The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-23


as the principals, will give some idea of
which is the better way to fght-to wade
in and win or lose on merit of ability to
give and take, or to stand off and wear
out an antagonist. OF the two schools
Jefries and Palmer are representatives of
the new, while Sharkey and McGovern
stand for the old. For that reason the re-
suits III the two contests named will be
watched with especial interest. The
question turns upon the ability of Jeffries
and Palmer to stand off the rushes~ of
their respective opponents. 1t is believed
that Jeffries will succeed with Sharkey,
but there is ever doubt when such a
willing fighter as Sharkey is one of the
principals in Il battle. On the other hand,
there are few that believe that Palmer,
clever though he is admitted to be, can
take the gruelling that McGovern will adj
minister, and win out by science. Should
Frank EIne, who recently wrested the
lightweight championship from kid" La
vigne, and Tim Kearnes, of Boston, meet,
there will be another match between new
and old-school fighters. Kearns has DEM
onstrated that he is a terror. He de-
feated Eddie Connolly by his rushes, in
WHICH ne WOuIu HOI ne QSIllSUJ ana luS1
put a quietus upon Jack Daily. in like
manner. 1t is thought that he is the
hardest proposition among the light
weights today. If there is a man who
has a chance With Kearns it is Erne, and
it is now up to these two.
JEFFRIES AND SHARKEY.
Naturally, the greatest interest centers
in the meeting between the present
heavyweight champion Jim Jeffries, and
Tom Sbarkey, the sturdy sailor who took
Jim Corbetts measurement in nine
rounds of a rushing battle. Jeffries will,
naturally, be the favorite, but he will
not win until he has discovered that he
has been i'll a fight, and perhaps he may
lose, Sharkey will go right after Jeffries,
and the question as to the outcome will
turn upon the ability of Jeffries to stand
off his antagonist until such time as his
blows lose their Knockout force. Should
Sharkey land In the right spot he may
surprise the talent as did Jeffrtes when
he defeated FitZsimmons. There is moth
ing certain In baseball nor in prize fight
ing. Tom ORourke says that Sharkey
will win That does not settle it. Billy
Brady says Jeffries regards his meeting
with the sailor as a sort of picnic. Per-
haps, but a picnic on the green, with
sandwich trimmings, would be preferable
to one in ring with Sharkey sauce.
That should be great fight. Sharkey
has everything to gain. and will take
every chance to win. Jeffries has all to
lose, and will be cautious. If the sailor
defeats him there will be grave doubts
as to Jeffries ever having shown cham
pionship form, even If he did defeat Fftz.
WORLDS STAR BANTAMS.
What should prove the greatest battle
of recent years between little men will
ATC(InUarn IF
America, and PedIar Palmer, of England.
Palmer is as clever boxer at his weight
as ever SHE'D his castor into a ring. He
has met and defeated all the great little
men of his country and some of the
greatest of American production. In
T McGovern he will meet a man whose
methods differ from all the little boxers.
AS q rule small men fight new style-that
is they depend upon science almost
wholly Not so with McGovern. He is
a miniature Sullivan. He believes in
fighting. He goes right to his man, and
clever he must be to stand of those on
slaughts There are many who cannot
see how Palmer, unaccustomeo to that
sort OF fighting, can win ever the doughty
little American. 1t Will ne the true lest
of the new and old style Of fighting If
Palmer can demonstrate that science Is
the master of strength he will convert
many to the new school who today are
of the opinion that the old-style fighter,
with his heart in the right place, is the
master Of the clever boxer who is not 30
strong as he.
ERNE AND KEARNS.
After Jeffries and sharkey and McGov-
ern and Palmer the public is most inter
ested in the talked-of match between
Frank Erne, of Buffalo, and Tim Kearns,
of Boston. Erne is a true exponent of
the new style of fighting, and Kearns is
the undisputed disciple of the old.
Kearns win not. be denied. With him
once in the ring means to keep fighting
and keep it up till beaten or victorious.
Onslaughts such as Kearns and McGov-
ern and Sharkey are capable of making
are trying upon an antagonist. The man
who withstands them must needs be
scientific boxer. Kearns is the typical
old-style fighter. His position in fighting
attitude is most peculiar, as is shown
in the cut herewith given. He appears
awkward, but is a fighter whose prowess
cannot be despised by the man who has
tested it.
GREATEST FIGHTER.
But the greatest living fighter is none