The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-12-03

feellnS, Dut he rallied and landed not
one on the wind. This was repeated a
second later. after each had landed
stiff right. Sharkey got another hard
right a moment later and clinched to
save himself. Fitz was putting, but
confident, and followed his man care
fully Tom got in one on the shoulder
with the left and red spotch resulted,
and received hot one on the jaw,
which staggered him, as the gong
sounded. The sailor was clearly play
ing in great luck, as Fitz seemed to
have him where he wanted him at the
call of time
Fitz scorned to sit down and came up
strong for the third.
Round 3-Sharkey clinched Bob and
got left on the neck. Another lead
by Fitz was met with another clinch.
Fitz got in a hot left on the face, but
it was not in the right spot and Shark
ew clinched. A little in-fghting fol-
lowed in which Sharkey held his own.
Bob landed hard right which was fol-
lowed by the usual clinch. Sharkey
was putting up his usual rough and
tumble fight, but had not so far landed
blow fairly. he lead time and again,
but Fitz was not there Clinches fol-
lowed in rapid succession. Just before
the bell sounded Tom made an ugly
swing, which, had it landed, would
have been palpable. The sailor was
putting, but not distressed. There We're
shouts of foul, and Sharkey was eau"
toned.
Round 4-Fitz lead and clinch fol-
lowed. In the break away Fitz slipped
and fell, and as he rose Sharkey went
at him like a bull, landing two hard
blows on the wind. Bob sent a swift
right on the neck, and followed it a
minute later with another on the
breast, taking a hot one in the neck in
return. A rally followed and the men
clinched, Sharkey hitting F'itz twice in
the clinch. Bob got the left on Tom S
jaw and uppercut him on the hea d
Tom tried an uppercut and got another
blow on the head. Bob warmed up and
sent in two terrific rights closing Toms
left eye. Sharkey clawSd his man on
the arm and seemed to be decidedly
weary as the round closed. Time saw
ed the sailor.
Round 5-Bob lead and landed a
right, Sharkey clinching and throwing
Fitz heavily. Another left started a
stream of gore from Sharkey's dam
aged eye and angered Sharkey, who
rushed wildly and tried for the wind.
a hard left sent Tom to the ropes and
he clinched again.
In the breakaWay Fitz hit Sharkey
foul After the men separated Sharkey
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started his rushes but Fitz stopped
him with stiff lefts and Sharkey was
fighting rotten, but carp was blind.
Fitz landed two hard lefts, the last Of
which sent Tom on his back through
the ropes. Tom was very groggy and
Fitz hit him hard twice in succession
and for the fourth time Sharkey was
all but out when the gong sounded.
F'itz was little distressed. The only
sign of trouble he showed was an
abrasion on the left arm.
Round 6-Sharlxey did not rush as
stiff as before and after feeling his man
FItz landed left punch and followed
it a moment later with hard left hook
Sharkey was leading for the stomach
| and clinched continually, lifting Fit2
from the floor every time Fitz let a
hard left go and it landed on the chin
| but did not phase his man. An upper
| cut moment later sent Tom back a
| few feet, as did two stiff lefts a mo-
ment later. A heart blow from Bob
| forced Tom to clinch and he hit Bob
| foul in the break This angered F'ltz
and he went at his man, staggering
| him with a left, also landing right and
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Sharkey grabbed the Australian around
| the knees and hanging hard when the
gong sounded. Sharkey was taking
fearful punishment, but still had a
| fighting punch left.
| Round 7-Sharkey rushed and caught
a. left on the face. He wrestled Fitz
and struck him in the clinch, but still
| carp could not see. Sharkey was slow
and made a futile lead for the stom.
ach. Bob was crouching low. He sent
"a stiff left into Sharkey's face and the
sailor clinched and upper cut Fitz be-
| fore breaking. He repeated this a. mo-
ment later and wrestled Fitz all over
the ring. The crowd yelled foul and
still carp was blind. F1tz landed two
hard rights and a. left. Sharkey clinch-
| ed each time, holding Fitz by the knees
The sailor seemed to be- strong and
| fresh at the close Of the round, but
should have lost the fight on fouls al
] least a dozen times. The crowd were
hooting and jeering at carp in the in.
| terval.
Round 8-Sharkey led and missed
Again he led and clinched. Bob put his
| right on the face and duplicated il
again later. In the breakaway Shar-
| key hugged his man. Fitz led again
| and landed, only to be smothered once
more. This was repeated three times
and the crowd hissed and hissed. Shar-
! key was doing nothing but wrestling
! Bob got in two hard rights, BIT could
not reach the spot. A hard exchange
followed in which Fitz landed right and
left, upper-cutting his man and break
| ing away easily AS Sharkey rushed
again Fitz got in his celebrated left
hook twice. and the sailors career was
! checked Sharkey rolled over on his
| back and threw up his left leg. Fit7
/ smiled and returned to his corner. The
seconds were counted off and Sharkey
! was carried to his corner limp as a
dishrag. He had to be carried from
| the ring and appeared to be greatly
! distressed, while Fitz was as spr yas a
| lark and did not bear scratch. The
crowd yelled its approval and shouted
| Justify for the Australian.
| When order was restored the referee
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