Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04

| truth, that ! did not hit him foul He was
leaning over when | struck the blow o
which he complains. 1t was a left -handct
upper cut and took effect in the pit OF the
stomach. lie straightcncd zip a bit after
receiving the punch and I finished him with
a left on the jaw.
Payment of the check Of $40. 600 has been
stopped and Sharkey viii have to make a
LEGAL battle for it, as do not intend to be
robbed II | can help it,"
FtZsmmons gave a baE-punChng exhibit
tion tonight at the Bush street theater He
also showed how he had knocked Shartey
| out, making a little speech as he Illus
trated the blow
! Martin Julian, Ft4smmons manager. has
{ made statement to the Associated press,
/ in which ~ SAYS:
about G3O O'Clock last night was told
by three prominent men that Wyatt Earp.
] the man selected to referee the fight was
/ crooked, aud with him in the ring FiH-
simmons would stand no show These men
were Riley Grammar, the race track plunger,
Nose Gunst San Francisco police commits
scner, and Tom James, formerly purser
/ of an Aust allan steamer, and the man who
I brought Fi2simmons to America. They
! said the Chal ge in the betting showed that
something was wrong. As soon as it be
I came known that carp was to be the referee,
Sharkey money appeared in unlimited guam
( titles. When the big fight was called |
made :ha announcement from the ring charg-
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crowd impatient of delay and Kissed
and hooted me. | saw that it would not do
to take Bob from the ring If l had the
crowd would have mobbed us"
MCse Gunst said: THE statement that
warned Fi.2simmons that carp was pro-
grammcd to decide against him is mis-
take half-dozen people, however warned
me that this was the arrangement. Think
! ing that | had been betting heavily, |
did not sea any foul blow struck. and
did see the fight"
Riley Graz nan said: 81 did advise Fitz
to be on his guard The betting operations
assumed such proportions yesterday after
noon that | felt convinced something was
wrong Up to noon the odds had been in
favor of Fitzsimmons at about the right
price and to l. but when after that
time, nothing was seen but Sharkey money,
offered at any price | felt sure something
must be wrong. | Immediately tried to
hedge $4,000 bet on Fitzsimmons, which
was all had wagered, which | was not sue
cesful in doing.
ARREST WYATT EARP
When Wyatt carp appeared in the ring
last night to act as referee he was dis
armed by Police Captain Whitman who
took from the Arizona man a large pistol
Tonight Earp was arrested on a charge
OF carrying concealed weapons He was re-
leased on $40 bail
delegation of six reputable physicians
examined Sharkey tonight and made the
following report: I'VE find an oederna or
swelling on the lett side OF the groin ex-
tending partially to the left: also two small
ecchymotic spots or dsColOrations about half
way down on the right side"
Late this afternoon Bob FitZsmmons
through his attorney commenced suit in
the superior court to restrain the Anglo
California bank from paying Sharkey the
$4,000 purse awarded the sailor by Referee
carp. FitZSimmons charges conspiracy be
tween Sharkey, the National Athletic club
and others whose names are not given, to
award Sharkey the purse under any cir
cumStances. Fit2smmons alleges that before
carp was selected referee this agree
ment WAS made and that had he known of il
he would have refused to enter the ring
tie, therefore, prays that as he dis
committed Sharkey that the latter was
unable to proceed and on account of the
alleged conspiracy that the Anglo c lifornia
bank, Thomas Sharkoy. Daniel Lynch. John
Doe, and Richard Doe be enjOined from
collecting the money on the certificate OF
deposit and that the court award said certi-
hcate to Fitz5immons. Judge Sanderson
granted the injunction prayed for and the
case VIII soon be tried in court. The "Na-
ttonal club is composed of ]. c. Groom
and John Gibbs local men.
MIR. CoRBETT MAKES A SPEECH.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-Between the acts
or "A Naval Cadet" a play in which James
j. Corbett is appearing at the Grand opera
house in this city, the big actor-pugilist
came before the curtain and addressed the
audience as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen: Last night Mr.
tltzsimmons and Mr. Sharkey had con
test in San Francisco, and | expected that
Mr.. tltZsmmons would win i'm short order
but; to my surprise, he did not / don't
Wish Wish to express any opinion as to the out
come OF tne contest or of the decision of the
referee. will say this, however, thai / |
stand ready to meet either Fitzsimmons
weeks after papers are signed and nj anV |
place on earth. because l want it settled |
man in the world.
Seen in his dressing room by a representa-
tive OF the Associated press the pugilist said
Il feel all right and two weeks notice is
suiicient for me after signing the papers
l nave nothing to say regarding the decision
OF the referee last night" "
Asked as to the chances of bringing off
a fight between himself and Fitzsimmons
in this city, he said There is no probabil-
tty of our boxing in New York i do not
wish to Interfere with the lesser lights who
have clubs organized and running But |
am wiling to fight any man in the world
at any time ard at any place, two weeks after
articles are signed"
Corbott also said that Fitzsimmons had
not signed articles with Dan Stuart and
that the papers were now on the way east.
DALLAS. Tex, Dec 3.-Dan A. Stuart
said today of the Ftzsimmons- -Sharkey fight.
''he result at Frisco has nothing to do
with my contest My money is up for a
hnish fight between Corbett and Fizsim-
mons, and the latter has accepted my offer
shall soon depart for New York to sign
Corbett 1t strikes me that San Francisco
will be a little foggy for Julian
and FitZstmmons after this. The chances
are that Corbett, Fitzsimmons and myself
VIII all meet in New York within ten days
The purse will be hung up and the battle
ground chosen. The time is past for grand
stand plays"
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