The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-15
FITz DENIES HITTING FOUL.
HE AND sHARKEY FACE TO FACE
IN THE COURT ROOM.

the National Athletic Club Gives
"a Description of the Injury tn
SharISey's Groin Which Is In Favor
of Fitzsimm ons-s shnrISey's Clique
Claim They VIII Prove Perjury
and Conspiracy.
San Francisco, Cal, Dec. 14.-Robert
Fitzsimmons and Thomas Sharkey met
this morning for the first time since their
encounter at the Mechanics pavilion, on
the 2d inst when they came face to face
in Judge Sandersons court room, the oc-
casion being the continuance of the legal
fight for the $4,000 purse hung up by the
National Athletic Club, Fitzsimmons still
hoping to get possession of the golden
dollars which Referee carp awarded to
his adversary.
The meeting was devoid of excitement
as each gladiator dropped into a seat near
his attorney without a glance at his oppo-
nent.
Before proceedings were begun LYNCH
Sharkey's manager, stated that after
sharkey's side of the case had been put iny
Fltzsimmons would not have prop under
him.
1--WE will prove" he remarked, 'thae
Smith, Allen and Abbott committed per-
jury, and we will also show their testimo-
ny was manufactured for the occasion.
If there Is a conspiracy in this affair. it
originated with the other side for the pur-
pose of stealing the coin from us after we
won It,"
Or. Il. d. Lustig was the first witness.
He testified that he was the medical ex-
aminer of the National Athletic Club and
examined both men a few days before the
light He found them in prime physical
condition. After Sharkey had been car
ried out of the ring the night of the con-
test, witness went to his dressing room
with four ether doctors, but all were de-
MED admission. The following afternoon,
In company with Drs. Anderson, Rot
ianz, Kagan and Lee, he examined Shar-
key at his room, and found, beside tbs
cuts and bruises on his head, a slight
swelling and dscoloration in the groin, the
latter being due to leeching. The injury
was superficial and could have been pros
dueed from any Of number of causes.
including the injection Of any irritating
fluid. Had IL been caused by a blow by
such man as FitzsimmonS Ii would have
been most serious. Witness described ths
| effects OF a hard blow such as Sharkey
| claimed to have received, and said u
vomiting.
Fitzsimmons then took the witness stand
and caused a laugh when he stated, in re-
| sponse to a question, that he had seen
Sharkey before. He described his pre-
vious meeting with the sailor and said
that before the contest they agreed not
| to clinch and to break away fair, but
Sharkey had violated the agreement. In
the eighth round he landed his left in
| Sharkey's face and the latter raised his
hands TO guard against repetition OF the
| blow, when FHtz sent in left shift on the
stomach. This caused Sharkey to drop
his hands and witness gave him an upper
cut which sent him to the floor. Fitz was
| positive he never struck a foul blow.
Gen. Barnes tried to shake his testi-
mony in cross-examinations but failed,
and Martin Julian, Fitz's manager, was
called
He told of his attempts to have Lynch
agree upon referee, but the latter said
he did not propose to have his man get
| the worst Of the deal. Witness offered
| the names Of several well-known men for
referee. but Lynch rejected them all and
| declined TO submit any names to Julian.
| AT o'clock on the afternoon of the fight
| he heard that carp had been appointed
| referee by the club. Afterward he met
Riley Grammar, Nose Gunst and others,
| and all wanted TO know what he meant
/ by permitting such man to be named.
| He was told that carp had been fixed"
and went to Groom and said F1tz would
not fight with carp as referee. After the
/ men went in the ring Julian made another
| protest. He told carp he would disgrace
him II he persisted In entering the ring,
/ but the latter said he knew what he was
| going to do. Finally, seeing they could
| not have the referee changed, he agreed
TO go on and cautioned Fitzsimmons To
| be extremely careful.
ao uyaI nj
ing editor, described the fight and said he
saw no foul blow struck.
ID. j. Lynch, Sharkey's manager, then
testified that the first he knew of Earp's
appointment as referee was about 4 o'clock
the afternoon of the fight. lie had never
| heard EarD's name mentioned in connec-
ton with the mill before then. Five days
before the fight he made small bet on
| Sharkey, the smallest he had made on any
Of the sailors contests. Neither he nor
| Sharkey had any interest whatever in the
| National Club. He was on the timers
stand during the fight and did not go near
the ring after the battle, but when Shar-
key went out he went to the dressing
! room and waited for the sailor to be
| brought in. He did not whisper to him to
simulate pain. Lynch denied the state
ment of Billy Smith, regarding the treat
| ment Sharkey received. He did not know
how DR.. Lee came to be called. Lynch
report at the Wndscr.
''That night DR.. Ragan called and at
tended sharkey," continued Lynch.
"Did you ever ask Smith II you could
not do business with Hiram Cook. aa
referee?"
II did not"
"Did you have an understanding or
agreement with the referee to award tha
$1,000 to sharkey, whether he won or
| not?"
81 did not"
Lynch explained that he did not accept
the men suggested by Julian for referee
as they were Julian's personal friends or
sympathizers. or had made bets on Fitz-
| simmons.
sharkey will be examined tomorrow
| morning.
SPANS WAR IN THE PHILIPPINES.