The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-16
WYATT carp EXPOSES THE
EXAMINERS FAKE METHODS
Swears He Never Gave Any of Long Green's Young
Men the Statements Printed as
From Him.

witness at this point and that was that
carp did not deliver the certificate of de-
posit to him or Sharkey on the night of
the fight, but took 1T home with him, so
that he had 1t in his possession when
Lynch called on carp at his residence the
next morning.
Mr.. kowalsky then inquired as to
Lynch's reputation as a horsem an and
asked whether any of his entries had been
refused at the Bay District racetrack
within the last few years, but an oh lection
was raised by afr. Barnes, who remarked
at the same time: 'lf we have got to try
horse-racing as well as prize-fghting we
will never get through with this case.
We will next get down to ck-fghting."
"At which you are an expert" re-
marked Mr.. Kowalsky.
"Yes, was the retort, "I have watched
you many time"
The objection was sustained and Mr..
Lynch was allowed to escape from the
stand.
Thomas Sharkey, whose cauliaower ear
had been reduced to its normal proper
tlons, was called by Mr.. Barnes and, after
giving his age at % years, denied every
statement made by Smith and Allen as to
his arrangement with carp to have the
decision made in his favor. He denied
that he had put up $500 for himself and
$500 for Fitzsim mons to insure their ap-
pearance in the ring, or that he had made
any statements to that effect or that he
knew of any fraud in connection with the
fight whatever. He had gone through a
severe course of training for five weeks,
running twelve miles everv morning by
way of bracer, and punching the bag
and his trainer.
Sharkey described the disabling blow he
received as follows:
"He gave me left-hand jab in the
mouth. Then he feinted with his left and
sent his right hand across my head. 1
jumped back and he sent his left hand
and hit me in the groin. AS was falling
he hit me in the jaw. was not insensible
at any time"
1t appears that none of the Sharkey
crowd were acquainted with Dr. Lee.
Sharkey swore that he didn't know him
and that he had no idea who had sent for
him. DR.. Lee dressed the wound in the
groin and then DR.. Ragan arrived on the
scene. In conclusion, Sharkey said that
he had had no voice whatever in the Sc
lection of the referee.
B. Benjamin, sporting editor of the
Chronicle, was called by Mr.. Kowalsky.
He swore that on Tuesday, December l,
he asked Lynch as TO when a meeting
would be held with regard to the selection
of a referee. Lynch replied that they
| the fight, but he (Lynch) did not think
there was any prospect of their agreeing.
Lynch said also thst he had bet $400 on
Sharkey against $1,000, with bookmaker
named Harris. a few days before.
The witness was in the press stand and
was busy writing from the dictation OF al
King. He saw Sharkey fall down, but did
not see the blow hat felIed him, because
Fitzsimmons back was toward the press
stand and obstructed the view
Sharkey was then recalled for cross-ex-
animation by Mr.. Kowalsky and was asked
as to whether any OF his money was in the
900 purse or whether he had any money
bet on the result. On being asked whether
DR.. Lee i'll making his examination had
struck him as hard as Fitzsimmons had
hit him, Sharkey replied that such was
not the fact, whereupon Mr.. Kowalsky
asked why then had Sharkey yelled with
pain under DIR. Lees examination when
he did not yell at the time he was struck
by Fitzsimmons.
This question raised buzz throughout
the courtroom and Sharkey in besitating
manner replied that he did groan ga bit"
when living on the floor of the ring.
Mr.. Kowalsky INQUIRED whether Sharkey
did not know that DR.. Lee was the witness
who proved an alibi for burglar Lou
Matheny, charged with numbering a po-
liceman in Oakland. Sharkev replied that
he did not know DR.. Lee, but that Math-
eny once visited his training headquarters
with DInny Needhdm and he was then
introduced to Matbeny.
The witness sWore that he never saw
carp before lie saw him in the ring on the
night of the fight. He was better ac-
quainted with DR.. Lee, because DR.. Lee
and DR.. Ragan were still treating him for
his injuries.
With reference 10 Lynch's report of his
interv ew with Hiram Cook the witness
said that Lynch said that Cook was an
honest man and would be good referee.
Every body who had been running with
Fitzsimmops and betting on him had been
advising Sharkey to take Cook as referee,
and besides. Cook had gone over to Sausa-
Tito to visit Fitzsimmons.
"Then," inquired Mr.. Kowalsky, "when
you heard that Wyatt carp had visited
Fitzsimmons at his headquarters you
didn't object to Mr.. carp as referee%
''No, sir"
"And you had never heard of carp be-
fore?''
The witness denied also, in answer to
questions, that he had sent his bosom
friend Madden to FItzsimmons with a
proposition TO give FitZsimmons $500 If he
would agree to Madden as a referee. He
denied also that he knew that Madden
wanted to act as one of Fitzsimmon's
seconds. AS to his yelling with pain under
the examination made by the physicians
on the afternoon of the day succeeding the
fight Sharkey said: II didn't holler loud.
I'm too game to holler loud,
20. you are, are your" sneered Kow-
alsky. Then why did you holler loud
when Dr.. Lee examined your"
Sharkey explained that at that time he
was very sore. After denying that DR..
Lee had used hypodermic syringe or
had made any incisIon with knife, the
witness admitted that DR.. Lee had used
iodine on Friday, the second day after the
fight.
Trainer Smiths statement that Sharkey
had got up out OF bed and smoked cigar
was positively denied by Sharkey.
After having received the blow in the