Show TOM SHARKEY AND KID agoy large number of sports gathering for the event tenox t enox club has already taken in odds on mccoy fitzsimmons will meet mccoy if he wins but sharkey must lefeat maher bob willing to give corbett a chance under certain conditions new york jan 10 tom sharkey and kid mccoy arc resting today preparatory to the promised battle to night the disputed question as to what shall constitute a clinch has not been settled but there Is a prospect that an understanding will be reached at the meeting of managers referees and principals which is to be held at 6 this evening very rarely have BO many patrons of the sport came to witness a bout since the horton law was enacted seven carloads of sports came from buffalo aad about ns many more from syracuse parson davies and dominack Domin lck OM alIey beaded a large delegation from new orleans about came from detroit tom alien who fought many battles with bare knuckles is here with awen ty five st louis followers of the game and george slier and lou houseman can round up about fifty chicagoans the advance sale of seats has brought in to the lennox club management and a goodly bunch of 5 balla will be handed in when the sale of the lowest priced admission tickets begins at this evening sharkey will weigh in at pounds and mccoy Is expected to tip the beam at something like to in the betting the odds are still on mccoy who himself has passed out 1000 to bo placed in even money bets or as much better as can be had MINERS orUn fal acolon on iho P rt ot orB pittsburg jan 10 the bitter wran slover the appointment of the credentials denti als which occupied the entire session of the national convention of the united mine workers yes beday was renewed immediately upon taia opening of the convention today charges of unfairness were freely made by the anti factions and these accusations were promptly dt fulcd by president ratchford acting president matchell Ml and treasurer pierce when the session was called to order chairman keenan of the committee on credentials reported that all delegates entitled to representation had been seated and that a number had been rejected because the locals bad not fully compiled with the constitution before the report could be adopted however ex president mcbryde created surprise by announcing that the ohio delegation had decided to withdraw all candidates for office that seste and that they would refuse to serve on any committees until a thorough investigation bad been made this was dome he said because the ohioans saw that the outsiders were eveking to delay matters in order to I 1 secure the election ot heir own bandl dates this opened reopened re the discussion I 1 and patrick dolan pennsylvanian Pennsyl candidate or president said be was i willing to withdraw his name from the j alst of candidates and leave a clean field to the book badders T L lewis of ohio said that yesterday be was look i ed upon aa a candidate today he was a delegate lie alleged that the national officers had used their influence in fa v r of certain candidates for office and that the funds of the miners had been used for electioneering electioneer ing purposes he said he was making these charges in and was prepared to prove all bin allegations acting president ell said tho charges were made without proofs and denied that the organization had been used in his behalf the charges be said were unmanly ho was followed by president ryan of illinois who caused some excitement by offering to donate to the organization it the charges wore proved dolan saidee obtained his information from edward mckay at columbus before the convention last year the report of the credentials committee was then taken up it showed ca delegates divided as follows pennsylvania 76 illinois ohio indiana ca indian territory 9 arkansas 10 kansas 10 michigan 1 west virginia G tennessee 4 kentucky 19 iowa 20 alabama 20 pleas tor harmony follows and pending the adoption of the r i report A of investigation composed of one delegat efrom each ate te was appointed to examine and to the convention A procesa was taken IF WINS I 1 I 1 then will give him bane buc must whip mahee cleveland ohio jan 10 Robert in an interview here to r A f r S t visca day said it mccoy wins the fight tonight I 1 will takes him on any time wy money Is already posted I 1 will fight him for either the middle or heavy weight championship I 1 will scale down to pounds to accommodate him if he wants to fight in the middle class sharkey is a lakeit be wins I 1 may tell him to go and fight maher yes ill fight corbett again provided he whips maher |