The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-11
SHARKEY WINS
IN TENTH ROUND.
The Sailor Too Hard Proposition
for the Lively kid"
THE FIGHT WAS FAIRLY WON.
And Sharkcy Has Won His Way 60 the
Front Rank of HcaVywcights- Fitl-
simmons Can No Longer Ignore
His Claims for Championship

Lemon ATHLETIC CLUB, NEW
SoRK, Jan. Jo-Tom sharkcy. the Anne
rican sailor. stands tonight the only
heavy weight possibility FOR champion
ship honors. and the title now held by
Bob r,tzsimnions. lie whipped Kid
Mccoy good and hard m the zenith round
Of what was % have been "a @-rouna
battle. and by doing so tho trish-Ame
rican pugilis. forged his way u"o'ni"D'y
10 the front rank. and Fitzsimmons must
now consider the sailor pusiiSi B claim
without delay.
Sharkcv tonight was "a revelation 10
those WHO saw him a couple oil years
ago. His ring work and genefdisnlp are
so vastly super 0r 10 his cNnniii"hs "ht"
no FIRST came Co the East as % hghtci'
that tho improvement Is almost lhciedi-
bic. ...,
Great lunches of muscle. with untimcd
CONFIDENCE and % cool head. are the quah-
ncstions which have enabled ShdFkey 70
6ebf his WAY 20 the front rank Oh
HEAVYWEIGHT pugilists. and no one nol
even NcCov. who suffered defeat at MS
hands to-uielat denies the fun measure
Of praise that is due 10 the lrishman
Tricks DID NOT WORK.
McCov.s marvellous foot work
and that long left Jab' Win
which he has put so many oil
his opponents 90 sleep are TWO i'e'oIs
an his makeup that must always appeal
10 lovers Of the art hstic. Tic used every
srtince known 10 the advanced school OF
purilisn in his contest tonight ana ms
defeat must not bc attributed To any lack
OF close study ON us part OF every trlck
In The boxing game. Many OF ms ptlehus
felt tonight that he ought 20 nave gone
I'D against smaller game than Shai key
When Mccoy sent Sharkey 20 the hoor
IN the third round Tonight. no one doubt
Cd tho KIDS ability To- hit hard and
many thought that he had Sharkey at
ms mercy. RMS idea was soon dispeiied
when the Irishmau began 10 get TO his
man.
McCoy's seconds were Doc Payne, Con
Reiley Frank Erne, Time Keeper Nale
Fenton. OF Buffalo. Sharkey SECONDS
we're Tom O'Rourke, Tommy Ryan. Sy-
racuso. George DiXon and Jack Dough
tsrv: 'rime Keeper. Professor Jimmy De-
forest Tim Hurst was referee
Sharkev's weight was la2 pounds, Nc
COv's is pounds
Mccoy wore white running trunks with
a belt with the stars and Stripes. Tom
wore green trunks with "a belt OF Ameri-
can coiors.
They shook hands at 1910 o'clock.
TIE FIGHT ~ iAOl .Nl''-
Round They fdiled. Mccoy tried
left for the wind. but missed. Tom
swung n left over the kidneys Mccoy
tried a left hook for the head. landing
lightly. Tom uppercuf with q night on
the chest. Mccoy made a haf circle or
the ring and thon caught on the stomach.
Sharkev did not reply. MCCOY again
sent his left 10 tho stomach and brought /
II nm to the fare. Sharkey hooked
light right TO the ribs Both men We're
sparrinr II tho gong, Mccoy round
Round MCCOY side stepped 10 the
left for a half circle OF the ring and let
his left 40 landing lightly ON the face.
Tom stepped back aud MCCOY ran close
10 him Two efforts of Mccoy TO reath
his man were futile but he caught Tom
on the ropes and caught a iight i'ii on
inc nose Tom came 90 centre Of the
ring and tried left and right without eff
feet and again the Kid sent his leit light
Ia To- the face. ,dcCOy constantly kept
eide stepping and eyaded Toms attempts
FOR 81 left hook or swing very cleNerly.
Mccoy nut a. light left on Tom face
when near the ropes on the West-end OF
the ring and sharkey sent hard left
hook 10 the ribs just as the gong
sounded
sHARKEY GOES DOWN.
Round tom tried Co force matters
and Mccoy at close quarters sent his
left 10 the ear and duoked away from
left swinl Each sent lcfts 10 the
heads al close quarters with little effect
and NcCov's foot work puzzled Tom.
who could not land until Mccoy stopped
after getting a left on the breast Tom
then sent his left To- the neck and Mccoy
TANNED a hard left on the nose. This
seemed 10 annoy Tom. who was unused
20 such quick foot work and Mccoy hit
Tom with another jab ON the nose. Twice