The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-03
FI1zSIMMONS
WAS ROBBED
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misses. Both land lightly and clinch.
Fitz swings left and right lightly and
catches Sharkey. Tries again and misses.
Fitz sends IN wicked straight hand and
misses. Sharkey ducks and catches Fitz
by the legs. Crowd Kisses. They break.
Sharkey leads and misses. Both lead with
straight let's. Sharkey lands a straight
left and right without effect. Fitz
lands good right on the jaw. Sharkey
hits Fitz in clineh and is Kissed. Sharkey
leads with left ana FiIz catches him with
a left hook. Fig lands left and right,
very effective. They clinch. Fitz gets in
with his right and Sharkey is very groggy.
Fitz hits shim twice with his left in
Sharkeys corner and Sharkey goes
through the ropes to the floor. Chambers
clumsily to his feet and Fitz reaches
down and helps him up. Fitz lands with
straight left and has Sharkey going. Fitz
uppercuts with his left twice. The gong
sounds, Just saving Sharkey, who staggers
to has corner very groggy. Fitz very cool
and laughing. Walks briskly to his corner
ana leans on his knees Pays no attention
to efforts of his seconds TO ian or rab him.
Jumps to his feet and moves around, look
ing at the gong; evidently very anxious
10 get at his man again. Sharkey looks
very tired. Seconds work very hard over
him.
Sixth Round.
Sharkev walks very slowly toward Fitz
and at once leads ana lands light left on
face. They clinch, Sharkey shoves Fits
head back and Fitz laughs. Crowd Kisses.
Sharkey makes a wild lead and falls short.
Sharkey tries left swing, Fnz swings both,
and both land short. FitZ hits Sharkey
on jaw with left swing. Fitz lands good
right on Sharkey's neck and jumps away
lightly. Sharkey leads short. FitZ lands
on Sharkey's body hard. Fitz up
percuts and misses. Sharkey ducks
i. apd Fitz uppercuts him lightly.
Sharkey lands lightly on body. Sharkey
swings left and misses. Fitz forcing him
around the ring. FitZ makes wild right
swing and misses. Sharkey ducks. Fitz
gives him a hard left hook. Fitz lands q
light straight left. Another straight left.
Another light left. Fitz tries his right
and lands lightly. Sharkey lands light
left FitZ swings at the body
and misses. Fitz tries both hands
at the body. forcing Sharkey round
the ring again. Sharkey lands straight
left on face. Both elinch. Sharkey tries
to hit in the breakaway and is Kissed.
Fitz lands right and left four or five times
on Sharkey's face. Fitz lands left hook
ana Sharkey tries to trip him. Crowd
Kisses. Fitz lands another left hook.
9 Filz tries right and Just misses. The gong
SOUNDS.
Sharkey was evidently very tired at, the
end of this round. His cheek was cut
badly and his nose bleeding Fitz sat in
his chair few seconds and took a drink.
Then he jumped to his feet ana watched
the clock.
Seventh Round.
Sharkey came cup very slowly. FitZ
lands a vicious swing on SharkeY's head !;
they clinch. Sharkey lands a light left.
Fitz lands left hook and they clinch !;
tries right and misses, Sharkey ducking
continually out of the way. Fitz lands
right on body and Sharkey lands right on
neck. Sharkey lands right and left very
lightly; tries again and Fitz stops
them easily. Fitz lands light left on
body. Sharkey lands heavy right on
fade and Fitz laughs. Fitz lands
stra gh,t left on Sharkey's jaw, they
clinch, and Sharkey hits in the break
away. The crowd Kisses. Sharkey misses
wilG right swing. They elinch and Shar-
key again hits in the breakaway and is
again hissetS Fitz lands light left hook.
Clinch, and Sharkey hits IN the. break
away; crowd boots. Fitz lands straight
left on face. Fitz swings left on jaw; both
counter with let's. Sharkey tries left, but
is short. FItz misses with a wild right