The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-12-05
SORRY HE REFEREED
carp Will Wait for Time 10 Justify
His Position.
SHARKEY STILL CONFINED
The Three Principals In Wednes-
days Fight live the Public
Their Views = Bank Re-
fuses to Ray the Purse.

San Francisco, Dec. 4-Wyatt carp.
the most talked OF man of
the hour. takes n philosophical view
of the criticisms that ara being heaped
upon him for his decision on Wednes-
day night, and says that he will wait
for time to set him right with the pub
lic
IF had any fears that I erred In
my decision. they would have dlsap-
peared when | saw Sharkey to-day,
he said llst night. "Sharkey did not
strike foul blow to my mind. At the
break he struck Fitz as soon as HIS
arm wu.s free, but that Is following
Queensbury rules. 1t Is true that 1t
was agreed there was To be no fight
ing at the break. but my instructions
from the club wlere not to be technical,
but to give the audience a good fight
for their money. 1 have one regret
about the whole matter. and that Is
that | did not leave the ring when
Julian objected to me. i thought or
doing SO. but IL occurred TO me II would
be showing the yellow to do that, l
would be quitting under fire, and j
made up my mind to stay until order
ed of by the club. i am sorry i acted
as referee at all"
The only Inconvenience Fitzslminons
Is suffering as result of his meeting
with the sailor Is painful swelling OF
the Joints of his hands. II have Moth
ing more to say In explanation" he
said, except that We know for cer-
tainty what we only surmised yester-
day, and that is that the members OF
the club were in the deal with Lynch
and Sharkey to rob US, and what Is
more, we are going to prove 1t In court.
Had II not been that | was saving my
hands as much as possible | would
have put Sharkey out In the second
round. His head rs as hard as bullet,
and i must have landed on him there
fully 40 times. With MY fight with
Corbett In view, | did not think II
worth while to punch my hands out of
shape. In q rough and tumble scrap
Sharkey might do a man damage. as
he Is stocky and strong. but in box
ing match no sane man would ever bet
dollar on him II there was a referee
present who knew his business"
Police Commissioner Gunst is salts
fed the fight was jobbed. So dis
gruntled Is he with the general result
that he has announced there will be
no more prizefightlng In San Francis
CO.
The mystery of Sharkey's injury has
not yet keen Satisfactorily solved and
1t Is intimated that Sharkey submitted
to an operation for the purpose OF
manufacturing evidence necessary to
back up his claim OF foul. Certain
II is that when Sharkey was taken to
his room at the Windsor hotel no one
was allowed to even speak to him un-
til DIR. Lee had worked on him. when
DR.. Lee commenced his examination
of Sharkey portierres were closely
drawn across the bed room door and
pinned. A few minutes later, after
some low talking was heard, Sharkey
began to grOan as II In pain. and
many believe the injury Sharkey re-
ceived was given him at this time.
Tom Is still I'm bed. watched by three
physicians. They say he Is Improving.
but II will be at least week before he
RECEIVERS from the effects of the injury
he says he received from Fitzsimnons
In the eighth round. At least two Of
the doctors who have examined Shar-
key since the fight do not believe his
injury was received from Fitzsimmons
or that ii was caused by a blow at all.
The generally accepted belief now Is
that he was accidentally fouled by
FitZsimmons. u. j. Lynch, Sharkey' S
backer, made another attempt to have
his certificate of deposit for so, 00O
cashed by the Anglo California bank
to-day. The bank manager told Lynch
Of the superior courts injunction re-
straining the bank from cashing the
certificate pending an effort of Fitzsim-
mons to prove fraud and conspiracy.
and declined to pay the money. Lynch
threatened to bring suit against the
bank and the manager for the amount
of the certificate and also for damages
for refusal to cash IL.
Sharkey has 10 days In which to an
swer the complaint filed by Fitzsim-
mons and 1t is not expected the legal
fight will he hurried. F'itzsimmons is
taking matters quietly and is making
arrangements for his appearance a,
various places of entertainment in this
city and vicinity. where he will give ex-
hibitions in boxing. The pool rooms
ard bookmakers decided to cash bets
to-day and holders Of wagers on Shar-
key were made happy.
A sensational story is told in sporting
circles concerning an alleged telegram
sent East, it is said. by Danny Need
ham, advising The placing Of large
amounts on Sharkey. with the intima-
ton that the tip was valuable.