The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-12
SHARKEY EVER uSGRlCED.
rxE r0IL FIGHTERS PrcILs.Tic
CAREER Is AT =. Exo-
Of Unfair Taesie.-Drawn In the
Eighth After sharkey Hushed


ssnce Tom shark~y sTessIea sad rough -
sboug Jim corbets fer fear rounds IT. tbs
csty ia june 1885 ~ has been alsfoF-s-
ant element In pagliisnas and has deee
more 90 bring into G8zrspuss gleve con
tests. not only in this bat In oshsr esrss.
than all the antagonists "a that caas& az
eport. Not single contest n which ff9
has ever engaged has ended in a rlanslsT
satisfactory to tire public. and which I'D
not leave 4 bad oder connected Win
Shafkey's name HIS career has been
brief but i!yssy, He has made himself
famous through his failure 70 defeat fafal-
er than through his sief0riez
He managed 20 stay fouT rounds vs@h
Jim corbstf by style Of wrestling Pc
cu.Iariy hts own. He was Knocked out
by Bob Fitxsmmons in eight rounds IN
this city, OF which fstzsimmons WIS
robbed. he fought Peter Haher segga
rounds and when he was being beaten -
serted 10 Gnfslr means. causing the iss9-
lice tn interfere and stop the fight. He
defeated old deerepit Joe Goddard in six
rounds though the latter WIS a roSr stli1~
jec; for ans strong man to Sghs- a4
Tonight he capped the climax Of his Dts
or~ditah.e career as A tigatsr By the most
dseracefuI exhibition ever seen q y pfsxr
ring 81 this city. lie went inie shs ring
te contest twenty rounds with joe choyn-
SKI. the most popular asn1er. espet.lally
j
weights. The names q Ch0Fnsk4 mad shaf-
KEY proved n drawing card and saas big
pavilion Was packed with s.ov SPECTATOR
sharkess appearance Was gEeessd ysth
Kisses and boots By the els crowd IN the
galleries. with whom he II and has been
sfnce mis- experience with fftzsimmoEss. a
mos. unpopular fighter.
From the start O. ihe sieift alter he lad
received couple Of ssiH iaiis fEgm Che
nsi4 tsft 10 "A fslf4srt
foul. Although he had agreed nos 70 strike
in the clinehas he repeatedly used his ell
bows and head pushing wrestling and
batting Choynski agalas. the ropes. Che
yaski however. did not elAsg = fasiI. bat
continued 10 jab and swsag on the sailors
broad features.
In the fffh refund shsrksy rushed
Choynski 10 the ropes and wrestlea him 20
the floor and under the ropes. Ihogaxkis
seconds claimed foul. which Wa not al
lowed by Referee Green. who assnaed "a
ba ily ratified as Sharkey. In the seventh
choynski isshed oui Tsshs and tfi, Land
ing on sharkey's Jaw and face. aaiil tbs
latter was grogRy. In the eighth the light
WAS brought To air end.
Sharkey came MP comparatively strong
and began his rushing and wrestling. fore
ing his opponent agains, the ropes. swing
ing his ponderons arms like fails. until
Choynski went down hts knees. He
came up and tahbed Shafksy in the .aice
with his left. following up with his right,
sending !, IN with telling effect the sail
ors jaw. Tom fell back under this terrific
cnsla ught and seemed 10 drop his arms.
Suddenly, however. be lowered hts head
and came at choynski like mad buii,
throwing him entirely through the ropes
and TO the seats below. The referee at this
point. at the direction OF the police. called
. the fight n draw and sent the men out Of
the ring cheynski was bruised by his fall
bat not Injured by the sailers hsts. Shar-
Keys facs was badly bruised aud swollen
when he left the buiNing.
IL Was apparent to the great majority of
the spectators that had the fight been fair
~ the part % Sharkey Choyuskrs supe-
Flor eieverness would have returned him
winner
Hours before the time eet FOR the com
meneement Of the evenings entertainment
orowds besIeged the entrance 10 Wood
wards pavilion. ard rs o'clock when
she Fret event on the programme was an
nonnnsd. every ayaiiah i. foot OF space
within the building had been pFe-empisd.
:, being estimated that al least Zoo spec
tators were Within its walls
In the pool rooms and in front Of Tho
Newspaper offices down town the same
amour; OF Interest was shown hy the
crowds which gathered there The crowd
was an hour ahead 81 the scheduled time
block. after va!nly struggling to axht
thsir way through the mot. which com
PEELED them 10 abandon the attempt.
During the day Sharkrs had again been
Installed as the faTorsis a. odds OF % 10 s.
bus dusag The evening the supporters OF
chovnskl who HAD evidently besu holding
OF !og longer odds, began 10 pour their
money into The boxes. aud The wagering
sosn reached "exens'' al which price lots
OF money continued 20 he placed low
estimate OF the amount wasrrea upon the
event IN ssls city places 1t at from Sss.ossa
Go .aesa
The mea entered The ring a, rs and leS
pounds respectively. hut tacir appearance
whea stripped conveyed the impression
that Shafkey oaswelshed his sailer and
simmer opponent hy considerably mere
than ten pounds. Zach MAS trained 20 thu
hear and ~ magnificent condition. hut
the sailors compact and saild frame gre
scented striking eoulrsss 70 the long AID
slender form 90 t-hoYnski whose less
especially seemed wax compared VITA thc
s,eut undergraduates 81 his opponent Tie
htfst hnsSSeY. Was a. coai waeu he
ssood in his corner ard slzcd no hts oppo-
nent as thouSh taelr meeting WIS 70 bs =
fsiendlg bout Cor points. wh5is ssgga sex
on fhe other hand KS unssr niaA -. new
s9N and anxious ta ecnRseH-e opera Aasns
Nh0ynskt as usual MAS ere Hyai eu leave
h > dressing roena. H. aHpFa fxnre waR
the signal ter a bursI q vnsh8s5a srr. lie
Wa escorted by Htdy GvansX. Tommy
Murphy aad joe Lerson Saaskey was
greeted with mingled ,hssfs and ho,,s.
lie wss hanaied hy Spider Kelly. 4ae Ken
reiy. Tim McGE8fh ard ice Goddard c.
The setecflon q "A Fvtfvee nnt aAs4nE.
tera made before a4al. ntaviy au lsoar 80
wasted in trying 30 tesch ~ sss festx~
after tas mtn Mere jN t'ze rsnK EhesAkkt
proposed Hiram cock JtTo ~ t.vualA ara
PETER jackson, bVt shar6e} veela Rave
nene = then1 ae.i epgx SLED f'fAak Carr
cf fflNy lfFfrH fhef ~ hean pleased
b.s oppHtsa8 Easn t'sayusks ssaxEs~fe,3
leaving the matter ta tAe u"p> - 49,
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