The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-11
ECHOES OF THE BIG MILL.
sHARKSY REGARDED As THE NEXT
OPPONENT FOR JEEERIE&

A Match Tctween Fit1 aud mccoy for the
Middloweight Championship Also Talked
Of-The Champion Looked Upon ms a
world Beater-PopularitV ftho Cornish
man Increased Because of His Remark
able Exhibition of Gameness-How the
winner aud tho Loser spent Yesterday.
The sensational victory Of Jim JefTries over
the former champion pugilist. Bob FttZsm
MONS at Coney Island on Friday night. was on
the tip OF tho tongue yesterday. Tho fight was
discussed by everybody who possesses drop
OF sporting blood and much satisfaction was
expressed that the battle resulted so decsively.
There was hardly a man who Witnessed the
fieht that did not say Jefrrles Is the greatest
! heavyweight in the world to-day and that
he ought TO be able to defend his title against
all challengers for some time to come. In
looking over the list OF leading heavyweights
| the critics find that Sharkey appears to be
more entitled than any OF the others to match
| with the new champion. The fact that
Sharkey was beaten BY Jei1ries on decision
| at the end OF twenty round bout two years
| ago is the basis for the belief that another
meeting between these big fellows would be Of
vital interest to the sport-loying public. There
| ia no doubt that both Jeffries and Sharkey
| have greatly improved in their knowledge OF the
| game since they mot In the ring. and that the
latter By deoisiYey whipping such clever pugil-
| lists as Coructt and Mccoy has worked his
| way to the top.
| There has been 80 much controversy over
JEFF ries's defeat Of Sharkey and the latter has
made so many statements about his willing
| ness and anxiety to tackle the hoilermaker
! again that It appears to be tho new champions
| duty to take O'Rourke's man on as soon as
| possible. Jeffres has said that Sharkey will
never meet him again. but the latter has al
ready challenged fiH's conqueror for another
| fight FitzsmmCns. who has met both men.
said yesterday that SharRoy could not last two
| rounds against Bradv's fighter. Shlrkey
| says he wants to fight Jei1ries in six weeks.
| but It is probable that the sailor will he COM
! PEELED to wait until next fall for match. This
| fight appears to be the next heavyweight con-
test OF i'm por'ance to be decided in the East.
| 1t may come of at the Lenox Club or at Coney
| Island. but more probably at the former be-
| cause ORourke wants the fight there and
Brady says he has no objection to make.
| Another prospective fight is match between
| Fitzsimmons and Mccoy at the middleweight
limit Ftz Is still the champion Of that class.
| and Mccoy has challenged him to fight for the
title at l1S pounds. II the Cornishman con-
SCENTS to enter the ring again. the sporting eX-
perts believe that he should take on Mccoy as
tne IhlleT II etbIIy ltc c!tNcACSt HluuIeMtlHHb
outside OF the anky man. Any talk. how
ever about Mccoy meeting Jerres is not
regarded seriously. for the reason that.
according to well-postcd ring followers.
Mccoy would have less chance with the new
champion than he had with Sharkey. There is
some talk of pitting big Gus Rubin against
Jefrries as he once fought a twenty round
draw with the latter and showed considerable
ability in his recent twenty round draw with
Peter Maher. But as kuhlin was beaten in
round by Sharkoy last year he must stand
aside until Sharkey has either made a match
vii the big Californian or has decided not to
Those who saw the big fight unite in saying
that 1t was one OF the most remarkable ring
contests ever seen in this or any othercouutry.
Jeilries so completely SURPRISED everybody by
aud Rcneralshr that II story has been started
to the effect that he made an Intentionally
order to get at some OF tho cracks At his
training Quarters more than two weeks ago
My poor fight against Armstrong was the
luckiesit thing that ever hanpened to me. It
MADE ma i, mn So t IN Vas sS marx w
match with me. That vas Just what !
wanted; for otherwise wise, could h neyer have net
TO fight, every BODY else until | earned repu-
Those who believed they had the right line
on the situation said yesterday that Brady and
Delaney were back OF the whole scheme and
binary shrewdness. The Ttz-Jeifries match.
when first mad, was. so unattractive hat tho
was nat It w S not draw es S Th@ big res
ceipts and the result OF the fight itself. there
fore. caused these matchmnkcrs to Kick them
selves rather violently all day yesterday.
There was no end of sylnpathy for the defeated
CHAMPION and nothing but praise for his mem
once made hy COrb"tt that Ftz was cow
ard and gutter were recalled and denounced.
quit in the tenth round when lie was twice
beaten TO the moor by JeiIreS and was 40 grog-
but stout heart supreme confidence and bull
dog puck that caused ,Ftzsimm9ns to
round. He knew, that fhe zig was up YET he
was " Hing To take a dying chance with the
risS q hing knocked out coid iitz 90 not
while conscious OF his surroundings aud then
jumping UP with wild desire to continue the
fight when it was too late He simply stood
the gnf until nature intcrvened. and when it
was all over he acknowledged his defeat like a
thousands OF friends all over the country and
is now more p9pnlar than eyer ,-
tn" ac Ss "a the ps6pe e is
rough and ready. has big heart and is the
ty'fa pr%"shh[gr snH onn vas when
| and modest; and appreciates the friends who
| have helrcd to make hin what he is He
showed his character when he made his way
out OF the clubhouse after the battle, As he
passed the newspaper men no leaned over to
| Fitz had me guessing. but did my best. I'm
softly lOl nun anu MIS- IllI.
| The action of Chef Of Police Devery in jump
inE to his feet aud waving his arms as q signal
to Referee Sicr to stop the fight in the tenth
round when fliZ was in groggy shape caused
some amusement, especially us he sat down
again with such suddenness that it looked AS if
somebody had hold Of his coat tails OF course
| this was not the case for pevery has, said OPEN
| " that he never paid attention to the dictates
Of any man. When the Chief was asked yester-
| day why he did not stop the lght as he said he
would he remarked:
| What did say I'd dor"
why, that IL would be stopped when the
| first =" the reporter tried to say more. but
| was cut short with:
When the first knock. out blow was struck.
! That's what l said. Well. didn't it stop p
| Then he laughed and continued with the re-
mark that the tight was within the limits OF
the law scientific and athletic and all that, and
| that it was most Interesting contest.
JenrIeS spent the better Iart Of Yesterday at
| the Vanderbilt Eotcl Winners and losers
! both paid him homage. There was not n dis
| scutng word from any one. The patriotic
| blood Of all was up. and the general expression
We'll. we are glad that the championship is
| back in America again, and that Il real. true
| son OF Uncle sam 10 the proud possessOr OF
it,"
| There were no signs OF abatement in the OK
| element So manifest the day before and dur
1