The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-19
OVER IN THE SIXTH
sHARKEY MAKES ROUGH WORK OF
IT WITH GODDARD.
Fights In His Usual Tumuftuous style and
Down Only the Interference of the
Referee Prevents Besstiy Foul-sAiior
Gets the Decision, But Seems No Popu-
lar Hero Critic Gets Hurt on His Wav
to Meet Tracey aud Has to Get Out OF
the Riug-GeneraI Sporting News.

San Francisco, Nov. 1S.-Iom SnarKey
has won another questionable battle,
his victim this time being Old Joe God
dard, the lecrepit Barrier champion.
The fight, which was scheduled for
twenty rounds, terminated in the sixth,
when Sharkey, after landing stiff right
on Goddard's jaw, rushed at his man
and knocked MIN to the floor literally
by force of impact, falling heavily upon
him. Goddard's head struck the can
vass with an awful smash which dazed
him. He arose al the end of three sec
onds and staggered 70 the ropes, Referee
Macarthur meanwhile holding the ex-
cited sailor back Amid great confusion
Macarthur awarded the fight to Sharkey.
The decision was just, but Sharkey's
victory Is far from credftable, it being
the popular impression that Goddard
was hurt more by his collision with the
floor than from Shakeys blows, which
were at all times wild and miserably
timed.
Popular confidence in the genuineness
Of the projected fight was so light that
a mere handful Of spectators paid ad-
mission to the Mechanics pavilion to-
night.
When time was called two small
wedges OF humanity, cuIled from Shar-
keys partisans at Vallejo and Mare Is
land. huddleG together on either side
of tne gallery adjacent to the ringside
and family cheered the sailor On the
main floor OF the paviolion the ushers
AMI policemen almost outnun5ered the
few paid occupants OF the reserved seats
and boxes.
After looking over the house and
counting noses Goddard concluded that
ii was not worth while TO risk a beat
ing for the meagre box receipts The
Australian was deaf to all entreaties. as
sorting that he would not fight for glory.
Coward, coward" shouted the crowd
The faunt was more than Goddard
could stand.
IN fight he shouted back, "even
though l never get a cent"
Sharkey was the first to appear, at
tended by his brother, Jack Srarkey.
Eddie Connolly and Spider" Kelley. He
was quickly followed by the Barrier
champion, VINO had behind him Teddy
Alexander, Henry Batter and Jim Gas
lager SharRey was apparently in mrs
usual excellent condition, while God
uard looked drawn and low in flesh
When time was called for the first
round the men came UP and fiddled for
few moments, Sharkey jumping about.
while Goddard waited for the sailor to
lead. Finally Sharkey swung his right,
catching Goddard squarely on the law.
nd he
Nothing was done for the remainder of
the round. Sharkey failing to take ad-
vantage of his lead.
Before thirty seconds of the second
round had expired, Sharkey put in an
other clean right and Goddard went
down again. Joe made several wild
lunges at Sharkey but the sailor was
quick in eluding him.
The third and fourth rounds were a
series Of wild rushes and clinches with
out and real fighting
In the fifth round the men did all
kinds Of fighting, a little smuggling and
plenty If hugging ,butting and elbowing
The sailor was the aggressor and had a
little the better oft1e rought work
The sixth round proved to lbe the last.
a football player, at the beginning.
Goddard seemed disconnected at the
sailors tactics and got the worst OF the
wrestling. Finally, in a rally at close
quarters, S1arkey landed a right some
where on Goddard's features and the big
fellow went down, mis- head striking the
floor with resounding thumq, Sharkey
tumbling on top of him.
The sailor was UP quickly and waited
for Goddard to regain mis- feet. He was
50 much excited that the referee had TO
restrain him from actually fouling God
dard before the latter had got up Cod
uard was plainly in no condition to con-
tinue the fight, when. after several sec
onds he steaiied himself with rhe aid
OF the ropes and the referee gave the
decision to the sailor.
Like all Of Sharkey's fights, il was a
very unsatisfactory affair Goddard
made poor showing AMI is not the man
he was few years ago.
Sharkey's methods tonight were as un-
fair and rough as could be tolerated
without actually committing a foul.
In the preliminary ten-round bout be-
tween Tom Lansing of Kentucky. for
merly kid" McCoy's sparring partner.
ana Joe Kennedy of San Francisco, the |
former received the decision on foul.
Sheriff Wheelan today levied an at
tachment on money deposited in the
First National bank by Danny Lynch. |
manager of Sharkey, to secure the pay
ment Of claim due Mary F.. O'kane |
for 5000, representing a judgment Sc
cured in a New York court.
THE BETTING.
San Francisco, Nov. lS-Tle contest
tonight between Tom Sha-key and Joe |
Goddard before the Knickerhocker Ath- |
ietie club, was not of special interest |
70 patrons OF the ring in this CITY. Per
sistent rumorS that the fight was fixed. !
together with vivid recollection Of the |
methods by which Sharkey ana his man |
aser got away With a ten thousand dol !
lar purse from Robert Fitzcimmons. and !
the fact that Sharkey's manager IS also |
one Of the proprietors OF the Knicker- !
booker club. prevented much betting. |
With those who did risk their coin. |
Shsrkey was a 10 to favorite The !
hope. howeye- that Sharkey would en-
deayor TO regain the prestige lost when |
he laid down in front of Fitasimmons
ana that there would DE a wild slug
ging match tonight, induced a number
OF people 10 witness the contest
CRITIC CAN'T FIGHT
81. Louis, No, Nov. IS-Ssven thou
sand people witnessed the athletic car
nival held in the Coliseum tonight under
the auspices Of the ST. Louis Press club. |
The affair was managed by .Parson' |
Davies and 70 fa-ee.s nv CaAor-a S5,o- IT,.
crowd expected 10 see some fast fighting |
but were disappointed. Young Critic. the |
Australian boxer, and Tom Tracey were |