The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-25

c,inehea SNavkev tried hard 20 swing
wlsh hls fiEhf. ana landed on Corhest's
shcusaer. TSey Clnched sgaln. during
which tirae Sh3rkey was trying 70 ferce
tcTh@tts bead hack With the heel oE his
hanA Tine was called.
As they sat 30 the corners after ths
re&ns SARrkey looked very serious. His
seconds spoagei the hloca frem his face.
toreett wss perfectly cool. tie did nnt
seem 20 be breathing very heavily. sad no
haa a bread STin on his face. 80 far
Saarkey hSd not nix Cerhest a damaging
blow. whiie on the other hand IL was nialn
% be seen hat some % the eN-ehampian's
punches had taken the steam cat es the
muscular sailor.
Oorbt, att~~ed for Foul Fighting.
Round s-~orhett went 70 work quickly,
feinung ana causing Sharkey 10 leAA
Sharkeys blows tsn short. Corhett also
missed 4 couple. Saarkey rushed and
caught Corhett a left on the cain. There
Vas a clinch. and in She hreakaw way Car
hett hit Sh&rkey a right uppercHt, and
WAS hisScd again hy the crowd. Sharkay
seemed 90 shut his eyes. throw his head
down and sNing Wildly With both hands.
Corhstt also swang wildly. and some OF
has blows went clear over ShaFkey. jim
steadied himself. and set about drawing
the sailors frT> Sharkey swung with his
right and then CoTbett hlf him In tns
car wita his right. Then they clinchesL
corhegt brought his rigAt across on ShaT-
keys cheekAene. ana they ciiachet again.
SRarkey led, and Corhett came In and
clsnched and bore Sharkey back TO the
ropes All the nEhtng was now In Cor
belts corner. Sharkev being On the in
side. Two or three times in the cllnehes
Curhett hge Sharkey heavily with tse
right in the brc&k-away and the crowd
kept hooting Sharkey himself seemed to
be protesting In dumb show. Once when
they broke away Corbett dropped down
on his knees. When he got up Sharkey
rushed az him like a bun and brought his
right around on Jim's shoulder. Another
clinch and another hit from Coreett IN ths
hreak-away. and ShaTkey made a lefs
swing Corbett ducked under IL. and they
clinched. Clinchcs were frequent now.
and Cerbett seemed 20 be getting tired He
stiil kept hitting Sharkey that shcrt-arsn
jolt when they broke away. ana the crowd.
whose sympathles were with Sharkey az
this stage SIM kept hooting. Thes
worked ovee 10 Corhstt's corner again.
Corbest was still tho aggressor. cilnches
were more frequent than blows. The latter
being of the Smothered kind. The referee
began to separate the men. Sharkey
brought corhett one good right punch uf-
. der the heart Then Sharkey gave cofbett
a good solid down chop with his left, which
caused the galleries 70 shout wildly They
were ciinchea again. and corbett had
Sharkey's neck under his left arm when
time was called. Corbett did not hear tho
cali or time. and Second Tim McGrath. OF
Sharkey's side. jumped into the ring and
called 10 Corbett that the round was over
Jim looked at him. and then. dropping
Sharkey's head from under his arm. wens
10 his corner.
Both men seemed tired in the rest fol-
lowing the second round. and Sharkey's
chest was hsaving in a distressed way.
Corbett leaned back with his mouth open
and took all the air that his seconds could
watt to him with fan and towel.
Corbett's smile Gone.
Round 3--Corbett started hostiiitics by
landing in the region OF Sharkeys stom-
ach and followed IL up with a left upper
cut corbett was trying hard for knock
ont blow and, after series OF fcinis
swung his right on Sharkey's body. sew
eral ciinches followed. the refcreo having
a hard time TO get the men apart Shar-
key led with his left and missed. and soon
after got an uppercut on the mouth which
had tendency TO make him grogSy, haS
he cllnehed when c0rbett rushed after
him. and soon recovered. Sharkey got I'm
a glanctng blow on corbetts cheek bat
the latter retaiiAted with a left uppefcut
on sharkey's face and tho latter aE'pearei
10 bo distressed. but despite the Tact thas
Corbett was nghting fast and furiousiy
he was unable 20 noor Sharkey. Sorbett
hut ala not have steam enough 10 drop
Sharkey.
sorbett Completely Used Up.
Round 4-Sharkey openet with buii-
like rush. and then followed a series OF
olinohes which made the round the most
unlntereeting OF all Both men were tired.
and Sharkey pushed Corbett 20 the noor-
Corbett sprsng TO his feet. but sharkey
went right at him. More wrestling fci-
lowed. corbett apparently being confene
10 hug Corbctt nodded 20 Police Captain
whitman. who Jumped into the ring and
uuilsd Sharkey away. Referee carr mild
IL announced that the contest vas draw.
and declared all bets of. IL was cialned
that the three inmates had not quite exc
piref when the hRht was stopped, Shar-
key was the stronger man when the con-
test was ended, rorbett showing signs %
weakness during the round and content
ing himself with cllnching instead OF
standing of and rght.ng.
After the decision had been announced
gharkey shouted: "choynsh II the
greatest fighter that ever yet met