The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-27
EIGHT WAS 4 BIG FRAUD.
conBETT-sHARKEY FAKE GREAT
INyv1Y 10 FUGlIIsM.
Disreputable Sports-Mevsy's In
terferenee Considered Inexcusa-
BILE and Manifestly PreDeAitateA.

York city last TUESDAY night injured pbsA-
hDm in the East a. u1actl as the sharkey-
1ttxsimmons fiaSco did the same sport IN
he West. TIE American sporting pus'.sc
= quick 20 praise clean. rc.ensiElc con-
TIT with gloves. but just as quick 10 re-
oent In q storm Of DISCUS. any thins fnat
oavors OF swindie-
The milde1t thing that caa be sid OF
TIE outcome OF the Coroetf-tsnar-
hey fight IL thai 4, terminated
most enthusiastically, ard left the
A.0st conservative under the impression
that something was wrong. Known facta
nnd circumstances lead nsnety-niuE out
- one hundred admirers OF the manly art
~ defense 20 believe that the 12.00o people
Who collectively pad 5000 into the box
oface OF the Lenox Club Witnessed the
most xlaring fake that disrs pztahse pugi!-
14tg ever Planned and carried our.
1t is absolutely absurd for aicyey. Cor
besrs second. TO expect the pubic 10 be-
5ieye that he lost has head and Jumped into
the ring because Eharkey had fouled Cor
h4ft and the round vas over. II all the
accounts printed in San Francisco the
morning after the fight are read ono can
net but come to the conclusion that there
was occasion for Meyey's act. There
Was not the slightest excitement. Anyone
who has ATTENDED fights knows that parti-
aanshIp Is 50 strong that even the slightest
approach 10 a foul calls forth d storm.
Mcyeyss Act Deliberate.
Allowing that shafxey had fouied Cor
oetl il was the duty OF Referee Kelly TO
attend to that MoVeg must have known
that hs had nc place IN the ring ard that
the moment he stepped Inside his principal
lost Acvey has been In the business too
long TO fosges the cost of such an action
as ha was guilty Of He has reputation
for ceolnees. shrowdness and skill In hand
ling lighters. DID ne become fool In
moment?
In view Of the fact that less than two
minutes Of the ninth round had been con-
sumed when Mcvey slid through the ropes
he makes himself appear Ike knave Of
tie worst type by declaring that he thought
the round 1T an end. In view OF Mcvey's
experience and his action. no sane person
can escape the conviction that there was
t0b In the fight. AS to whether It included
both Corbett and 6haTkey and their back
ers. or Carbett and his faction alone is a
matter that cannot 10 cleared up in day
or two. Tie opinion is growing that Cor
bett and Shaxkey were both mixed up In
the deal. but ~ the present time the ma
tor1ty believe that Meyey went into the
ring to save Corbett from actual defeat.
running the chance that Referee Kelly
would declare al bets of.
Corbett. while insisting that he could
have whipped aaarkey, says that his
hacker, George considine. and himself were
among the first to ask Kelly 10 declare
al bats OF. II this !s true It disposes Of
the contention that Corhett bet money on
9harkey. but helps out the theory that
Corbetts aecond acted under directions
There ID q possibility that someone who
had backed Sharkey heavily arranged with
Mcvey to go into the ring. but this theory
does not stand well IL Sharkey's condition
was az reported.
Contest Was 4 Fake.
The Associated Press report said that
Saarkey had tho better Of the fight prac-
ticaiiy speaking from start to finish. The
San Francisco Chronicle and Cali take
the San position whils Naughton, of the
Examiner says with Referee Kelly that II
looked TO him Ike an even thing az long as
II lasted.
In his opening paragraph Naugh,on says:
at is my honest conviction that Corbett
figured In one OF the mos. glaring swgndies
ever perpetrated upon an inGulgsnt sport
Ing public. In the ninth round Mevey.
the capacity OF second tried 10 thrust him
SELF between the ropes when there was
scarcely an atom OF excitement, in the air
The fighters. III that time were In estnch
and both seemed struggling to free them
selves. police captain seized Meyey and
tried 10 puli him back Being a man Of
immense bulk and strength he broke away
and forced himself In on The ring platform
There was excitement then with a veng-
eance. corbett and Sharkey held on to
each other and dealt blows IN disregard OF
the terms OF the articles which they had
signed. Referee Kelly forced than apart
and orsiered them 10 their corners. Cor
bett q eyes wfdaned. and he went through
piece Of acting that was simply villa He
trotted along the ropes after Kelly. and
Kelly wassd him back. Then. Corbett
etrode TO h!A corner with vacant stare
on his faee The seconds surged Into the
ring and surrounded tho resere.. He turn
ed his back upon them al. McNey lsaped
UP from the fcor below and corbett made
pass al him IL was anything bat a
oava&e assault IL seemed. In fact % DO a
part OF the play. The referee walked over
TO Sharkey's corner and tod him he had
Soreett wHs seated and extended his hand
jim with mustered zap frown on his face
and dramatic gesture said; No, no.
eiarifying that he was too much ehas rined
1T the decision to extend the usual court
eay. Yslts or fake pierced the air and
there we're loud cries for Kelly 20 declare
oil bets off. C0raStt afnhgsd around the
ring with look Of mock despair ou MS
couatsnance."
IL Was . Rank Swindlc.
After the fight shsrksy asked Navigation
what he Thought OF IL. The rankesi kind
OF a swindle / ever heard OF. Tom" was
the reply
''lt + no fake as far as / am concerned"
said Shsfkey. The body blows | was
pumping ingo hsm were taking ali the
starch out % him. and I believe Mcgey
Jumped into the ring because ne saw tha,
his man could not last much longer This
Is the second time have licked Corbett.
and guess l viii never get another
chance, because | suppose ne IS through
with the ring after shss"
despite S0Srkey's apparent honest tie-
rtsi es psrs5c ia ticu In tae fraud said
NhuKttoe. things are h<iug said naN
which suggest that he ia nct entirely inuC.
cent, IL IL sola CT good authority tAst IL
spent ar hour wsth cetoetf az 1'onsiaifaas
eale1a TO later than last SATURDAY Thf
Inference is THAI the details Of ths sv!rsife
were talked over aal perfected * tbs
time although o. course. IL vas last pos.
sihie THAI the men came together 10 ~ettls
some disputed point ABOUT the gurse ~
rules.
Ia Is strange however. sAaE Sharkey
KEPT secret tne f8ct that - hsa i confer.
eacS With Corhetg
cne % lie most 0gs8ftsfaet,rv vo5nts
about tho AFFAIR. SO FAR A. tne DUh!sc i.
concerned. IS tH&t at tie &irua the sys{nSl,
came 10 a climax there was nothing n
sngw taaI either man sad ANYTHING iike
decisive lead Sharksy seemed - h &c
fiiE tHs Esosg cfSective work IN the cary
rounds. he F@AeAsss CurAett'S h~RA xs,-.
era times wsth hjs lrse ara drove MS rxh,
saNakc5y aealnSt the Sths. la the sec.sas