The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-05
SHARKEY BETS PAID.
WAGERS LAID ON THE SAILOR
In THE POOL ROOMS
CASHED.
NEEDHAM HAD THE TIP.
ACCORDING TO LATE RUM0R, HE
ADVISED GETTING ON LARGE
SUMS.
LYNCH ONCE MORE TURNED DOWN.
Second Attempt Made by SharIxey,s
Manager to Cash the Check
for the Purse.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. A.
Thomas Sharkey, who was knocked
out by Fitzsimmons. Wednesday night,
is still in bed, watched over by three
physicians. They say he is improving,
but that it will be at least week be-
fore he RECEIVERS from the effects of
the injury he says he received from
Fitzsimmons in the eighth round. AT
least two of the physicians who have
examined Sharkey since the fight do
not believe his injury was received
from Fitzsimmons or that it was caus-
ed by a blow at all, but the generally
accepted belief is that he was acct
dentally fouled by Fitzsimmons.
D. ]. Lynch, Sharkey's hacker. made
another attempt to have his certificate
of deposit for $4,000 cashed by the
Anglo-American bank today. The
bank manager told Lynch of the SUI
perior court injunction restraining the
bank from cashing the certificate pend
ing the effort of Fitzsimmons 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 certiti-
cate and also for damages for refusal
to cash it.
Sharkey has ten days in which to
answer the complaint filed by F'itz-
simmons, and it is expected that the
legal fight will be hurried. Fitzsim-
mons is taking matters quietly and
is making engagements for his ap-
pearance at various places of enter
tainment in this city and vicinity,
when he will give boxing exhibitions.
The pool rooms and bookmakers decid-
nd RI CHI 4hn hot hnl
OF wagers on Sharkey were made hap
by.
A Sensational story is being told in
sporting circles concerning an alleged
telegram sent East, it is said, by Danny
Needham, advising the placing of large
amounts on Sharkey, with an intima-
ton that the tip was valuable.
Wyatt carp, the most talked of man
of the hour, takes philosophical view
of the criticisms that are being heaped
upon him for his decision Wednesday
night, and says he will wait for time
to set him right with the public.
If 1 had any fears that 1 erred in
my decision, they would have disap-
peared when I saw Sharkey today
said he, "Sharkey did not strike a
foul blow, to my mind. 1t is true he
struck F'itzsimmons as soon as his arm
was free. 1t is true there was an
agreement that there should be no
fighting at a break, but my instruc-
ton from the club was not to be tech
nical but to give the audience a good
fight for their money. [ have one re-
greet about the whole matter, and
that is that L did not leave the ring
when Julian objected to me- 1 thought
of doing it, but it occurred to me it
would be showing the yellow to do
that; 1 would be quitting under fire,
and l made up my mind to stay until
ordered off by the club. 1 am sorry
that 1 acted as referee at ALL
The only inconvenience FitZsimmons
is suffering as a result of his meeting
with the sailor is a painful swelling
of the joints of the hands. 81 have
nothing more to say in explanation"
he said, except we know for a GER
tainty what we only surmised yester-
day, and that is that members of the
National club were in this deal with
Lynch and Sharkey to rob us, and
what is more we are going to prove
it in court. Had it not been that /
was saving my hands as much as pos
sible, I would have put Sharkey out in
the second round. His head is as
hard as a bullet, and 1 must have
landed on him there fully forty times.
With my fight with Corbett in view,
I did not think it worth while to
punch my hands out of shape. In a
rough and tumble scrap, Sharkey
might do a man some damage, as he
is stocl1y and strong, but in a boxing
contest, or a ring battle, no sane man
would ever bet a dollar on him if there
was a referee present who knew his
business"
Police Commissioner Gunst is salts
fed that the fight was "jobbed." Sc
disguised is he with the general re-
suit that he has announced that there
will be no more prize fighting in Sar
Francisco If his influence can pre-
vent it.
The mystery of Sharlxey's injury has
not yet been satisfactorily solved and
it is intimated that Sharkey submitted
to an operation for the purpose of man
ufacturing the evidence necessary te
back up the claim of foul Certain il
is that when Sharkey was taken tt
his room in the Windsor hotel, none
was allowed even to speak to him I'M
til DIR" Lee had worked on him. Wher
Or" Lee commenced his examination
of Sharkey, the portieres were closely
drawn across the bedroom door, and
pinned SO that no one could see in
A few minutes later, after some low
talk was heard Sharkey began tc
groan as if in pain. Many believe tina
the INJURY Sharkey received was