The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-24
TOM aHARKEY.

| / would not be party to such fraud"
"No one can tell me McVey lost his
head. He has been behind fighters for
years and there was some fraudulent
deal behind his movements. So far as
l can see, the fighters were on about
| even terms when / stopped the bout in
the ninth round"
"Con McVey said in part: ~ jumped
into the ring because l saw Sharkey
hitting in almost every clinch and some.
times so low that anybody ought to
have been able to see it. l
called out to the referee time
after time in the last round and then l
could stand it no longer and stuck my
head through the ropes, but Kelley did
not see me. Then | saw Sharkey hit
Jim in another clinch. l guess | lost
my head and put my foot over the ropes
and they gave the fight to Sharkey."
Sharkey was awarded the fight on
foul, in the ninth round, McVey jump
ing into the ring, apparently for no
excusable reason. Sharkey demon
strated that he had improved wonder
fully, while Corbett apparently was not
as good as when he fought at New
| Orleans.
When the big Californian realized what
had occurred he was furious with pas
sion and rushed at McNey, but the
police were ON hand and rushed be.
tween the men. That the affair will
injure pugilism IN this city is beyond
question,
A close estimate placed the attend
ance at 5000, and was learned that the
receipts exceeded $4,000.
Kid Mccoy got into the building con-
trary to O'Rourke's orders and was ex.
| pelled
Following were the rounds:
First round-The men flidled for several
seconds and Jim made a left lead for the head.
Tom responded with left and right in the
same spot. Corbett led again. Tom re-
sponded with a left swing for the head, which
landed. Sharkey ripped in left and rights for
the body with some effect. He kept forcing
Jim into the various corners, punching with
right and left on the body. Jim tented and
tried to draw his man on. Sharkey was
always ready with his left jab and right
swing, which invariably landed on the body.
Corbett failed to show any great clevernesS.
Round ended with Sharkey at Corbett.
Second round-Corbett with the left lightly
landed. Then there was an exchange with
lefts and rights ON the head, in which Sharkey
| showed to advantage. Jim kept trying to
push his left into Toms face and the sailor
would come right back with a swing for the
body. He was inclined to be o trfe wild and
| was frequently cautioned by OROurKe, his
chief second. Tom put over u straight right
ON Jim's nose, which seemed to bring the blood
to that member. Sharkey put in a right hand
smash on the jaw, which sent Corbett down.
He attempted to repeat the dose, hut was
| foiled as Jim clinched, Round closed with
| Tom all over Corbett.
Third round--Corbett led with his right for
the body, landing. SharlSey responded in
| kind. jim reached the body several times
but Tom came right back with lefts for the
head. A right ON the body staggered jim.
Sharkey whipped over tremendous right.
| hand smash ON the jaw. The sailors leads
| were ineffective, his counters being the blows
which cut the figure. Corbett kept jabbng
| lightly for the head and Sharkey came right
| back ut him with right smashes on the wind
Fourth round-The sailor was right after
his man and essayed lefts and rights for the
head. landing each time Corbett led left for
the head, landing on the neck and Sharkey
sent back hard right on the body. Corbett
| began then to do some punching and jabbed
his man at will, but at long range, but Tom
always had counter ready. Corbett repeat.
| edly led his left and damaged Sharkey's face
considerably. The sailor chased his oppo-
nent into the latter's corner and received a
| series of jabs for his action.
| Fifth round-Corbett started right off with
, left jab on the face and was apparently at.
tempting TO fool with his man. Sharkey,
| however, was not in a playful mood and
brought his right hand over with force
enough to make jim vince, Jim hooked his
| left rather, low ON Toms body and lifted
| Sharkey off his feet with his shoulder. Cor.
| bett appeared to be trite weary and his
| blows lacked steam, whereas there was "A
world of force behind Sharkeys punches
| Sixth round-Corbett led for the head with
| his left, landing, but Sharkey was right after
| him like u whirlwind. Tom started in to mix
it up and whipped in some corkers in the
| body. CorGett retaliated with light jabs on
/ NHH,, ,I.rE g..N -
Midway through the round there was rat.
Ting mixup, both exchanging lefts and rights
| ON the head and body, with the sailor having
shade the better of it. There were cries OF
| foul, foul, when Corbett hit his man ON a
breakaway, which the referee had not called
| The men were clinched at the bell, after par.
| ticipating in very fast mixup,
Seventh round-Sharkey ran across the ring
| and planted left and right on he.head, Cor
| bett clinching. Corbett acted ON the defens,
| i've and seemed unable to withstand Sharliey's
rushes, The latter whipped in a beautiful
| left hook on the wind and fn!0ysd ~ nm Win
| nght on ths Jaw Ihc sailor kept doing all
| the work and was always ready TO mix up on
| tho slightest proyocation He alternately
thrsw over left and right on body, OCCASION
ally changing to left hooks the wind
which We're slowly but surely attending to
| Corbetts case. II was Sharkey's fight SO far
Tho pace was terrific,
Eighth round-SharlSey was first to lead
| landing left chop ON the neck. They clinched
| frequently and the referee was kept busy
| separating them. Tom tried left chop blow
which fell short and Jim jabbed his left hard
| ON the nose. Sharkey sent right straight to
lace, which made Jim's head rock hut Jim was
ready with a left hook which grazed Sharkey's
ear. Both men fought fast, clinching re-
peatedly. Jim hooked his right hard on Toms
| jaw half dazing him. He quickly recuperated
and went back AZ h,s man. hammer and tonUs.