Arizona republican., 1897-11-19
IT WAS A BUM FIGHT
Shalkey Beat the Decrtpit Old
 Barrier Champion
BOTH MADE POOR SHOWING
Ths Sailor Boy Was Unfair to
 the Verge of FouIing
1t was Proved that Goddard is a Hasbeen and that Sharkey will Never Make Great and Suc- CeSsf ul Fighter.

San Francisco Nov. 1S.-Tom Sharkey has won another questionable battle, his victim this time being old Joe Goddard, the deorepit Barrier champion. The fight which was sched- uled for twenty rounds, terminated in the sixth, when Sharkey after land ing stiff right on Goddard's jaw, rushed at his man and knocked him to the floor literally by the force of the impact, falling heavily upon him.
 Goddard's head struck the canvas with an awful smash, which dazed him. He arose at the end of three seconds and staggered to the ropes, Referee McArthur mean while holding the excited sailor back. Amid great confusion McArthur awarded the fight to Sharkey. The decision was just, but Sharkey's victory is far from creditable, it being a popular impres- sion that Goddard was hunt more by his collision with the floor than by Sharkey's blows, which were at all times wild and miserably timed.
 Popular confidence in the genuine mess of the projected fight was so slight that mere handful of spec tators paid admission to Mechanics pavilion tonight. When time was called two small wedges of humanity culled from Sharkeyls pa1tisans at Vallejo and Mare Island, huddled to- rof1 eaA r1l~ ~~4 adjacent ito the ring-side and faintly cheered the sailor.
 On the main floor of the pavilion the ushers and policemen almost out numbered the few isolated occupants of reserved seats and boxes
 Sharkey was the first to appear. att tended by his brother, Jack Sharkey, Eddie Connolly and Spider" Kelly He was quickly followed by the Bar rier' champion, who had behind him Teddy Alexander, Henry Baker and Jim Gallagher. Sharkey was appar- emtly in his usual excellent condition, x while Goddard looked drawn and low in flesh.
 
 round the men came up and fiddled a few moments, Sharkey jumping about. Goddard waited for the sailor to land. Finally Sharkey swung his right catching Goddard squarely on the jaw and the big Australian went down. Nothing was done for the remainder of the round. Sharkey failed to take advantage of his leads.
 Before thirty seconds of the second round expired Sharkey put in another clean right and Goddard again went down. Joe made several wild lunges at Sharkey, but the sailor was quick in eluding him. The second and third rounds were a series of wild rushes and clinches without any real fight ing.
 In the fifth the men did all kinds of fighting, little slugging and plenty of hugging, hitting anl elbowing. The sailor was stronger and had a little the better of the rough work
 The sixth round proved to be the last. Sharkey rushed at old Joe Goddard like a foot ball player. God dard seemed disconcerted at the sail or's tactics and got the worst of the wrestling. Finally in a rally at close quarters Sharkey landed right some where on Goddard's features and the big fellow went down, his head strik- ing with a resounding thump, Sharkey tumbling on top of him. The sailor was up quickly and waited fer God dard to regain his feet. He was SC much excited that the referee had to restrain him from actually fouling Goddard before the latter got up. God dard was plainly in mo condition tC continue, but after several seconds he steadied himself with the aid oi the ropes and the referee very hu namely gave the decision to tn sailor
 Like all of Sharkey's fights it wa! a very unsatisfactory affair. Goddard made a poor showing and is not tht man he was a few years ago. Shark ey's methods tonight were as unfair and rough as could be tolerated with out actually committing foul I'm betting was 10 to in favor of Sbarkey
 RETURN OF ELI GAGE.
 Tr@l- IL.