The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-03
SHARKEY ON A FOUL
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Arizona man has always enjoyed a
splendid reputation as a square sport
FitZsimmons finally said he had Civ
ell up his referee in all his fights and
would give into this. Then ne stripped
off his black robe, and added, that he
would insist that Sharkey take the
bandages off his hands, as he had none
on his Sharkey had on his gloves, but
continued to tie his gloves and paid no
attention to FitZsimmonS' demand. But
the referee walked over and examined
the bandages complained of, and Shar-
key then removed the Objectionable ar
t1cles.
NEARLY 10000 PEOPLE
occupied all the available space in the
big Mechanics Pavilion and watched
the contest which every one regarded
as practically deciding the champions
ship of the world. The long, lean New
ZeaIander, who has had a succession
Of victories in the United States fer
the last five or six years, entered the
ring tonight with almost every appar-
ent advantage in his favor He could
count upon his experience and science;
his height ard reach and every other
quality which enters into the making
OF the successful prize fight
Against him was the sailor lad VINO
was unknown six months ago, but VINO
rose to fame recently when he came
perllOuSIy near trailing in the dust the
colOrs Of Californias ideal, James +.
Corbett. Against the science and ex-
perlence and the superior height and
reach Of FitzSimmOns was Sharlley
with his youth and strength, probably
one Of the greatest examples of mus
cular development that the prize ring
has produced. A man not accredited
with the science of a Fitzsimmons' or
Corbett, but who had proved that ne
"a a n hi
and who was known to possess mosr
remarkable strength and endurance
and to fear nothing that ever stepped
into the prize ring.
Both men had trained hard and we'll
for several weeks before the contest.
ana particularly during the last few
days, and each had expressed the ux-
most confidence in his ability to gain
victory and the $4,000 purse which
the National Athletic club offered the
victor. Although the contest was
limited to ten rounds there was hardly
spectator in the pavilion tonight who
did not expect to see one or the other
Or the lighters go down to defeat be
fore the full limit Of the fight had
been reached. The men themselves
evidently expected the same. F'itzsirn-
mons and his trainer were confideur
that Sharkey would be put out inside
of five rounds and Sharkey expressed
every confidence that he would do
t1tzslmmonS within seven rounds.
The betting public naturally leaned
toward the man Of experience and the
odds in Fitzsimmons' favor avera ged
about to l; in some few cases going as
high as to l, but just before the fight
started the prevailing odds were about
70 to g. There was no lack Of Sharkev
money at these figures and many bets
were offered at even money and &C.
eepted that Fftzsimmons would put his
man out within six rounds
The National club had made most
Elaborate preparations for the fight and
1t is probable that a similar contest
was never witnessed by as many peo-
pie. The twenty-four-foo ring was
located in the center Of the pavilion
the largest building Of its kind in San
Francisco and over $50 boxes, accom-
mOdating from six to ten persons each
surrounded the ring, and, beyond the
boxes and in the galleries on four sides
OF the ring were row after row Of
chairs. Every seat in the building was
occupied and thousands of men stood
up back Of the rows of chairs.
One unique feature of the night was
the fact that for the first time in the
history Of pugilism the management Of
the club threw open the doors to
women and several hundred women
were IN attendance tonight, some Of
them gray haired matrons whose en-
thusiasm on the subject led them to
venture beyond the bounds of conven-
tionality. One hundred police and as
many more special officers were. in at
tendance and a hundred ushers in
evening dress escorted the parties to
their seats
Long before the fighters appeared in
the ring solid mass Of humanity was
banked in front Of the pavilion. There
was no lack of enthusiasm at any stage
of the fight and notwithstanding the
long delay before the event of the
evening" occurred, there was nothing
but the greatest good nature prevail
Ing everywhere and there was not the
slightest disturbance. Several prelim-
mary events preceded the chief event
and it was very late when Fitzsimmons
and Sharkey appeared in the ring
One of the most noticeable differences
In the men was in regard to height, the
New Zealander 5 feet 112z inches, and
Sharkey feet 81 inches. Each Of the