The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-18
A F|DDLING
F|zzLE.
SHARKEY-MAHER FIGHT ENDS IN
RIOTOUs ROAR AGAINST
FAKING
MEN DID NOT HIT TO HURT
Both Fighters Arrested Before the
Fight and Bound over to Keen
the Peace-ResuIt was
Aggravating.
MEN DID NOT HIT TO HURT
REFEREE SAYS NO CONTEST

INDUSTRIAL ATHLETIC CLUB,
PHILADELPHIA, jan 17.-When the
oharkey-Maher bout was announced there
was tlresome wait of forty minutes.
Inc hghters insisted on seeing their
money before entering the ring. 1t was
lI:40 when Sharkey made his appearance.
he was followed a moment later by
NHaher. Both men were greeted with ire
mendous applause.
Seated close to the ring were Champion
James ]. Jeffries and former Champion
Robert Fitzsimmons
Little time was wasted in formalities
The men quickly donned the gloves and
at n:45 the fight began. In Sharkey's
corner were Dave Sullivan, Jim Buckley
and ALT King, while Tim Callahan. Peter
Lowrey and Mike Campbell were behind
Maher
FIRST Round--The men spared for a
lew seconds, Sharkey being the first to
lead Maher rushed to a clinch 1t was
evident the men intended to obey the
mandates of the court, for they merely
"a tapped o!71 each other There were loud cries
spectators started to leave the building
Crowd wouldn't Stand 1t.
There was not a blow in the first round
nard enough to jar the teeth of a
1eatherWelght. When the men took their
corners SIT, the nall rang with hisses.. and
cries Take them off, and Fake
Round Two-After fiddling for a mo-
ment Maher led a light left on Sharkey's
stomach and they clinched. Sharkey
slapped Maher on the face with the open
the ring: Sharkey led with his right and
Maher ducked into light left uppercut.
Ihe men continued their love taps, and
the crowd continued to hiss
Sharkey landed light left and Maher
counteTed with a good stiff right over
the heart. Sharkey landed his open glove
on Maher's face, but the blow was not
men were dancing about the ring when
the gong sounded.
Round Three-Sharkey led for the wind.
but fell short, and Peter tapped him on
the face. Peter landed a light right on
Sharkey's ribs and received a gentle tap
on the back of the neck as he ducked
Maher led for the head, and the men
clinched and wrestled. Sharkey tapped
Maher on the head, and got light blow
on the stomach in return.
In the middle of the round Referee
Recap walked to the side of the ring and
said:
Gentlemen, I was asked to referee a
contest; this is no contest.
The men took to their corners, and
Sharkey attempted to make a speech, but
the crowd was boisterous that his
words were lost among the catcalls and
Kisses. The contest was then abandoned
The spectators were worked up to such
pitch that they broke chairs and
benches in their desire to "get even"
1t was little satisfaction for the 1900 per-
so.ss who had paid 81. $a and S. fef
seats.
They Kept the Pence.
Sharkey and Maher and james H. Me
Farland, an official of the Industrial
Athletic club, under the auspices Of
which organization the Sharkey- -Maher
fight was to take place tonight, were
arrested late this afternoon on warrants
charging them with conspiracy to COM
init breach of the peace. They were
held in $4,000 to keep the peace and ap-
pear in court tomorrow morning. Bail
was furnished
The warrants were sworn out by J.
d. BarnitZ, a citizen, who, it is under
stood, represented the Law and Order
society of this city More than a dozen
witnesses were subpoenaed, most of them
sporting writer's on Philadelphia and New
York newspapers. Half a dozen witnesses
were examined, and the magistrate con-
sidered that sufficient evidence was elicit
ed to warrant him in holding the pris-
oners.N
The men promised that there would be
no knockout, no violence and no infrac-
ton of the state laws regarding prize
fighting, and that they would engage
only in a sparring contest. This promise
was accepted by the magistrate, and the
bail was fixed at $4,000 for the three men
Having lived up to the promise, they will
be discharged on their appearance in
court.