San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-25
CORBETT WAS WINDED
AND GAME NEAR BEING KNOCKED
OUT LAST NIGHT
By the Big sailOr-POliOe Interference
Saved His ReputatiOn-Is Challenged
To Fight For $4,000.

time confidence in Corbett was
manifested last night when the
crowds began to assemble to wit
ness the four round contest be-
tween the champion and Sharkey.
Although the preliminary con.
tests were not scheduled to begin
before $50 p. m. the mechanics
pavilion was surrounded by a
crowd of sweltering people by 1880
o'clock. At s, when the doors were
thrown open, there was a rush for
seats of advantage. In half an
hour every seat in the building,
which holds 10000, was occupied.
Corbett's stock rose rapidly in pub
lie estimation q few hours before
the contest was to take place.
This afternoon odds of l to s were
offered that the champion would
not be able to knock the mariner
out in four rounds. Then the Cor.
bett men began to roll in and it
was difficult to. find men to back
Snarkey at even money.
Corbett was seconded by Billy
Delaney and George Green. Shar-
keys seconds were Tom McGrath
and Tom Hall. Frank Carr was
chosen as referee. When Corbett
entered the ring at 10:45 the vast
crowd rose and cheered for several
minutes. The men shook hands,
when the cheering subsidized and
time was called for the first round.
Round 1-Corbett assumed the
aggressive from the start and land
ed on jaw with left. Corbett land
ed:on Jaw with left and ducked a
heavy swing from Sharkey.
Shsrkey struck Corbett on the
breast and clinched. Corbet land
ed right heavily on the jaw. In a
mix up Cortett landed with left
and followed with right.
Round 2-Sharkey landed left
lightly on Jim's face and followed
with a rush. Sharkey on the ag-
gressive. Corbett.neatly lodged a
heavy left hand swing and landed
on Sharkey's face. Clinch followed.
Corbett followed Sharkey after the
break. Sharkey landed heavily
with right on Corbett's face. Shar-
key landed left on breast and again
upon Corbett's jaw. The sailor ap.
peared groggy. Corbett landed
left on the sailor. Sharkey landed
left on Corbett's breast as the
round closed.
Sharkey made a very game fight.
The round closed in Corbett's favor.
Round 3.-Sharkey rushed at
Corbett. Corbett lodged and
Sharkey clinched. Sharkey land
ed heavily on Corbett's ribs. Cor
bett landed with right on jaw and
followed with left. Corbett landed
with right heavily on the face.
Shsrkey groggy and inclined to
clinch. Corbett landed heavy left
on Jaw and Sharkey clinched to
avoid; punishment. Sharkey re-
fused to break. Corbett landed
heavy right. Shsrkey striking
wildly but not landing. Sharkey
landed right as the round closed.
Round 4-Men came to the cen.
ter. Sharkey rushed Corbett and
clinched. Shsrkey adopted foul
tactics and refused to break. Ref
cree unable to break the men apart.
Corbett now clinches Sharkey and
holds him tightly in order to avoid
the sailors rushes. Corbett ap-
pears groggy and unable to land a
heavy blow. Corbett falls down.
Corbett gets mixed up with the
referee and falls again. Police
break into the ring to stop the
fight, but Sharkey jumps at them
aud refuseses to be led from the
ring. Corbett appeared very tired.
Sharkey made great fight
throughout. During the last two
rounds Sharkey was the aggressor
and Corbett was forced to clinch to
keep the sailor from fighting. 1t
was the opinion of all who saw the
fight that Sharkey more than held
his own and was the freshest Of the
two at the end OF the contest. 1t
is practically victory for Shar-
key, who had to be held by the po-
lice to keep him from going at Cor
bett.
Sharkey after the fight an
nounced he would fight Corbett to
finish for $4,000 q side. The
big crowd at the pavilion went
wild with excitement and Sharkey
was loudly cheered. Corbett
seemed to be greatly exhausted