sullivan at catch
lights Gardner. It Is thought. took big
.honres. for when he gets into the rinR to-
r,eht weighing about 122 pounds. Sullivan
vii fin the beam very close TO 12S. Both mon
w. ushers and hard hitters and appear TO be-
sbont evenly matched In science. Sullivan 10
,he iayorite in the betting. OF which there is
considerable more than on tomorrow nights
AFFAIR.
Tim Hurst. who will referee the Mccoy
slarkey hight, got here yesterday from the
West When asked about the probable dispute
ovor the rules. as laid down in the articles OF
,creement. Hurst refused to say anything
oyc.pt that he would have q perfect under
standing with the principals before the fight
begins. and will conduct the bout accordingly.
As Shsrkcy aud O'Rourke declare that they
will make Mccoy adhere to his verbal agree
m.ut about what constitutes O cllnch,
and Mccoy insists that the rules as they
are written must be enforced. sporting mon
saw that II would be well for the two pugllists
to hold a consultation with the referee some
time before entering the ring, as spectators
S SaV care aHSf for r' wranTies and delays Those who
read McCoy's statement published yesterda y
were inclined to the belief that he holds the
But they say II the men fight according to the
Jules the affair will be anything. but exciting.
/ sha T ! P sh9Gid S Sst 4 " S9 , n19a a tish th place y
all the latter would have TO do in order 70 es-
saps would , Is 70 put Mn his hands on the sailors
and that IL Sharkey. with both hands free.
struck a blow after that he would be COM
hitting a foul: Men who have followed nghts
sGf.'D boiling, They state that accord;
tb@gs holding in order to be elinched and that
Mccoy should change his tactics II he wants
to receive the sympathy Of the crowd. The
GIllCitS VI az IttIIlcllN OH law w ny Dlll1
Gray. McCoy',s former manager, and sports say
that clause IL. which is calculated to make
tFSqS Il Tn 10 t R%5YK2 id.I B SSrsG The to s%rs EiSIs q ws sis
signed they were read aloud by Gray and were
then t.i G am5 ,bsir gone @ens eysr BY both Prinel.
Included in the list. but it is evident
from SG EG5S reGe9t bv engagements eye is that it
T from %lISan ISr sSid ye ey 1aG ss q fsiry e p9SSpl e.
desired, in which neither man will have an un-
due advantage: II Mccoy wishes to beat Shar-
should do it in a manner that will preclude
excuses and disputes. Mccoy will be here to-
day. and there appeaars to be no reason why he
fore reaching the, ringside..
Since reading the Interview with James Col
extra work to get his wind In shape. Yester-
day morning he took a hard run OF six miles.
and then received a good rundown at the club
ditiop, and called in DR.. Fivey, the. clubs
physician, to make an examination. The doc
ordered shaFksy, to run the, length Of the Big
building and back and forth three times. Tom
DID the sprint in the long balcony at top speed.
Expiration, Of a minute. lie also said that his
breathing, had been increased by one respira-
al right, Quite a crowd visited sharEey in the
easily; bnt he punched ne bag Tor thirty min
anjsr;,' saia ! he; 81 beat This lSi isil low I . =
ttduusLlll. L We Sulu from In0 Time the matCn
was made that he was afraid, and now I'm sure
oft. He didn't want to fight me strictly in ac-
sorlance with Queensberry rules. so had to
vent hitting in the clinches and on the break
always. Mccoy is not Corbett's equal In clever:
and hard. He can hit me all he wants. but ri
Keep coming 70 him and will be right on top OF
HIM all the time.
Il don't see where he comes in to be a favor
lite at, all. Who has he. ever licked Only a
crowd OF old women. His recent &C with God;
he do to old joel Nothing except knock him
ttgnter who ever put Goddard to sleep and
Nuhlin in a punch. and Rubin stayed twenty
ROUNDS with Mccoy. These two fights alone
SSE4 no 10 MAKE Hi me mv a taD0rite In the betting .g to
Mons ana CQrbett. Nobody can tell me that
FFf il A. Gan hit me as hard as MaheE and
terrific, right and knocked me down. but
I | bounded III up like as # was made Of rubber.
s agSo ye S2s''P Pitz ,I the S sash e siSSea ar 81 g them them
'ss stars, but i 6S ecaidn,,t drop ne; That the
me- 70 my knees In a hundred rounds,
cra: IS ., iy ySo s "a before, all want Is a good
That h. Weighs 1863 pounds on q pair Of scales
IN hls training quarters, I'd like to see him
r. on t. some other scales that are not fixed.
for me;
~ IhT, as tIe rules are concerned. say Tor
ne mat thercu be no funny business. Referee
hurst knows his business. and will not stand
!or any mOnkeylnE. I'm willing to let him In
I,eipret the rules, Ms they held good In my light
WIN, Corbett. No hitting in the clinches or on
%. breakaway. a ,clineh TO be named when
Doth men are holding. That's fair. and will
guarantee a good. fast fight"
Nhlle sporting celebrities from all over the
coaniry have been heard from, there was con-
sidrrabie SPECULATION about the whereabouts
Of the noted "One-Eyed" sConnolly until
" hnu' kt received the following despatch last
EIlHni, dated at a small station on the Now York
CeUtIai Railroad:
Reserve a box for me at the ringside. Have inst
Pun haHrd a pair of thck-soled shoes and expect to
strNc some time on Tuesday. Money cuts no hgnro
WIN me-. ! must see tho light. Tell the police I'm
VI the way, oSE.EYED CONNOLLY.
Sharkey's manager. by the way. is in receipt
writes: ~
have a million dollars to bot on Sharkey. II he
i',s l VIII hunt you mp with an axe, o dark lantern
Anu d H'iiubag. ! will also take care OF Mccoy, I'm
'ne maii who won $4,000, 900 on Dewey's victory,
body "'
The managers OF the Lenox Club say that the
umoIs VIII ne opened at $50 O'Clock tomorrow
fH"hlllg The preliminary bout between Kid
hbroal OF Cleveland and Frank Patterson OF
nIpokIyh viii be put on at $3.50 O'Clock. and an
sH"rl, Will h9 made to have Sharkey md Mo-