The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-10

NEW YORB, February o.-''you can
talk all you want about hard luck
fighters and Mar champions. but there
isn't fellow in the world who had
the hard time did getting up in the
fighting game"
Thus spake one r. sharkey last
night while pumping away on dark.
ill-smclling perfecto.
when you fellows give Jenries
those great boosts have to lean back
and smlle.' continued the cx-deck
scrubber ns he put his arm on the
bar.
II had that big Dago on the 50 at
Coney Island. and II IT wasn't Tor ms
seconds kidding him along and telling
him that was all in would have.
been champion Of the world now. he
never had such fight In his life. and
the roar that followed the referees
decision. skinning me, Is enough 70
satisfy any one that should have had
q draw at the least ! didn't KICK
about that SO much. but al! my lifc IN
the ring was kept down.
when I got OFF the ship In Frisco
twelve years ago they couldn't see mo
with a spy glass. l had skinned every
thing on ships, ana camo ashore 20 get
a few more. beat Billy Smith and
Well have to get a man to lick THIS
sailor. Greggains tried to stop me.
and nearly killed him Then Choyn-
Ski tried the same. hit him IN inc
body and crossed him on the Jaw, send
Ing him two rows out into the audi
e ence, and he was out for fair. EDDIE
Grancy his second, yelled foul, and
being In right with the ring politicians
out here. they stopped the bout. gave
Choynski half hours rest, and then let
IN 20 on again. He stayed the eight
rounds, and won, but ! should have
had the knockout to my credit, you
see.
Chased Corbett Around Ring.
elm Corhett was then champion OF
tho world, and he agreed to fight me
four rounds at Mechanics Pavilion. ]
81 chased him all over; the ring, and had
: him so bad In the THIRD round that he
jumped behind the referee and yelled
for the police to save him. was
trimmed that time good. too. but kept
on battling Think OF little fellow
like me going up against big Jeffries
Why, IL they saw him ilghtng a little
follow like me on the street they'd ar
rest the big dub II was as big as
that fellow I'd say throw three OF
four OF these henvywclg!ts In the ring
till 1 skin EN-. He's big enough tc
+ fight two at a time. Anyway. he Went
twenty rounds in Frisco, and he go
the decision. and then we went twenty
Ave out here at Coney. and Siler gave
him another decision
.You can't name another fellow wht
went through the bunch as did, ant
then lost the title by close decision
I licked Rubin and MCCOY. Corbett
Choynski, and won on foul from
Fitz, and to think OF battling biz
JEFF for twenty-five rounds and LOSING
the decision! That's enough to ge
any one's goat, isn't It?
Sullivan's Black Pearl
eve had manager out West on
time who was wonder with the larry
His name was Duck Sullivan. and h
was called the festive red bird." Duel
had bum colored fighter. Tho Blacl
Pearl" and he trimmed him forty
seven ways from the Jack. Whcneve
the poor fighter won a pot Duck woul
3 grab 1T give him enough for platte
OF stew. and then hide until he wa
broke and needed change again. 9TH
Black PEARL" not gathering much
made a yell ono day. and called Due
down for not cutting UP the mohe
right.
"He threatened to quit Duck and g