The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-20
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
THOMAS SHIRkET ~ TRAM
ING ~ DEAD EARNEST.
Fight Fans May I.anEh. but he Thinks
NE Can Heat Ioi,asOn- t'Oster and
NeIONern. Bantams. Meet az the
FaIPmOnt A. 4. Bouts Tonight.

Down AZ Sheeps hear ray. NhiCh - 'he
Of the qu,ete-t places on earth With The hiE
racetrack gates closed tight. a broad shout
dered. square Jawed man l. banging away
at a punching bag IN a barn and taking long
runs on the deserted thotoughtar"- while
the residents indulge IN gossip. This very
active earnest person j. known all over
, the civilized world 49, Thomas Sharkey.
able seaman. who retired from the pr.so
ring in IpO1 after s"nza' iousl career during
VhlVh NJ. pat up wonderful twenty iNc
round night WITH James i lei rics.
10 speak ula nI,. even thoHRh Il may
Amu-.l Tia" ,lnr'iug fra'rruiiv. SharSrv Is
training for 'he soir pUrIo-r OF getting mt"
condition for 1Eht with taos johnson,
the negro heavyweight champion 1T th"
world SharNey saw Johnson defeat l"t-
fries a. Reno and Immediately after tha
allie sed night he hit the trail tor hi- home ut
tine Bay. secretly confident that u able TO
regain his old form he could whip the black
man and recover the championship for the
white race Sharkey did not waste any
time in getting down 10 business Always
In pretty fair condition, he began training
lightly. and ending that his speed and
strength we're simply dormant. he gradually
increased the daily exercise. though keep
ing the entire plan OF action TO himself.
Sharkey IL rs years old a year older than
johnson lie has always been regarded a.
a physical marvel bat when he got through
with JeHrtes a. ,onsy Island b" VAS taken
,o n hospital suffering from two fractured
ribS and broken nose. That was IN lSsa.
hen Shsrksv was IN his prime. hut the
terrific heating he received on that oc-
,a-iun took away much uf hi- stamina and
a wear later FitssImmons stopped HIM IN
~ rounds With a few we'll directed punches
ShaTkey tackled Jack Munru,. in six round
bout IN Philadelphia in Ippt and vas sourd'y
beaten ~. Toor showing IN 'ha' AFFAIR
cow need Nlurh"y that hr- fighting days
were over and he retired q" attend 20 hs
private AFFAIR."
Eur ~harSrv has taken care 81 his health
ever since and the nrhtiuc h"e has never
ceased 70 hugs In hi. head lie j. a game.
determined fellow AMI would rather fEht
than do anything els" except counting
money Possessed OF great ptr"uc'h, De-
-till commands No." respect of roIsh ami
tumble artists aud with ~ingl. word b.
can COW a gang lead"- - well a. a plain.
ORDINARY trourl" seeker SharksV ha-
known Johnson for many vrar- and has
always dr-uI-ed him A. a rugrli-r ~" va-
dead sur" that l"TTi"- would knock IA" UIE
negro INTO "a -taf" ~ rollaU-" 100 a f"W ruuUds.
ant when 'h- boilerua-"r VA d"i.at.d
Nhnrs"y refused to h"lI"'" tha' lei Wa
himself
I can beat Johnson. ne told soms OF
the sporting men no Reno. hU' 'bry laughed
a. rIn IIa' ~ NaN 20. ru- u,'"n training
n secret. TO- 80 never o.,uid stand ridi,',l" f
Iiut To- hear MIN raIl u .,, rlll -urtTr... me ,
slorting world -oIr., ~ - ,tay. 10 coming
on - rrtirrmau, N ,ul.rrp r"n.lttpn. vt,h .
= real challenge ...i a. rIg furfa,r lup.ug
that ju' mon vI!. 90, "gnI." him Nn"u F..
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'n", N"f" ,uu,uI."t
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n" cam come Hl.k
~tarz.. rDV.Er- t.t-l,.f n. attention.
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. mo. Atr'.tI,s . Do manage. the 4 ta,sltut I
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