The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-25
coRBETr DEFEATED.
Police Try to Stop the Fight in the
Fourth Round.

Fourth Round.
San Francisco, June "a. - That San
| Francscoans have lost none of their old
| time interest in Corbett received ample
demonstration to night when the crowd
began to assemble to witness the four
| round contest between the champion and
| Tom Sharkey
Although the preliminary contests were
| not scheduled to begin until $50 the Me-
| chanics Pavilion was surrounded by Il
crowd of several thousand people. At q
| o'clock when the doors We're thrown open,
there was Il rush for seats of advantage
on the part of those who did not hold re-
served seats In half an hour nearly
every seat in the building which holds
$1,000 people were occupied
Corbett stock rose to considerable
height several hours before the time set
for the contest to take place. This after
noon odds of 10 to $ were laid that the
champion would not be able to knock the
Marine ont in four rounds Then Cor
belts money began to roll in large bun
dies and it was difficult to find men to
back Sharkey at even money.
The evenings entertainment com
menced shortly after 8 o'clock with six
round 90 between Charley Rochette and
Jack Howard, lghtwcights Howard got
enough in five rounds and quit.
Then came II fight between Australian
Billy Smith and Jack Davis, of Omaha
Davis was Knocked out i'll the second
round.
Corbett and Sharkey stepped into the
ring at l0:l0 Corbett was seconded by
Billy Delaney ana George Green. Shark
eys seconds were Tom McGrath and
Danny Needham. Frank Carr was cho-
sen as referee.
When Corbett entered the ring the vast
crowd rose to its feet and checred for sew
eral minutes.
The men shook hands when the cheer
ing subsidized, and time was called for the
first round.
First Round. -Corbctt assumed the ag-
gressivc from the start, and landed on
Jaw with left. Corbett landed again on
jaw and ducked IA heavy swing from
Sharkcy. Sharkey struck Corbett on
breast and clnched. Corbett landed
right heavily on jaw. In a mix up Cor
bett landed with left and followed with
right
Second Round -Sharkey lands light
left on Jim's face, and follows up with Il
rush Sharkey on the aggressive Cor
bett neatly lodges heavy left swings and
leads on Sharkey's face with left. Clinch
follows. Corbett now following Sharkey.
Sharkey lands heavy with right on Cor
Dett lace. Sharkey lands left IN breast.
Sharkey again lands on Corbett's Jaw.
The sailor appears groggy Corbett lands
left heavily on the sailor. Sharkey lands
heavily on Corbetts breast as the round
closed. Sharkey made very game fight.
Round closed in Corbett's favor
Third Round. -Sharkey rushed at Cor
bett Corbett lodged and Sharkey
clinched. Sharkey lands heavily on Cor
belts ribs. Corbett lands right on jaw
and follows with left. Corbett landed
heavy right and left iabs on face.
Sharkey groggy and inclined to clinch
Corbett lands heavy left on Sharkeys jaw
and Sharkey clnched to avoid punish
ment. Sharkey refuses to break Cor
bett lands heavy right. Sharkey striking
wildly, but not landing. Sharkey landed
right as the round closed.
Fourth Round. Men came near the
centre. Sharkey rushed at Corbett and
clinched. Sharkey adopts foul tactics
and refuses to break Referee is unable
to break men apart. Corhett now clinches
Sharkey, and holds him tightly in order
to avoid the sailors rushes. Corbett ap-
pears groggy and unable to land heavy
blows. Corbett falls down Corbett gets
mixed up with referee, and falls down
again. Police break into ring to stop
fight but Sharkey jumps at them and re-
fuses to he led from the ring Corbett
appeared very tired. Sharkcy made II
great fight throughout
The result is practically victory for
Sharkey.