The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-06
HOTEL AND CORRIDOR.

yesterday at the Templeton. was one CT
the favored few who occupied front
seat close by the ringside at the F-tz-
simmons-Sharkey fight in the Mechanics
Pavilion al San Francisco the other
night Mr.. Cater only staid few hours
in Salt Lake and as a consequence hadn't
finished telling all about II when ne was
compelled to leave
BY some chance, word Of Mr.. Caters
shortly after he arrived at the Tempieton,
il was learned he had just come through
from san Francisco. Then some one m
quired: Were you there the night OF the
yes" he replied, Y saw it."
That settled it. His time was all booked
in a twinkitng- 1t didn't take long Tor
the word 10 be passed around that there
was a man IN Inc house who had seen
the Fitzsimmons-Sharke mill, and every
one at once had a consuming desire 70
hear the account OF an eyewitness. Ar.
tell the story Of the fight. Then ne nad
to repeat it az lunch and again aIter
lunch, and he was N the middle OF II
again when the call for his bus was
sounded that was to take him 10 the
train for the east. He was compelled TO
apologize for not being able 10 nnish as
ne SAID he had imperative business n
Chicago.
Mr.. CATER said that on the day and
evening of the fight, intense excitement
was the interest in the fight They tod
me-" said he that election nighs was
little less exciting. The crowds PECAN
gathering around the Mechanics faNIlOH
early in the afternoon and when the time
arrived for 'he event to take place the
streets around the big building were
packed for blocks.
Some friends Of mine and myself de-
termined on seeing the tight, so we Sc
cured our seats carly and succeeded IN
getting q box close by the side OF the
ring. We had most excellent view; l.
only took q few minutes, or very snort
time at all events, for the immense Duliu-
ing to be filed when the doors Eere
opened. The crowd was somewhat m
referee, but on the whole was very or
derry, considering the great interest
everyone seemed to feel
Finally the minor bouts were over
and the principals O.. the evening APP
peared in the ring. The tunult that
greeted them was something ceaiehlhs,
ana one seemed 10 have about as many
hands there was profound s'lehce' anu
order from that time was The very oest.
1t was plain from the outset that
Sharkey was much out-classed, althouSn
nothins startling occurred in the nrst
round In the second Fitz. went at his
man. and from that tiu2S il was clearly
only a matter of how lpng ShaIkey SouIu
stand the punishment. He lodged or
ducked it as best he could, and look I
when he couldn't lie must have been
made of iron to stand it as long as ne dlu,
he pleased and his blows fairly echoed
IN the rafters The crowd cheered him
heartily and several times gave vent TO
groans of disapproval when II was quite
obvious Sharkey fouled him.
''Fitz made no claims. though. and
Referee carp paid no attention, but al
lowed the fouls to go BY II, 10 say , eiiS
to give Sharkey the best or IL. ana prop
ably wouldn't have allowed a foul nad
Fitz. claimed it. However that may nave
been. Fftz clearly didn't want 10 WIN on
a foul preferring to knock his man out
with each round, Sharkey's PUNISH
went became more severe, and all OF ocI
party expected 10 see him go OUT at any
time | can assure you I'm not surprised
he is not in bed and won't be out II ne
stays there a month II.
Finally the end came F1tZ- swung MS
terrific right and followed ii with a ieit
lab on the chin; that put an END 10
Sharkey's punishment ana the power 10
think for the time being w men fllz.
struck his final blow he stepped back as
though he knew it was all over, ana
there was no appearance of his raising
mis- knee or in any way tonchng Shdthey
after that blow on the chin OF course
one gets excited at such times. but still
we all observed plainly enough the last
blow and Fitzsimmons step back, anu l
can see no reason why We Shoulu not
have seen it if he had showed his knee
into Sharkey's groin, as the reIeree
claimed he did. The men were sideWlse
to us. ard we were so close that there
was no reason why we shou f not DC
able to see as well as the referee
"There was a great demonstration when
Sharkey went out and greater one q
his decision. No one in the great crowd
of spectators had seen anything IKE q
foul on Fitzsimmons part, ana you may
ina CINE how they Kissed ana noWigu. - ~
actually looked for a moment as tnouSh
they would do violence to carp 1t was
A terrific mill and ought 10 nave peeh
given TO F'itz in my judgment II there
vas such foul as carp claims, II seems
sin9ular to me that no one besides him
self out of that great crowd OF peooie;
saw it, l have neither seen or hearu
mention of anyone who was present VINO
saw it besides him,
The Della Fox Opera company arrived
Yesterday from San Francisco ana put up
at the various hotels. The knutsdord ana ana
Templeton got the principals ana the
White house the chorus.
E. R. Kimbau of Kansas City is among
the Knutsford guests over sunday MI.
Kimban represents creamery supply
house. and for that reason is conversant
wiSh the conditions of the creamery cuSi-
n ~ here he said last evening that the
Industry IN Clan III lOJhliie cp A4isA
business at this time is very good "
wasn't long ago" said he, that We used
to be shipping butter from the east into
Utah. but it's the other way now lou
are shipping a great amount OF Dulter
east. With the conditions which prevail
here. the creamery industry ought 10
be one OF the most extensive in the state
Proprietor Johnson of the Wake house
received a telegram yesterday which
puzzled him considerably for a time 1t
read: W.T. ~
reacn re'''''' 20. c. BROWN"
Mr.. Johnson knew no such person, but
went over his register for year back,
supporting he must have stopped there
some time or the Wire would not have
I'm addressed to him. Nothing reward
ed his search until evening he found
person who had known the deceased, ana
= brother who had formerly .iVed mere
Re got the information that the brother
is now living in st. Louis, and so replied
to his inquirer.
Frank J. Lawn. Joseph J. Sheerin and
Mary Augurs Sheerin are the members
IF a party of Australian tourists who are
Shaving over Sunday at the Walker.
c. Sidenberg, of the firm Of Sidenberg
& Co. OF New York city. IS IN salt Lake
for day Or two. and with Mrs. S-den-
berg is staying al the knuIsIord; ,, MI
Sidenberg is one Of those VINO peieTe
Confidence has been restored IN the
election of Mckinley, and that four years
of unparalleled prosperity are ahedd OF
the nation as a consequence
7 l. weber. sons and T. J. Mclaughlin
are Park City people VINO will spend sun
daJ, in salt Lake They are at the