The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-03
SHARKEY GOTEDECISI0N-
THE REFEREE CHIRED WITH EOB-
GING FITZsfMM0NS.
He Knocked out the sailor in the Eighth
Eound, but Referee Earp Decides That
the Blow Was Foul,


danced about each other for nearly i've
hours before the members Of tho Cali
f0rula Athletic Club has such enormous
interest been aroused ln a fight between
heaNy-weighls as thlt exhibited tonight
al Mechanics Pavilion between tltz7im-
mons and Sharkey. Sharkey's personal
popularity D. in a measure responsible
Tor this. although Fitzs.mmons reputa-
tion among the knowing ones mad not
little 10 DO with 10.
4 detail OF one hundred blue coats was
assigned TO take care of the contest
standng-rOOm was at a premium. Ihous-
ands surged about the doors ahd viewed
the cops with envy.
BOTH CONFIDENT.
Tho long Australian came over from
his training grounds early this after
noon and rested at the Baldwin Hotel.
10 a representative Of the Southern As
sociated Press he remarked just before
entering the ring
"I am suffering from severe cold, as
YOU can see. and IL has settled ia my
bones. but this viii not interfere with
my putting the sailor 10 sleep I'm short
order / weigh just lH 1-2 pounds, which
g. more fcsl than / have ever carried
into the ring but i expect 1 shall need it
all TO stand OK sharNcyS bull-like rushes.
/ hope he Wiz maAe hurricane fight Of
IL. That Will bee just 90 my liking
Martin Julian was equally confident.
Jack Stcnzelcr and Dan Hickey, who
assisted Iitzsimmons in training. were
/ beside Martin Julian i'm BOb's corner
both wearing black eyes and sundry scars
| as evidence that the Kangaroo had lost
mono of his hitting power. Each of the
trainers We're confident that fitzsimmons
would make a short fight of il despite
the cold.
No man ever entered a ring with moro
confidence in his ability TO win than did
Tom Sharkey
Australian Billy Smith, Bob Allen,
and Danny NcCdham who were behind
the sailor and who also trained him. had
their last dollar up on their charge, so
! confident were they OK his winning
I sharkcy was trained To the minute. Tie
/ weighed 10 pounds, three pounds lighter
than when Doe met Corbett. and many
/ thought Doe uns 10 triie drawn.
SELECTION or REFEREE.
/ All day long Martin Julian and Danny
/ Lynch, representing FltzsimmOns and
! Snarkcy respectively, argued and squa1-
/ bed over the selection of referee. lie
/ lam Cook, who refereed the Corbolt-
/ Jackson fight was sugges tea by Julian.
/ but Lynch would not hear of him. all
I though Cook was the man put up by
.
/ and turned down by Corbctt Al Hcro-
I ford. OF Baltimore. was brought mp only
/ ID Doe thrown out as was also William
I Naehton. sporting editor of the EAamin-
I cr. When tle eleventh hour was reached
+ tho rival managers notified prcsidon,
. Groom Of the National Club. that ho
/ would have to name referee. Mr. Groom
/ Was prepared for the emergency and
/ without hesitation Doe submitted the nam
] al rrsI. .s.I.r .I..
was terror to the fierce element In Kan
aas ANA Arizona.
THE great pavilion began 20 nn before I
| O'Clock.
sharkoy's friends m0nopolized the up
/ per gallery. and an the shouting for the
sailor came from the cheaper seats.
GRAMMAR WAS THERE.
! Fltzs.mmons hackers We're found
| among the soft-palmed gentry in the $50
! seats. The sunny face Oh Captain Rccs
/ poepcl out from between those of Riley
! Grammar and Eddy Gaines. The pOck-
cts of the three buieed with Fitz-immons
/ cash. Behind The chorus OF horsCmen
/ were coterie OF prominent attorneys. a
T round dozen oi judges. and any quant-
/ o. OF miIIl0naries and other celebrities.
All day long the pool-rooms were crowd
/ td. FitZ mmOns closing 70 3-to-l fl-
/ yorite. sharkey money was plentiful
I iut came in small dr.bbles, no large
waecrs being reported.
The pavilion contained not less than
1900 people when the first event was
called and a more orderly crowd never
as ombled. A Gordon of twenty-five po-
hcemcn frngcd the ringside. while sew
/ cnty-hvc officers We're distributed about
/ the hau. preserving order and preventing
/ confusion.
a sensational story was printed I'm an
I without hesitation he submitted tine name
/ Comml iioner Gunst had bet heavily on
| Fitzslmmous. and would have Chicr
| Crowley stop the contest should IL become
/ apparent that Sharkey would win. Mr..
/ Gunst declared that he did not have a
dollar up. and that the pugillsts should
I not Doe troubled unless the fight became
| brutal I'm that event, Captain Whit
I man. in charge of the officers would
see that the law was not violated.
ENTERED THE RING.
Fitzsimmons entered the ring at lO.O3
followed by his seconds. Bob's many
San Francisco friends shouted them
selves hoarse when their favorite ap-
peared. but their efforts were as the bark
Of a dog compared with the fierce yeip
Of q sca-lion. to the greeting which
siarkcy received five minutes later. as
no vaulted into the ring, scornins TO
use the ladder
Fu2simm0ns sat quietly in his corner,
and eyed the sailor. while Sharkey sur
vowed his opponent critically for the
fist time.
The gloves wers inspected and laid I'm
tie centre Of the ring but where was
the referee
an sorts of rumors were aiioat ana q
hurried consultation was neid between
Groom and the seconds ana managers
OF the pusilists.
Nothing but the clicking OF the tele-
oranh Instruments WAS hcarc when the
,.r, uo-a introduced rhe Gordon OF
r,u,c WIS drawn tightly around the
t,, and there were more whispered
oo,s,,ltotirns. but ftill tho celebrated
Arizona eiin-hghter failed TO show up.
,rbo onnearauce finally of the noted
,.-,,i,rerron created more excitement
49,, ala that Of the principals.
THE REFEREE.
,s Farm stenpei through the ro9eS
r,,fi,, c,e1 him susplciOusly eVid'h,lS
ro,ing IN mind fouls and hugglns noI'S
,rso cause Of tho delay was exp' uncd
socord later when the master or cei'
,,o-i.s announced that Mr. Juliah ''
frsei 10 accent AR. carp Julian secure
am audience and explained that ne nt
accented every reputable man ii'''',
which had been suggested, but dla no.
/ propose 20 take any chances VIZ o.
/ man who was professedly ignorant oi 'i'
-,.ios The crowd heard Julian patiently
a,1 ,boir s,,rnathies We're evidently viii
the Australian. carp endeaFor-u t'
I - . ffr,raff haqrf but failed