The herald., 1896-12-03

man on the move all the time. In the
very first round Fitzsimmons 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 few rounds he tried to keep out of
| reach.
| In the fourth Sharkey pushed Fitz-
| simmons over on the floor, and before
] Bob could get up made couple of vi
cious swipes at him. Fitzsimmons clev-
erly clinched and avoided damage. but
| it was a clear case of foul on Sharkey' S
| part. No claim was made, however, and
| the fight went on.
In the fifth Sharkey did more mean
work, grabbing Fitzsimmons around the
legs and trying to throw him. Fitzsim-
mons began to warm up. and went after
| the sturdy sailor like cyclone. A poke
| on the nose and left swing on the jaw
| sent Sharkey down. He rolled under
the ropes and would have gone off the
| platform had not Bob courteously haul
ed him back. 1t looked as if Tom was
done for, but the gong sounded and
he was given a minute in which to re-
cuperate. In the sixth Sharkey made
a pretense of fighting, leading for Bob's
wind. He missed connection every time,
however, while Fitzsimmons would land
his left on the jaw. When the round
closed Sharkey was decidedly groggy,
but was on his feet. A joyous shout
went up from the many sports who had
bet even money that he would last six
fl,<r -a,,t1,
ed Fitzsimmons' tried to end matters.
He swung his right repeatedly for the
jaw, but in some manner Sharkey es-
capped The left jabs always connect
ed, though, and Tom was decidedly on
the wane. Bob was none too strong and
semeed to be a bit tired when the gong
sounded.
Then came the disastrous eighth.
Fitzsimmons went at his man with
will and fairly smothered him with
lefts and rights. First it would be the
mouth that suffered, then the nose. and
later the eye Fitzsimmons was work.
ing like demon. His long arms shot
out with amazing rapidity, and Toms
head bobbed back and forth in response.
Then Fitzsimmons got close to finish the
Job in a workmanlike manner.
A right half arm jolt under the chin
sent the sailors head to one side. A
left hook similarly applied sent him over
backwards. Then came the much dis
puted foul. Very few of the immense
crowd could be convinced that Fitz-
simmons had been unfair, and it is al
most certain that If a foul were commit
ted it was unintentional.
Sharkey recovered consciousness half
an hour later. He was not very
badly injured, although his groin was
somewhat swollen. Sharkey said that
he was confident Of his ability to whip
Fitzsimmons up to the moment he was
fouled, for he had played continuously
upon his wind and had him distressed
Wyatt carp, the referee, says the foul
was deliberate. Fitzsimmons, just be-
fore striking his left hook, that appar-
emily knocked Sharkey out, hit the
sailor below the belt with his fist
Earlier in the fight, in breakaway,
carp says Fitzsimmons deliberately
struck Sharkey over the eye with his
elbow, making bad cut. carp was
tempted to give Sharkey the fight then
and there, but the sailor made no claim,
and he allowed the contest to proceed.
Fitzsimmons was seen at the Baldwin
hotel after the fight. He said: II have
been robbed. I have always fought
fairly, and I did not foul Sharkey. If
he was hurt it was done without my
knowledge, and was an unavoidable ac-
cident. I put him out fairly and
squarely with a punch on the jaw, and
never struck him below the belt at any
stage of the fight"
Julian stated after the fight that the
result was just what he expected, as he
had been informed early in the evening
that carp would give Sharkey the de-
cision on some pretext or other. His only
reason for not withdrawing Fitzsim-
mons from the ring at the last moment,
he said. was that he feared they would
be mobbed, as the crowd was determined
that carp should act as referee. He as
serts that no foul blow was struck by
Fitzsimmons. and will take legal steps
to prevent Sharkey from obtaining the
money. He says that Fitzsimmons will
meet Sharkey again on the same terms
whenever the latter desires it, today If
necessary, or will meet him on the same
day that he disposes of Corbett. II