The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-03

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DURING all tho arguments Sharkqy
anu FitEsln,mons sat fundamentally in
trsir corners, apparently oblIylous. AM
nouncer Jordan SAID that Julian was
ready to take any referee In tho house
except carp, ThOn there was some
more consultation. while the crowd
howlcd 'Enrp.' Julian's charge against
carp was u surprise as the Arlzonn
man had always enjoyed reputation
MS q square sport" ~ !. :
Fltaslmmons said he has given cup
his referee In all Ms fights and would
give. In 20 this, Then he stripped off his
black robe and added that no would In
slst that Sharkcy take the .bandages off
his hand rs he had none on his. N
The Flight Higgins,
Round 1.-The men advanced to the
center OF tho ring aud spared Tor a
moment Fltzslmmons feihted several
times With left, but sharkey gets away.
Fitzsimmons landed lightly right on
head and sharkcy cllnches. sharkey
swings left at Fi,zslmmons' body anu
n moment later landed hard left swing
on FLIES back. sharkey landed right
and left on Fitz's head and ducked
vicious left swing, sharkey tried with
right for head, but Fitz gets away.
sharkey ducked hard right swing.
sharkey tried for, body and rushes
Fitz, landing on body. Sharkey landed
LETT and got safne In return. Fitz
knocks Sharkcy down, with right twice
on jaw. Round ended with Shhrkey In
corner and Fitzsimmons trying for
neck. ~
. Round 2.-Fltzslmmons standing up
before time Is called. Men spared and
fttzslmmons landed light left on face.
sharkey rushed but Fit2sImmoEs
clinclsed. Ftzsimmons swings right
and left but misses. Sharkey landed
hard left on chest. FltzsImmons tried
left for face, but. got light left on head.
Fftzsimmons ducked hard left. Sharkey
ducke1 left and cllnched. Fitzsimmons
swung right, but missed and :. m land
ed left on head. Fltzslmmons ..nded
right on head. Fitzsmmons landed left
on body. Sharkey missed right and left
for the head. Sharkey landed riSht and
left on head and neck and got two In
return. Ftzsimmons ducks right
swing. Fitzslmmons tried left for the
head and missed. Round ended with
Fitzsimmons the agsressor.
Round 3.-Fitzsimmons rushed, but
Sharkey ducks and .clinches low. ,Shar-
key tried left for body and then clinch-
ed. FitZslmmons swings right and left
on the head. Sharkey swings right and
left; but with little damage. Fitzsim-
mons staggered Sharkey with right.
Oh n ri Gu. - ,.t,
mons swings left and Sharkey ducks.
sharkey landed left on face. Sharkey
landed hard left on. the wind and got
away. Sharkey ducks hard left swing.
Sharkey doing most OF the leading for
the wind and againlanded left on wind.
evidently laying to get in
right on jaw.
Round 4.-Sharkey landed left. Shar-
key knocks Fitzsimmons down with 4
left in the wind. He then ducks left
swing and landed left on wind three
times without a return. Fitzsimmons
fighting carefully. Sharkey ducks right
swing. FitZsimmons landed left. Shar-
key landed left on face and wind and
rushed FitZslmmons to the ropes. FitZ-
simmons clinched. PitzsImmons tried
left for head twice, and missed. Shar-
key tried for wind and missed. Shar-
key landed left on the wind and got
left on head Sharkey landed left
swing on head staggering FitZsmmons.
swung right and left,stag-
gering Sharkey. HonorS even.
Round Both men stand up before
call OF time. Fitzsimmons tried right
for head. Sharkey clinches and threw
Fltzsimmons. Sharkey bleeding from
cut over left eye. FitZsimmons landed
left on face. Fitzslmmons tried left
swing, but missed. FitZsimmons swung
left on neck and left on wind. FltZsim-
mons landed left and right swing on
head. Sharkey ducks and clinches.
Sharkey landed left on face twice light
~. Fitzsimmons landed right on head.
Shurkey tried right and Fiszslmmons
clinched. In scr!mmage FitZsimmons
landed right on face twice and knocks
Sharkey down. Fitzsimmons tried left
fo- face and Sharkey clinched. Shar-
key clinched to avoid Fitzsimmons'
swings. When Sharkey fell under the
ropes Bob kindly assisted him to his
feet. Round ended in q clinch.
The or on the Run.
Round 6.-Fl,zsimmons rushcs and
Sharkey clinches. Fitzsimmons landed
left on face twice. Fitzsimmons tried
right for the jaw and Sharkey clinch-
ed. Fitzsimmons landed left on face
twice sharkey landed lightly left on
head. Fitzsimmsns swung right and
Sharkey ducked and clinched. Sharkey
ducks into left uppercut. Fitzslm-
mons now leading left on wind. Shar-
key landed left on face. Fitzslmmons
landed right and left on the jaw and
Sharkey ducks. sharkey appeared tired
at the end OF the round. Round ended
with Sharkey cllnching.
Round7. Fitzslmmins jabs Sharkey In
the face twice with left Sharkey cllnch-
ing to avoid punishment. Sharkey
punched Fttzsimmons In the wind with
left. .Fitzsimmons appeared tired and
not forcing the fighting. Sharkey APP
peared fresh.
Round s. Fitzsimmonss led with lefc
for face and missed, but 4 moment later
landed right swing m head twice.
Sharkey clinched and rushed FltZs!m-
mons to til ropes. Fltzslmmors tried left
on head and conntered with right on
head. FitZsimmons swung right and
left on head. Sharkey landed left on
head. Fl. simmons swung right on
head and :59....arkey came back with left
on wind I'itzs.mmons jabbcd Sharkey
in face with left and swung right on
jaw twice. He then landed his right arm
blow on face. After two minutes and a
half of the eighth round had expired,
Fitzhmmons landed right for jaw and
then put his left crook on the chin which
put sharkey on the floor with a smash.
Bob jolted Sharkey under the chin with
his left and the sailor went over back
wards. AS he fell he put his hand to his
groin. He made no attempt to rise and
was carried from the ring. The foul. IL
foul 1t was. could not be seen from the
press stand, but Referee carp gave his