The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15


anime the fighter and to consult with
other physicians. There were present Drs.
Anderson, Rottanzi, Ragan, Barrett and
Pescia. They examined Sharkey and
went into consultation. DR.. Lee was also
present, but they did not take him into
consultation.
"Why did you not take him into con-
sultation with your" asked Mr.. Kowalsky.
General Barnes strenuously objected.
Mr.. Kowalsky said: ''We offer to prove
that this man Lee was party to the fraud
and participated in portion of this fraud /;
that he is not reputable physician, that
he is the character of a man who would
be guilty of this sort of thing and that no
reputable physician would have anything
to do with him. We will prove that he is
Just exactly what l state him to be and
VIGOROUSLY so.'
The question and offer were ruled out.
The witness went on to tell what the
doctors found. On examining Sharkey
they found two punctures and some dis
coIoration and evidences that leeches had
been applied. The injury was but very
slight and could have been produced by
an injection of water or calculated fluid
under the skin. II Sharkey had been in
iured in the manner claimed by him there
would nave been an instantaneous swell
ing, causing the most agonlZing pain. In
his opinion the injury was not severe
enough to incapacitate Sharkey or to COM
pei him to take to his bed. If the fighter
had been injured in the way he claimed
his condition would have been much
worse the day after the fight than imme-
diately after it. Further testimony was
to the effect that Sharkey's account of his
injuries and the result of the physicians
examination do not harmonic. The doc
tor did not think Sharkey was badly hurt.
The immediate effect of such blow
would be to produce instant collapse, at
tended with violent pain, vomiting and
other grave constitutional disturbances.
There were no such indications in Shar-
keys case.
Robert Fitzsimmons, whose square
shoulders ana lauky form were empha-
sized by the long black overcoat he wore.
was the next witness.
do you know Thomas Sharkey? asked
Mr.. Kowalsky.
81 have seen him. replied Fitzsim-
mons.
The answer provoked laugh, and Shar-
key added grim smile as his contribu-
tioE to the general hilarity.
did you in the eighth round, or in any
round previous to that, strike Sharkey as
he describes?''
L
The witness explained further that he
and Sharkey had had an agreement not
10 strike each other in the clinches and to
"break away fair; but Sharkey did not
keep his agreement.
In describing the knockout blows the
Australian said: AZ delivered two or
three blows to Mr.. Sharkey. Then de-
livered left-hand punch on Mr.. 6har-
keys face. Then | tented with my left,
and he threw up both his arms, thinking
that my LETT was coming in. This left his
whole body exposed, and Immediately
afterward / took the right-ha shift and
delivered blow in the pit of the stomach.
He came forward with his hands pressed
on his stomach. and while in that posi-
ton / delivered an uppercut in the face
with my left"
Fitzsimmons then described the manner
in which he and Julian had objected to
the selection of Wyatt carp as referee.
According to his statement, when Julian
objected to Wyatt carp Groom and Gibbs
came in and accused them OF being
"kickers," and said that it was TOO late to
kick; that carp had been selected by the
club and that there was no use in 'kiek-
ing'' about it. Julian and Fitz replied
that it was of no use for them to talk like
that: that there would be no fight unless
they changed the referee. They added
that they had heard of Wyatt carp, and
they knew what kind of a man he was,
and he could not referee for them.
Groom and Gibbs walked out OF the
room and returned shortly and announced
that they could not obtain another referee.
They went on TO say that it was of no use
to make a kick at the last moment
Julian went out on the platform and pub
licly objected to the referee, stating that
he had heard that carp was not a respon-
sible referee, that carp was crooked" and
that there was job on loot to ''do" FitZ-
simmons out of the purse. No notice was
taken of Julian's protest. carp was on
the platform at the time this protest was
made, and said something about his hon.
esty, but the witness did not remember
what he said. Julian suggested Young
Mitchell, Colonel Andrews, Lem Fulda
and Hiram Cook.
Fitzsimmons refused to put on the
gloves and made a speech to the specta-
tors, in which he said he had given in to
everything in the contest with reference
to the gloves, ETC., and that as they had
called upon him to fight he would waive
his objections and go on with the referee,
but he insisted that Sharkey should take
the bandages off his hands.
81 took every precaution to avoid a
foul" added the witness. II fought very
carefully ard very fair. and waited until
/ could get good opportunity to deliver
a knockout blow so that every one could
see that it was done fair and honestly.
"Knowing that l had crooked referee
had to take precautions. | iought Shar-
key at long distance and didn't get in too
close to him, because if got mixing up
things with him at short range in body
blows the audience would not be able to
see the blows and some one might claim a
foul. It would have been impossible for
me to make mistake and hit foul blow.
Such thing never happened in all my
life. a man struck in that way would go
down on his knees and roll around and
boiler. / have done it myself when was
hit, as he claims he was, with cricket