Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-12-10
4FlTz' BESTED BY SAARKEY
Wednesdays Great Battle Was
Given to the Sailor.
EIGHT ROUNDS HOLLY FOUGHT
Californian Was Struck Under
: the Belt.
Bharkey says "Fitz'' Was weaiSening and
Preferred Losing on Foul to Being
Knocked Out = "Fitz" Alleges That He
Did Not Foul and Referee Says He Did.

Knocked Out - sFitz' Alleges That He
Did Not Foul and Referee Says He Did,
San Francisco, CAL, Dec. q Referee |
Earn, whose decision of the Sharkey- |
Fitzsimmons fight caused an indignant I
demonstration from the crowd at the |
ringside last night, stated this morn
ing that when he decided the contest |
in favor OF Sharkey he did SO because |
he thought that Fitzsimmons DELHI |
erately fouled him and, under the rules,
the sailor was entitled to the decision.
He would have been willing to allow
half fouls, that is fouls that might be
considered partly accidental, to pass by
with only q reprimRnd, but in such
case as this he could only do his duty.
He said:
"There ia one thing l regret. I
should have given Shnrkey the fight
earlier in the contest. liz the fourth
round / think it was, Fitzsimmons
landed left-handed blow and re-
turned with his elbow, cutting
7 Sharkey's eyebrow open. The sailor
should have had the fight then. Tho
foul blow Of the eighth round was seen
plainly by me. Fitzsimmons smashed
with his right on Sharkey's shoulder
h1d tudlB Will hh hppciCub Win hhC
left, he struck the sailor below the
belt Sharkey was leaning over and
the blow knocked him down. 1t was
clearly foul, and before the sailor
moved l announced that the fight was
over. The first blow had been weak,
and I believe that the second vas
intended for an uppercut but it struck
: foul. No man until now has ever
questioned my honor.
81 have been in many places and in
peculiar situations, but no one ever
raid until last night that l was guilty
of dishonorable act. And | still
repeat that decided in all fairness,
and with Judgment that was as true
as my eyesight, ] saw the foul blow"
s'FITzp SAYS HE DID NOT FOUL sHARKEY.
t'Fitz" said after the fight "Earp
knows and so does Sharkey that / did
not hit the sailor where they say |
did. My left landed straight in his
stomach, where / had right to hit
him, and no other place. His lying
down and groaning was all part Of
the game. There was no need for me to
foul him, because had him whipped
any way and could have finished him
before the end OF the round. 1t don't
make any difference though. AS
telegraphed "Dan" Stuart last night,
am willing to meet both Sharkey and
Corbett in the same ring any night
Stuart wants to pull the fight off.
will say one thing for Corbett, and tina
is that I don't blame him for saying
that he was robbed of the Jackson figh
in this town. No pugilist can get
square deal from the thieves VIII,
handle fighting in this city, and it i
a safe bet that the last big fight Sai
Francisco will ever see was pulled Of
last night.
FoULED DELIBERATELY,s SAYS THE sAILoT
Sharkey had this to say of the affair
ID, 81 am certain that Fitzsimmons foule
me deliberately to save himself fror
defeat. 1t was getting too plain
him that ! was gaining in strengt
while he was going down hill, so |
speak, and rather than be knocked OF
he thought he would lose on fou
Had he not delivered that naety bio
which crippled me I would certainl
have finished him in that round-th
eighth. believe it was. I am sorI
that the question of supremacy was ne
settled on its merits rather than i
this way. / can beat Fitzsimmons an
would far rather have knocked hi
out than win the purse on a foul.
don't think he will be anxious to me,
me again, however, but if he does, we
am open to all engagements a
in the boxing business as profession
l intend to win the worlds champion
II ship il the decision in this contest b.
not already given me the right to tn
title. / am not going to pose as
wants to meet me they will always fiji
sN. ma willing -
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Round 1.-The men advanced to t
centre Of the ring and spared for
moment. Fitzsimmons feinted sever
times with left but Sharkey got ava
Sharkey .linched. Sharkey swung |,
at Fitzsimmona' body and a nome
later landed hard left swing on" Fitz'l
neck. Sharkey landed right and |,
on "Fitz's" head and ducked vicio
left swing Sharkey tried with rig
for head, but "Fitz" got ava
Sharkey ducked hard right swim
Sharkey tried for body and rush
"Fitz," landing left on body. Shark
landed left and got same in retui
"Fitz" knocked Sharkey down tw
with right on the jaw. Round end
with Sharkey in corner and "Fit
i trying for knockout.
iN Round 2-"Fitz" was standing
before time was called. Men SPAR
and "Fitz'' landed light left on ia
Sharkey rushed, but "Fitz" clinch,
"Fitz" swung right and left, /
missed. Sharkey landed hard left
chest. "Fitz" tried left for face,
got light left on head. "Fitz" duel
hard left Sharkey ducked left O
clinohed. Fifty swung right, /
missed, and then landed left On he
"Fitz'' landed right on head. "Fit
landed left on body. Sharkey mis-
right and left for the head. Sharl
land right and left on head and Mt
and got two in return. "F'itz" duel
a right-hand swing. "Fitz" tried
for the head and missed. Round ent
with "Fitz" the aggressor.
Round g." Fitz" rushed but Sharl
ducked and clinched low Sharl
tried for body and then clinch
"Fitz'' swung right and loft ON
head Sharkey swung right and left
with little damage. "Fitz" stagge
Sharkey with right. Sharkey swl
left on head. "Fitz" swung loft
Sharkey ducked. Sharkey landed
on face. Sharkey landed hard left
the wind and got away. SharI
ducked hard left swing. Sharkey
most of the leading for the wind I
again landed left on wind, Eft
evidently laying to get ia right on il
Ronpd Sharu.v kporked HFit