Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-06-26
It v AS A DRAW
Sailor Sharley Takes the Conceit
Out of PampadOur Jim in
Excellent Style.
THE CHAMPION MET HIS MATCH
An Interesting Set-to or Four
Rounds Witnessed Ny Ten
Thousand People.

san FRANCGsCo, June 2i.--That San
Frsnrisconrs have lost none Of their Old.
time interest in Corbett received ample
demonstration tonight when the crowd
began to assemble 10 witness the four
round contest between the champ pion and
Tom Sharkey, Although the preimi-
nary contests were not scheduled TO be-
gin until $50, the Mechanics pavilion
w8s surrounded by crowd of several
thousand people, and when the contest
begun nearly evory seat in the building,
which holds 10000 people, WIS occupied,
Corbett and Sharsey stepped into the
ring at l0;10. Corbott was seconded by
Billy Delaney aud George Green.
4hark9y'g seconds were Tom Mctrath
and Danny Needham. Frank Carr vas
chosen as referee. When Curbett entered
the ring, tho vast crowd roee TO its l8et
and cheered for several minutes. The
men shook bands when the cheering
s4bsided, and time was called for the
first round.
Corbett assumed the aggressive from
the start and landed on the Jaw With
left, Corbett landed again on the Jaw
and ducked heavy swing from Sharkcy.
The latter struck Corbett or the hreast
and cinched. Corbott landed a right
heavy Oh the jaw. In mix up Corbett
landed with hLs left and followed with
his right.
Round 2-Sharkcy landed light left
on ,jim's face and followed up with a
rush. Corbctt neatly lodged a heavy
left swing and landed on Sharkcy's face
with left. Corbctt now following
Shar5cy. The latter lands heavy blow
with right on Corbctt's face. Sharkcy
lands left on breast. Sharkey again
lands on Corbctt's jaw. The saiIor ap-
pears groggy Corbctt lands Il left
heavily on the sailor. SharLry lands
a heavy on Corbctt s breast as toe round
closed.
Round 3 Sharkey rushed at Corhntt,
Corbett lodged and Sharkoy clinched.
Sharkey leads heavily Sharkey landed
heavily on Corbett's ribs. CorLott lands
right on Sharkey's jaw and follows with
left. Corbett lands with heavy night
and left jabs on face soharkey groggy
and inclined to cinch. Corbett lands
a heavy left on Sharkeys jaw and
Sharkey cinched to avoid punishment.
Sharkey refused to break Corbett
lands heavy right. Sharkey strikes wild
ly but does not land. Shalkey landed
right as the round closed.
Round 4-The men came TO the CEN
ter. Sharkey rushed at CoTbett and
clinched, Sharkoy adopts foul tactics
and refuses to break. The referee is un-
able to b,eak the men apart, Corbe,t
now cIinches Sharkey and holds him
lightly in order 10 avoid the sailors
ruahes. Corbett appears groggy and
unable TO land heavy blows. Corbett
falls down, Corbett gets MIXED up with
the referee and falls down again. The
police break into the ring to stop the
tight, but Sharkoy jumps at them and
refuses to be led from the rir@, Corfe't
tired, Sharkey made Il great
fight throughout. The fight was de
ClafGd a draw.
During the last two rounds Sharkey
was the agresBor and Corbott was forced
to clinch to keep the sailor from lighting
1t was the opinion Of all who saw the
fight that Sh&rkey more than held his
own and was the fre8her man Of the two
at the end or the contest 1t ia prac
tlcally a victory for Sheritey, who had to
be held by the police to keep him from
going at Corh6tt. Sharley. after the
fight, announced that he would fight
Corbett to finish for $4,000 a side.
The big crowd at the pavilion went wild
with excitement and Sharkey was loudly
cheered Corbett seemed to be greatly
exhausted and his breast was red and
scratched from the effect Of sohaI keys
blows. The sailors Rdherents alege
that Corbett himself gave the signal for
the police interference when be found
he was getting the worst Of it.