The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-03
FITZS|MMONS WAS ROBBED.
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Knocked Out omSharkey
). +. but Lost on an AL
legged Foul.
REFEREE EARP GAVE A
r r. RAW DECISION.
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The Cornishman Was Warned
!. Against Accepting the Ex Faro
Dealing Sharp.
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ONLY ONE MAN IN THE FIGHT
FROM START TO FINISH.
Lon Agnew Won From Muller After Six Hard
Rounds--An Immense Crowd Filled the
Pavilion--Crowd Yelled Fake

:. The alleged gun-fghter, Wyatt carp,
who is best known as the bodyguard of
Long Green Lawrence, of the Examiner,
robbed Bob Fitzsimmons of well-earned
victory over Tom Sharkey in the most
barefaced manner last night.
The sailor who fought foul all through
5 the eight rounds of the battle, went down
from hook on the chin and terrific left
drive in the pit of the stomach, and the
crowd got up to go with the impression
that Bob had won.
But then the slouchy would-be referee
gave the decisionto the sailor on a foul,
and the house howled i'll derision and
would not believe it until Fitzsimmons
himself confirmed the story by protesting
against the outrage.
It was the most bald-faced steal that has
ever been seen in the San Francisco prize
ring and viii do much to hurt boxing on
this coast if, indeed, it does not kill it
entirely.
carp did.not wait to see what effect the
decision would have on the crowd, but
sneaked from the ring while Fitz' friends
were crowding about the big Cornishman
to congratulate him and was far away
when the crowd understood and began to
yell FAKE, "fSteaI' and other expressions
of that character.
1t is safe to say that his fake reputation
as bad man from Arizona would not
have saved his hide had the crowd been
able to get hands on him.
He showed the yellow dog" in him by
going into the ring with Colts navy re-
volver in his pocket, indicating that he
feared trouble over the decision that he
knew he would give if opportunity offered.
When Captain Whitman saw it pushing
out his coattails he demanded the gun, and
it was only after repeated orders from the
big police officer that carp gave up the
weapon on which he depends for a living
The Fitzsimmons people knew when
they entered the ring something was
wrong, and when the club management
announced that Fakir carp was its
choice-the managers of the men having
failed to agree on man-they protested
against him.
Julian, who talked for Fitz, said to the
throng that they had originally been salts
fed with the alleged gun-fghter but that
just before the fight they had heard that
carp was fixed for Sharkey.
1--WE are satisfied with any other man in
the house." he said, "6ut we don't want
this man." pointing to carp. 1--WE don't
want to be kickers, but we want at least a
fair show. Let them choose any other
man and we viii be ready"
o Esrp hung his head during the speech.
The wrangle grew too long for Fitz and he
finally sprang from his chair and said:
''I' have given in to everything in this
matter and l will give in to this. Let's
get at it,
That slip of judgment cost Fitz $4,000,
but not whit of his reputation, for not a
fair minded man in the audience saw
more than one man in the fight, and that
man was Bob Fitzsimmons.
He simply smothered the sailor and
won the good will of the crowd, which
was at first with Snarkey, by the great
fairness with which he fought. When he