The morning times., 1896-12-07
FLOWERS FOR THE FIGHTER.
Sharkey Held a Leyee in His
Sick Chamber.
$4,000 PEOPLE GREET FITZ
COrnishman Showed Them How He
Delivered the Knockout Blow.
Olympic Club Offers Purse for
Fight Between "Lanky Bob" and
Corbett-Lynch In Trouble.

san Francisco, Dec. 6.-Tom Sharkey,
the pugilist or the American Navy, held IL
levee today. A large number of the fair
sex called upon him, and Uttered his sick
chamber with flowers.
To them Sharkey explained over ana
over gain just how he had FItzsmmons
all but defeated when he found himself
helpless on the table of hrs dressing room
Scores OF athletes whQsVisited the sailor
today and inspected hiSip9uries state that
Sharkey's condition couldtasily be super
induced by varicose veins or over training.
AT the "Chutes' TINS afternoon FitZ-
simmons and his trainers illustrated the
sharkey Knockout blow s twice TO a crowd
of 3 900 people, " no cheered him wildly.
The Olympic CluB, OF this city, has Of
fered purse of $4,000 for ten-round
contest between COrbett and FitZsimmons.
Tie former has replied, stating that he
Will consider nothing less than 81 200,
with a suitable allowance for training eX
penSes.
Martin Julian, Fitzsimmons' mana ger,
has heard nothing from the Olympic Of
fiCials, but viii make no further Ill owes in
the way Of matchmaking until the Sharkey
contest is arbitrated by the courts. Fitz-
| simmons, when arprised OF the offer made
by the Olympic Club, expressed his willing
ness TO accept any proposition caIcuIated
10 bring al out "a meeting with CQrbett, but
resolutely adhered 10 Ills preference for
finish ii ght and suggestcd that "HompaGoar
jim do business with Dan Stuart first.
FITZ IN COURT.
FitZsimmons had a. bout yeSterlayloin
Justice Groezinger's court with Il collector
holding judgment against the Australian
for $3.50 in favor Of Jimmy Carroll,
Sharkey' manager, Dan Lynch, W as sum
moned as u witness. but when he appc AIRED
hey was immediate placed on the standin his
1wn defense, an old debtor having gar
.Hisheed the 10 .000purse for claim gainst
Lynch of 81 400.
Nothing was done in tic -FitZsinlmons
case, but Mr.. Lynch was croSs-eXamined
until he mad tied himself up very neatly.
He first declared that lie had no inter-
est in the purse. Then he stated that in
obedience TO a request by Sharkey he had
placed the SO 900 check in the hands Of
a gentleman from Montana for safe keep
ing.
The court quickly adjourned to SharkeS'S
sick chambe where the sailor deposition
was taken. Sharkey declared under oath
that Lynch stin held the cheek and that
he ,Sharkeyl knew nobody from Montana.
Up To the hour OF adjournment no trace of
the much-wanted document could be found.
WORKING Up EVIDENCE.
Julian claims to be accommodating evil
dence Of crooked work, and promises TO
uncover rascally job to throw down the
Australian and lis hackers. Incidentally
it is rumored that FitZsimnens wagercd
a considerable sum that Sharkey would
last six rounds, and judging from the
fight he put up this seems quite probable.
All experts agree that the sailor was
practically goner in the first round and
that FlLZsimmons had to be careful, IN
order to avoid knocking him out in the fifth.
St. Louis, Dec. ,6.-Dan Stuart arrived
mere from Dallas today on an evening train
He had a slight recurrence of the stomach
trouble that recently allied him and re-
manned secluded in the Planters Hotel
AT l:+5 p, III. he left on a fandalia train
for New York During the ten minutes
interview he gave TO reparters he stated
that the MISUNDERSTANDING fight had
settled nothing. but had,iaPe much injury
to pugilism. sai.a,
There will never balaRpther first-class
meeting in San francisco, said he. The
men who pay TO see square contests will
never again assemble on the Pacific coast.
If the affair had been under the manage
ment of my clab there would have been
no after proceedings in which law court
sits III Judgment