Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-12-10

Sharkey clinched. Sharkey was bleed
ing from cut over left eye. Fitz"
landed left on face. "Fitz" tried left
swing, but missed. "rit2" swung
left on neck aud left on wind "Fitz''
landed left and right swing on head.
Sharsey ducked and clinched. Sharkey
landed left on face twice lightly.
"Fitz" landed right on head, Sharkey
tried right and "Fitz" clinche6. In
a scrimmage "Fitz" landed right on
face twice and knocked Sharkey down.
clinched. Sharl1ey clinched to avoid |
"Fitz'sn swings. When Sharkoy fell |
under the rones Bob kindly assIsted |
him TO his feet Round ended in a |
clinch.
Round g." Fitz" rushed and Shsrkey !
oinched. "Fitz" landed left on face.
"Fitzn tried for the jaw and Sharkey
cinched. "Fitz" landed loft on face
twics. Sharkey landed lightly left on
head. "Fitz' swung right and Sharkey
dueked and clinched. Sharkey ducked
into left upper cut. Sharkey clineheh.
"Fitz' landed right and left swings
"Fitz" led left on wind. Sbarkey
landed loft on face. ''Fitz" landed
loft and right on the jaw and Sharkey
ducked. Sharlzey appeared tired at the
emo of the round and it ended with his
clinching.
Round 7-"Fitz'' swung left on
head. Sharkey landed left on wind.
"Fitz" swung for head and Sharkey
ducked. Sharkey swung right for the
head, but missed. ''Fitz" landed on
face. "Fitz' swung left on face twice
and got left and right lightly on head.
Sharkey struck "Fitz" ON clinch
l 4 .t,.fs Id i,Et 4,
on damaged eye. 'tFitz" staggered
Sharkey with right and left on head.
Sharkey swung wildly for the bead
with right and left. "Fitz'' jabbed
Sharkey in tho face twice with left.
Sharkey clinched to avoid punish
ment. Sharkey punched "Fitz'' in
the wind with left. "Fitz" appeared
tired aud not forcing the fighting.
Sharkey appeared fresh.
Round S-"Fitz'' led with left for
face and missed, but moment later
landed right swing on head twice.
Sharkey clinched and rushed "Fitz"
to the ropes. "Fitzn tried left on
head and countered with right on
head. Sharkey landed left on head.
, "Fitz" swung right on head and
Sharkey CAME back with left on wind.
"Fitz" jabbed Sharkey in face with
', left and swung right on jaw twice. He
, then landed his right arm blow on face.
After two minutes, half of the eight,
had expired Fitzsimmons landed right
3 for jaw and then put his left crook or
! the chin, which put Sharkey on tbs
floor with smash. "Fitz'' ioltet
3 Sharkey under the chin with his lef
{ and the sailor went over backwards
When he fell he put his hand to hi
L | urpin n p,n6a No uftan,y nj 70 ricn
Q and was carried unconscious from til,
! ring. The foul, if foul it was, coul(
q not be seen from the press stand, blu
: Referee carp gave his decision in spit
of Fitzsimmons' protests
! SPORTS SAY IT Is STEAL.
Il New York, Dec. 3.-The Evenin
/ Worlds San Francisco dispatch report
It ing the Fitzsimmons. Sharkey fgh
e says:
f Adolph Spreckels, son of the suga
a king, met President Groom after til
"a decision was given and declared him
il self in strong Terms. Shaking his tif
in in Groom's face, he shouted: "Yo
IF and all the members Of the club are j
with this steal. If this decision stand
, I'll do all in my power to have boxin
:" stopped in San Francisco. Til
! decision was an outrage. 1t was fixe
81 and you know it.'' Groom denied heir
m implicated in any deal to award I'll
" fight to Sharkey and voiced Spreckel
u: u. sentiment as to the outrageous decision
70 AS Spreckels is strong in politics an
W his brother John is one of the bos
u. here his threat to stop prize fightir
Nv il the decision is not changed is |
" idle one and carries great weigh
40 Major Mclaughlin, chairman of II
y Republican committee, was vii
ot Spreckels when he made his charge
~ fraud to President Groom, and uphe
nu the millionaire in the stand he too
W Both men we're very angry.
- James O'Neill, one of the bigge
'eI bookmakers of the country, said
el held SO, 600 on the contest and that
im would not pay it under the circui
~ stances. He said that Fitzsimmo
~ had earned the decision fairly and th
'ass he would not give up to Sharkey
ias hackers. when man puts his han
AZ in my pockets and steals my money
10y he said, "I'll have him arrested. / CO
III slider the decision stolen one, 80
wait developments.
This was the decision of all men W
the booked on the fight To man tn
r had laid heavy odds against Sharlst
raj One thing in favor of the hackers
ay. Fltzsimmons Is the fact that Juli
id !; objected to Wyatt carp for referee a
eft stated from the ring that he b
emit learned from good authority II
8" Sharkey was to DO given decisi
left whether deservedly or not.
GUS
ght San Francisco, CAL, Dec 4.-Wyi
ay. carp, the most -talked-of- Of
ng. hour. takes philosophical view Of I
he'd criticisms that are being heaped uT
key HIM for his decision on Wednesd
I'm. night and says he will wait for time
ice set himself right with the public. g
ded had any fears that erred in my
TIA cision they would have disappear
when saw Sharkey to-day" said
up last night. "Sharkey did not strik
red foul blow, to my mind. At the brt
ice. he struck Fitzsimmons as soon as
led. arm was free, but that is follow
but Queensbury rules. 1t is true thai
on was agreed that there was to be
but fighting at the break, but my
ked structions from the club were not
and be- technical, but to give the special
but good fight for their money. hi
sad. one regret about the whole matter,
IT," that is that did not leave the \
ssed when Julian objected to me. / thou,
key OF doing it, but it occurred TO me t
eck il would be showing the yellow to
ked that; | would be quitting under Fl
left ana l made up my mind to stay vi
ded ordered off by the club. | am SC
fhnS T ootaG n, no Fs,roa al