The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-25
CORBETT BACK IN THE RING
BE FAILS TO KNOCK sHtRI1ET 0Ur
IN FOUR ROUNDS.

The Referee Declares the Fight ?
Draw-Corbett Protests That shar-
key Made the Contest a WrestIins
Match-The Latter Very Partial 90
Clinches-In the Last Round He
Throws Corbett - Corbett Comes
Out without "a scratch. But shar-
keys Right Eye Closed.
San Francisco. June 2i.-The four-round
contest between Jim Corbett ex-cham-
pion pugllist OF the world, and Tom
sharkey, the latest asplrant for the title.
drew an enormous crowd to Mechanics
pavilion tonight.
Sports from all over the coast were IN
attendance. many having como from a.
far east as Salt Lake City. The trains,
which rolled I'm from the north to-day.
brought delegations from Washington
and Oregon. while those from the south
were nlled with prominent citizens from
San Diego. Los Angeles and the towns
along the route OF the Pacific railroad.
All the cities and villages were repre-
sented, as orders for reserved seats were
filled several days ago for residents OF
Sacramento Stockton, San Jose. Oakland
and lesser towns throughout the state.
Expectations had been wrought to a
high pitch. as Corbett had given tip
10 his friends that he would set a rapid
pace and keep 1t up from start to finish,
while his opponents well attested stami-
ma, recuperatlve powers and courage, ana
his remarkable physical developments,
raised the question of the ex-champior.'s .
ability to put him out In four three-min-
ute rounds.
It was said that Corbett had been
| quietly backing himself to finish his op-
ponent inside of four rounds. Betting
to-day was 10 to s that Corbett would
not stop Sharkey. There was no Corbett
/ money IN sight at these odds.
| Corbett was seconded by Billy Delaney
/ jim Carr and George Green. Sharkey's
seconds were Danny Needham, Tim Me-
1 Grath and Paddy Ryan Of Valajo. The
! articles provide that COrbett should re-
| oeive so per cent Of the gross receipts
/ whether no was beaten or not, ana
| Sharkey TO receive 35 per cent. OF the net
/ receipts II he stayed the four rounds
/ The gross receipts are estimated at
4 $4,000.
II was Corbett's first public appearance
/ IN his home city since his memorable sIx-
l. ty-One round draw with Peter Jackson
az the California Athletic Club five years
ago. and, as was to be expected, the pa
Wilton was crowded. fully 1000 people be-
/ ing present.
Both men had trained faithfully for the
contest, and entered the ring at 10 pounds
each.
sharkey made his appearance with his
! attendants al 1888 o'clock lie was cheered
| BY the big crowd. Corbett followed at
| lO:43 o'clock, just FIVE minutes later, and
was given great ovation. Jim Carr san
old-time pugilist, was introduced as
referee Corbett weighed In at ITS and
| Sharkey at $50.
Both men were called to the center Of
the ring by Referee Carr and given in
| structions at lOi8.
The story Of the dght by rounds followss
First Round-Corbett Is the first TO lead.
| bis left reaching sharkeys wind
Sharkey leads wildly Corbett has him
! guessing. and lands on his left cheek Sew
eral clinches follow. Corbett swings his
| left and lands on Sharkeys forehead.
/ Sharkey leads with his left and misses.
Several more clinches follow The referee
/ mad difficulty In making them break away
| Sharkey swings his left and right and
| misses. Corbett reaches Sharfey under
the right eye and raises a lump as the
! gong sounds
Second Round-sharley is aggressive
| and swings wildly Sharkey cllnches Corr
bett and holds on. 1t is now a wrestling
| match Sharkey, to avoid punishment.
| throws his arms round Corbett repeatedly,
Corbett lands on sharkey's chest and face
ana mead at Will. Sharkey Is very tired
az the conclusion Of the round.
Round 3. shrakey. comes up with
jump and rushes the champion.
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stf punch on the chest. kssss : 80
feints corbet reaches sharkey with his
| right. A rapid exchange near the ropes
/ follows. Corbett upper-cuts with his
| right and follows with several smashes on
the chest and wind. The sailor fights des-
perately and lands on the cham pion. but
not effectively. Just as the gong sounds
the men are at It, hammer and fongs.
| Round 4. Sharkey leads and Corbetk
| ducks cleverly. Both men clinch Shar-
| key strikes fHriously at Corbett and a
short mix-up and a clinch follows. The
referee Is unable to separate the fighters.
| Sharkey is fighting viciously He throws
Corbett heavily. There is little or no Lead
| ing done and the men finish the round In
| q clinch.
| The referee declared the contest A draw
Sharkey's right eye was closed, while
| Corbett was without scratch. After lie
| call of time It required three policemen
to keep Sharkey from Corbett Shari<exs
! was struggling in his corner and Corhaff
| protesting to the referee.
Corbett Immediately after the encount-
| er said: why 1t was no fight Al All
| There was not even one round Of iehtine
| That fellow made a wrestling match ~
/ It. He hung on for all he was WORTH
could not get in on him. Call Il a wrestling
match viii your
Sharkey has shown himself to be Of the
improving kind. A peculiar feature of bfa
| fighting is that the higher class man 10
goes against the better he performs. That
| such Is the case Is shown by the poor tYsif-
ties he fought against Big Miller ana lin
| Williams, while with Alec Greggains
| Billy Smith, Joe Choynislxy and Corbett
as opponents he fought like q conainss
champion.
TURKS STILL SIAssAcRErNG.
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