The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-04
WAS FITZ ROBBED?
BAN FRANCISCO AT ODDS OVER
THE DECISION GIVEN BY
carp,
PURSE PAYMENT STOPPED.
EHARKEY CAN OBTAIN HIS MONEY
ONLY BY A JUDICIAL
ORDER.
MAKE A CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY.
EitzsinamOns and Julian Point Out
Facts That Give the Whole At
fair 81 bad Look.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 3.-The
city is divided as to the result of the
Fitzsimmons-Sharke fight, which con-
tinues to be the topic of the hour. No
one questions that F'itzsimmons had
the fight practically won in the eighth
round, and many assert that he was
unjustly deprived of the decision. Shar-
keys friends vehemently assert that he
was knocked out by q foul blow, and
was, consequently, under the rules, en-
titled to the honors Of victory, includ
ing the purse of 100000 A third class
bases its opinions solely upon the re-
ports of the physicians in attendance
upon Sharkey. The doctors point to
the swollen and discolored condition of
the sailors skin in the region of the
groin as evidence Of a foul blow, and
some ardent Fitzsimmons advocates re-
ply that this condition was purposely
caused by an injection Of a drug i'm
mediately after the fight
A number Of physicians and newspa-
per men were present in Sharkeys
room this afternoon when an examina-
ton of his injuries was made. All were
convinced that Sharkey's condition was
the result of a foul blow. Many prom
inent men, however, condemn the de-
cision, and refuse to believe that there
was any fouling. Such men as Police
Commissioner Gunst, Riley Grammar,
Maj. Frank Mclaughlin, who was
chairman Of the Republican state CEN
trail committee, and others believe that
Fitzsimmons should have received the
decision.
1t is pointed out that the whole affair
had disagreeable look. The facts are
cited that Lynch, Sharkey's bacEer re-
fused to consider the name of any one
as referee; declined every name sug-
gested by Julian and refused to sug-
gest any man himself leaving the Sc
lection with the few individuals COM
posing the National club. AS soon as
the club announced its choice of Wyatt
carp, famous as. a horseman and a
bad man from Arizona, but not a ring
expert, the odds, which had been 10 to
against Sharkey, unaccountabIy rose
to 10 to 6, with more Sharkey money
offered than could be we'll handled. It
Is recounted that there were whispers
yesterday afternoon that Sharkey
would be favored in the decision, and
these rumors reaching Fitzsimmons'
EARS ne I6QuGSlGu the CluD TO SuDSt1-
tute any one else as referee Even at
the ring side, when both Julian and
Fitzsimmons stated in Earp's presence
that they had been told he intended to
referee unfairly, carp stood quietly by
and insisted on acting as referee de-
spite the protests.
1t is pointed out that Fitzsimmons
fought a clean, skillful, scientific and
winning battle, while Sharkeys fight
was rough and unfair. For his I'M
fairness. it Is charged that Sharkey
was not even reproved by the referee.
1t is claimed that the upper-cut on
Sharlcy's chin in the eighth round
was really
A KNOCKOUT BLOW
and that no foul blow was delivered
by F1tzsimmons, but that Sharkey.
when knocked out alleged the foul
blow as an excuse. All this consti-
tutes the case of Fitzsimmons by
which his attorneys expect to prove
the existence Of a conspiracy to de-
prive F1tZsimmons of the purse of
$4,000.
An injunction has been applied for
to restrain the Anglo-Californian
bank from cashing the National clubs
check until Fitzsimmons has an op-
portunity to- prove the conspiracy.
When Lynch and Referee carp went
70 the bank this morning with the