The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-03

After two minutes and n half of the
S S,sh, -, hed expired lNit1simmons landed
an me chin which nut Sharkey on tho
mO INA, WIN smash Bob j-llcd Sharkcy
VENT o ,sr shin with left and The sailor
~ hhnd to his groin He made no at
,,cinpt 70 rise and was carried unconscious
| from the ring.
The foul. If foul it was, could not bo
zen rom the press stand. bn. the referee
Snne ms decision IN spite Of Fitzslmmons'
protests II was Fitzsimmons' night from
tlart TO finish. He fought fairy, while
NE ,ne sailor continually used foul tactics.
re would clinch and lit Fhzsimmons
tbomcth ms Ieo. and strike in Il el!nch,
~ 10 DO So and he was generally IN
lait Sovcra! times during the fight Fitz-
summon, d, had the sailor going. but could
s sbs !end Knockout blow. In the eighth
| se,uoh landed. Bob continually semi his
ieft Jabs on Sharkey's face, ssntsns his
he bsad ,r RACK every time. Fitzsimmons had
We're landed. A right hend staggered ,be
salior ana then came lett hand swing
f shS, q let' en- half arm punc, under the chin
"i,It SEM Sharkey over with IL th,d
While the marine was falling Tho ro,
| cree u'dlnlel that Ftzsimmons struck him
W The groin with his knee thus com,nit'
! ba5iv h ,pui' ,sharhey was undoubtedly
nnsu9 hurt ne was unable to move his
legs, though he clutched spasnoilr,liv a. 3,
ms sroln with his gloved hand. his soc.
mus nm ~, rushed INTO the rins and raised him
from me ring unconscious. Hardly sny
| o.,e among the spectators saw thc ton,
az me decision was received with hiss.s
| ahu EIoanS As far ns tho art OF ight
| ing goes. sharkey is not In tho s,ua. ' ,i,
WIN fhzsmmons He is a Willing s,,nnn
| nan nut has lit'le science 4 clever ,n',r
inr nv s"T r',dh has no trouble in avoid.
t.s ,lis rushes and he Is continually low
NIX hlnself open TO damaging blows
| San Francisco. Cal. December S.-shar
Key recovered consciousness about hal, m
Jour later Hc was apparently badly in
'ured' his groin being swollen. lie saws he
had Fitzslmmons gong unit, the eighth
round when the foul occurred carp The
re'eree, says the foul was deliberate.
Fitzsimmons, just before striking the
blow that apparently knocked sharkey out
hit the sailor below the belt with his As,
Early in the fight Referee Earn saws Fit
simmons deliberately struck sharkey over
the eye with his elbow making a bad cut
carp says he was tempted TO give Shark
ey the fight then and there. but the sailor
made no claim and he allowed the contest
to proceed
Fitzsimmons was seen at the Baldwin
hotel after the fight. lie said: Il have
been robbed. | have always fought fairly
and did not foul sharkey II he was hurt
1t was without my knowledge and was an
unavoidable accident"
San Francisco. December AT first tho
but when 1t dawned upon them that the
decision had gone against Fitasimmons
such howl of indignation went up as has
seldom been heard in this section. Kisses.
curses. groans and boots split the air. On
the platform, in the ring, Bob Fi.zsinmons
trying to make themselves heard Although
their words were indistnguishable their
actions were expressive enough. Dislnay
and DISCUS, were wildly portrayed. Fitz-
simmons Indignantly denied that he had
fouled Sharkey. He said he had Tough,
fairly and there WAS no temptation for him
10 attempt a foul, as he knew he had HE
X n
was carried into his room by his seconds
and followed BY doctor who examined the
injured sailor. The physician has not. yet
made his report.
Fitzsimmons' fighting all through was in
marked contrast TO that OF Sharkey. Bob
broke away promptly from clinohes and
made no attempt 10 strike. The New Peal
ander showed himself master Of his craft.
lie cunnngly kept away from the sailor =
ahau ,i,ty Iaft tat mar l.a.r's
face whenever he got too near. Sharkey
could not get inside OF that long. thin arm
which when II Strengthened out, was like a
bar OF steel. II was lively fight from
the start Bob was even more aggressive
than Sharkey, and kept his man on the
move all the time In the first round Fi'z-
simmons saw an opening, and rlgat swing
on the Jaw sent Sharkcy to the floor That
made tn. sailor a bit cautious ana during
the next four rounds lie tried TO keep NIT
Of reach In the fourth Sharkey pushed
Fitzsimmons over on the floor, and before
Bob could get up made couple of vicious
swpes at him. Fitzsimmons cleyerly clinch-
ed and avoided damage. but 1t was clear
case OF foul on Sharkey's part. No claim
was made. however, and the hghfing went
on.
grabbing Fitzsimmons around the legs and
living 10 throw him. Fitzsimmons began
TO warm up and went after the sturdy
spIlor like cyclone. A crook on the nose
and left swing on the jaw sent shirkey
down. lie rolled under the ropes and
would have gone OFF the platform had Bob
not cautiously hauled him back. II looked
as If sharkes was done for. but the gong
sounded and he was given a minute in
which TO reouperate.
In TIE sixth round Shsrkey made pre-
tense OF fighting. leahing for Bohs wind
He missed connection every time. however.
while Fitzsimmons would land his left on
the Jaw When the round closed sharkey
was decidedly groggy but was on bis feet.
A Joyous shout went up from the many
srorts who had bet even money that he
would last six rounds
When the seventh round opened Fitzsim- !