The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-01
FRIDAY NIGHTS Fight
Continued from Second Page.

Con1nled from SE~OlA
quence in the world. and fought them As
fast as they came. providing the purse
was suitable. for the sailor Nan has al
ways one and a half eyes on the purse
He is fighting for money and wants Il
He has always landed the money. These
who have studied the career OF the SAIL
or. while admitting he IS a vigorous and
vicious fighter. claim he has been lucky
and tina, he has mingled IN crooked fights.
His victory over Fitzsimmoas is one
OF the worst scandals OF the many that
have risen out of the boxing game since
sullivan was dethroned as champion
Sharkey is 4 eyclonic fusser. He Is an
exaggerated edition OF Torrance Meow
ern, and "a numbering eeggar With his
mawlIes" He is a terrific hitter and his
style of fighting Is the style OF a ball
dog. His capacity for taxing punishment
has been wonderful in the past. But WITH
all the churning his brain has received
at the hands of Filzsimmoas. JenrieS,
Mccoy, Choynski. Maher. and tbs rest.
he has always won.
Sharkey was born in Dundsk ireland.
en- Nov. %, 1871. The family euigrated
to America. and Shaykey enlisted In the
United States Navy, and when a Lad vas
assigned TO service aboard the Charleston.
He began lighting for the fun OF the thing
but the history OF his battles are all lost
except IN the ports where the Asiatic
squadron touched.
l. He did not come into notice until 1924.
Before that the uuathentic accounts give
him credit with victories over J. Lang
ley. Jack Walsh, Jim Dunn. ". Tate.
Bill Miller. and Jack McAuley. all q
whom he whipped at Honolulu. on Jan.
3. 1894. he drew With Nick Burley at Hon
olulu in eight rounds. His first fight on
American soil was in 1884 when he de-
feated W. Nulyihin at Vallejo. Cal. \
few weeks after that battle he whipped
J. Gardner of England at Vallejo in three
rounds.
On July 25. 1885, he brought himself IN
to notice by knocking out Australian Bill
ly smith at Colma, Cal. IN seven rounds.
On Nov Z. OF the same year. he whipped
John Miller in nine rounds at ColmL
In 1896. Sailor Brown. who claimed %
be Sharkey's viral for the championship
of the navy. tackled the sailor and quit
after one round. on March r. ShaIkey
drew with Alex GreggsiEs az san Fran
cisco In eight rounds. and on April Is he
won from Joe Choynsh by staying eight
POUNDS. Choynski having agreed 20 pat
him out inside OF that limit.
June 3. 1896. ne whipped Jim Williams
in seven rounds. and fought gour-round
Craw with Corbett on AGg. 81. he went
on at New York against John L. Suih-
van and spared three rounds no decision
being given. Sharkey had by this tine
become recognized as a dangerous and
vicious "s,ogger." and when on Dec, ..
he faced Bob Fitzsimmens. the sporting
people watched the result yith much iu-
terest. The outcome OF the battle was
a scandal. from which Sharkey VIII new
er recover fully Fitzsmmous slammed
the sailor down. around. lifted him. fab
bed him. drove him through the ropes,
and finally. after giving him terrific
beating. pat him out clean. The referee.
Wyatt carp. declared the blow which
finally finished shsrkey, WAS foul. and
gave ths fight TO the sailor, who collect
ed $S.59e OF the $40 ooo purse.
On June 9. Sharkey fought a eomico-
tragic battle with Peter Maher For sev-
en- rounds the big fellows milled despera-
tely and. when the gong sounded az he
the men were battling In ihe middle OF
the ring. and refused to qui,. The po-
lice finally broke IN. and stopped the hsht
and arrested both men, who we're after
wards DISCHARGED
on Nov IS Sharxey fought Joe God
dard at San Francisco, and WBa awarded
the decision at the eud of the sixth round
On March il. lsss sharkey net Choynsh
at San Francisco ga what was 10 have
been a twenty-round go. The fight Was
stopped at tine end ~ the eighth round.
and declared a draw.
On May s. Jenries beat sbarkey IN -
rounds. Sharkey was repeatedly hissed
during the fight for alleged foul methods.
June q. sharkey knocked ogf Gus Rub
I'm IN two minutes and seventeen seconds
at the Coney Island CLUB. Then came an
other scandal. on Nov e. shafkey
fought Corbett
Jan 10 isaa Sharkey fought "EIid"Nc-
Coy He won after seemingly being beat
en-. Mccoy dropped shsrkey twice aa3
seemed 20 be winning when. ~ a sudden.
Sh8fEey landed terrific body blow NJ
Coy struggled on until the tenth round.
suffering great p8in and was Hnliiy
kr3cEed out ShArkeYs showing was rot
OF t5s best and many .xperfs eievs -
would have been whipped had 30 no.
been saved BY fae advise ~ his SECONDS.
sharkey showed bad head Work SITTER %
had been Hoorc1.
The present match s. attracting great
attention Jegries has been t-3inlug az
Azbury Park = J. vhi'e shafkey pat
IN the weeks - preparation AZ New Drag.
g T. Both are ghounuEeed g. - tn flF-