The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-04

check, payment was refused by the
teller, who referred Lynch to Manager
Lilienthal. The latter stated that he
had been advised by his attorney that
the bank was in the position of an
innocent custodian of the money which
would be involved in the promised
legal controversy and that for the
protection Of the bank he would re-
fuse to pay it.
Lynch supposed that the bank had
been formally enjoined from cashing
the check, but it afterwards developed
that the bank was acting on an order
from the officials of the National club
who requested that payment of the
check should be temporarily deferred
AS the check had been certified, the
right of the bank to refuse payment
is questioned and will form the basis
worSted in the injunction suit.
Meantime, Sharkey is in bed with
three doctors in constant attendance
and he is likely to remain where he
is for several days; the $4,000 is in the
bank and is also likely to remain
where it is for some time, and Bob
Fitzsimmons, without mark or bruise
and followed by an admiring and
cheering crowd, is walking the streets,
receiving continued ovations as the
real winner of last nights encounter.
Tom Sharkey was a somewhat
dilapidated looking pugilist as he lay
on his bed today. The only visible
bruises were two on the left side of
his face, one q cut which had rather
neatly divided the left eyebrow length
wise. HE gave me that cut with his
elbow, when he fouled me early in
the fight said Sharkey.
The doctors made no difficulties at
all about showing not only the condi-
ton Of Sharkey's face, but also of his
N 6Oinpr al
ton to the fact that there was moth
ing to indicate that he had received
any particular punishment previous to
the striking Of the blow which ended
the fight. This seemed to be the fact,
for there were no discolorations or
bruises at all upon Sharkeys body ex-
cept at the point below the belt, where
the
ALLEGED FOUL BLOW
is said to have landed. Here there was
a decided swelling and other evidences
Of injury which it was easy to conceive
would have prevented a man from con-
tinuing a boxing match or any other
form of eXertion. 81 was all right up
to the time L got that foul HEX Shar-
key said in answer to question. 1T
had not been hurt at ALL The three
physicians all concurred in the state
ment, made very positively, that Shar-
key had been fou1ed, the physical evil
dences, they considered, being indis-
putable. ttHe was hit there and hit
hard" said DR.. Raglan
Bob FftZsimmons was about town
today. Il fell in among a gang of
thieves" was Fitzsimmons' opening re-
mark when spoken to about the decis-
ion. II came out here to San Francisco
expecting to get square DEAL" he
continued, "but 1 find l made a mis- =
foln I wa mo q h0 xrint ~
of the meanest jobs ever put through
on earth. The referee was selected to
give a decision against me- and he car
ried out his part of the programme
So far as 1 am concerned, / can say
that L never fought fairer in all my
life, while Sharkey fouled me deliber-
ately at least twenty times 1 appealed
to the referee, but he tok no notice of
my protests, and told me to go on and
fight. Once, in a clinch, carp tried to
separate us. by pressing his hand
against my face. His finger nails pen
etrated my eye and cut the flesh on
the inside of the lid.
''Sharkey is hard nut He don't
know much about fighting, however,
but relies on brute strength and foul
tactics and q crooked referee to win.
IT don't get this fight and purse. I'll
never enter the ring again. AS it Is.
1t begins to look to me as If the people
do not want me for champion. They
seem to prefer hoodlums and toughs to
gentlemen.
''Sharkey knows, If he will only tell
the truth, that 1 did not hit foul. He
was leaning over when I struck the
below of which he complains. It was
left handed uppercut and took effect
in the pit Of the stomach He straight
ened UP a bit, after receiving the
punch, and / finished him with q left
on the jaw. Payment of the check OF
$4,000 has been stopped and Sharkey
will have to make q legal battle for
it, as / do not intend to be robbed II
I can help it,
FitZsimmons gave a bag punching
exhibition tonight at the Bush street
theater. He also showed how he had
knocked Sharkey out, making g, little
speech as he illustrated the blow,
EARP'S ARREST.
When Wyatt carp appeared in the ring last
night to act as referee, he was disarmed by
Police Captain Whitman, who took from the
Arizona man large sized pistol. Tonight
carp was arrested on a charge Of CARRYING
concealed weapons. He was released on $40
bail.
A delegation Of SIX reputable physicians
examined Sharkey tonight and made the
following report:
We find oedema or swelling Of the left
side of the groin extending partially to the
left. Also two small ecchymotic spots or dis
colorations about half way down on the right
side.
DR.. Lee, the man called in to attend shay-
key last night. N spite Of the fact that other