The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-19
GIVEN TIE FIGHT.
...frgED : QUESTIONABLE VIC.
- oyER OLD JOE GODDARD
a~urh Tactics. bordering On
FeuD. sac sailor Falls Down
So barrier Champion. Injur-
- Mir 50 He Became Hcipsess.

! 1ax FRANCISCO. Nos- H-Tom
- haS wen another questionable
= - ii. victim this time being old Joe
1870 shs deerepit Barrier champion.
49,. Hohs which was scheduled for twenty
- terminated in the sixth. when
u 49, as be landed stin right on Cod
- iar. RUSHED al his man and knocked
80 d the floor. literally - the force OF
6 s~ra,t falling heavily upon him.
IA! -.ss,Ts head struck tie canvas with an
& 3 k.s .mash which dazed him. He
81 -. Z, ne end Of three seconds and stag
i - = The rope. Referee Macarthur mean
81 ~ ao,d.ny the excited sailor back
y - ,r.af confusion Macarthur awarded
{ -. IN 10 gsaarkey THE decision was
-. hi Sharksy's victory Is far from
] sx.bIs Il being the popular impression
IS ~ f1o.adard Was hurt more by nss COLI
/ - rim the floor than from Sharkey.s
81 -. rhIch were al all times wild and
nluesabIy timed
81 n.ss,iar confidence In the genuineneEs Of
81 u. rrrtecfad fight was so slight that a
s.~s haadful OF spectators paid admission
s.. q. Mechanics pavilion tonight. When
8 -. was called two small wedges Of hui
...;<w culfed from Sharkey's parilsans
-, vsIIeio and Mare Island. haddied to-
-, an either side OF the gallery ada
~ 70 the ringside ard family cheered
-. ealor. On the main floor Of the pa
.assn the nahera and policemen almost
r.snuuais red the few isolated occupants OF
~ reserved seats and boxes
asarkey was the first to appear, attended
y 81 brother. Jack Shsrkey. Eddie Con-
~ sud spider Kelly. He was au.ck-
= faliored by tho "narrle, Champion,
- had behind aim Tedd1 Alexander
r.nry Baker and Jim Gallagher. Sharkey
- spparentiy In his usual excellent con-
1sIoc While Goddard looked drawn and
~ 10 nesh.
Amer looking over the house and COUNT
- acsee, Goddard concluded that II was
~ worth while 10 risk A beating fer THE
r1arer box receipts. The Australian vas
az To ali entrcatieg asserting that he
soud not fight for glory.
Coward, coward shouted tie crowd.
rhs saunt was more than Goddard could
Eaad
sT'iI fight he shouted back. even
thoagh s.eyer get cent
when time was called for the first round
he men came up End fiddied for few
moments. Sharkey jumping about. while
Goddard waited Tor the sailor 10 lead.
Finally Gharkey swung his right, catch
~ Goddard squarely on the jaw and the
kf Au9IIau3a went duWH. NOtftlEk was
done for the remainder of the round.
eharkey falling to take advantage of his
I'd. Before three seconds of the second
round had explr ID. Sh8rkey put in another
e.ean right and Goddard went down again.
Jce made several wild lunges at Sharkey.
but the sailor was quick in eiuding him.
he second and third rounds were series
Il Wild PUSHES and clinches, without any
fsa fighting.
In the fifth the men did all kinds Of
fighting. little smuggling and plenty Of
huggirg. butting and clbowing. The sailor
vas the stronger and mad a little the bet
Ut q the rough WORK.
The sixth round proved to be the last.
Dharkey rushed at old Joe Goddard like
football player bucking the line. God
dsfd seemed Disconnected at the sailors
tactics and got the worst al the wrestling.
Finally IN o rally at close quarters. Shark
u knded right somewhere on Goddard's
features and the big fellow went down his
hesd striking the floor with a resounding
hump. sharkey tumbling on top of him.
The sailor was up quickly and waited for
Goddard to regain his feet. He was so
much excited that the referee had 10 re-
Hrain him from actually fouling Goddard
before the latter rad got up. Goddard WIS
plainly IN no condition to continue his
fkhi. when, after several seconds he
aeadisd himself with the aid of the ropes.
sad the referee very humaneiy gave the
decision 10 the sailor
Like all Of Sharkey's fights, II was a very
unsausfactory affair. Goddard made a
oor showing and Is moi the man he WAS A
~ Years ago. Sharkey's methods tonight
Hsfe - unfair and reI4h as could BE- toll
sasea without actually committing foul
u the preliminary ten-round bout be-
Nsen Tom Lansing. of Kentucky. form
.'v Kid McCoy's sparring partner, ana
soe kennedy OF San Francisco. Referee
noo Macarthur gave the decision to Lam
ane IN The sixth round. because of Ken
heays repeated foul blows.
snsnn Wheian today levied an attach
nenf on the money deposited In the FIRST
NATIONAL Bank by Danny Lynch, the man
ses ~ Snarkey, To secure the payment Of
GAIN due Mary f. o'Kane for tS0.6s