The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-04
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ECHOES OF TIE FIGHT.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Dec, 5.--Rct.
acc carp whose decision OF the shar-
,ypllzsImmOns fight caused an indIg-
amt demonstration from the crowd at
/ n. fmcslAc last night, stated this
,,SrnIng that when he decided me con-
/ ,sI IN favor OF ShaTkcy he did 40 De-
4 ,,p,c no thought that FiiZslminohs de-
/ nS,ra,aly iOulCd HIN, and unuEr the
| .,',, Inc sailor was entitled to The de-
,i.,on, lie would have been wlllshE to
,T,v MALI gou,s-tlAt Is fouls that
%Ish, be considered partly accidental
, :" mass hy with only q reprimnpd, but
IN such case as that lie could only do
/ b, duty. ~
he said: :,
should have given Sharkey inc H6ht
s.rII.r IN the contest. In the fourth
Tunl, think Il was, FltasImmonsl
urIEB A it., handed blow and returned
I'm, ,'i,h hIs elbow. cutting ShNclicyS eye
s,Sw nptr. The sailor should have had
~, srbt then. The foul blow, In the
,,,sib r1unl was seen plainly by me.
TH,ssimnCrs smashed with his right
5r ShIrkey's shoulder and then with
M uppercu; with the left he struck the
.ILJ5r below the belt. ShIkey was
sanyag over and the blow knocked him
dawn Il was clearly foul and before
Ne sailor moved l mentioned that the
T,ht was over. The first blow hid been
weak and l believe that tho second
was intended for an uppercut. but It
..,u,E foul. No man until now has
sysr questioned my honor. I have been
V.lasaa Nd In ~ HRlli1
.I,pauoDs, but no one ever sad until
ils, t,gh; that l was guilty. OF dis.
k,rorablc act. And | still repeat that
irltcd in all fairness and witha juhg.
,r.at that Was as true as my eye sight
| saw the foul blow" '"
rtIs!rmons said. after the fight:
earn knows. and 50 does Sharkey,
,sl;I lH not hit the sailor where they
az did. Ny LEFT landed straight In
Ms stomach where had Il right 10 hit
SIM and no other place His lying down
and Gr0aning was all q part OF the
rama There was 10 need for me to foul
lin, because l had him whipped any
vav and could have finished him before
he end. l. don't make any difference.
G0ugh.
As / teiegrnphcd Dan Stuart last
r.ch, am willing TO meet both Shat
lev and Corbett in the same ring any
n..ht stuart wants TO pull the light on,
: will say one thing for Corbctt and
,al, Is that | don't blame him for say
!rc that he WAS robbed OF tho Jackson
gy7; In this town. No pugil!st can get q
square deal from the thieves wlSo han
de arht!nS in this city and II Ia q safe
Se: that the last big fight San Francis
GO sill ever see was pulled or last
aiEht" 49,
sha-key had this to say:
Il Am certain that Fitzsimth5ns foul
=! uH deliberately TO save himself from
defeat il was getting too pIaln to him
:slt vas gaining In strength while
he was going down Hill. so TO speak
azt rather than be knocked out. he
'7ouGht he would lose on foul Had
- 10, delivered that nasty blow which
CRIPPLED ne. I would certainly have I'm
!sAct him In that round-the. eighth I
.s,iey- K was. l am sorry that the
question OF supremacy was not settled
az It's merits rather than !E-ths way,
can beat FItZsimmons and would
tS- rather have knocked hiJi out than
EH the purse on a foul. ! don't think
e Will be anxious to meet me again.
hpycver, buL II he does. well. ! am
open % all engagements. ! am in the
b5IinG business as q profession. In
;fHt 10 win the worlds championship
K the decision In this contest has not
LTsaIy given me the riEht'tD that title.
! an not going TO pose a. t1lklnS
tsiter. either. II anybody wants 10
nset me they VIII always find me Will
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