The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-03
p ROANOKE TIMES. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 9. 1896
FlTzSIMMONS FOULS.
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swing. Sharkcy tried for body and
PUSHES Fitzsimmons, landing left on
body. Sharkey landed left and got same
| in return. Fitzsimmons knocks Sharkey
down with right twice in Jaw. Round
ended with Sharkey in corner and Fitz-
simmons trying for neck.
Round 2-Fitzsimmons standing nm
before time is called. ?den spared and
! Fitzsimmons. landed light lett on face
| Sharkey rushed but Fitsimmons clinched
| FitzSimmons swings right and left, but
| misses Sharlley landed hard left on
chest. FitZsimmons tried left for face,
but got light left on head. Fitzsimmons
ducked hard left. Sharkey ducked left
| and clinched. Fitzsimmons swung right.
but missed and then landed left on head.
| Fitzsimmons landed left on body. Shar-
key missed right and left for head Shar-
| key landed right and left on head and
neck and got two in return. Fitzsim-
mons ducks right swing. Fitzsimmons
| tried left for head and missed. Round
ended with Fitzsimmops aggressor.
Round 3-Fitzsimmons rushed. but
Sharkey ducks and clinches slow.
Sharkey tried left for body and then
cllnched. Fitzsimmons swings right
and left OH the head. Sharkey swings
right ana left, but with little damage.
Fitzsimmons staggered Sharkey with
Il
simmons swings left and Sharl<ey ducks
Sharkey landed left on face. Sharkcy
landed hard left on the wind and got
away. Sharkey ducks hard left swing
Sharkey doing most of the leading for
the wind, and again landing left on wind
Fitzsmmons evidently laying to get in
right on jaw.
Round 4-Sharkey landed left. Shar-
key knocks FitZsimmons down with Il
loft tt.t 10, -t,,l -
swing and landed left on wind three times
without return. Ftzsimmons fighting
carefully. Sharkey ducks right swing
Fitzsimmons landed left. Sharkey land
ed left on face and wind and rushed FitZ.
simmons to the ropes. Fitzsimmons
clinched. Fitzsimmons tried left for head
twice and missed. Sharkey tried for
wind and missed. Sharkey landed left
on the wind and got left on head. Shar-
key landed left swing on head, staggering
Fitzsimmops. t'itZsimmons swung
right and left, staggering Sharkey Hon
ors even
Round Both men stand up before
call of time Fitzsimmons tried RIGHT
for head Sharkey clinchcs and threw
Fitzsimmons. Sharkey bleeding from
cut over left eye. Fitzsinmons landed
left on face. Fitzsimmons tried left
swing but missed. Fitzsimmons swung
left ON neck and left to wind. Fitzsim-
mons landed left and right on head
Sharkey ducks and clinches. Sharkey
landed left Oh face twice lightly. Fitz-
simmons landed right on head. Sharkey
tried right and Fitzsmmons clinched.
In II scrimmage Fitzsimmons landed right
on face twice and knocks Sharkey down
Fitzsmmons tried left for face and
Shmrkey clinched to avoid Fitzsimmons'
swings, when Sharkcy fell under the
ropes. Bob kindly assisted him to his
feet Round ended in II clinch.
Round 6-Fitzsimmons rushes and
Sharkcy clinches. Fitzsimmons landed
left on face twice. ttzsimmons tried
right for jaw and Sharkey clinched.
Fitzsimmons left landed on face twice.
harkey landed lightly, left on head.
duclled and clinched. Fitzsimmons
landed right and left swings. E'itzsim-
mons now leading left on wind. Shar.
key landed left on face Fitzsimmons
landed right and left on jaw and Sharkey
ducks. Sharkey Appeared tired ut the |
end of the round.
Round -Fitzsimmons swings left on |
head Sharkey landed left on wind
Fitzsimmons swinging for the head and
ducking. Shatkey swung right
for head but missed. Fitzsimmons
SNuuC lclt Oh ltcc JNlCc ana got letU ana |
right lightly on his head Sharkev struck
FitZsimmons i'll clnch and is Missed. |
FitZsimmons landed left lab over the
damaged eye. Fitzsimmons staggered
Sharkey with right and left on head
Fitzsimmons labs Sharllcy twice in the
face with left. Sharkey clnching to
avoid punishment. Sharkey punished
Fitzsimmons in wind with left Fitz
appeared tired and not forcing fighting
Sharkcy appeared fresh.
Round S.-Fitzsimmons led with left
for face and missed, but moment later
landed right swing on head twice. Shar-
key clinched and rushed Fitzsimmons TO
ropes twice. After two minutes and il
half of eighth had expired Fitzsimmons
landed right for jaw and then put his left
dock on chin, which put Sharkey on the
floor with crash. Bob jolted the sailor
under the chin and the sailor went over
backwards. AS he fell he put his hand
TO his groin. He made no attempt to
rise and was carried unconscious from
the ring. The foul if foul it was, could
not be seen from the press stand, but
Referee carp gave his decision i'll spite
of titzsmmons' protests
1t was Fitzsimmons' fight from start
to finish. He fought fairly, while the
sailor continuously used foul tactics.
Referee gave decision to Sharkey,
claiming that while Sharkey was falling
from Fitzsimmons' left dock on chin, Fitz-
simmons struck Sharkey in the groin
with his knee.