The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-13
sHARkEY,s nIRTy MonK.
Public Condemn His Foul Methods
Used in the Ring.

| Used in the Ring.
| San Francisco Cal, March Fever since
Tom Si,nrkey wrestled AMI roughed about
with Jim Corbett for four rounds in this city
| in June. 1896 he has been discordant Gle
| ront In pugilsm, end has dcne moro TO
tring into disrupute glove contests, not only
in this but in other cities than all the
| tagonists Of that class OF spert. Not single
| contest in which he ever Engaged has
| suited In manner satisfactory to the public
! and which did not leave bad odor connected
| with Sbarkeys name. His career has been
! brief but lively. He has made himself ia
nous through his failures to defeat rather
| than through his victories. lie managed 10
| stay four rounds with Jim Corbett by style
| OF wrestling peculiarly his own. He was
knocked out by Bob Fitzsimmons in eight
rounds in this city, OF which FitzsmmolS
was robbed. He fought Peter Maher seven
| rounds, and when he was 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 poor subject for any strong man 10
fight.
In his fight with choynski last night he
capped the climax Of his career as a fighter
by the most disgraceful exhibition ever
ia prize ring in this city. The numes OF
Choynaki and Sharkey proved n drawing card.
and the big pavilion was packed with 1000
spectators Sharkeys appearance was greeted
with Kisses and boots by the crowd in the
galleries. with whom he is and has been
since his experience with Fitzsimmons a
most unpopular fighter.
From the start of the fight until after ne
had received couple of stiff jabs from
Choynsh's left hand. the burly sailor fought
hard. Although he had agreed not to strike
in the clinches, he repeatedly used his ell
bows and head, pushing and wrestling and
butting Choynsk against the ropes. Choyn-
SKI. however, did not claim foul, but con-
tlnued TO lab and swing on the suilors broad
features.
In the fifth round sharkey rushed Choynsk,
To the ropes and wiestled MIN to the floor
o'oime5 foul, which WAS not allowed Dy
Referee Green, who seemed as badly ratified |
as Shalkey.
In the seventh round Choynski landed on
Shailey's jaw and face until the latter was
groggy,
In tie eighth the fight was brought TO an |
END. shnrkey was comparatively strong. and |
began his rushing and wrestling forcing his |
opponent against the ropes, swinging his |
ponderous arms like flails until Choynski |
went down on his knees. He came up and |
labbed Sharkey 10 the face with his left fol-
lowing 1t up with his right on the Jaw
sharkey fell back. Suddenly, however he |
lowered mis- head and came at Choynski like |
bull, throwing him through the ropes and
on TO the seats below The referee nj This
point, at the direction of the police called inc
bsht draw and sent the men out of the
ring. Choynski WIS bruised by his fall hut
not injured by the sailors Gsts Shnrkev's
face was badly bruised and swollen when he
left the ring.
san Francisco, Cal. March 12--Last nights
battle at Woodward's pavilion between the
yweights--Choynski and Sharkcy-is still
the talk of the town today. Accusations of
foul play, robbery and similar uncomplimeut
airy terms were applied to both contestants
ana the referee, George Green, comes In for |
a good deal of censure from friends of both
men but the majority of the sporting men
seem To agree on the fact that he erred In de
einring the tight draw after numerous pal.
p; bic fouls committed by ShorI.ey.
slaIiey said today: II wns robbed could |
not have won unless Knocked ChoyDski |
completely out Ha Lit me IN the ,lli,ches
pnd no ono took any notice OF H. but they
watched every blew | struck. Cboypski oas | !
counted out by the timekeepers before Green
called II draw. l will never fight In Cali. | !
lornia again, as see now tb.t | can't yer n !
square deal here am willing to meet either
Maher or Mccoy for n purse of $40 OO0 in
some Eastern city, where am assured or
fair treatment"
Choynsd showed few signs OF punishment, !
today. He criticised Green severely for cali !
ing the mill draw. He claims that Sharkev's ,
blows did not hurt him, but that the sallor,s \
FOOTBALL tactics and wrestling weakened him !
terribly but even In his weakened condition !,
so thought he could have whipped sharkey
n few more rounds II the sailor had moi
brown him bodily through the ropes upon