Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-11-03
BOTH ARE CONFIDENT.
How JefYries and Sharkey spent the Day
Before the Battle.


NEW YORK, November 2.-Jim JEFF
fries and Tom Sharkey will fight to-
morrow night in the arena of the
Coney Island Sporting Club for the
heavyweight pugilistic championship of
the world. Although Jeffries, as the
champion and the bigger man, is the
favorite of the sporting men, many
strange stories have been told of him
since he went to England and since his
return. Billy Delaney, of San Francis
CO, who trained Corbett for his success
full venture against Sullivan, said to-
day:
my man Jeffries will be heard from
to good advantage tomorrow night. /
told you five months ago, before he met
Fitzsimmons, that it was a sure thing
for him. Now, take my advice, don't
worry about all those stories which
you hear of Jims sickness. He's all
right, and he'll win sure"
The Allenhurst training quarters
were deserted late this afternoon.
Jeffries, Delaney Tommy Ryan, and
party of attendants closed up the
shop and came to New York. Early in
the day Will Curly, the English feath-
erweight. left the Allenhurst Cottage,
accompanied by two of his sparring
partners.
Eight hours later the entire fighting
party came to this city. Before JEFF
fries left Allenhurst he had gone over
several miles at jog trot, after which
he skipped the rope $50 times without
miss-step and his leg movement was
all that could be desired. Other than
this work he did nothing, and simply
prepared himself for his move on
Sharkey," as he facetiously express
ed it.
When the camp moved from Allen
hurst his hands were in the best spirits
and none of them was, more confident
than Jeffries. They arrived here late
this afternoon and Immediately re-
paired to the Vanderbilt Hotel, where
Jeffries will rest until tomorrow morn
ing.
The seaside resort at New Dorp,
Staten Island, where Sharkey has been
training for some weeks was also the
scene of exodus this afternoon. Shar-
kew. who never seems to tire of work,
was on edge this afternoon when
message came from his manager, Tom
O'Rourke of New York, to break camp
and come to the city. George Dixon,
who has a very interesting engagement
on hand tonight, has been in training
steadily and earnestly with Sharkey
for the last five weeks, and both fight
ers took their release from their Cruel
ing neighbors as a,boon. Sharkey
said
"Im in tip top condition. So IS
George, here, aren't WEI" said the Irish
American sailor, addressing his little
dusky partner.
You bet yer life" replied George.
"poeh of us will be on top at the end
OF the outfit I'm surer of your sue
cess than / am of mine, and that means
neither of us can lose
Sharkey was never in better condi-
ton. He has trained faithfully and in
every sense of the word has lived up
to the instructions given him by his
manager. A comparison between his
condition and that of Jeffries could
scarcely be drawn. Both are fit. Each
has trained assiduously. No.with-
standing rumors to the effect that JEFF
fries is in an unfit condition, he seems
to ne fit to fight for his and a dozen
other mems lives, and as for Shsrkey,
to use the vernacular, there is moth
ing doing" if he needs any improve
ment to win the championship.
A prominent man up town who is in
The fabit of holding a great many bets
said tonight:
"There seems to be lack of sport
i.g blood, so far as bets go on to-mor-
rows fight
Interest seems at fever heat and yet
men will not wager their money. Queer
reports in the respective training quar-
ters of the fighters as to their inability
to put up good argument seems to have
had deterrent effect in the betting
market. To my mind both men are IN
TIC best possible condition The most
conservative and we'll informed patrons
OF The ring agree with me that the con-
testants will have hard battle for
eight rounds. and if it lasts longer it