The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-03
ROBBED,
FitZ and Julian so
Declare.
Told Before the Fight That
carp Was Fixed.
And That They Could Not Get
a Decision Anyway.
President Groom Den0unces the
Decision as an Outrage.
President Groom Den0unces the
Decision as an Outrage.
Steps VIII BE Taken to Prevent the
Payment of the Prize Money.

NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-A special from
San Francisco Gays: After the 6gnt was
over ana titzsimmons returned to bis
dressing 70 ON, Martin Julian, on the
suggestion of Fitzsimmons, gave out the
following statement: "About $3.50 this
evening, Nose Guntz, Elley Grammar
and Tom Jones came to US and said that
carp was "nxed," and that we would
not get the decision even though We
knocked Sharkey out. But rather than
have the fight fall through, we consented
to carp. And what has been the result?
We have been robbed. Fitzsim mons
never struck . foul blow during the
fight, but Sharky struck at least fifty
intend to stop the payment OF the check
II possible, and will make a pr otest to
the club against its payment"
At this point j. J. Groom, president of
the club, came in and Julian took him
to TASK for the decision and called upon
him to stop payment OF the check.
MIR. Groom said that the clue was TAX
ing legal advice as to whether a certified
cneok could be stopped. -u-i&mconld be,
he said, it would be.as he denounced the
decision as an outrage. Mr.. Groom also
declared that during the fight he had
repeatedly called to carp about Sharkey's
repeated foul blows. Fitzsimmons br oke
in here and said: never struck Sharkey
a foul blow during the contest, but he
struck me several. One time 1t was q
severe blow and l complained to carp,
but all the satisfaction got was $50 on
and fight"
"The blow that knocked Sharkey out
gave in this fashion. tented with my
right, and then ducking slightly,
planted my left with full forcs in the
pit the stomach. Sbarkey, in his few
seconds Of consciousness, made out to
catch at his groins in order TO deceive as
to where he was hit. / doubled bir1 up.
That is ell there was to it. was robbed
of the fight and every fair minded person
will cay the ssme thing. Pm ready to
fight him at any time. In fact, I'll fignt
him now, inside of 10 minutes. He is
the foulest fighter and a trickster. j can
lick him In short order"
A later special to the World says:
Few bets will be paid, for bookmakers
decided earl v this morning rot to pay
of unless they were compelled to by
legal process.- Adolph= =sRfeekIea EseH-ef
the sugar refiner. met President Groom
after the decision was given out, and des
clared himself In strong terms. Shaking
his fist in Groom's face he shouted:
"You sud all the mem bers OF the club are
in with this steal. IL this decision stands
I'll Go sll In my power to have boxing
stopped in San Francisco. The decision
was an outrage. 1t was fixed and you
know H."
Groom denied being implicated,in any
deal to award the fight to Sharkey and
voiced Spreckle's sentiment as to the out
rageous decision. AS spreckles is strong
in politics aud bis brother John is one of
the bosses, his threat to stop prize tight
ing il the decision was not chapged,i Is no
idle one and carries great weight.
Major McLsug hin, chairman OF the Re-
publican committee, was with Spreckles
at the time he made his charge Of fraud
to President Groom and upheld the mil
lionaire in the stand he took. Both men
were greatly worked up end were very
angry.
james O'Neil, ono ot the biggest book
makers in the country, said he held 5000
on the contest and he would not pay II
under the circumstances. He said that
Fitzimnops had earned the decision
fairly and tnst ne would not give up to
Sharkey's hackers. This was the deci-
sion OF all men who booked on the fight.
To mau they had laid heavy odds
against shsrkey. One thing In favor OF
the hackers OF Fitzsimmons is the fact
that. Julian objected 10 Wyatt carp for
referee, and stated from the ring that he
had learned from good authority that
Shsrkey was to be given q decision,
whether deservedly or not. After the
fight carp forced bis way through the
crowd and was frowned on by even his
most intimate friends
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23.-Referce
carp. whose decision OF the shafkey-
Fitzsimmons fight caused an indignant
denomination from the crowd at the
ring last night, stated this morning that