The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-03
HIz FOULS SHARKEY
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in the face twice with left Sharkey
iclinches to avoid punishment. SharkeJ
punches FitZsimmons in wind twice witt
left. Fitzsimmons appears tired and no
forcing fighting. Sharkey appears fresh
Round S-FitZsimmons leads with def
for face and misses but moment latel
lands right swing on head twice. .Shar'
key clinches and pushes Fitzsmmons fe
ropes. Fitzsimmons tries left on head
and counters with right on head. Fitz.
simmons swings right and left on head
Sharkey lands left on head. Fitzsins
mons swings right and left on head
Sharkey comes back with left on wind
Fitzsimmons jabs Sharissy in face with
left and swings right or Jaw twice. He
then lands h.s rIgnt arm blow on the
face.
THE LICK THAT FLOORS.
FitZsimnons soon had mis- man going
and went at him -ferociously A right.
hand swing staggered the sailor and thes
came left-hand swing. and left half
arm punch under the chin that sent Shar
key over with thud. While the marine
vas falling, the referee claims that Fitz-
simmons struck him in the groin with
his knee, thus committing a foul. Shar-
key was undoubtedly badly hurt. He
was unable to move his legs. though he
clutched spasmodicaily at his groin with
his gloved hand. His seconds rushed into
the ring and raised him up, but he faint
ed away and was borne from the ring I'm
conscious. Hardly any one among the
spectators saw the foul.
THEN HOW THEY ROARED.
1T first the crowd did not seem 10
grasp the situation but when X dawn
ed upon them that the decision had gone
against Fitzsimmons, such howl Of in
dignation as went Up has seldom bean
neard in this section. Kisses, curses,
grOans, and boots split the air. On the
platform, in the ring, Bob Fitzsimmons
and Martin Julian We're jumping about
and trying to make themselves heard.
Although their words were indistinguish-
able, their actions were expressive
enough. Dismay and disgust were vivid
" portrayed. Fitzsimmons Indignantly
denied that he had fouled Sharkey. He
said he had fought fairly and there was
no temptation for him TO commit foul,
as ne knew he had his man going. Shar-
hey could not be seen. He was carried
into his room by his seconds and follow
ed by doctor, who examined the inpur-
ed sailor.
NOT IN BOB'S CLASS.
AS far as the art of fighting goes,
is not in the same class with
He is a willing. strong man.
but has little science. A clever man like
had no trouble in avoiding
his PUSHES and he continually left himself
open to damaging blows.
1t was Fitzsimmons' fight from start
to finish. He fought fairly, while the
sailor continually used foul tactics He
would clinch and lift Fitzsimons from
his feet, strike in a clinch, though the
men had previously agreed not to do
so, and he was generally unfair. Sew
eral times during the fight, F4tzsimnions
~ the sailor going, but could not land
a knockout blow. In the eighth Shar-
key started in to do the landing, but
seldom landed. Bob continually sent
in left hand jabs on Sharkey's face, send-
ing his head back every time.
HOW FITZSIMMONS FOUGHT.
Fitzsimmons' fighting all through was
in marked contrast to that of Sharkey
Bob broke away promptly from clinches
and made no attempt to strike. The
New Zealander showed himself master
of his craft. He cunningly kept away
from the sailors mad rushes, poking his
long left into Snarkey's face whenever
he got too near. Sharkey could not get
inside of that long thin arm. which. when
il Strengthened out. was like bar III
steel.
It was lively fight from the start.
Bob was even more on the aggressive
than Sharkey and kept his man on the
move all the time.
REVIEW BY ROUNDS.
In the very first round Fitzsimons saw
an opening and a right swing on the
Jaw sent Sharkey to the floor. That
made the sailor a bit cautious and during
the next four rounds he tried to keep
put of reach. In the fourth Shsrkey
pushed Fitzsimons over on to the floor
and before Bob could get up made a cou-
pie Of vicious swipes at him. Fitzsim-
mons cleverly clinched and avoided dam
age. but il was clear case OF foul on
Sharkey's part. No claim was made,
however. and the fight went on.
In the fifth Sharkey did more head
work. grabbing Fftzsirimons around the
legs and trying TO throw him. F'itzsim
mons began to warm up and went after
the sturdy sailor like q cyclone. A poke
On the nose and left swing on the jaw
sent Sharkey down. He rolled under the
ropes and would have gone of the plat
form had not Bob courteously hauled
him back 1t looked as If Tom was done
for. but the gong sounded and he was
given a minute in which to recuper-
ate.
In the sixth Sharkey made 3 pretense
IF fighting leading for Bob's wind. lie
missed connections every time. however.
while FitZsimmons would land MS left
on the Jaw. When the round closed
Sharkey was decidedly groggy, but was
nr his feet A joyous shou. writ IN
from the many sports who had pct even
money that ne xo,ild last six rounds
When the seyenCh round opened Fitz-
simmons tried - end matters. He
swung his right repeatedly for ne Jaw.
but in some manner SS.s-sNsss escaped.
The left jahs asz-7ys eels-. led. though.
and Tom was sisesasdis OK the wzae.
Bob himself w. =sane too strong AMI
seemed TO be bi; tired s-asn the round
closed.
Then came tho disastrous ssgt.h Fitz-
simmons wen. at hi rlss sish a MI
and fairly sssaothered -sira wi55 LET'S and
rights. First il would - re mouth thai
then the nose a. later The eye
was working Ike a demon
His long arms shot out with ANA zia-
rapiiity and Toms head bobbed back
and forth il response.
Then FitzSInnons got up close 10 fin
sh the job in a workmaH-iike manner
A right half arm bolt under the chin
sent the sailors head 70 one side A
eft hook similarly applied sent MIN
lver backwards Then came the nuci,-
disputed foul Very few OF the FY,z-
simmons crowd could be convinced MAT
had ben unfair. and i; i
almost certain that Z foul were COM
nitted L was unintznTipnai
SLEEPS HAIL. AN HOUR
Shsrkes recovered Consciousness about
,slf an hour later He was apparently
,adiv injured his Rrc.n beng swollen.