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II -' 'THE SUN, ' WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 128, 1808. J
mum, had,.tm fell In tl.o not-. Tlio latter cot ui
Vmft lulcklr it was Imnl to ny wdethor it was a
Wlsf squtrpTuiookdoirn or a slip. Corbett wax on
QtfK tn0 defensive Hint oarlv, anil vhen he rvaatued
his feet Shttrkcy rushed lilm ovn hardnr than
Mf beforo and. some of hi pun-hes sliok the -x-
It . hfcihplori up perceptibly
fmW In the following rounds tori oil disappoint t
Id - thecrowd by liW punchlm.'. llu liuil no power
If ln.tho blpws, Ili was illll w nit-rf ulljr lovoi.
Hi It and eavbneltpcrli exhibition of i"lntitlflo Ixix-
IY K lnC- '" ''' Wfir, wa8 " ,TOn,,"r'll I01-
If V fortnance, and his dodnlns, ducklnc. Mock-
Hi V Ins ami slde-stepplne wero marvel. ous.
Mi In (act. lie showed hejond a doubt that ho I
II IW stilt the cleverest bravvwolchl In the world, but
It JK trhen It canto to real llclitlnt: Carbon appeared
(I m tobeatniltsadvantaKe. Ilnd tlio battlo been
it m fought under (J'tcensborrv inles, which permit
1 jLi free hand hlttlnir In tlm clinches unci on
If (ft the broakawais, tlm opinion of Icadlns
If M aportlnc men la lint .Tint would hau
it been surety beaten Kn II wa. nftcr the
U ' eighth round, when ha apparently fought hlm-
II & atelfoul. he wssnot in thn very best of shnre.
II k Some or the men who saw him at ("arson City I
If said that he be-n to look Inst nlnlit about as
It ft he did when lio came up for the fourteenth
If W found acalrist Flteslminnns.
,. Bharkey waa stroncr and uitRres'lui at every
? Vrtod of the encounter He wns mai'e to look
l W' awkward. It la true, by Cornell's wonderful
g aolerce. But he didn't mind that, and
t seemed anxious to (ret to close riunrtere at
Jj all tinea, In hie favor It must bo said
is v tnac ne louctnt cieaniy aim rniriv ileum no
II E roughing or wrestling such an he Is said to
have done In previous encounters, but stood
It up like a man and did hi bent to win Tom
It O'ltourke. his manager, denounced Corbett
ft and MoVey and the jest of hti crowd In un-
WlW measured terms for what he wild was a rank
S throw-down
Jjx Among the various statements made about
M. theflght was one by Hilly dray, iho Is McOor' i
S manager. Ho says thnt lie knew nweek ro I
ImT at tlie nicht would enu on n foul ami that
rf! Oorbett would loso. Orny Is unfriendly towtml
s O'llpurko, and not mueh faith In placed In his
1 jP charges.
K The wholo nflalr was unfortuunte. for It dls-
f appolntod one of the grcntent crowds that eer
Mwaflgbt. Ten thousaml iivople wmn In thu
building when the men got into the rina nild
Z the receipts netted a fortmie.
S- According to the articles of ncrecmenl
) i J Bharkey will recelTO $10,000 of tlm purse and
1 J f Corbett $5,000. although thero nero rumors
f i, that the $20,000 purso-would bo split In two.
I 5
,1 r tiik Fiaiir jr navsns.
4 I MoVey Ilrealu rtfllrs In the Ninth and
i J Sliarkry Winn.
I TiVhen the men stood In the centre of tlio ring
f eTerybody could see that Corbett was the taller
' ? and lankier. They discussed the nrtleleH of
i agreement at length, and at about 10:50
H. o'clock were ready to go on.
Hf FIRST 110UND.
Wat Vhen the bell Bounded both men eame up
r! quickly to the centre of tho ring, rjliarl.i'yset-
Stt ting the'paco. Corbctt'was all action, ilanelni:
Big. on his feet as lightly as a feather and
'lie waiting for the Sailor to come In. A couple
lift cf felnt3 br Corbett made Hharkoy dodge.
UH I'hen Tom rushed in with wild swings which
H;L irere either blocked or slipped. Tlio Sailor
p was the aggressor. Thuro rnuld be no doubt
jH about that. Ilowascloie to hl opponent and
H-y orklng diligently to get In a heaty punch.
BE Oorbett sot a sharp left on bis nose and Bharkey
HE put In a tremendous blow which almost reached
f tha ribs. Corbett clinched. They broke away
lf cleanly. Sharkey came in again with another
f K rush and wild swings, but Corbett got away
beautifully by swift work and the crowd laugh-
1 f ed. Sharkey threw in moro swings which did
1 C not land and Corbett laughed. Corbett wnsery
If J' fast, and with a hard left ho landed squarely on
BUS- the Bailor's nose. They got Into'a clinch, but
n sr broke away as soon ua tho referro ordered.
f Bbarkey rushed nnd landed n right-hand punch
I oyer the heart, which left a little red mark. It
was a pretty severe blow nnd Corbett backed
sway. Corbett was solely on tho defensive
through the round nnd let his opponont do tho
work. He stopped more drives, nnd when the
round ended ho was laughing heartily.
SECOND HOUND.
The men were fanned and wiped off before
coming up again, and both seemed to have no
conoern about the result. Corbett chatted to
his second and spoke to some friends through
the ropes. Tho moment the bell rang they
met in the ring. Corbott opened with a left
hand on the jaw, and Sharkey bocan to mix
It up. He sailed in with swing after swing
at Oorbett. but moat of them were short. Cor
bett booked a left on the jaw and tho Bailor
s stopped short a moment. Another left by Jim
1 sent Tom's head rocking, but the Sailor was
there again with a rush and a number of
; tremendous drives, which either went too
' ' far around Jim's head or wero blocked.
: ' Corbett was as quick as lightning on
I i i his feet. His defence was superb. Ills left
.. f hand worked beautifully on Sharkey's mouth.
; but the Sailor paid no attention to it and kept
j,' W on swinging and rushing until he finally got a
u I right acrois on the neck. Sharkey came
s i i to close quarters and put a blow an
Inch or so below the belt. Corbett
' 4 stopped short and expostulated with him.
r : J There were cries of foul, but the fight eon-
i i '; tlnued. Corbett put In left on the stomach.
J ! ' . HI feinting was no good that the Sailor was
g$ ' constantly putting up his hands and ducking.
'Iff He rushed t6 close quarters agalu and with a
V? tremendous right on the jawsentCorbettdown.
Corbett did not fall from the force of the blow so
I , much as he did from a slip. He jumped up
g- ah quickly and laughod. Sharkoy bored In with
JH S more terriflo blows, ono or two of which got to
the head, but Corbett kept cool and when the
1? r ' round ended be laughed in the Sailor's face.
X TUinD BOUND.
V It looked rather bad for Oorbett. though, for
f Bharkey'a hitting powers wero tremendous.
K When thoy came up Corbett looked nervous.
t Bharkey swung a right to tho body and Corbett
' E put In a fierce stomach punch. Sharkey had
if twice the steam In his blows that Jim had,
U and be seemed utterly regardless of tho blows
Corbett put in, He kept close to the ex-cham-
. plon, following him about the ring, ready at
say moment to put In a docidtng smash, hut
W Jim was very quick on hla legs, and with short,
quick, cutting 'blows he roacheil tho Bailor's
;U faceand body. Corbott wasatlll on thodofenslvc,
H ff D(1 ,18 ,f l 8narl",' do (hu loading, which was
$ & continuous. Tom reached tho mouth with a
fl left, but when hn followed this with it
ruali Corbett toppd three blows with
W if superb delence. Corbett I hen got to the
J ij body with the left. It was a solid
f y punob, but thu big sailor kopt coming at him
, ; as if i he had not folt a blow since the fight
ft began, and threw in punches which Jim had tci ;
ii block or aold. Corbett's beat work was In
I aide stepping nnd throwing u hnrd left to the
I head. He laughed continuously, nnd seemed
cool-headed and touk tilings In thn best of
j nature. Shnrkey was aorlous nnd his face
S a whowedno emotion. When the mund ended
,'1 j they were apairlngut long range, neither ha.v-
1 j & log much advantage In this round.
la' CorUrttt came out of he corner quicker than
f i K Bharkey, but Tom got to hu-dness right away
' , and throws left Into the body. "Step back!"
$ ffi said the referee. "Why doesn't he step
y, backf aald Sharkey, ns they got clinched.
d i ff When they broke away Sharkey was
S i ft there wltli mom heavy swings, Corbett
( j S still blocking them off ornroidlng them with
i fast foot worls Corbett had dono vory little
f leading in the tight so far. but hu had landed
1 mora blows pethups than Slmrkcy, Hut his
ii punches did not iiato the steam in them
, that hi friends expected, and when Tom
fp threw in i, trrmondous left on tho ear
there were cries of distress from the crowd.
tt The 'people wiro gradually growing excited
ft and every blow brought forth remarks. Shar-
j'ft key was t-lois tlll and took oteryblow that.
lU Corbett delivered with no concern, He was
I ' simply trying to put in a knockout, and
,j t Jim Jcnewit Corbett was not laughing now,
j J tor the'Xtflhrhl'd ireached his Jaw with acou.
iJlL sUs of siOube that irsrt painful. U was pal
,mi
E.3llTB"i
w , t . . , -4
j In tho face and his eyea atuck out of his
head. Bhirkey smllc.d, a moment as he reached
OOrbett'a body, hut Jim rapped him on tho
mouth with tienup'e of lefts and then grinned
in hi face iml as tlie tlmekcoir hit the gong,
yirtn noUNP.
(orliett was piinHngsltglifly In hlsc6rner be
fore romlng up but so was Sharkey, for the
pacobsd been eryfhH for big men. Thero
was no advantage Tor either mart so far, and It
looked llko a great fight, Corbett met Tom
with n straight lefton th mouth and nnotheron
tho eye. but the blowa were short, and Sharkey
sniffed. Still the Sailor IwrVvJ right In and
with ncouplaof tremendous swings on the Jaw
he made Corbett clinch. Sharkey got his arm
amund Jim's head In aiich a way thatthocrowd
yelled foul, but there wa nothing to It Jlih
out-boxed his man in erory way, but his blows
were not hard enough to make the muscular
fighter wince. Corbett was good natured
again and laughed continually; He got out of
tho way of a couple or dhngorotts swings and
then went in quickly -with a loft hook
squarely on the jnw. The blow shook Tom
up. but he broke no ground nnd went at
his opponent once moro with renewed
lgor. Corbett wa stf clever that many of
Bharkey'a blows went Vvjfd. nq outpointed
Tom so manifestly that thecrowd laughed. In
liicthe made the Sailor look like an nmateur,
but at that Sharkey was In' no trouble nnd
wont to his corner as strung bb a lion.
aixTin .nouND.'1
So far tho fight had been a'prettv thing to
look at. but there was not enough blood and
slugging in It to suit the crowd. Tho mo
ment the men got together, 'however, thero
was action. Sharkey be'gan rushing' llko
a mad bull, throwing v Ih tremendous
blows which Corbett took" good caro to
block A left )n the jaw made -Corbett
stagger, but he came back quickly and pounded
tho Bailor on the stomach. Aright over the
I heart made Sharker wince for a, moment. Cor
I belt following It with a1 oft on the nose. Cor
bett landed his left again so vleanfy on tho
ere that tlmcrowdjaughed Bhdrkeygottoclose
quarters nnd exchnnged terriflo smashes with
OorbotU He hit the body hard with the right
and rushed Jim to the ropes, whore Corbett
clinched and got away. Iu another clinch
Sharkoy landed another blow with the freo
hand, hut was overlooked, as the ref
eree did not see tho blow. Ther? wero
cries of foul. Corbett wna growing ex
cited now and made some remarks to
Bhnrkey, who wna fighting wlth.yleor. Ho was
upiBkiug nis incuicine rigntaiong. ouiai ino
s.imo time kept throwing in punch after punch
wh.ch kept Jim busy to avoid. One or two
drives reached tho neck, but Jim finished tho
round In good condition and his friends sat
back contended.
BKVENTil BOUND.
Sharkoy camo out of his corner with amah,
Corbett met him with a clinch. Sharkey was
at close quarters and put In n left hook on tho
mouth. It was tho beat blow ho had landed
since the fight began. Corbott began jabbing,
ducking and aldo-stepplng. but the Sailor was
after him ov ery moment, working like a beaver.
Corbett ducked away from a vicious awing and
clinched. Then Jim got inabeauttlul lefton
tho jaw nnd repeated It twice before the '
Sailor could do anything. Ho also put
his right on the body, and again got
n left to the Sailor's ear. Sharkey was
all this time throwing in tremendous swings,
but they were taken well by Corbett. who
Hoemea to iiko it. Jim was at close range now.
indulging In give-and-take arguments with
his opponent, who never let up in his attack.
Both mon were a bit tired from theirworlc. and
toward tho close of tho round each landed
heavily on the neck .with lefts. Sharkey's
punchasiwere still more powerful than Jim's and
a blow on tho stomach made Corbett' clinch.
They got away cleanly andjfalr. , There was no'
disposition to rough It. and' when .'the i round
closod tho crowd applauded, for If'wrasafalr
fight, and a most Interesting one. ' ' '
Eiomn BOUND.
As Sharkey came up Corbett landed a left,
square In the stomach. It had no effect on the
Bailor, who Immediately ruahod to closo quar
ters. Tom rushed again, and Jim met him
with a loft squarely In the mouth. A tremen
dous swing on the jaw sent Corbett toward
tho ropes, but ho came back llko a tiger and
landed n right on the mouth. Corbett was pale
with excitement, but ho still kept his head.
Sharkey was after him with no rest. He was
trying with all his m tght to reachlho jaw, which
Jim was protecting more carefully than, over
before, for he know If Sharkey got there every
thing would be lost. Again and again the sailor
worked to reach the point, butCorbett's sclenco
was too much, and as Jim dodged a couple of
wild swings and then came up with a corking
left-hand smash on Hip jnw. tlio crowd broko
Into cheers. Corbett followed this with a, right
hand smash on tho jaw. and Sharkey wabbled.
Jim waslaughlng now ; another punch made the
Sailor btop In his attackfoyat least ten seconds,
but, coming in again, Tom threw In frightful
blows, which Corbetn with superb generalship
blocked, and whon thorround ended Jim
laughed again. The crowd wasjn an. uproar,
everybody cheering, whistling, shrloking and
shouting aa the men took their corners.
NINTH B0UXD.
That Corbett was Improving in his work was
evident to all. Ho ran put of his corner quick
as a flash and began mixing It up with Sharkey,
who was swinging wildly. They had four suc
cessive clinches, which'' wfro broken by the
roferce. the latter having to run between
tho men each time. Corbett hit Sharkoy below
tho belt, but It was an aceidentfrom nil apiienr
nnces. Tom complained to the roferce. but
Corbett said to him: "Oil 1 go on and fight"
Corbett was outpolntng'the sailor still In
beautiful atylo. Tom appearing awkward In
comparison, but tho sailor had the strength
and was constantly trying to get In a finishing
blow.
U'VKT JUMPS pNTO TUB BINO.
While they were fighting hard Corbett's
second, Jack MoVey, jumped Into the ring,
crying that the time was up, but there was no
reason for It. A Sergeant of police jumped In,
grabbed him by, the' collar and threw hlra
through tho ropes.
.The men were, still fighting and thecrowd
was almost insaao. The referee finally caught
sight of MoVey, who had gotten back Into tho
ring, and throw up his hands. Corbett walked
over to Kelly hi a theatrical way anj said,
"What Is the matter?" The referee said:
"You have loat the fight. Your second has
broken the rule; ho has gotten Into the ring."
Corbott appeared to be.besido himself with
race. Ho caught sight of McVoylnlils comer
and rushed at him Ilka a demon. He.ewunc
two or threo blows at hlin and called him n
otrlngof nam, MoVey retaliated by taking n
few punches at theex-charnplon. lie was then
thrown out of,tho ring bodily.
O'ltourke 'riished at the refereu at once
and claimed tho fight. Kelly could do
nothing. Ho knew what the rules meant
and also" ' knew that tho crowd ex
pected the ruling In favor of Sharkey.
Corbett stood In his corner apparently frantlo
with rage: Sharkey went over toward Corbott
and held out hla band. Corbett refused to take
Hand growled at him with anger. Thecrowd
was howling "Fane!" "nobberyl" "Skin!"
and all such things, but the majority wanted to
hear what the refcreo had to say.
After Harvey had secured . order he an
nounced that Referee Kelly, as Corbett's mo
on d had violated the rules, had no other
alternative than to give the'deolslon to Shar
key, but the refereo made a great hit with the
crowd by declaring all beta off. That quieted
almost everybody and the people roluctantly
filed outofithe building.
KKrKUEKylCCUSES M')K'..
lleieiee Kelly suld Immediately after ha left
the ring;
"That action on tho part of IlcVey, in my
estimation, twasi Intentional. Ho has been
haudliug fighter long- enough to know
better, and when he cot into the ring
It won undoubtedly due to noma precon
certed i- ilan.T -won't say that it was
to aav Corbatt, but I will 'say that (o decid
iimim.Wiiirinfa
away the publlo's money qn such a palpably
bad break as that would bo a rank
Injustice. Therefore I declare nil bets
off for tho reason that It was, tho
only fair, square ililng to do. It Is not wlso to
nay anything against Corbett or .MoVeyi but Ihe
Whole thing looks badly nnd. I do not think
that tlio puble wilt mlscoi&truo It. Siiatkey
nets tlio decision because t be rules woro broken
flagrantly. That's all (here Is to It."'
run 1'iuscti'Ahs isTimrmn'Kih
Corbett Expresses Indignation Sharkey
Gives Ills Opinions.
Corbettacemod to be In a, muddled state of
mind whon seen In his dressing room after tho
flgh't. Ho was surrounded by a Inrgo crowd bf
friends who tried to discuss thn fight with him,
His Up was cut and ho looked as If he had
been a trifle tlrod beforo leaving tho ring. Ho
was still wrangling with MoVey nnd every now
and then threatening to punch him. When jie
cooled down ho said:
"Itlsn shame that I was compellod to Ipse
this light on a foul. I was winning when this
blockhead second of mlno ontcrod tho ring
and had tho fight stopped. All tho talk
that the affair was prearranged Is n bare
faced lie. I was out to win, and did mylovol
best. I am not afraid of a dozen Sharkoys, and
tho eaiy manner n which I succeeded In get
ting to him ought to convince tho publlo that I
was fighting to got the big end of tlio purso."
" What do you think of ' Honoat ' John Kelly's
ruling In doclarliig all betBoff?"
"He can do as ho likos." stild Corbett
sullonlr. "I am glad ho decided In that
munnor though, so that my friends did
not lose any money on mo. It was my
first chanco of showing my form beforo n
New York crowd nnd I was happy In 'tho
ncllof thnt I would defeat my man. Any
one could i pee by the wny 1 went
Into that combat that I wns anxious
to retrlovo my lost laurels. A victory
o or Sharkey meant ovorv thing. It would re
Moro in ii to tho place which I formerly occu
pied ami would give to mo the opportunity of
meeting tltzslmmons."
" What nni jour luturo plans ?"
I am going to continue at tho game." ropllod
Corbett quickly, "lama young man. and tho
wny tliu battle terminated to-night does not In
any wny Injuro mo with those conscientious
bports whohaxeknonn me all their lives."
After tho interview Corbett had a good rub
down and a bath, nnd was drlvou to his homo
on Last HUth street Inn cab.
When Tom Sharkoy was naked for an opinion
after he had renchndhisdrossing room ho said:
"This man Corbett Is just what I thought ho
wns. Ho knew that I wns going toglvoitto
him and bo he got MoVey to jump into tho ring
and end It. MoVey knows enough about the rules
t l:pnnilt. nml Mini-,, (a nn iTmlht In tnv mlnri
that he was Instructed to get through
the ropes nnd snvo Corbett. It looks
like a enso of 'quit' to me and I am dis
gusted. Corbett's punches nevor phased mo
nt all. Ho had no steam in them, and
I haven't a mark, and In fact I wouldn't
know that I waa in a light unloss somo
one told mo. I will now put up money
to fight FltzsimmonB. nnd I think 1 nm
untitled to n show. I am sorry that all
bets wero declared off, for I had wagered
Sa.000 on myself, while a number of
my friends had even larger nniounts on
my chances. I would hnve won tho fight
nuroly before tho limit, for I know what
I could do. I had Corbett going In tho
second round. If I could hnvo got an
other punch to his jaw before the bell sounded
ho would hnve been put to sleep. He
fought himself out In tho eighth round and
he wns tired. Then I saw my ahance
to get in. but beforo I could do any
thing MoVey settled tho whole busi
ness. I would llko to say In conclusion
that Fltzslmmons Is a greater fighter In every
way than Corbett and by far the hardest hitter
Ievormet. Hu is tho man I want to fight. If
I can't meet Fltzslmmons I will challenge the
winner of tho McCoy-Muher fight."
GATltERIXa OF Z7WJ BIO CItOWD.
Scenes In nnd About the Arenn Before and
After the Tighten Appeared.
The managers, anticipating an overwhelming
rush, opened the box offices yesterday morn
ing aan early hour, 'and before noon lonc.llnes
of enthusiastic sports filed un to the window's
and bought choice spats at prices ranging from
$5 to $15. All of the 320 tickets, which entitled
holders to chairs in boxes close, to tho, ring,
were disposed of on Monday, Hundreds of
good seats were snapped up by speculators,
who thought they saw a chance to reap har
vests at tho last moment. Tho club paid no at
tention to these Individuals, for the managers
had no tlmo. Thoy simply sold as many tick
ets as were asked for by each man who put his
money Into the cashier's hands, and did not
cars about anything more.
In tho early afternoon it was satd that overy
seat In tho house had been sold, nnd that the
receipts would foot up more than $40,000. As
the big lighters would receive a guarantee of
$20,000. or half of the gate, thero was enough
money In sight for tho club to coverall the
losses which It accumulated since the building
was opened under its llrst management. Three
dollars for nn admission to the bleaching
boards, i.ilsed high. In the extreme ends of
tho long building, was considered enough to
pay by n small army, nnd whon theso
tickets wero placed on sale there wero files of
mon reaching Ironi the entrance on 107th
street almost two blocks west. This occurred
at 4 o'clock In tho afternoon, and as It had
been announced that tho gates would bo
opened nt 5:30 o'clock, 00 per cent, of those
who gathered that early were prepared to wait
for the first rush Into tho arena. Many of
them brought refreshments in the shnpo of
sandwiches and bottles of beor, to say noth
ing of flasks which contained enough to keep
up tho strength of the body until midnight.
There wero all sorts nnd conditions of men
In this line of admission seekers, from the
touch plug-ugly or tho Bowery who had been
saving Ills money for the past week to the
business man who did not caro to giro up a
ton-spot fora better point of vlow. Thero woro
many boys in line, nnd they were just as eager
to get In ns some of tho old sports who had
seen fights for twenty-llvo years. Thori were
other men In this lino who had no money, who
did not caro a rap to see the fight, but who
were enterprising enough to get good places
In tho lino and then soil thorn to the highest
bidders. A man In the uniform of a New York
volunteer had third plnce In the lino at 4
o'clock., He continually criedout:
"Any gent who wants this place can have it
for $2. He's got to give up throe to get In, and
with this extra chorea holiasablgchanoeot
getting one of flic best soats in tho house,"
A man with a beaver hat who got out of a
small open wagon snapped 'up the-offor and
took thu place, tils negro man servant driving
tho team away Immediately.
This was only n sample of what took placo
for an hour and n half untll'.the doors were first
open. Then such A rush as-has seldom been
'seen In a football gninn began, Th(S crowd
piled In. lighting, struggling, pushing bno an
other, and wicstllng until allh.id managed to
get within tho dodrs, when they scooted up on
tho bleachers as fast ns they could. Then
thoro nnsulull, for others vi ho intended to sit
hi tlio same part of tho building had purchased
tholrkontsat an earlier hour and figured that
by coming raisonnbly ourly In tho evonlng
thoro would be room for all. Tlio management
had announced thai the number of admission
tickets would be limited to tho seating capacity
of the bleachers, so that tho early rush of the
oncer throng In the afternoon waa qulu need
lefts. At half past M o'clock I.oxlngtou avenue in
front of tho building was packed with a strug
gling crowd. Thero were probably 200 nolfce
inon around the main uhtrauce, and tho
ananccrnents that they put into effect, pre
vented considerable confusion.
M.HAMllLK 1011 BLEACHED PClTtl,
They modooveryhody who wuited to onler
thu Liuliiiiiig, whether in) hud a ticket or not.
lonu in lour long lines, and no argument of
uny Mud could convince .ue bluecoata thut
aniboiiyhiul a special right to go In puioro the
other,
'J he crowd of deadheads 'Which ulwava
gathers at, such affairs uanemblcd early, uud
vitli mom pmsmoncr tliun uaual these lei
luws tried evury means known to their profes
sion, w) u spuak, to gain entrance. They talked
tu pohet'iiioii. They tried to beg enough money
Ironi Iroi'erou-looklnir tlvketholders to see
tho llwut, Thoy sent In notea lothe manugerv,
who wero un In their inhale oftiio. locked In no
thai i hey couid not be reached. They evuu
seournd the neighborhood for a nearby dwell
ing I mm wlih'h tbey might beaolutogC-teitner'
upon i no roof or through eoniu window that
vi as not watched, but the management had
concluded Jong ago that this light shouild prove
u money maker, aud consequently tua five list
wus cut Uowu with so axe. It 1 oven said that
rlfTfffilir tr"T ', f , iiii nrirriTgfiiiiiiaAliW?! ii.jgliaJufe
. , , r
fhS l80 number of tickets uaually sent to city
official and the I'd foe Department, was cur
tailed, whllo the leading politlelans'of the town.
Who have always nnlimltcii privilege, were
oakod politely to step up nnlt settle. , . ,
..The barrooms In the neighborhood, nnd
there wero only n few of them, had laid In an
extra stock of wlries, liquor and blgars. In
doing this tho proprietors made nomlatake,
forthet did n rushing business as soon n,tho
sports began to get Off the cars at the club
house. As no bar Is connected with the club,
because of the restrictions raado by tho Police
Commissioner. It was Impossible to get a
.drink except of soft stuff nfter passing the turn
Mile. Ho mon with pockets bulging, with bot
tled beer and other boverogeagot to tholr seats
With a fooling M contentment although pos
sibly Home of them believed that tho restric
tion ar too severe. , ..
' Oneo Inside tho groat amphitheatre, tho Wcat-
I em sports who had come here for the first tlmo
ookedi uround In surprise. As few of.them
mew that thn building was once used nn n
Minting rink thoy could not understnudwhy
the roof looked Ilka that 6f a big cave. From
the. rattors thoy snw banging .mako-bcllevo.
stalactites, in which hundreds of Incandescent
lights wore Inserted. Thelowness of the roof
made the nroha appear to thorn llko a huge
bowl, ns tho srnts ranged from the ton of the
wall down to the ring, which was bullion the
ground. Jjong galleries on either side pre
sented, It seemed, the beat place from which
to eeo tho light but thorewas not enough
epncMn thorn to,aeoommodoteat tho gr6ntost
moro than, 2.000 persona. So. aa these soats
had henn taken early, the out-of-town penplo
found that they wore compelled ,to alt In the
reserved V'halrs .which ranged .'.up . back of
fences Incloalng tho boxes Immedlntoly around
the ropes ,,
Itwnsnaturnl that the holders of tho most
expenntvo seats did not, put In an appearance,
forall.of the boxes wore reserved and num
bered., but other so-called reserved scats,
which sold for $3. 87 and t0, wore not num
bered oij the coupous. and those who woro en
titled to sit In (hem had to take a chanco.
First come first served wns the way In which
these chairs wero taken, and the pooplo got
Into them without, much loss of time. Hy 7
p clock thero wore more pconlo Jnsldo tho
building than havn attended sotne of the best
fights held nt this club this year. Probably
.2,000. men were thero and ..others were eomlag
In a stream. Cigars were smoked by almost
everybody, so that the air was soon heavy with
tobacco, through which the lights gllmmored
defiantly. Of course there was onlyonotoplo
on the tip of the tongue, and that waa tho con
dition of the fighters.
Accusing to the most authentle reports re
ceived from their respective quarters, both of
tlio, men wero In good' condition. Each rose
early ycaterday morning, nnd. after tnklng a
light breakfast a little roadwork was done.
Not too much of it, though, but just enough to
kocp tho muscles and the joints supple in
preparation for tho great encounter. Corbett
still held the publlo favor, as the betting all
day wns at 5 to 4 or thereabout, but contrary
to expectations there was not as much betting
as-had been expected.
, It's a good light to keep off of." the blggeat
of the sports said, "until we have seen the
men In the ring. Alt this talk about wonderful
condition and" Invincible form docs not go.
There never was a fighter yet who didn't say
before entering tha ring that he was a wonder
nnd would wn dead sure. We have been
fooled ao otton by theso reports that this time
wo prefer to wait until Corbott and Sharkoy
have cot Into their chairs, so that wo can sue
for ourselves whether they aro in the perfect
condition reported."
o'boubse Ttra snansET.
But there was no doubt In tho minds of oven
these skeptics thnt Sharkey was tit. His repu
tation, for getting Into the ring for all of hla
fights in superb trim convinced the crowd that
nothlngaileahlm. Hismanager.Tom O'ltourke,
who has supervised his training and Is a man
who knows his business in this line, said that
the sailor had trained harder and moro con
scientiously for this fight than for any othor
battlo In his career. O'ltourke was confident
of victory. He told his most Intlmnto friends
that tho fight wns u cinch.
"It Is such a good thine in my estimation."
said O'ltourke at 7 o'clock, "that I believe Cor
bett will be knocked out. I don't care what
anybody says about Corbett's science. He can
not beat this man of mine, who in time will be
the ohamplon of tho world. Corbett Is not in
the bost condition, and that will bo demon
strated when ho has been fighting a doen
rounds. Sharkey will make a rushing fight of
it from the very start, as that is his only chance
to win. I bellevo that he will tire Corbett out
and thqn nut In the puneh that will get all the
money. Bharkey'a habits have always been of
tho beat. Un docs not dissipate in anyway
and hi hobby has always been, physical de
velopment. Ho la the strongest pugilist In the
ring to-day, and he has learned enough about
the manly art to surprise the big crowd to
nlchtwith his science. He is twice as clever,
as when he met Oorbett before aud also when
ho tackled Miner In this same ring."
Corbett and his followers wore Just as confi
dent as. they have been ever alnce the match
was made, but the skeptics who said they
wntited to seetho men in the ring woro un
doubtedly ill at "easp inbout -the ex-ohamplon.
Porxonn who claimed to have instdo .Informa
tion As to Corbett's condition were circulating
reports 'during the dnr that ho was not as fast
or as swift as whon' he fought Fitznlmmons.
Theso reports gained such ground among the
crowd In tho building thattherewasatendency
on tho part of many who had intended to bet
on Jim to shllt. Corbett, when i seen on tho
street. .was so heavily muffled up in sweaters
that ho looked bigger than usual. He said to
TnnHUNmnn:
"I will weigh. 183 pounds when I got into
the 'ingto-niglitandl will befit I have heard
a lot of talk about my alleged poorcoudltlon,
but that doesn't bother me at all. I havo
worked hard for this fight and I am going to
surprise people who believe that I am a has
boen.' I Know that there are many who think
that I am overrated, but this is the oppor
tunity that I have been waiting for for years. I
hn von chanco now to show tho peoplo of Now
York just how well I ran fight and I mean to
take advantage of It with a vengeance As I
said yesterday. If I do not win this fight I will
retire from tho ring and nover open my mouth
again. If I win it I'll fight anybody In the
world, litzaimmons and McCoy preferred."
CORBETT LOOKS OVEBDONE.
There was no doubt, howover. that In facial
expression Corbett was not as healthy looking
as he was when ,he fought Sullivan, as his
IeaturCs onpeared to be drawn and his com
ilexlon dtd not bear tho usual bloom of good
lenlth. There was a yollowness about the
skin which in ordinary cases might create. a
belief that ho waa suffering from soma organic
trouble, but when tho attention of his trainers
was called to thia tbey laughed and .said, that It
was Jim's natural color and meant nothing.
Charley White, who trained Corbett for his
Sght with r'Uzslmmons, was vehement when
e said that tho' pompadour pugilist was in
tiptop condition. ,
Hols iustas good as he was when he met
Fltz.'"snld White, "and I'll stake my reputa
tion on this statement. If he Is whipped it will
bo becauso Sharkoy is stronger and U lucky
enough to got In one of those punches that has
dropped many a good'roap: but I do notsee
forthellfeof mo how, Sharkey can reach Cor
bett. who Is justaa sclentlfloas ho ever was.
which menns that he will nut up n wonderful
fight. Corbett Is strong. Ho Is heavier than
ho evor was, and yet the additional weight that
he has taken on will not Interfere in the leaat
with his speed. People who have nover seen
him fight will open their eyes when they watch
his marvellous skill and the machine-like
tactics which he employs while In the ring. He
ought to win, and Win decisively."
.There was a heap of talk among men who
always regard big sporting event with suspi
cion that the bout might, not be on the square.
They said that th relations between the man
agers of both men and the cluboftlclals seemed
to be so very friendly that possibly there might
be some sort of a fake In the nlr.
One thing that makes me believe that all la
not right," said a local celebrity. "Is that Cor
bett and Sharkey havo not Indulged In the
usual newspaper abuse which ha charac
terized all of the big fights in the lust five
yearut It seems strange that Corbett has
not called Sharkey a yellow dog. that he
has not threatened to whip him In the street
and incidentally expectorate In his face,
ft also seems odd that Bhnrkey has not Called
Jim a cur. that he has refrained from pulling
his nose, and incidentally getting in a McCoy
kick in one of the leading hotels. These little
plehsnrftties have in tho uast convinced the
sporting fraternity thnt the fighter meant
business, and thnt when titer got in the ring
they were ready to tear each other to pieces,
but the Chesterfield politeness of Corbett and
Hharkev Since they have been matched makes
some of us old-timers think that something is
out of the way, eh I"
BUSU TO SEE TRE fUILOn.
Bharkey entered the building at 8 o'clock.
When his carriage drew up In front of the door
there was u great null to see him. He had on
a an rater, a big overcoat and a golf cap and
waa accompanied hy his handlers. As hemado
hla way. through the crowd thero wero expres
sions of admiration on all sides.
" He looks ns fine aa silk," said a big cop who
was lighting the crowd away so that the sailor
could havo ecur acoeas to the gates.
, "Hello, Tom." cried half a dozen friends;"
"aro jpu going to do tho trick ?".
Sharker aralTod pleasantly, and shook hands
with half n dozen before hn could break awny.
He waa followed by big Bob Armstrong, who
has been his sparring partner ever since he be
gan training, and little George Dixon, the
cuampion featherweight Sharker and hi
seconds went upstairs to Itoom r, where thoro
was a cpueh on which the big sailor could rest
himself. He weighed exactly 178 pounds In his
Htocklngs. nnd looked like n giant. A he
peeled ofT his clothes to get into ring costume
the small crowd of onlookers gave vent to ex
pressions of astonishment. His body was ono
mass of tloxible muscles. Ills arms worn
eordod with, steel-like sinews, lilslegswero big
and heavily knit toaetlier.sonieililnc unusual In
the ordinary run of heavyweight lighters of thn
pretenttlme. On his hairy breast a full-rigged
ship was tattooed, and other figures wero
marked In Indelible Ink on hi arms. Sharkey's
shoulders were so heavily put up that his neck
and head at upon them with a llrmnesa that
made iope think that it was Impossible to
shake him up. Low of brow, with 'eves net
deep under overhanging eyebrows and with
square iron-like jaws, Bharkey'a face wns
that of a typical prixeflchter. , Yet with this
stern and fierce countenance there waa
u pleasant expression when he smiled which
asuoted good nature. anarkerliaaytMngbut'
a todgh proportion when In repose, tin Is
quiet, unobtrusive and retiring. Ilo says lltllo
and does not appear to bo In any. way a brag-
art He is a fighter, puro and a mple. who ho
oves that tho placo to show his ability la with
in the ropes of a twonty-foot ring whord ho can
, use his ponderous fists upon nn opponont until
tbs Jattur cannot respond to tho call or time. .
Sharkey was anything but nervous. He
chatted pleasantly with Dixon ami Armstrong,
nnd from his very .expression and from tho
words he uttnrod it wn apparent that ho was
cockiuro of winning. Hosntd:
"I am feeling llko a racehorse, and If I can
get In one punch on Corbett I'll stop him. 1
know he Is very clever in fact ho Is tho clev
erest man I havo evor mot but that makes no
difference to me. fori am going Into that ring
to land a punch on his jaw or soino part of his
body that will tnko. nil tho science out of him
and rrlnko him tho loser."
noustNtt htcEitioN' fob conns-.
Cor belt was imt slow In following his antago
nist Into tho building, nnd he got u rousing re
ception on the sidewalk whon he mado his
appearance There were hundreds who trlod
to groan him by t no, hand or pnt him on tho
back, but tho pollco with drawn clubs kept thn
people at a respectful distanco whllo tho ox
champlon wont up the steps.
"Oood luok to you. Jim, myboy."crled'an
old man. with gray hair, nnd Jim promptly
turned about and said: "Thank you for that
I appreciate it'' .
Then tho crowd cheered nnlhuslnstlcnlly and
Corbott disappeared Into the portals. Ho wont
directly to room 2. cloo by that of Shnrkor,
whero ho found nil of tho pnrnphornnlla to pro
paro and condition him for tho, ring. Ho
stripped, and those who woro permitted to nop
hlm.eame putlldo nnd said that ha was in good
condition beyond a doubt, but those who had
never seen him prior ton fight beforo wero Ut
ile the wiser as to ills renl "bare. Corbett wns
in good spirit nnd laughed heartily at sorno
or tho jokes. cracked by his frlonds. .
"How Is Sharkey " fculd Jim, "Hns ho got
herb yet?"
"Yes," a tho roply. "He Is nearby In
roomO."
"Woll.'t remarked Corbett, "It's not a long
time to wait nnd wo will soon sottlo It."
by this tlmo thn building was nearly filled.
Tho erowd was pouring In steadily and tho
hubbub was growing with moro intensity
every mlnuto. Thoro wns a babble' of voioes
throughout the arena and the crowd was In tho
best of humor, Tlie fact that thoro waf no.
chaticoof police Intorfennco mado everybody
rest easily, for thoy knew that this contest
would either go tho limit or le decided In n
wny thnt thero could bo no tllsmito about.
1 hero was considerable, talk about the con
ditions of the light 'llm fact thnt tlm men
woro not to spur under Quoenstorry rules, ns
they should be Interpreted, caused ninny to hn
llovo that Corbott hnd gained a point vx hen the
articles of 'agreement were signed. According
to tho articles thero was to be no hitting In tho
clinches nr on tho breakaway. As Sharkey has
always been a, rough, rush Debtor, whose
strongest points havo been shown In clinches
and on tho breakaway with nfroo hand thero
wasaomo feeling of apprehension among his
supporters' that Inn moment of excitement ho
might viola to this rule und be disquallllcd by
the referee. ,
Honest" John Kelly, by the way, did not en
joy tho, confidence of the most experienced of
ring followers, who thought that ho might not
interpret the Miles strictly in nccordanco with
their moaning. Kelly's work ns refereo of tlio
Corbett-Mltchell light It will hn remembered,
was opon to criticism, for he pormlttcd Corbett
to foul the Englishman without Inflicting a
penalty. Whether Kolly knew tho rules nt that
tlmo or not has always been a niHtter for con
jecture, and Inst night thoro wnsu great deal of
talk about thq house regarding his ability,
lint as bbth mon had accepted lilm that was
sufficient and thecrowd was rendy to Indorse
nny ruling, providing it was within tho limits
ofreason.
Corbett Is n clean fighter." said n prominont
ring follower, "nnd ho will hnve tho nest of the
argument under this condition or affairs. Ho
will not hit in tho clinches hlmsolf. or on tho
breakaway, but ho will probably call foul the
first time Sharkoy violates tho rule. Corbett
got the worst of free-hand work nt Cnrson In his .
fight with Fltzslmmons.and he probably knew I
what he wns doing when he inndn this match
under the rules thnt will prevail."
BEtTINO ON THE FIOHT.
There was a plek-up in tho botting shortly
after o'clock and the regulars begun to get
out their rolls to Invest at tho best pticesob- ,
tatnnble.
Muck" Connolly of Pittsburg was the first
to make a big bet nttho ringside. Ho backed
Corbett In three Instnuccs. putting up$50uto
$400. $200 to $1110. and $50 to 640. Ucorgo
Cohsldlno was ulso In evidence with n ble loll
of money, which ho tried to got on at 10 to a
Qeorge Krauss. tho theatrical manager, bet
51,000 to JSOO with, a Nestt.rn sport, tho latter
snapping up the Sharkey end with alacrity.
Hilly llochc. the young lnauagur of a string of
lighters a mllelong, thought Corbett was good
onough to back at ifiOU to 300.
These Were the principal Data mado as a
starter, but It Was expected that after tho pre
liminary Hunts. had Ueen settled and the big
mon got into the ring thero would boa wave of
wngersplneed at tho liict moment. - Whllo the
wait for the fun to begin occurred. It was found
out that both Corbett and bharkey had repre
Bcntatlves on the doors This was convincing
proof that thoy were llf liting for percentage or
a $20,000 guarantee, of wh.ch Sifi.OtH) Wns to
go to tho winner and $..00 to the
losor. The timekeepers for the light wero
there In number. They were located nt n cor
ner, three being l1o"c together. Joseph Dunn
wa the official timekeeper and bellrlnger
for thn club. John Considlno held the watch
for Corbett and Mlkn IJradley was tlmo
keeper for Sharkoy. Thu ring was not a post-les-
ono. ns tho ropes, three In number, were
strung througrueight stakes -an usual. The
Mooring was the same as that which has pre
vailed In all previous tights, and tho sumo lights
wero suspended over the ounvns, an before,
Tho chairs used by tlio fighters wero four
legged stools placed in opposite corners, and in
order to protect tho spectators who sat closo to
thorn miniature board femes, eight indies
high, had been built on the edge of tho floor
to keep the water and rosin from going out
side. Jly half past o'clock thero wero fully
8,000 pooplo In tho building. The munago
mopt Llnlmud a seating capailly of 7.50O, and,
barring a few empty chairs in tho boxes, there
was not a vacant scat
TEOl'LE TBESENT.
Around tho ring wero turfmen and
gamblers, together with jockeys, book
makers nnd other persons wbu make their
living by games of chanco. Thero wero doc
tors, lawyers, gray-haired merchants and
men who had probably stolen away from their
comfortable firesides without telling tholr
families where tbey wore going. Here are
some of the men who woro ut tho ringside:
Pat Powers. " Scrappy " MeOraw of tho Bal
timore llaseball Club, Billy Murray, manager
of the Prov ideiice Club: Frank Dwyer. the Cin
cinnati pitcher: Jim Konnedy, lrank Erne,
Tlm llurs:, Joe tnns, Jon Wnlcott, Georgo
Krnus. "Buck" Connolly, Peter Mnher. Dave
Sullivan, ram hnhn. the bookmaker: Myste
rious Billy Smith. Fred Toral. City Chamber
lain Patrick, Morn mi. John V. Carroll. As
semblymen T. P. Sulllvnn, Hoffman nnd
Hooch; Commissioners Lnngtry nnd Kel
ler. Internal lbivomie Collector 1-erdlnnnd
Erdraan,. Senator Ahoarn. Billy Edwards.
Senator Timothy D. Hulllvnn. ex-Police Com
missioner Thomas li. Hamilton. ex-Exciso
Commissioner Murrny, Assemblyman Julius
Harburger. Phil Dwyer. Frunk Farroll, Jocklen
Tod Sloan and Danny Mnher, Deputy Chamber
lain Campbell, ex-Asaemblymait Johnny Del
more, Assistant District Attorney Itellly. As
semblyman Charley Adlcr, Senator Louie
Munzlngnr. Barney , Martin, Martin En-
fc1".! Jtt,,er P.0,"1"-' Smith, Assemblyman
Fred Nixon. Alderman Fred Fleok, Aldor
man Smith. Tony Pastor. Sheriff Dunn.
Hugh McLaughlin, Jim Shovlln.SenatorPatrlck
MeCarron, Lawyer Grossman. Lawyer Manny
Friend, Leanfler Richardson, Pollco Commis
sioner Bextonj Harris Purdy, Ambrose McCaull,
Clork.of thn Supreme Court: Bert Winslow
of Philadelphia, ToinPudden. Col. JnmosElvur
son of Phliadolphla.'MIko Pndden. Kid MoPart
land. "Mysterious'' Billy Smith. James Potter
of Philadelphia, Milton Itoblo. Col. A. Daniels.
Parson. Davla. Joe Chornskl, Snm Fltrpat
rlek, Al Smith, Barney Aaron, John Kelly.
Billy, Newmnm Jop .Early. Dick Itoche. Ed
Kearney. W. H. .Butler. John Hunan. Prof.
Mlko Donovan. Jimmy Wakoley. John Consl
dlne, Marty Mayor, Mnrk Klaw.Abo Erhliiger,,
FranklfoKeo, Bert Dasher. 1.. O. ,0)more!
Teddy. Foleyi Osear Gardner. PaddyBulllvan!
Jack MoAulirfo. Frank Abrahall. "Brooklyn ',
Jimmy Carroll. Billy Brady. Dal Hawkins and"
many others. .
t J,,vJstb'or,2 ,tho. ar1t Preliminary wns put on
J, II. Fnleyot Wutervllet, N. Y..erented a small
sized sensation by wagering $100 to $80. with
Oeorxo E. Hess of tlie same town that
Bharkey .would win. Thia was the first
sign of the,, changing tide In the betting,
and when It beenmo noised about those,
who wero offering odds on Corbett stopped
for thu time being to think matters over.
There was a, lot of Sharkoy monoy on hand
then, and a significant Irnturo was thnt those
who are termed the knowing ones nt tho lights
were looking for a ohance to back the Ballon.
There .were more rumors of Corbett's condi
tion which would not down, even 'though the
crowd, had not set eyes on him, and did not
know for uuro just how good ho was.
There was n. bustling and jumping up and
down of the crowd when Charles Harvey, the
master of ceremonies, appeared, in the ring at
B:30 to Introduce the first preliminary fight
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This was put on at 8:40 o clock for ton round
at 125 pounds botwoen Charley Scliulta and
Jack Sullivan, bolh of this city.,, Thoy wero
said to be newsboys, nnd their battle was aup
poaoil , to be, for nn nllegod championship. Tho
crowd was an Immense thing at this stage.
Thore was asea of faces, on each nldo of tho
ring that roso like a solid. wavo clear to tho
roof as Charley White got Into tho ring to ref-,
orpo. Ho was recolvod with applause. . Ho
called tho youngsters to tho eontre, told thorn
whnt.ho wanted, and then Timor Dunn rang
the, boll. ThQfto boys bad not bcon lighting
halt a, round beforo tholr cncountordcvelopotl
into a slugging match. Sulllvnn was groggy
beforo tho first round ended. In. the seo
ond 'round. Bohultx forced the , fighting
nnd scored threo or four knock-downs.
Sullrynn know little or nothing about
fighting and was In trouble constantly.
Still ho wns game and threw In wild punches
until In tho third round he drow blood
from, Bohultx's .mouth. It was an .amus
ing" affair, because, it wns not scientific,
nnd tho crowd laughed heartily at ovorymov
of the boys.: Toward the end of thu third
round Bchultz chased Sulllvnn clear around
thoring, tho latter running llko n sprinter. It
wns simply nnuostlon of howlong Sullivan could
last. Whon they came up tor the fourth round
the crowd, which wanted to see something
sensational, rooted for n knockout. BohultK
opened up with a loft on tho mouth and then
throw his right across tho jaw.' Sullivan stag
gered and ollnchcd. Thoy got Into a rough
clinch and as, both swung hard on tho neck
they fell on tho floor. Schultz took good nlm.
nndlandingsquarely made Sullivan rcelugaln.
Tho latter was backing around unsteadily on
his legs' and clinching at every opportunity.
It wns a great chanco to sottlo him, but
Schultz could not get tn a blow. Sullivan still
hnd n punch in him and threw It across ns hard
as htv could! but the blow dtd not worry
Hchultr.. The latter piled In as hard as he
could until Sullivan was hugging him around
he neck. Just boforo tho bell, rang Sullivan
landed a good swing on thn mouth, nnd as thoy
But down the crowd Thowled In approval.-
Sulllv'an had boen woll bathed In water be
foro he camo up for the fifth, and as the bell
run lift rnshsrt Intrt tha nntrA nt Ihrt rlnpflnrl
landed n heavy punch on tho jaw. Schultz
staggered aud threw In a half dozen smashes
on Jack's face, which made him back
Into a corner Still Sullivan, though very
tired, was full or light, and tried re
peatedly to get to tho point of the jaw with his
right. Ho got it to tne back of the neck and
under the juw once and also rallied with a left
on the mouth. Still Schultz kept coming at him
with heavy awings which made Sullivan tnko
the defensive for a moment. Another punch
from Sulllvnn shook Schultz up near the ropes
and the crowd broko looso. Whllo It was a vory
inforior fight the pooplo wero no worked up
thnt they were sattalled with almost anything
In the si. ope of an appetizer. Sullivan Mulshed
this round very well nnd wns cheered.
While the men woro resting In their corners
there Was a sensation cnused by threo men iu
it scrap close to the ring side. Suddenly they
werereiognlzednn two Central Ofileo ilotoc
tlves and Kid McCoy, the pugilist Tho latter
wns liolng pretty roughly handled. It turned
out that .McCoy had been engaged by a
"yellow journal" to writo tlie light, and
as ho Is not on tho best or torms
i mm mis uiuiriuis no wuh reiuseu a scut
l in tho press stand. McCoy expostulated,
but it wns no uso. Dotectlvo Armstrong had
him by tho collar and hurried him nlong tlio
nlalo toward a sido entrnm-e. McCoy wns white
with rage and growled and grumbled all tho
way, but the det etives pushed lilm nlong to a
hide passage whero he was lost to v lew.
McCoy retured to tne building later and had
a talk with Assemblyman Tim Sullivan. Tho
latter told McCoy thut he .made, a mistake
by, assuming a disguise In order (o en
ter the building., nml that he vyns' lin-'
ble, to arrest. -"McCoy admitted wearing
whiskers, but ho said he did this
to fool tho large. crowd outside. He declared
that he had paid handsomely, for eats .and
that he waa entitled to admission. McCoy
told The Strw man that tho whole scheme'
was concocted by Corbott. who. it is said,
refusod to go Into tho ring "if McCoy wns
in tho building. "I think I hnvo a right
to see this fight." snld ho. "ns I will have
to box Corbett soon. Ho is afraid that I will
gets line on him. Well, I will vvnlt nnd let the
public judge wbat they think of O'itourke's
action." McCoy finally loft the clubhouse at
the order of Chief of Police De-very.
The preliminary was resumed, and tho sixth
round eavv Sullivan get back all Ills provious
strength. Both he and Bchultz finished strong,
nnd hnd still four rounds to go. The sovenih
round hud scarcely started when Schultz made
a rush, and with a right-hand punch on tlm
jaw ho knocked Sullivan to tho floor, and Jack
was so groggy that Iteferee Whlto rerused to
allow him to go on and awarded thu tight to
rwhultz. Tho time of tho round was twenty
seconds.
There wns an inquiry Immediately for Mc
Coy. I'eoplo who saw him dragged out didn't
know what was the matter. Iho detectives
said that ho had got into thn building iu
dlsguiae. He had on a black . mustarho and
side, whiskers, thoy said, and had got Into a
box close to the ropes. Tnoy doclareil that thoy
would place him under an est nnd, bring a
ehargoof uppeanng.in u dlsguiso against him.
O'ltourke said that admission had boon refusod
to McCoy, for 'breaking his contract with the
cluli to fight Ohoynskl last summer. McCoy
said that he would bring suit for damages.
The ntsles wore now crow ded with men who
stood up and, tried to bet They couldn't movo
a foot either why and therefore found It a dllll
cult matter to reaoh speculator who could
cov er their money. Hundreds and hundreds of
cigars wore still being puffed and tho air was
most oppressive. The managers wanted to
have smoking stopped., but that was out of the
question, and the crowd paid no nttontlon to
the equost to give up tho weed.
In the crowd wore about twenty-flvo Central
Ollleo men; In charge of Oeorco MeClusky,
chief of the bureau. They wero looking out
for 'crooks In abundance Whether theso
light-fingered gentlemen were on hand for
business or pleasure made very HttlodifTerenco
with tho detectives, who. as soon as they
spotted them, escorted thom to the doors.
Tho second preliminary was put on vrlthout
delay. It was U:15 o'clock when tho men got
Into tho ring. Thoy were "Kid" Hnrrls of
Chicago and Charley Roden of Jcraey City, who
were slated to go ten rounds at 105 pounds.
As In. the previous encounter, Charloy White
had charge of the bout.
ENOSMOUS CnOWD ON HANP.
The crowd at this tlmo was enormous. There
were undoubtedly 10.000 people in the house.
They wore jammed into all vantage points aud
hung over the galleries In swarms The aisles
were packed, and those who could climb up on
the aides of tho wall with tho nld of poxes
and pieces of wood did so. Thore were
many on the roof, but the view was shut oft by
a canvas screen which was strung Underneath
the dome. The best of order prevailed. There
wore no scraps, no struggling or fighting In
the great assemblage anil everybody sat with
his hat off as if at a theatrical performance.
Those who are advocatos or boxing pointed
to the behavior of this romarkablo crowd as
tho best reason In tho world why this aport
should bo perpetuated.
' Whon Harris and lloden shook hands they
were, sized up critically. Harris was n tall,
long-legged, boyish chap who had hands like
flalfs. His lers were like pipe stems, and he
had so little flesh upon hla body that hla ribs
stuck out prominently. He was very clever,
bad a fine eft. and worked it contlnuallr.
Itodcn was shorter, more compuotly built and
aggressive. Herusliad Ills man from the atari,
landing a couple of heavy swings on the jaw
belore the first round had been under way
twenty-flvo seconds, but Harris with beautllul
leg work got. out of tho way, and rapped the
Jersey City mon on tho mouth with aome re
sounding smashes. Ilarrla was undoubtedly
the, clovorer and the crowd was with lilm
lloden continued his rushing snd w Id swlng
ing In the second and third rounds, but Harris
was clover enough to keen away and with
straight lefts anu some hot rights he main
talnod his advantage; easily. Harris was ill
over hl man In thejourth with quickly delh"
ered jaba nntl punches which landed In hi ace
and body, lloden kept on swinging but JUr
rls's deience stood the b ows off. ifsrrls ?nf
loose in tha flfth i.rwl ilii liVTjl'iV. fi".1ri? Oh.'
open with usories of rights and lefts. He "as
such a good judge of distance that the Jersey
Uty man waa reoline when the bell rang As
they came for the sixth. Hsrrl scored "ranie
dlately on tho damaged cheek. He put In
feariul blows and.llod!! staggered, .yet ken"
romlng at hlra juat the ame with tie swings
which ho had uwkI since the fight begin"
Itvjns almost a sure thing for Harris, and as
he shoveled thn blows on Boden's fico the
crowd applauded Ii m generously. Two Isfis
on the month niaiU Hodon stigger ogafn but
w?,K..f Vi0!!? '," t"? V and recovered. He
S5?it"LU,irol0,e..,n t"a minobes when the
round endnji. A well-known uortlng man who
sat twMud the ring leaned over tnVthAin,ir
Dun... and bald a.'the meYwSnt'to ftelr ?
J!iT'hfl!,li?.,u,J.y,e way Corbott and Sharkoy
will tight. '.There, Is a long-armed, cliver
shifty t oxer, who knows how to ue his lift
The aev.nth round had scsrosly opened
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jrhon' Hoden rushed with heavy blows, swine
inu for Harris's head. Harris Bot out of
i Vn?i.d0A1r' nnd nB I,pdc" Increased Ills
attack the Chicago man whipped In the left
handers moro . rapidly than before, lie
did not have a. jtreat doal of steam in his
P.n!!S1it,ib,Vt ,n?r weft clean cutandsolen
H?Jy d.?i"verid1' Toward the end of the s
r?hV!;9.,ill.ru8h,ll,5,J?od,!D "nded a heavy -
f IZrZfJl ' ,aw ,na "orrleatauperedncalnst
T,ilR0'1k?uL,her.8 WM not enoujeh tlmo forthe
wTeXc,tT ??.? to a9.Vy further harm.
Uln the elelitn round Harris had the better of
ft. and In the ninth, after lloden had rushed
himself into a tired condition. Harris cut
loose once more, and, with a perfect storm
of punches he made the blood pour
Jl0."?,! Charley's nose and mouth. Another
terrific smash on tho chin sent Ilo,ieii
acainst the ropes In a helpless condition
just as the boll raws, lloden slaw wusdlslo.
cated. and It waslmpossiblo for him to continue
when time was cslledror the lastround. Har
JLs.!2?ap?d without a mark and was loudly
cheered for his clever work. Tho decision
went to Harris.
-Th ?wd was now nil worked up and
anxious to have the ble fltht becln. Theie
was a lauc-h when a couple, of men irot into the
rinFind W .'.or tooth 'hat Jlodcn hs.l
lost beforo ha left tho stace. The molar could
not be found, so the Jortey City pugilist will
??b.nt.1y,hav?, to buy anothor. The odds were
oUaker C" Corbett at tn'8 e,age wltn plentr r i
M'HUanXIH I1EPBE8KNTS THE I.VV,
Inspector McLauehlln.in charcoof tho police
at the rlnsslde, moved, up toward the stace
as soon as the second battle ondod lie
fj'u that ho had boen instructed to see
!!!aJ iJ'1? . ,aw was strictly enforced, and V
ipat if interference wns necessary ho was -'
there to put a stop to the proceedlncs. but as m
both ,ol the i preliminaries hnd been pretty ?!
swift and had not been stopped there was no P".l
Jear in the minds of the spectators that there
would beany truble. k V
The belt Ins Increased as the crowd waited 1 A ,
Consldine, Corbett's manacHr. bet 11.000 'o JH)
fOOOwltharoannaniodlloUBhertr Astrancer 'Li
in tho balcony overlooking the rlnc called out J '
r .a.J,ouu.volc0i "l.0OO to $'.'.100 on Vf
Corbett." Nobody took It. nlthough lie f
was Invited hy a half dozen to conn 1
down. This lensthenlni; of the odds i i
due. probably, to the, report that Corhelt ns
fr,ln,f J0..1"' a ft00;1, "'"xl lump on iilr eif
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toward the entrance from which the fielders
wero expected to apperr. There was t, rnty of
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