The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-23
SHARKEY WINS.
Big Fight Awarded to the Sailor
in Ninth Round.
He Pushed the Fighting and
Hit COrbett Often.
HAD THE BEST OF 1T.
McYey, One of COrbett's Sec
onds, Jumped in the Ring
And Sharkey Given the Decision
on a Foul.
HAD THE BEST OF 1T.

New York, Nov. 23.-James J. Corbett
Go a relic.
The one-time champion pugilist Of the
world has become what pugilists term
a dead one or a lobster"
He was conquered last night by Sail
or Tom Sharkey.
sharkey was awarded the fight by
Honest John" Kelly, the referee, on
foul, in the ninth round. But it was
plain to all that Corbett had the worst
Of it from the start
The Sailor" pushed the fighting. He
landed repeated blows, apparently where
he pleased, and they told
Corbett's blows, on the other hand,
seemed light and ineffective. The talent
says they lacked steam" 1t was also
noted that there was very little nerve
and snap about his movements-almOst
nothing of the cleverness that used to
mark his work in other days.
And when the finish came in the ninth
round, 1t looked very much like a pre-
concerted trick. 1t looked so much that
way that Referee Kelly declared all
bets off.
Corbett's second. Mcvey. had jumped
into the ring while the men fought. 1t
was a glazing breach of boxing rules.
COrbett made a fine dash at the Of
Tending second, as if to beat him. But
he did not reach him. Police Inspector
Mclaughlin had little trouble stopping
him.
did to the referee; that is. as though
McVey had been instructed that when
matters reached q. certain pass he
should break up the mill
OF course it was unsa tisfactory to the
followers of boxing. But the fact re-
mains that Corbett had the worst Of the
tight all through. Sharkey showed him
self the better man.
The fight drew an enormous crowd Of
sporting men to the Lenox Athletic
club house. In fact, such a representa-
tive gathering Of the sporting element
from all over the country was never in
the city limits at one time before.
Tickets for seats in the immediate vi
cintty of the ring brought fabulous pri-
ces. The original cost of these paste
boards was $40 each. but last night
twice that sum could not purchase one
of them and in two instances they
brought 800 a piece. The other tickets
costing from IS to SIS. brought prices
two and threefoId, and the club man
agement did not put any of the So ad-
mission tickets on sale.
COrbett's stock was always in prefer
ence and the odds on the Californian
opened at 100 to So
Kid Mccoy, the pugilist who is to
meet Peter Maher at Coney Island next
month, had gained admission to the
arena disguised with false black whisk-
ers and nustache-
Some days ago Tom O'Rourke, mana
ger Of the club, forbade Mccoy the
privilege of entering the club house, al
though the KID had been engaged by
morning newspaper to write the story
Of the big fight.
a careful watch was kept bv the men
on the door so that he could not get
in, but he Cleverly baff1ed the vigilance
with his disguise. As soon as he took
his seat at the ring side Mccoy was
recognized and he removed his hirsute
appendages-
Detective Sergeant Armstrong order
ed Mccoy to leave the building, but the
kid" refused. Then Armstrong and
Detective MuIhoIland urged him to
leave and caught him by the arms at
the crowd Mccoy left very reluctantly,
protesting as he went.
At 1923 o'clock a buzz Of excitement
ran through the building and Tom
Sharkey pushed his way through the
betting crowd. He was attired in a
he had an American flag wound round
his waist for a belt. He was accompa-
MED by his manager, Tom O'ROurke,
John 7. DOugherty, George Deacon, Bob
Armstrong and Jack Reid. who acted
as his seconds
Wild Cheer for Corbett.
Corbett did not reach the ringsfde IN
til 1898 o'clock, just Is minutes later
than Sharkey. There was a wild cheer
as he was seeking his way to the ring
side. When he reached the steps lead
ing up to the ring Corhett stopped for a |
moment to shake hands with some
friends. Then he jumped through the
ropes and rested his arms on them for
a few minutes, during which time he
smiled across the ring to O'Rourke, who
stood on the front of Sharkey
COrbett was enVelOped in a dark olive |
green dressing gown His hair was
parted in the middle and carefully |
combed and brushed. His seconds were
Charley White, George COnsidine, Jack |
McVey and John Considine.