The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-10
The REFEREE WAS FIXED.
That Is What Mas Sworn to by Aus
tralian Billy Smith.
PRE- ARRANGED CLAIM FOR A FOUL.
sharkcy's Manager says the story IL
q Falsehood-Tom my west Fights
Joe Wolcott 10 . Draw.

legal contcs, between Sharkey end FNx- |
simmons for tho possession OF the No,oW |
purse. has commenced before the superior |
court. Excitement was intense when the
began IN the crowded court
room today, when Julian brought the Wit
ncsacs to prove the conspiracy which he
stated had deprived Fitzs,mmons OF the
purse.
trainers. was tho iirst witness. te de-
tailed lis work IN connection win IRE
pairing Sharkcy for the ring, and sand ths
question of selecting a referee was mooted
suggested Hiram coes he said they No
not ash him e he knew Cook we'll eao N.Y..
ness said Lynch characterized Cook AS
his own nro,S.r X gh ,o oY ins .ten
llaip had been fixed as referee ana that
carp was all right
Witness described the tak over me pre-
jected to the bandages on sharkey,s hands
carp went over TO Sharkcy's corner ana
rsid: Take Off those cloths. it VIII be ali
Witness sai when shariscy received ne
Knockout blow on the jaw In the eighth
ronnd Lynch sd 70 vsnr srSn ana
Sharkcy was then carried TO a. .roor,
aid f did NJ. app another 70 'e nnr, rsmovss
Sharkcy's bandages and did tho work
which caused the swelling"
Sharkey was then taken TO his hctol In
a hack sharkoy was then all right,
George Allen. another OF sharkcy's
trainers. corroborated the story 81 Inc
sicians were refused admittance when
Sharkey was undergoing tho operation
with which Allen produced the evidence
of foul Lynch said no doctor should
tha and interiors with MS
plans. Witness said Sharkcy told him the
National Athletic club was composed OF
that sharkey was 10 receive 20 per ceut
OF tho proceeds of the ilgh, after the
purse was deducted. Sharkcy, said h,s
club We're broke and Sharkey had 10 ad-
vance $251 for preliminary expenses,
which had left the aNilor puglilst stranded
fore tho fight Sharkcy told him he thought
carp would he the right kind OF n rofcree
for him and stidod 1t would he. worth
$500 to carp II he were the right kind OF
smith was crosse examined by sharkeys
counsel. but nothing OF Importance was
elected. Tho case then went over rntu
tomorrow, Trainer Alien. who has not Yet
appeared AZ witness Will thoh 10 on
the stand and corroboratc Smiths test-
mony.
san Francisco. Cal. December a.--Dan
j Lynch, manager and hacker OF sharkey.
made the following statcmen, tonight TO
the A,seociated Press
MIR Sharkey desires al his friends. and
especially those In the West, to suspend
Judgment on the story told IN court by
Australian biiiy smith until sharhc =, en- a.,
matter 10 that Smith pcrjured himself aud
we viii prosecute him for perjury when
the present trial Ia over. His statement
Ia a tissue of fllsehoods from beginning
to end and II Is very clear TO me mat No
has been bought by the l'itzsimmons
crowd to give testimony danaging 10
Sharkcy's case Smith demanded $1,000 af-
tor the fight for four weeks assistance as
trainer Sharkey refused TO give more
than 500 This ia the aniinlo OF his tes-
umony In court today
Twenty Round Draw.
New York, December s.-~Tommy West
of Boston fought a nineteen round draw
with Joe walco,t. the famous colored vel
ter weight, at the Marlborough Athletic
rns 'G SasNecn MaSa sfa and @H Dick
hlpt another club insiated that OBrich
could not appear. In default of oBrien.
West was pressed into service on shon'
notice. ,.,
Preliminary TO the big event OF the even
Ing, Tommy Dixon of hochesnr' N, IA
md Mike Tcars or Lewiston, Me, spared
Zen hot rounds and tho referee decided
that honors were even .., Ala. ,,o,,
Al aS5 o'clock Walcoti entered tho ring,
followed by West, Walco', cpe nnd NIT w,,n
on on body. In the second round he sent his
loft on the nose. splitting II. West )abDed
right and leht on body nhh ie,' W Vn nv hv
the neck with both hande pulling MN
10 the noor The crowd claimed foul.
but The referee did not allow II.
The fourth and NTH rounds were run
of action with honors even. West punched
his left several times on the face townru
s p out q mouth fun of blood when he
went to HIS corner.
In tho sixth round walcott swung hls
left on the neck twice. which made West
trifle weak. but he came up surprisingly
a,rong. and mo kept his left continually
inbbing the coored boxer IN the body
West was loudly oheered for his clever
The seventh and eighth rounds were
lively and even In honors. though zoe
rushed ws Se sS m ro ooPe an '"' k"S
In The zenith Walcott Rugged West ana
swung him on the ropes. Again there
separated the men, Al the. close Of abe
twelfth round West landed Fgoo1 right on
the side OF the head and swung his left on
Thirteenth round-Aftcr some further
sparrng. both isbbed left on face, Wal
colt swung right on head. but Tommy
swing on the head. He forced Walcott to
The ropes, where Walco,t slipped down and
held on 10 West. When they were sep
arated West swung left on the Jaw
Waicott staggered and the gong rang
amid loud cheering for West, Az the end
OF the fifteenth round West had Joe run
Sixteenth round-Walcott rushed West
10 the ropes and holding HIM there tried TO
swing on him. After two sharp exchanges
Walcott put left on body and West put
a right on the jaw, West then swung a
right on body.
Sevcnteenth round.-West put a right and
left on the face and Waicott smashed q
right on the wind. Joe banged hard
Ieft on the injured nose and West put a
right on the body and a right hand smash
on the mouth West received Joe In his
corner and a moment later Joe rolled 10
the corner with a right smash on the Jaw.
Wa!cott got to his feet In five seconds and
al the close OF the round swung his left
on the neck.
The spectators threw their hats in the
air and Yelled like crazy men when Wal
colt went down.
Eighteenth round--West landed a left
on the nose and Joe uppercut with the left
on the body. Walcott swung his left on
the neck and West jabbed a hard left on
the nose and Joe staggered. Walcott
landed left on the, head. West landed a
iet and right on The head. Joe rusnen
| Tor a wild swing. but fell short and West
punched him hard with The right on tie
! face Joe ended the round with lef, on
'rst,-,.c,,b roupd-Vest lanhad riuh,