The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-12
Plainly Visible in His Fight With
Joe ChOynski.
One Of the Most DIsgracsfuI Exhibitions
Ever Witnessed.
The Referee, at the Direction OF
the Police, Stops the Contest in
the Eighth Round, Calling It a
Draw-The Sailor Badly Pun
ished in the Face, While Choyn-
ski Was Uninjured by Sharkey's
Fists.

| SAN FRANCISCO. March 11.-Ever
since Tom Sharkey wrestled ana
rougnel about Jim Corbett for four
rounds in this city in June, 1896, he has
! been a discordant element in pugilism,
and has done more to bring into diSre
| pute glove contests not only in this, but
! in other cities, than all the antagonists
i of that class of sport Not q single
contest in which he has ever engaged
/ has resulted in a manner satisfactory
/ to the public, and which did not leave
q bad odor connected with Sharkey's
name. His career has been brief, bat
| lively. He has made himself famous
! through his failure to defeat rather
than through his victories. He man
aged TO stay four rounds with jim Cor
/ bett by a style of wrestling peculiarly
| his own. He was knocked out by Bob
! F'itzSimmons in eight rounds in THIS
city, and OF which FitZsimmons was
robbad He fought Peter Maher seven
| rounds and when he was being beaten
resorted to unfair means, causing the
police to interfere and stop the fight.
! He defeated old decrepit Joe Goddard
in six rounds though the latter was a
| poor subject for any strong man to
| fight
Tonight he capped the climax of his
discraditable career as a fighter by the
most Gisgraceful exhibition ever seen IN
a prize ring in this city. He went into
the ring to contest twenty rounds with
Joe Choynsl1i, the most popular fight
CT. especially in San Francisco among
all the heavyweights. The names Of
/ Choynski and Sharl<ey proved q draw
! ing card, and the big pavilion was
| packed with 1900 spectators. Shar-
keys appearance was greeted with
Kisses and boots by the big crowd III
the galleries, with whom he is and has
! been since his experience with F'itz-
simmons, most unpopular fighter.
From the start of the fight, after he
! had received couple of stiff jolts from
| Cohynski's left hand, the burly sailor
/ fought foul Although he had agreed
not TO strike in the clinches, he repeat
eddy used his elbows and head, push
| ing, wrestling and butting Choynski
against the ropes. Coynsk, however.
would not claim a foul, but continued
to jab and swing on the sailors broad
features. In the fifth round Sharkey
rushed Choynski to the ropes, ana
wrestled him to the floor and under the
ropes. Choynski's seconds claimed a
| foul, which was not allowed by Ref
cree Green, who seemed as badly rat
tied as Sharlzey.
| In the seventh round Choynski dashed
! out his right and left. landing on
| Sharkey's jaw and face until the lat
! ter vas groggy. In the eighth the fight
was brought to an end. Sharkey came
up comparatively strong and began his
rushing and wrestling. forcing his OPP
ponent against the ropes, swinging his
pondeIous arms like fails. until Choyn-
/ ski went down on his knees He came
up and j&bbed Sharkel in the face with
his left, following up with his right,
sending it in with telling effect on the
/ sailors jaw. Tom fell back under this
| terrific onslaught and seemed to drop
/ his arms Suddenly, however, he low
cred his head and came at Choynski
! like 4 mad bull driving him entirely
/ through the ropes and onto the seats
! below.
! The referee at this point, at the di-
rection Of the police. called the figh.
a draw. and sent the men out of the
ring. Choynslli was bruised by his
! fall, but not injured by the sailors
/ fists. Sharkey's face was badly bruised
and swollen when he left the building
| SQUABBLE OVER A REFEREE
The selection of q referee not having
! been made beforehand. nearly an hour
/ was wasted in trying to reach an agree
ment after the men were in the ring.
Choynsld proposed Hiram Cook, jim
/ Mcdonald and Peter Jackson. but
Sharkey would have none of them. and
| cd
neither of whom pleased his opponent.
| Then Choynsk suggested leaving the
matter to the newspapermen to decide.
/ but this was not to Sharkey's taste.
Finally at 1910 o'clock jim Chesley
was agreed upon. just as the impatient
crowd was expressing its disapproval.
That gentleman declined to serve and
the trouble commenced all over again.
The matter was ultimately settled by
| the selection of George Green young
CorbetD, and the men at once proceed
ed TO get down to business.
This was at 1912 o'clock
The men agreed not to hit in the
clinch or breakaway.
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
/ Round l-Sharley led his left for thu,
body but fell short Joe missed vi
cious left swing for the jaw Joe madc
the sailor break ground FOR minute,
but Sharkey rushed and missed 81
nasty right swing Sharkey again
rushed, but missed. and Joe planted
his left on the sailors jaw. Sharkey
played for the body. and landed a light
left on the stomach as the gong rang.
Round 2--Ioe was smiling in his cor
ner between the rounds. but the sailor
was aggressive and swung his left into
Joe's face twice receiving nasty left
jab in return. Joe swung his right over
the heart. and ducked a vicious swing
cleverly. SharlSey played for Joe's
wind. but missed. Two Of the sailors
wild swings also missed the mark and
Joe iabbed him in the throat with his
left
Round :l-Joe jabbed his left into the
sailors mouth and as sharlsey played
for his wind swung right and left FOR
the head The sailor missed a couple
of swings and became more anxious for
awhile but joe kept him moving AMI
lplayed upon his heart and ribs Tom
lunged viciously for Joe's wind. bur
the blow was neatly warded OF
Round I-Sharkey hit with his left
for the neck and swung wildly with his
hight but missed. The sailor played
low for the body, but Joe Strengthened
him up with a right uppercut Choyn-
ski landed twice on the nose without re-
turn. Another left jab was holly coun-
tered by the sailor, who rushed Joe to
the ropes as the gong sounded.