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but If ever man was beaten to stand
STILL Joe was on that occasion.
Unless Sharkey manages to land a
knockout wallop in the first round or so
I think he will get a hammering that he
will never forget. Sharkey tears into a
man from the start and that's just the
style Of fighting that suits Russell 1t
will be a scrap worth seeing while 1t
lasts. no matter who wins. But If 1
cared to bet anything on the outcome / d
put my money on the Californian
The mention of SharlSeys name natur-
ally brings Kid Mccoy to mind also the
statement made last week by the latter
to the effect that he was willing to meet
Thomas on a winner-take-a1 basis and
pay all expenses into the bargain, if the
sailor will only be kind enough to accoul-
modate him with a match This de-
claration coming from such a smooth
master of finance as the Kid might at
first hearing provoke in the sinful
smile" but on careful consideration the
proposal does not appear so utterly alb
surd after all.
In the first place the chances are
hundred to one against Sharkey having
anything to do with Mccoy as long as
the latter is backed up by O'Rourke.
Therefore the bluff. If it be bluff, is not
likely to be called and consequently re-
bounds to McCoys credit. Secondly, In
the event of making a match on such
terms the Kid would evidently be gov
erned by the idea that a victory over
Sharkey would be worth more 20 him IN
point of reputation than any monetary
recompense he could gain. For Mccoy
has reached a stage in his career where
he must do something out Of the common
in order to regain public confidence.
Moreover. he has always maintained
that he could best his former conqueror
If given a second trial, and have every
reason to believe that he is sincere In his
statement.
Nor would this be the first time that
Mccoy found himself compelled to sacri-
flee his affection for the long green to
an effort to win back lost prestige.
When he was knocked out by Jack Nc
Cormick, of Philadelphia, by lucky
punch in this city on Aug IS, 1899, the
Indiana boxer was obliged to make gall
ing concessions to his -conqueror In order
to draw the Quaker City pug list into
return match They met again before
Gotham club in the following September
and, as was to be expected, Mccoy gave
his opponent a vindictive hiding, knock
ing him out in six rounds. But McCor-
mick had plenty of balm for his bruises,
for he walked away with the lions share
of the purse as ger agreement.
Just at present the Kid is said to be SUI
perintending the erection of a roadhouse
he is having built at Saratoga. He IS
also credited with helping the worlzmen
dig the cellar for the structure, as ne
considers the welding of the pick and
shovel novel and useful means of train
ing. Mccoy is the champion crank
when it comes to a question Of weird
ideas In the training line, but as far as
am aware has never been put under
treatment for these spells. Still there
II, ~ 5Y1oy
when viewed from an advertising stand
point.
Jack Grace, the veteran New York
lightweight, who has faxed more fights
and earned more notoriety as a globe
trotter than any other pugilist during
the past thirty years, is now in South
Africa Grace shipped from New Or
leans as q caretaker OF mules for the
British army on a boat bound for the
dark continent several weeks ago, and
is probably now engaged in relating
tales of his proWess in the ring to the
white inhabitants of that country. Jack
Everhardt is also at Cape Town. and we
may therefore confidently expect ere long
to hear Of several savage ~ battles tax
ing place between the Southern light
weight and the grizzled Gothamite. Ey-
erhardt and Grace are old hands at the
game, and what they will fail to do to
the guileless Africanders in the way Of
furnishing forth glove contests Ito or
DER won't be worth mentioning.
Grace is a curious character study.
He is not only known to patrons Of pu-
gilism throughout the length and breadth
Of this continent, but has also honored
England and Australia with several Wis
its. He is a species of walking chronicle
as far as the prize ring is concerned, his
"reminiscences dating back to bare
knuckle days, when fight on the green
sod were the correct thing and London
rules governed the game. At one time
he was an important member Of the
featherweight division and held Tommy
Warren to a draw in some fifty odd
rounds when the latter was king-pin Of
that class.
Tom Couhig, the DunkirIz boiermaker,
who recently distinguished himself by
decisively defeating Eddie Connolly in
eleven rounds, at Louisville, will soon
cross arms with Matty- Matthews in a
bout for the welterweight championship.
Up to the date Of his fight with Con
nelly, Couhig's most notable achievement
was six-round draw with Frank Erne,