, 1896-12-03

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his elbow. making a bad cut. carp was
tempted to give Sharkey the fight then
and there. but the sailor made no claim
and he allowed the contest to proceed.
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
1890 p. m.-T1he men shake hands.
Round THE men advance to the
center of the ring and spar a moment.
Fitzsimmons feints several times with
left, but Sharkey gets away. Fitzsim-
mons landed light right on head, Shark
ey clinches. Sharkey swings left at
Fitzsimmons's body and a moment later
landed a hard left swing on Fptzsim-
mons head and ducked a vicious left
swing. Sharkey tried with right for
head. but Fitzsimmons got away.
Sharkey ducked r~ight-hand swing.
Sharkey tries for body, and PUSHES
Fitzsimmons, landing left on body.
Sharkey landed left and got same in re-
turn. Fitzsimmons knocked Sharkey
down with right twice in the jaw.
Round ended with Sharkey in corner
and Fitzsimmons trying for neck.
THE SECOND ROUND.
Round 2-Fitzsimmons standing up
before time is called. Men spared, and
Fitzsimmons landed light left on face.
Sharkey rushed. but FItzsimmons
swings right and left, but misses.
Sharkety landed hard left on chest.
Fitzsimmons tried left for face, but got
light left on head. FitZsimmons duck
ed hard left. Sharkey ducked and
cl.nched. Fitzsimmons swung right. but
missed, and then landed left on head.
Fitzsimmons landed right on the head.
Fitzsimmons landed left on the body.
Sharkey missed right and left for the
head. Sharkey landed right and left on
the head and neck and got two in re-
turn. Fitzsimmons duckei right swing.
Fitzsimmons tried left for the head and
missed. Round ended with Fitzsim-
mons the aggressor.
Round 3-Fitzsimmons rushes, but
Sharkey ducks and clinched low. Shar-
key tried left for the body and then
cl.nched. Fitzsimmons swings right
and left on the head. Sharkey swings
right and left. but with little damage.
Fitzsimmons swings left and Sharkey
Sharkey landed hard left on the wind
and got away. Sharkey ducked hard
left swing. Sharkey doing most of the
leading for the wind and again landed
left on the wind. Fitzsfmmons evident
ly laying to get in right on the jaw.
THE FOURTH ROUND.
Round 4-Sharkey landed left. Shar-
key knocked Fitzsimmons down with a
left in the wind. He then ducked left
swing and landed left on the wind three
times without a return. Fitzsimmons
fighting carefully. Sharkey ducked the
right swing. Fitzsimmons landed left
jab. Sharkey landed left on the face
and wind and rushed FitzsimmOns to
he ropes. Fitzsimmons clinched.
Fitzsimmons tried left for head twice
and missed. Sharkey tried for wind
and missed. Sharkey landed left on the
wind and got loft on head. Sharkey
landed left on head, staggering Fitz-
simmons. Fitzsimmons swung right
and then left. staggering Sharkey.
Honors even.
Round Both men stan up before
call of time. Fitzsimmons tried right
for head. Sharkey bleeding fiom cut
| over left eye. Fitzsimmons ian led let.
on face. Fitzsimmons tried 'ett swing
bat missed. Fitzsimmons swung left
on neck and left IN wind. Fitzsimmons
landed left and right swing on head.
Sharkey ducked and clinched. Sharkey
landed left on face twice lightly. Fitz.
simmons landed right on the head.
Sharkey tried right and Fitzsimmons
clinched. In a scrimmage Fitzsimmons
landed right on the face twice and
knocked Sharkey down. Fitzsimmons
tried left for face and Sharkey clinched.
Sharkey clinched to avoid Fitzsimmons
| swings. When Sharkey fell under the
ropes Sol kindly assisted him to his
feet. Round ended in a clinch.
Round G-Fitzsimmons PUSHES and
Sharkey %clinches. Fltzsimmons landed
left on face twice. FitZsimmons tried
| right for the jaw and Sharkey clinched.
Fftzsimmons swung right and Sharkey
| ducked and clinched. Sharkey duck
ed into left uppercut. Sharkey clinch-
ing. Fitzsimmons landed right and left
swings. Fitzsimmons nov leading left
on wind. Sharkey landed left on face.
] FitzsTmmons landed right on jaw and
Sharkey ducked. Sharkey appeared
tired at the end of the round. Round
ended with Sharkey clinching.
Round 7-Fitzsimmons swung left on
head. Sharkey landed left OF wind.
Fftzsimmons swinging for the head and
Sharkey ducked. Sharkey swung right
for the head but missed. Fitzsimmons
landed left on face. Fitzsimmons swung
left en- face twice and got left and right
light on his head. Sharkey struck
Fi.zsimmons in a clinch and is Kissed.
Fitzsimmons landed left jab over the
damaged eye. Fftzsimmons staggered
Much in Little