Arizona republican., 1896-12-03
swung right and left, staggering Sharkey. Honors even.

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 Fifth round-Both men stand up before it all of the time. F'itz tried right for head Sharkey clinched and threw Fitz. Sharkey bleeding from cut over left eye. Fitzsimmons landed left on face. Fitz tried left swing, but missed. Fitzsimmons swung left on neck and left on wind. Fitz landed left and right swing on head. Sharkey ducked and clinched. Sharkey landed left on face twice lightly. Fitz Shnded on head. Sharkey tried right and Fitz clinched. Sharkey landed In a scrimmage Fitz landed right on face twice and knocked Sharkey down. Fitz tried left for face and Sharkey clinched. Sharkey clinching to avoid Fitzsimmons' swings. The round end ed in a clinch. When Sharkey fell un- der the ropes Bob kindly assisted him to his feet.
 In the sixth round Fitz rushed and Sharkey clinched. Fitz landed with his left on the face twice. Fitzsim- mons tried his right for the jaw and Sharkey clinched. Fitz landed with his left On the face twice. Sharkey clinched. Sharkey landed lightly with his left on the head. Fitz swung his right and Sharkey ducked and clinched Sharkey ducked into a left uppercut Sharkey clinched. Fitz landed with his right and left swing. Fitz led his left on the wind Sharkey landed his left on the face. Seventh round-Fitz swung left on head. Tom landed left on wind. Bob swung for head and Sharkey tucked. Sharkey swung right for head, but missed. Fitz landed left on face. Fitz swung left on face twice and got left and right on his head. Sharkey struck Fitz in a clinch and is hissed Fitz landed left over the damaged eye. Fitz staggered Sharkey with a right and left on the head. Sharkey swung wildly for the head with right and left. Fitz jabs Sharkey in the face twice with left Sharkey clinched to avoid punishment. Sharkey punched Fitz in the wind twice with left. Bob jabs Sharkey twice in the face. Fitz appeared tired and not forcing the fighting. Sharkey' appears fresh.
 Eighth round-Fitz led with left for face and missed, but moment later landed right swing on head twice. Sharkey clinched and pushed Fitz to ropes. Fitz tried left on head and Tom countered with right from the the head. Fitz swung right and left from the head. Sharkey landed left swing on head. Fitz swung on head and Sharkey came back with left on wind. Fitz jabs Sharkey in the face with left and swung right on jaw twice He then landed his right arm blow on the face. Sharkey went down. Fitz went at him ferociously. A right hand swing staggered him and then came the left arm punch under the chin that sent Sharkey over with a crash. While the marine was falling the referee claims that FitZ struck him in the groin with his knee, thus committing a foul, and he gave the decision tc Sharkey. Sharkey was undoubtedly badly hurt. He was unable to move his legs, though he clutched spasmodi cally at his groin with his glovet hand. His seconds rushed into ths ring and raised him up, but he faintet away and was borne from the ring un conscious. Hardly any one among tn, spectators saw the foul and the decis ion was received with misses ant groans. AS far as the art of fighting goes, Sharkey is not in the same clas
 with Fitz. He is a strong man, bu
 has little science. A clever man lik
 Fitz had no trouble in avoiding hi
 rushes and he continually left himsel open to damaging blows
 BIG HAUL.
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