The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-05
BETTING ON THE FIGHT.
There In No Good Reason Why shnr
key should Not he FSvoritc.
e. Irutc Ranuhiin


ST. Louis Republic.
While ! believe that Mccoy will whip
Sharkey," said a closs student OF tho gains
today, still can not ovellcok the fact that
Sharkty should be the top choice. II the re-
ords are followed there is nothing else TO do
but to establish Sharkey toe favoiite III tns
betting III admit. tnousa, that ! would
are now shaping themselves sc tnat Mccoy
VIII probably go TO the post as good as even
Kids stock has bad mid toon, stnee MS
victory over Joe Goddard IN Philadelphia SO.
Der consideration OF this performance VIII
show that II should not count for much. In
whipping Goddard in five rounds Mccoy Only
did what Sharkey accomplished IN six rodnds
There was only one round difference IN their
fight when Goddard was q younger aud pre-
sumably better man. Take the fights OF
Mccoy and Sharkey with Gus Rubin and you
are forcad to conclude that Sharkcy has the
better chance. Mccoy gained Il decision over
Rubin in twenty ROUNDS, but he did not put
the Akron man out. Sharkcy, on the otner
hand, sent Ruhiin to the floor where n
There is another line that tells why Shark key
should be the favorits. Tine marine has
Tough, three Of the most ha neni fshtars
Jehries, Corbett and Fitzsimmons. while Nc
Coy has never faced any OF this oisinSu!shed
trio. True. sharkey did not gain any s,ea
the decision to Jeiffles, was stepped By F.tz-
simmons and won most unsa ;isiae torly from
,Corbett. But it is something to add TO his
form that he even met these men. Mccoy.
think. has an excellent chance to whip
Sharkey, but his backen, should have the
odds If there are TO be any OH tn; fight. II
Mccoy whips Sharkey ON January 10 he Will
be within one step OF the desired goal. Fit6-
simmons Will then be the only man between
Mccoy and the highest title In pugiism The
same holds good for Sharkey. For that reason
the coming fight will be the most important
contest since the Corbett- Fitzsimnions fight
at Carson City This contest will have a
strong bearing on the title. The winner OF II
and the public viii make it SO warm for the
lanky Australian that he viii! either have to
match with thu successful pugilist or forfeit
his claim TO the championship. No man that
tire undefeated as Fitzsimmon,. He has
whipped nearly every man now before the
public except Mccoy II he should retire no
one would lind fault with him But his re-
him to say that he has quit the business and
almost in the same breath tell how easy It
would be for him to whip any of them. Tina
coming bout will be great boom for boxing
either have to fight get out of the way and
let somebody else have the title who Will
defend It. Fitzsimmons cam find no fault
with the public for demanding that he de-
fcnd the title. When Corbett was the cham
pion no one as bold in his Remuneration
OF Corbett for not fighting as Fitzsimmons.
time that Corbett held the title he was never
without a match rs long as FHzsimmons has
been since the latter won the championship.
Fitzsimmons has now been champion for
re8rly .wo years and has hot been matched.
After the contest between Mccoy and Shar-
key on January 10 the sporting public will
have right to expect FitLsimmJna TO give
the winner a match or come out manfu!ly
Will then be reduced to a stage whaie 1t
will be a case OF shoot or give UP the gun. ;"