The evening world., 1905-07-01
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"OM SHARKEY has been pro-
NOTED. Last night a company Of
sporting men were leaning an
guidly against the bar in S~harkey's em-
porium discussing the Odessa affair.
They'll hang all them mutineers
higher'n a kite" volunteered a man in
a red necktie.
Them fellows was suckers that they
didn't put up a fight while they had a
chance. instead OF throwing up the
sponge" said Sharkey, with an express
sion OF disgust. DO you know what
I'd have lone II I'd been boosting the
mutiny? I'd have sailed out of Odessa
as soon as I got the ship. I'd have sunk
anything that got In the way, and
then I'd have steered her down through
the Black Sea and tho Bay OF Bengal
and the China Sea until / got a whack
ut a Jap warship. After I'd licked the
Zap I'd sail back to Russia and they'd
make me an ADMIRAL
Could o do all thatr'' queried the
man with the red tie, open-mouthed.
Sure" said Sharkey. Wasn't Z chief
navigating officer on tbs Philadelphia
when ! retired from the nSvy7"
4 II WING, the only Asdatic fighter
~ that ever used hve-oumce gloves
: instead OF a tom-tom. IL here. At
he's nearly here. He's In Phila-
delphia- All Wing didn't come East
ward TO induce President Roosevelt to
chloroform the Chinese Exclusion act.
He u after some Of the easy money
that Battling Nelson overlooked in his
haste to get back where he could keep
. watchful ~ on Jimmy Britt.
l used to see All Wing fight at the
San Francisco A c., a rough-and-ready
''amatcur" club run by Alex Greggains
Ia the city by the Golden Gate.
@HINEsE are unpopular in the west.
n especially In California. Peo-
pie used to turn out at first to see
An Wing get a whipping. He got a few,
too. But he vas a funny little Chink.
He swung like an exaggerated Joe Grim.
never landing a blow except by acct
dent. He took everything that came his
way with q Celestial smile OF good ma
ture. With his queue rolled into a tight
little knot on his round little smooth
shaver head. Wing was as good as a
comic-opera character. He became a
Joke.
! haven't seen Wing for a long time
now. They say he has learned how tc
fight a little. If the rumor is true. he's
an exception to the general run OF
Chunks.
A chinaman has plenty of courage
He win have his head cut of or will
walk up to be hanged without a squeal
Bur he just naturally doesn't know how
10 fight. He carries a brace of Colt
f~orty-hves. II he happens to be a High
binder. and a knife or two and
nakchet. But when he shoots he gets
right on top OF his man. shuts boil
eyes tight and pulls the trigger. He,
the worst shot In the world. He SWING
his little hatchet from a dark hailwa.
and chips a chunk u OF his rival
skull. but In the open he slashes Wild,
In all directions for q moment and theI
scuttles for cover.
Wing ms the Highlander style In tn,
ring, except that he doesn't scuttle
He stays and takes his punching. Hell
get q few trimmings down In Phtladei
phia. no doubt. but hen give the gam
there a spice OF humor that It ha
lacked since Joe Grim stopped chalieng
ing Jeffrles.
ii WING started his ring career Il
Stockton. Cal. He worked In
laundry near RUFF Turner's train
Ing Quartsrs. Now n then the Celes
tal used TO run across the way to So
Rufs work. Turner induced Wing /
gut on the gloves one day. and imms
dat ~. thereafter Wing threw up hi
Job (Which consisted Of spraying mouth
fu1s Of vater over shirts ready for th
tronins) n became Turner's sparrin,
partner. Later he went TO Ean Francis
co, where b. was o terror In the High
b1n1sr oolony.