The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-04
FISTS ARE USELESS
ONLY VOCAL ORGANS COUNT IN
TIE CONTEST NOW ON.

TIE CONTEST NOW ON.
Number OF Rounds Indefinite, Contestants
Unlimited. Fouls Permitted, and no
Referee-Au Hands Take a Clip at the
Sharkey-Fnzsimmons Fight carp
>ticks to 1t That There Was Foul, fitz
Denies il, sharkey Regrets 1t and Cor
bett Roasts it-Bank Won't Pay the
Money-Fight News In General.
San Francisco, Dec. 3.-Referee Earp'
whose decision Of the Sharkey-F1tzsim-
mons fight caused an indignant demon
stra ton from the crowd at the rlngslde
last night, stated this morning that when
he decided the contest in favor OF Shar-
key he did so because he believed Fitz-
simmons deliberately fouled him, and
under the rules the sailor was entitled 10
the decision. He would have been will
Ing 10 allow half fouls-that is, fouls that
might be considered accidental-to pass
by with only a reprimand, but in such
case as this ne could only do his duty.
carp STICKS TO IT.
He said: There is one thing I re-
gret. / should have given Sharkey the
fight earlier in the contest. In the fourth
round, l believe it was, FitZsimmons
landed d Ieft-hand blow and returned
with his elbow, cutting Sankey's eye
brow open. The sailor should have had
The fight then The foul blow OF the
eighth was seen plainly by me. Fitz-
simmons smashed with his right on Shar
Keys shoulder and then with an upper
cut with the left he struck the sailor be-
low the belt Sharkey was leaning over
and the blow knocked him down. 1t was
clearly foul and before the sailor NOV
"a mentioned that the fight was ended.
The first blow had been weak and | be-
.ieve that the second was intended for an
lppercut. but struck foul. No man until
now has ever questioned my honor. 1
have been in many places and in pecu-
bar situations, but no one ever said, I'M
til last night, that L was guilty OF dis
honorable act And l will repeat that 1
decided in all fairness and with a judg
nent that was as true as my eyesight
saw the foul blow
F'ITZ HAS HIS TALK.
Fitzsimmons said, after the fight:
carp knows, and so does Sharkey that
[ did not hit the sailor where they say
stomach. where had right 10 hit him,
and 10 o:tei place. His lying down and
5raaniDg was al part OF the game.
There WAS no Iced for NE to foul him be
cause I had him whipped anyway and
7Uuld have firI%hed him before the end
of the round. Il don't make any differ
encc.. though As I telegraphed Dan
Stuart last ri2Et | am willing to meet
beth Sharkey ana Corbett in the same
ring any night ST. arr wants Ia pull the
Eight eff viii say one thing Tor Cor
bett. an2 tEds is Iris. that / don't blame
{ IN Ger say inE that he vas robbei out OF
the Jackson fight IT, his own town. No
pugiIst can set a square deal from the
thieves who handle fighting in this city
ind II is safe bet that the last big fight
san Francisco viii ever see was pulled
BIZ last night
SHARKEY'S SAY.
Sharkey had this to say of the affair:
u an certain that F'itZsimmons fouied
cle deliberately to save himself from de-
feat
1T vas getting too plain to him that
| was gaining in strength while he was
going down bill, so Il. speak, and rather
than be Knocked our he thought he
wonld lose or a Tcui. Had he not deliv-
Pred ti1at nasty blow which crippled me.
that +, unG-the eighth, / believe ii was
Il am sorry that The decision of SUI
premacy was NOV settled on its merits.
rather than Ill this way / can beat
FitZsimrrCns anc / would far rather
have knocked him out, than win the
purse on foul / don't think he will be
anxious TO meet me again. however but
IL fe does-well, 1 am open 10 all en-
gagements. | am in the boxing business
as a profession.
Il intend 10 win the worlds cham
pionship if the decision in this contest
has not already given me the right to
that title. / am not going to pose as a
talking fighter either. If any body wants
10 meet me they will always find me
willing"
HOW HE WAS HURT.
Physicians and newspaper men who
participated III, or witnessed the examin-
ton OF Sharkey after he was carried
fl"n the ring, reported after the fight
that he was visihly wounded below the
belt. The doctors said that his condition
was serious but not dangerous, and or
dered him tc remain in bed at least two
or three days, stating that exercise or
any movement, might aggravate his in
jur,eS. Sharkey was seen in bed at his
hotel this morning. He was resting
easily. hough suffering from pain and
Inconvenience.
Witnesses of the fight declared this
in2.nipg that foul blow was undoubt-
Cd ce'lNeTed, but many believed that l.
WAS accidental
BANK REFUSES PAYMENT.
The Anglo-California bank, on which
TIE checi; for $4,000 was drawn by the
National Athletic club. today refused
payment. The check was presented by
lyach, Sharkey's hacker The bank Of
fcialS told Lynch that they must decline
10 pay the check until he courts decided
that Sharkey was entitled TO the money.
The bank officials said they were act
ing on legal adv.ee.
CCRHETT SYMPATHIZES.
New York. Dec. AT the conclusion
al he Flt-s'mmons-Sharkey fight in San
Francssco last night. James J. Corbets
telesraphed s;harkey as follows:
I3aIs Shar,leX. San Francisco. Calf
Am very sorry a Mr.. FitZsimmons' foul
tactics IL His contest with you. which
prevented your getting decision over
him in a fu.l ter-tound contest without
d foul. ! am -easy 10 meet you on or be-
lore January i. 1897
tSisHedo JAMES ]. CORBETT.
'IDeceineer 3. 1895, 2.40 a. m"
Cf.l:bETT REASONS IT OUT.
Corbett shed no tears of regret today
Over the defeat Of FitzsimmonS by Shar-
key. O7e result Of the San Francisco
fight. Ctrhett said 10 reporter, would
be to Pat Saarkey in the first rank