The San Francisco call., 1899-11-01
NO DANGER
OF POLICE
INTERFERING
Jeffries and Sharkey May
Punch at One Another
Without MoIestaion.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Oct. 3t.-There will be no
interference by the authorities at the
Jeffries- -Sharkey heavyweight champion
ship battle to take place at Coney Island
on Friday night. Chief of Police Devery
is authority for this statement. The Call
correspondent asked him about the ru-
NOR to the effect that he would stop the
big battle
There is absolutely no truth in it,
said the Chief 81 have no idea OF stop
ping the bout. The Fitzsimmons-Jef effries
affair, held in the same clubhouse, was
properly conducted, and L have assur-
ances from the officials of the Coney
Island Club, which is regularly incor-
porated organization, that everything
pertaining to the match will be strictly
according to the Horton law. The po-
lice arrangements will be very similar to
those that prevailed at the Jeffries-tftz-
simmons contest. l will probably take
personal command of the men at the ring
side
Chief Deverys statement insures fair
and square contest, with the decision 60
ing to the better man.
To handle the crowd on Friday nlght
special trains will be run on the Elevated
Road from the New York side of the
bridge, beginning at $50 o'clock, and Will
run on a ten-minute headway. Trolley
cars on the New York side of the bridge
to the clubs arena will be run every two
minutes. Especial provision has been
made by the trolley lines and the ele-
to the city after the contest.
The clubhouse on Friday night will be
lighted by the apparatus operating the
moving picture machine. There VIII be
400 incandescent lights shedding briliiancy
on the ring 1t was found in experiment
ing with the lights tonight that tney
greatly enhanced the view OF the men
In the contest with the sailor Jeffries
will occupy the northeast corner, the one
he occupied when he defeated BOD flIz-
fo,- oh mn ms
world Sharkey will sit in the southedsI
corner, the one occupied by Fttzsimmonls
when Jeffries knocked him out. Thls
was agreed to at a meeting between
O'RourRe and Brady to-day. ORourke
wanted the southwest corner, because he
considered 1t lucky one, as all or MS
men fighting in that corner nave proved
successful. AS Jeffries won the cham
pionship from Fitzsimmons in the north7
east corner he was very naturally pleased
with O'Rourkes selection.
against Sharkey by VIII Delaney Tommy
Ryan, Dick Dolan, Jack Jeffrfes and
Brady Sharkeys advisers will be Tom
O'Rourke, George Dixon, Bob Armstrong
Both Sharkey and Jeffries have agreed
to weigh in before the battle begins so as
to let the public know exactly what es1G, eaeh
at 212 pounds, while Sharkey probably
will weigh seventeen pounds less.
The big fight will be preceded by a ten,
Rochester and Tommy Moran of Brook
lyn. They will fight at 12S pounds. Time
will be called at S:15 o clock.
Jeffries and Sharkey have agreed to be
in the clubhouse at 9:15 and to enter the
ring at 9:45 The California Hercules will
come up from his training quarters at
Allenhurst on Thursday and will attend
the battle between Will Curley of Eng
land and George Dixon of Boston, to take
place at the Broadway Athletic Club. On
Friday afternoon Jeffries will attend a
rF f1,A 1naa 1-,-, ,t.l,-e-
leaving Immediately after the perform
ance for his hotel at Coney Island, where
he will remain until called to enter the
clubhouse.
Betting on the big fight opened in earn
est at the Aqueduct race track to-day.
The biggest bet recorded was $1,000 to $500
between Eole Pursall and Fred Walbaum,
the former laying the odds on Jeffries.
On account of the storm to-day Jeffries
had to abandon his road work and confine
himself to training in the gymnasium at
Asbury Park. His exercises consisted as
usual of sparripg, rope-sl1ipping and bag
punching. Jeffries worries little about his
fight with Sharkey, feeling confident that
he will have no trouble in disposing of
the sailor.
DR.. F. F. Coleman of Asbury Park ex-
amined Jeffries to-day and said he was
one of the best-developed men he ever
saw. The doctor further said the Cali
fornians wind was good and his heart
sound as bullet.
Little credence is given the report that
this city to bet on himself. He told me
only few days ago that he would not bet
a cent on the fight, and gave these reas-
ons: That If he lost, which he did not
think likely, although such a thing was
possible, he would be out the amount of
the figure, and might see the time when
he would need the money. If he won, a
few thousand would make little difference
as he would have money enough without
the bet.
Delaney was in New York to-day on
business connected with the fight. His
plans have not been made public, even If
they have been matured.
Sharkey at bis training quarters at
Newdorp, to-day put in most of his time
bag-punching and boxing with Armstrong
He does not seem to need another hour
preparation, and is in as fine trim as any
pugilist that ever entered a ring, so far
as the eye can tell.
If he is as well trained in science as he
is bodily, he ought TO put up a great bat
tie. His handlers are all as confident as
their principal, and their talk is of the
kind that seems somewhat calculated to
make the former sailor overconfident. He
does not appear to have succumbed to
this, however, and says he knows he has
a hard proposition on his hands when he
pits himself against Jeffries, but insists
he will win.
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