Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-03

away. sharRey ducked a nard right
swing. Sharkey tried for body and
rushed F'itzsimmons, landing left on
body. Sharkey landed left and got the
same in return. Fitzsimmons knocked
6harkey down with right twice in jaw.
Round 2.--F1tzsimmons was standing
UP before time was called. The men
spared and Fitzsimmons landed a
light left on face. Sharkey rushed, but
Fitzsimmons clinched. Fitzsimmons
swung right ard left, but missed. Shar-
key landed a hard left on chest Fitz-
simmons tried left for face, but got a
light left on head. F'itzsimmons ducked
hard left. Sharkey ducked a left
and clinched. FitZsimmons swung his
right but missed, and then landed left
on head. Fitzsimons landed right
on head, and left on body. Sharkey
missed a right and left for the head
and landed right and left on head and
neck, getting two in return.
Round 3.-FitZsimmons rushed, but
Sharkey ducked and clinched low.
Sharkey tried left for body and then
clinched. Fitzeimmons swung right
and left on head. Sharkey swung right
and left. but with little damage. Fitz-
simmons staggered Sharkey with his
right. Sharkey swung left on head.
Fitzsimmons swung left and Sharkey
ducked. Sharkey landed left on face,
and a hard left on the wind and got
away. Sharkey ducked a hard left
swing. Sharkey was doing most Of the
leading for the wind, and again landed
left on wind.
Round 4.-Sharkey landed left. and
a moment later knocked Fitzsimmons
Lee ~, I'd II -,
ducked a left swing and anded his left
on wind three times without a return.
Fitzsimmons was fighting carefully
Sharkey ducked swing. Fitzsimmons
landed his left. Sharkey landed his
left on face and wind. and rushed
Fitzsimmons to the ropes. Fitzsim-
mons clinched. FitZsimmons tried left
for the head twice and missed. Sharkey
tried for the wind and missed. Sharkey
landed left on the wind and got left
on head. Sharkey landed left swing
on head staggering Fitzsimmons Fitzs-
simmons swung right and left, stag
gering Sharkey. Honors even.
Round Both men up before call
of time. Fitz tried right for head:
Sharkey cilrched and threw Fitzsim-
mons. Sharkey was bleeding from a
cut over the left eye. Fitzsimmons
landed left Oh face. Fitzsimmons tried
a left swing, but missed; then he swung
left on neck and left on wind, and
later landed left and right swing on
head. Sharkey ducked and clinched,
and then landed left on face twice
lightly. FitZsimmons landed right on
heed. Sharkey tried his right and
Fitzsimmons clinched. In the scrim-
mage FitZsimmons landed his right on
| face twice. and knocked Sharkey down.
| F'itz tried left for face and Sharkey
clinched. Sharkey clinched to avoid
| Fitzsimmons' swings. When Sharkey
| fell under the ropes Bob kindly assisted
him to his feet. The round ended in a
| clinch.
Round 6.-F'itzsimmons rushed and
| Sharkey clinched. Fitzsimmons landed
| left on face twice. Fitzsimmons tried
| his right for the jaw and Sharkey
clinched. Fitz landed left on face twice.
| Sharkey landed left lightly on head.
| FitZsimmons swung right and Sharkey
| ducked and clinched. Sharkey ducked
| into a left uppercut and continued
clinching. FitZsimmons landed right
| and left swings. Fitzsimmons lead
left on wind. Sharkey landed left on
face. Fitz landed right and left on jaw
and Sharkey ducked. Sharkey ap-
I peared tired at the end of the round.
The round ended with Sharkey clinched.
| Round 7.-Fitzsimmons swung left on
| head. Sharkey landed left on wind.
| Fitzsimmons swung for the head and
Sharkey ducked. Sharkey swung right
for the head. but missed. Fitzsimmons
| landed left on face. Fitzsimmons swung
left on face twice, and got left and
| right on his head. Sharkey struck
| Fitzsimmons in a clinch and was
hissed. Fitzsimmons landed a left jat
over the damaged eye. Fitzsimmons
staggered Sharkey with right and left
| on head. Sharkey swung wildly for the
head with right and left. Fftzsimmons
| jabbed Sharkey in the face. twice with
left. Sharkey clinched to avoid pun
ishment. Sharkey punched Fitz in the
| wind with left. Fitz appeared tired
and not forcing the fighting. Sharkey
| appeared fresh.
| Round S.-FitZsimmons led with left
for the face and missed, but a moment
| later landed right. After two minutes
| and a half had expired Fitzsimmons
| landed right on jaw and then jolted
Sharkey under the chin with his left
| ard the sailor went over backwards As
he fell he put his hand to his groin. He
made no attempt to rise and was car.
ride unconscious from the ring.
WITNESSES WILDLY INDIGNANT.
Decision of the Referee Hooted by tn,
CrOwd-Statements of the Parties.
The referee gave the decision tc
Sharkey. claiming that while Sharkey
was falling from Fitzsimmons' lef
hook on chin Fitzsimmons struck Shar
key in the groin with his knee The
. foul, il foul it was, could not be seer
. from the press stand. but Referee EarI
| gave his decision in spite of Fitzssim
. gave his decision in spite of Fitzsim
mons protests. 1t was Fitzsimmons
. fight from start to finish. He Tough
/ fairly while the sailor continually uses
foul tactics. He would clinch and lif
. Fitzsimmons from his feet, strike in ;
clinch, though the men had previousl,
, agreed not to do SO, and he was gen
orally unfair. Several times in the mil
Fitzsimmons had the sailor going, bu
could not land a Knockout blow. Ii
. the eighth Sharkey started out to do tn
. leading, but seldom landed. Bob con
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