Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-03

his referee in all his fights and would give
in to this. Then he stripped OF his bath
robe and added that he would insist that
Sharkey take the bandages off his hands as
he had none on his. Sharkey had on HE
gloves, but continued to tie his gloves and
| But the referee walked over and examined
Me bandages complained of, and Sharkey
then removed the Objectionable articles.
The men entered the ring at 1893
OPEN WITH ENERGY.
Round The men advanced to the center
OF the ring and SPARED moment. Ftz-
simmons feints several times with left but
SSh2rkey gets away, Fltzslmmons. lands
Shqrkey swings left at Fitzsimmons' body
and = moment later lands hard left swing
and left on Fitzsimmon's head and ducks
Vicious left swing: Sharkey tries with right
f., for head, but Fitzsimmons gets away.
tries for, body, and rushes Fitzsimmons,
landing LAM left on body. sharkey, lands left
knocks Sharkey down with right twice on
jaw. Round ends with Sharkey in corner
ana tltZsmmons trying for neck.
Round 2-Fitzsimmons standing up before
time Is called; Men spar and Fitzsim-
mons lands light left on face. sharkey
fuSheS, but titzslmmOns ClinChcs. Fit2Sifn-
Sharkey lands hard left on chest. Ftzsim-
mons @ tries LEI, left for face. but gets light left
Sharkey ducks left aud clinches. Fitzsm-
mons swings right. but misses and then
lands left ON head. Fit2simmona lands right
on head FitZsmmons lands left on body
Sanrkey misses right and left for the head.
Sharkey lands right and left on head and
meek and gets two In return. fitZsimmonS
ducks right swing. l'itzslmmons tries left
for the head and misses. Round ends with
fltZSimmonS aggrcSSor
Round 3--Fitzsmmons rushes but Sharley
ducks and Clinches low. Sharkey tries left
swings right and left on the head Sharlley
swings llght and left, but with little dam
age titzsimmons staggers Sharkey with
right Sharkey swings left on head, Fitz-
simmons swings left and Shnrkey ducks.
Sharkey lands left on face. Sharkey lands
hard left on the wind and gets away
SharlIey ducks hard left swing. Sharkey
doing most of the leading Tor the wind and
evidently laying to get in right on jaw.
KNOCKS ROBERT DOWN.
Round 4-Sharkey landed left Sharkey
knoGks kHtzsimmons down with n left in the
left on wind three times without "A return
ducks duck night swing. FltzsimmonSs lands left;
rushes Fit2simmons to the ropes Fitzsm-
mons cinches Fitzsmmons tries left for
wind and mi sCs. Sharkey lands left on the
wind and gets left on head. Sharkey lands
ieit swing on head, staggering Fitzsimmons,
Fit2simmons swings right and left, stugger-
ing sharkey; Honors even.
Round Both men stand up before call
Sharkey clinches and throws Fitzsmmons. |
Sharkey bleeding from cut over left eve 4
lands left on face. FitZsiin- |
mons tries left swing. but misses. FitZsim |
mons swings left on neck and left on wind. |
lands left and right .wng On |
head. Sharkey ducks and clinches. Sharkey
lands left on face twice lightly. Fltzslm- |
mons lands right on head. Sharkey tries |
right and FitZsmmons clinches. In a scrim- |
mage Fitzsimmons lands right on face twice |
and knocks Sharkey down. Fitzsimmons |
tries left for face and Sharkcy clinches |
Sharkey clnches 10 avoid Fitzsimmons |
swings Sharkey falls under the ropes |
Bob kindly, assists him to his feet. Round |
ends in a clinch.
Round G-Fitzslmmons rushes and Sharkey |
clinches Fttzsimmons lands left on face |
twice. FitZsimmons tries left for the Jaw |
and Sharkcy Clinchcs. FitZslmmons lands |
left on face twice. Sharkey lands light left |
ON head fitzslmmons swings right and |
ducks and clinches. Sharkey ducks into n |
left uppercut. Sharkey clmching Fitzsm-
mons now leading left on wind, Sharkey
lands left on face. Fitzsimmons lands right |
and left on the jaw and Sharkey ducks.
Sharkey appears tired at the end of the
round. Round ends with Sharkey cllnchlng.
FITz BEGINS TO WEAKEN.
Round 7--Fitzsimmons swings left on head
Sha3rAey lands left on wind Fitzsimmons
swinging for the head and Sharkey ducklng
Sharkey swings right for the head. but
misses Fitzsimmons lands left on face
swings left on face twice and |
gets left and right lightly on his head
Sharkey strikes Fltz In clnch and is |
lissed, Fitzslmmons lands left jab over the |
damaged eye. Fltzslmmons staFgers
3harkey with right and left on head
'harkey swings wildly for the head with