The record-union., 1898-11-23

Corbett began to do some punching,
and jabbed his man at will. but at
long range. but Tom always had q
counter ready. Corbett repeatedly led
his left, and damaged Sharkey's face
considerably. The sailor chased his op-
ponent into the latter's corner, and
received a series of jabs for his action
Round 5-Corbett started right of
with a left Jab in the face, and was ap-
parently attempting 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. low on
Toms body and lifted Sharkey off his
feet with his shoulder. Corbett appear
ed to be a trif1e weary, and his blows
lacked steam, whereas there was q
world of force behind Sharkey's blows.
Round 6-Corbett reached the head
with his left, but Sharkey was right af-
ter him like a whirlwind. Tom started
in to mix 1t up, and whipped in some
corkers on the body. Corbett retaliat-
ed with light jabs on the face and fair
ly forceful blows on the body. Midway
through the round there was q rafting
mix up, both exchanging lefts and
rights on the head and body, with the
sailor having share the best of It..
There We're cries of Foul, FOUL when
Corbett hit his man in a breakaway,
which the referee had not called. The
men were clinched at the bell, after
participating in very fast mix up.
Round 1-Sharkey ran across the
ring and planted his left and right on
the head, Corbett clinching. Corbett
acted on the defensive, and seemed un-
able 70 Withstand Sharkey's rushes.
The latter whipped in a beautiful left
hook on the wind, and followed 1t up
with a right on the jaw. The sailor
kept doing all the work, and was al
ways ready to mix it up on the slight
est provocation. He alternately threw
over left and right on the head and
body, occasionally changing to left
hooks on the wind, which were slowly
but surely attending to Corbett's case.
1t was Sharkey's fight so far The pace
was terrific.
Round S-Sharley 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 a right straight on the
face, which made Jim's head rock, but
Jim was ready with a left hook which
grazed Sharkey's face Both men
fought fast, clinching repeatedly. Jim
hooked his right hard on Toms jaw,
half dazing him. He quickly recuper-
ated, and went back at his man ham,
mer and tongs.
Round 9-Corbett landed with his
left. Tom went right back at the same
moment. Clinches were frequent, and
the men refused to break together.
Corbett then struck Tom rather low on
the body, and the sailor appealed to
the referee. Corbett showed Tom from
him, and said: "Oh, you go away"
The men were in the center of the ring
mixing it up in the liveliest manner,
O'Rourke calling to Tom not to mind
Corbett's low hitting.
Just at this moment, for some unac-
countable reason, McVey, one of Cor
belts seconds, jumped through the
ropes, protesting that Sharkey had
done something wrong to Corbett.
The moment McVey climbed through
the ropes Inspector Mclaughlin grab
bed hold Of him, while the crowd fran
tically yelled, Foul. foul! Corbett
loses. Look at his second in the ring."
Referee Kelly seemed to pay no at
tention to the matter, but kept looking
at the fighters, who continued their
aggressive work. McVey tried to pull
away from the inspector while the
spectators kept yelling at the referee,
who finally separated the fighters and
ordered them to their corners Corbett
seemed not to understand why the ref
cree should interfere, and protested, but
Kelly was .obdurate, and stopped 1t.
Meanwhile the spectators stood up
and yelled that bets should be declared
off, as they believed Mcvey committed
breach Of ring rules premeditatedly.
1t looked for awhile as II riot would
ensue, but as soon as the referee de-
clared Sharkey the winner on the tech
nicality, he announced all bets off, as
McVey's action was undoubtedly pre-
arranged. AS soon as this announce
ment was made the spectators resumed
their seats and awaited the departure
Of the men from the ring.
A STATEMENT BY REFEREE
KELLY.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23-John Kelly,
the referee, made the following state-
ment:
II stopped the bout and gave the de-
cision to Sharkey because McVey, one
of Corbett's seconds, in violation Of the
rules, jumped into the ring. I called
all bets off because I believe the action
of McVey was paid for by somebody
who had bet on Sharkey, and did not
propose to decide public money on q
palpable fake. I would not be a 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
can see the fighters were on about
even terms when I stopped the bout In
the ninth round"
Con McVey said: II jumped into
the ring because I saw Sharkey hit
ting in almost every clinch, and some
times so low that anybody ought to
have been able to see it. I called out
to the referee time after time in the
last round, and then T could stand it
no longer, and stuck my head through
the ropes, but Kelly did not see me.
Then I saw Sharkey hit Jim in another
clinch. I guess lost my head and
put my foot over the ropes when they
gave the fight to Sharkey. am sorry
that I am the cause Of the decision be-
ing given against Corbett. He would
have won with a certainty. He had
Sharkey whipped, but could not stand
seeing Jim get fouled without making
a protest"
Jim Corbett said: 81 think that those
who saw the fight will agree that had