Evening journal., 1896-12-03

two i'm return Fitz ducked right swing
Fitz tried left for the head and missed
Round ended with Fitz aggrcssor.
Round 3-fitz rushed but Sharkey
duclscd and clirchcd low Sharkcy tried
left for body and then clinched. Fitz
swung right and left ON the hcnd. Shar-
key swung right and left. but with little
damage. Fitz staggered Sharkoy with
right Sharkey swung left ON head. Fitl
swung left, and Sharkcy duckei Sharkcy
landed left on face Sharkey landed hard
iest on tine wind and got away Shafkoy
duckcd hard left swing Shnrkey doing
most OF the leading for the wind md again
landed left on wind Fitz evidently try
ing Co get in right on jaw.
Round 4.--sharkey landed left. Shar-
/ key knocked fitz down with left in the
wind. lIo then duckod left swing ana land
ed LETT ON wind three times without a re-
/ turn. Fitz fighting carefully. Sharhey
/ ducked right swing. Fitz landed left. -hai-
! key landed left on face and wind and rush
ed Fit1 tl the ropes. fitz clnched. Fitz
tried left for head twice and missed. Shar-
key tried for wind and missed Sharkey
landed left on the wind and got left on
head Sharkcy landed left swing on head,
staggering Fitz Fitz swung right and
left, staggering Sharl.oy. Honors ev"n'
sharkey shows Punishment.
Round s. 5.-SharSey bleeding from cut
over left eye Fitz landed left on face.
Fitz tried left swing, but missed. fltz
swung left ON neck and left ON wind. ritz
landed left and right swing ON head. Shar-
kew dueked and clinched ln a scrimmage
Fitz landed right on face twice Knocking
SharSey down. Fitz tried left for face,
and -harkey clinchod. Sharkey clinched
to avoid Fitz's swings. When Sharkey
fell under the ropes, Bob kindly assisted
him to his feet
Round G.-Fitz rushed, and Sharkey
clinched. Fitz landed loft on face twice.
l'itz tried right for the jaw, and Sharkey
clnched. Fitz landed left on face twice.
Sharkey landed light left on head Fit
swung right, and Sharkey ducked and
clinched Sharkey ducked into a left up
percut. Fitz landed right and left on the
jaw, and Sharkey duckel. Sharkey APP
peared tired ut the end Of the round
Round -Fitzsimmons swung left ON
head. Sharkcy landed left on wind. Ftz-
simmons swinging for the head and Shar-
key ducking. Sharkey swung right for
the head, but missed. Fitz landed left on
face Fitz swung left on face twice and
got left and right lightly on his head.
Sharkey struck Fitz IN q clinch and was
hissod. Fitz landed left jab over the dam
aged eye. s'itz hit Sharkey in the face
twice with left Sharkey clnching to avoid
punishment, Sharkey punched Fitz In the
wind with left. Fitz appeared tired and
not forcing the fighting. Sharkey appear
ed fresh.
Put shnrlsey Asleep.
Round S-Fitz led with left for face
and missed. but a moment later landed
right swing ON head twice Shnrkey
clinched and rushed Fitz to ropes Fiti
tried left ON head and countered with right
on head. Fitz swung right and left on
head Shafkey landed left on head Fits
swung right on head and Sharkey cam,
back with loft on wind. Fitz iabbed Shar
key i'm face with left and swung right OF
jaw twice. He then landed his right arr
blow on face After two minutes and a
half OF the round had expired Fitz landed
right for Jaw, and then put his left ,rool
On the chin, which put Sharkey on ia,
floor with a smash. Bob ioltcd -harkel
under the chin with his left and the sailo
went over backward AS he fell he put hi
hand 20 his groin
He made no attcmI Z toriso and was car
ried unconscious from the ring. The foul
if foul it WIS. could not be seen from th
press stand, but Referee carp gave his dc
cision in spite of Fitzs protests.
1t was Fitz's fight from start to finish
tie fought fairly, while the sailor contin
ually used foul tactics. He would clircl
ard lift Fitz from his feet, strike i'm
cliuch, though tic men had previously
agreed not to do so. and he was general!
unfair
A right hand swing staggered the sailor
and then came a left hand swing and
left half arm punch under the chin tina
sent SharkUy over with a thud While th
marine was falling the referee claimed tina
Fitz struck him in the groin with hi
knee, thus committing a foul. Sharke.
was undoubtedly badly hurt. He was un
able to move his legs, though lac clutches
spasm0t ically at his groin with his glove'
hand. His seconds rushed into the RIM
and raised him up, but he tainted ava.
and was borne from the ring unconscious
Hardly any one among the spectators say
the foul, and the decision was receives
. with misses and groans. AS far as the ar
of fighting goes, Sharkey is not in IN
same class with Fitz Re is. willing
strong man, but has little science. A cloy
? cr man like Fitz had no trouble in avoid
1 ing his rushes, and he continually lei
himself open TO damaging blows
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