The morning times., 1896-12-15
.f|Tz DESCRIBED THE BLOW
Denied on the Witness Stand
That He FOuled Sharkey.
THE TWO GLADIATORS MET
Occupied Seats In Judge Sanderson's
Court Room without Looking at
Each Other-Dr. Lustig Testified
as to Sailors Injuries-Lynch
Made General Denial.

. San Francisco, Dec. 14.-Robert EitZ-
simmons and Thomas Sharkey met this
morning Tor the first time slnce their en-
counter at the Mechanics Pavilion the I'd
inst, when they came face 10 face In Judge
,Sauderson's s court room, the occasion being
tile continuance OF the legal fight for the
$4,000 purse hung up by the National
Athletic Club, FitZslmmons still hoping To
get possession, or the golden dollars which
Referee carp awarded to his adversary.
The meeting was devoid OF excitement, as
each gladiator dropped into seat near ms
attorney without glance at his opponent.
Before proceedings were begun, Lynch,
Sharkeys manager, stated mat aIler
Sharkey S side oil the case had been put
IN, fitzsinmons would hot have prop
under him.
we viii prove he remarked, THAT
Smith, Allen and Abbott committed per-
jury, anu we VIII aIsO SHOW theIF tcsIl-
mony was manufactured for the occasion.
III there is Il conspiracy III TINS affair, ~
originated With the other side Tor The
purpose of stealing the coin from us after
we won it,
DR.. L. ID. Lustig was the first witness.
He testified that he was Ihe medical eX-
aminer or the National Athletic Club, and
examined both,nen few days before the
fight. He found them in prime physical
condition.
After enarke5 had been carried out OF
the ring the night OF the contest, witness
went TO his dressing-room with four other
doctors, but all were denied admission.
SHaRkE y INJURIES.
The following afternoon, i'll company
with Drs. Anderson, RottanZ, RaGan, aud
Lee, he examined Sharkey at his rooms
and found, besides the cuts and bruises on
his head, a slight swelling and dlscoloTa-
ton in the groin, the latter being due to
leechinS.
The injury was superficial and could
have been produced from any OF number
OF causes, including the Injection OF any
Irritating fluid. Had it been caused by
1
would have been most serious. Witness de-
ScrIbed the effects of Il Bard blow such as
Sharkey claimed 10 have received, and
said IL would probably have caused collapse
and vomiting.
FitZsimmons then took the witness stand
and caused laugh when he stated, in
Sharkey before. He described his previous
meeting with the sailor and said that
before the contest they agreed not TO
cIInch and TO break away fair, but Sharkey
had violated the agreement.
In the eighth round he landed his left on
sharkey's face and the latter raised is
hands 10 guard against repetition II the
blow when FitZ sent in left shift on the
stomach. This caused Sharkey To drop his
hands and witness gave him an upper-cut
which sent him to the floor. Fitz was
positive he never struck foul blow.
NAMING THE REFEREE.
Gen. Barnes tried to shake his testimony
in ncross-examinatiUn, but failed, and Martin
Julian, Fits manager, was called. He
told OF his attempts to have Lynch agree
upon a referee, but the latter saId he dlQ
not propose to have his man get the "ors6
of the deal Witness offered the names
OF several well known men for referee, but
Lynch rejected them all, and declined 10
submit any names TO Sharkey.
AT 5 O'Clock on the afternoon OF the
fight witness first heard that carp had
been a ppointed referee by the club. AFTER
ward he met Riley Grammar, Nose Gust
a nj others, and all wanted TO know what
b1a Mt nv NOR
named. He was told that carp rad been
"fixed'' and went to Groom and said Fitz
would not fight with carp as referee.
After the men were in the ring, Julian
made another protest. He told carp lie
would disgrace him ii he persisted IN enter
ing the ring, but the latter said he knew
wnat he was going TO Go. Finally, seeing
they could not have the referee chJnged, he
| agreed to go on. and cautioned FitZ to be
extremely careful.
ing editor, described the fight, and said
he saw no foul blow struck.
d: j.. LINEN, snarkey $ man manage; g l. then t,s
appointment as referee was about 4 o clock
the afternoon OF the fight. He had never
heard EarpS name mentionedin In connection
with the mill before then
LYNCH'S DENIAL.
Five VS. before the fight ne made small
bet on Sharkey, the smallest he had made
on any OF the sailors contests. Neither
he nor Sharkey had any interest whatever
in the National Club. He was on the timers
stand during the fight and did not go near
the ring after the battle. but when SharSey
went out he went to the dressing room anu
waited for the sailor to be brought in.
He did not whisper to him 10 simulate pain.
Lynch denied the statement of Billy
Smith regarding the treatment Sharkey
received. He did not know how DIR. Lee
came TO be called in. Lynch said he had
| sent for a good physician to report at the
Windsor. That night DR.. Ragan called
and attended Sharkey." continued Lynch.
Ibid you ever ask Smith If you could
not do business with Hiram Cook al
referee?''
- did not.''
Did you have an understanding or agree
ment with the referee TO award the Slu,
900 to Sharkey whether he won or not?''
Il did not.'
Lynch explained that he did not accept
the men suggested by Julian for referee as
they We're Julian's personal friends or
sympathiZers, or had made bets on FitZ-
simmons.
sharkey viii eexaminedtomorrowmo
Ing.