The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-20
SHARKEY is SlNGUINE
CONFIDENT HE WILL. wREsT THE
HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
FROM JEFFRIES
FIGHT WILL BE A HUMMER

Sailors Health Was Never Better,
and He Iszas Rugged as q Bear
of Jefrries to Meet Him-Queer
Features of the Alleged Match
DevelOped-Wanted: A Fighter.
may fall. but I shall endeavor to
| convince Jeffries i am in the ring with
him when we meet provided we do
meet" was the remark of sailor Tom
sharkey' while in Chicago, just the other
day. Sharkey is reported as in fine fettle
Drown as a berry, and big as an OK,
with snap to his eyes that betokens
perfect health. He is In fair condition,
tipping the beam at 100 pounds. Sharkey
says he has done no hard work while
on the eoast-just kept himself on edge,
ana In shape to begin active work when
II is decided that he is to meet the cham
plon. He is now on his way to New York
10 consult with his manager, Tom
y hourke, as to the probability of a
hatch being made with Jeffries. Shar-
Key seems of the opinion that the big
Californian, who bested Bob Fitzsimmons
is not over anxious to meet HMM brief
that .Ieffries is more of a talker than a
nghter-an opinion that is beginning TO
be shared by many people interested In
the sport
WILL BE A WARM ARGUMENT.
The meeting between Sharkey and JEFF
irles should prove hummer. They are
Dig powerful men, and the only advan-
tage possessed by Jeffries is In the mat
ter OF height. That is offset by Shar-
Key Willingness, for 1t must be con-
ressed that Jeffries is beginning to show
an inclination that is decidedly Corbett-
esque. He would rather talk II over In
the newspapers than fight 1t out in the
ring. Sharkey Is as game as pebble. He
Is natural ffghter-not made to order
ny the Bradys and Delaneys, VINO utiI>
lied the victory of James ]. Corbett over
John l.. Sullivan to such financial ad.
vantage The sailor says that Jeffries
mas no right to the title of champion
until he HIS beaten him And the sailor
Is right about that. Suppose Jeffries did
get a questionable decision over the man
of-war s-man. He did not stop him. and
II Is admitted that the decision was a
Close II not an unfair one. The better
way 10 settle the matter will be for the
men to get into q twenty four-foot ring
and fight 1t out.
SOUNDS RATHER QUEER.
The statement of sharkey that the
match with Jeffries Is In doubt sounds
rather strange after all that Jeffries has
said about lighting. It seems after all
that he is not pining for meeting with
the sturdy sailor. He may return from
EUROPE and announce that Sharkev Is not
in his class. That he has a decision
against Sharkey, and that that should be
sulucient, That is the Brady idea of be-
ing a champion. Don't fight and Won
Will not get thrashed. A barometer
shows that storm is approaching. The
ring barometer says that Jeffries is pre-.
pairing to assume the Corbett role in the
rlng-keep- the championship by not Civ
ing others chance to acquire IT by a
victory. ThesAmeFicani sport-loving pub
Tic permitted onenc champion to do that.
put they will not stand for a second
Jeffries must fight or quit.
WANTED: A FIGHTER.
Since the enforced retirement of John
L. Sullivan the ring has not had real
hghter in the heavyweight division
fltzs1mmons was well enough in his own
peculiar way, but he was not the idol
of the great mass OF ring followers. He
lacked the weight. He was willing. but
too light. Now comes James J. Jeffries
with his 200 pounds of avoirdnpofs ana
gllbness of tongue. He could have taken
the throne vacated by Sullivan had ra
so elected, but it seems ne prefers tha
scepter of the pretender Corbett What
the American public wants as champion
OF the prize ring is a real fighter. Ora
tors are plentiful. There should be some
means to force these fellows to fight or
quit. A talking fighter is worse than q
lecturing woman. Demosthenes and
Cicero had their places and filled them
satisfactorily 1t was expected Of them
that they talk well. Castor and Pollux
could not vie with such men as orators
but could have quickly stopped either
of Them in the ring, armed with the
cestus. The pen is mightier than the
sword-in its place, but the sword is use
full as well in its way. Fighters should
talk less and fight more
JEFFRIEs IN ENGLAND.
The big American boxer seems to be
having run of hard luck over in Eng
land Billy Brady, according to the lat
est reports, had been unable to secure
a hall in which Jeffries and Mitchell
could give their little exhibition. Queer.
that. Perhaps Mitchell wants to get
Jeffries out in the mud as he did SIN
Ivan, and then make runaway race of
1t to the finish. What joke it would
be If the willy Briton should euchre Ter
ries out of a decision. Such a thing Is
possible. All that is necessary is for
Mitchell to stay ten rounds. He STAYED
more than three hours with Sullivan.
and there is no reason why he should
not repeat the performance with JEFF
fries should he manage to get things
fixed as he wants them. After mitchell
Jeffries has a date with Jem Smith, who
never was a fighter and is worse now
than at any previous time during his ca
reer. Americas champion should come
home and face the real fighters. There
is nothing save little coin for him in
England.
SHARKEY SAYS MGOVERN.
Referring to the international battle
between the mites, Terry McGovern and
Pedlar Palmer, Sharkey said:
MY opinion Is that McGovern will de-
feat the EngliShman He NAV mot ha