Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-23
Corbett- Sharkey Mill Ended by a
Disgraceful Foul,
TRAINER M'VBY CAUSED IT
Jumped in the Ring During the
Ninth Round.
SHARKEY GIVEN DECISION

The following account of the sharkey
Corbett fight at New York last night was
furnished by the Associated Press:
The Sharkey-Corbett fight which was
| witnessed by the largest and most repre-
sentative gathering of sporting men that
ever congregated to see ring contest, end
| ed in a most disgraceful fiasco tonight at
| the Lenox Athletic Club. Corbett had all
| the worst of the encounter when one of his
| seconds, Connie" Mcvey, jumped into the
ring. appealing to the referee thus violat-
ing the rules, and the referee, Honest
John" Kelly. had no alternative but to dis
qualify Corbett and award the bout to
Sharkey.
McVey's Interference was absolutely in
excuseble. and the referee, believing that
there was job in Mcvey's action, took
il upon himself to declare all bets of Be
fore Kelly did so, however, many of those
who had bet on Corbett and they were
legion. appealed to the referee to take such
action. while Sharkeyites shouted against
such interference on KeIly's part and pro-
tested that he had no authority to declare
the bets OF. However, the referees word
went with the majority of the spectators
and consequently all money paid on wagers
made will be refunded.
Ending WINS Abrupt
II was an unfortunate and abrupt ending
10 what promised 10 be most interesting
fight. For weeks both Corbett and Shar-
key had trained faithfully and carefully for
the contest. and when they stripped to-
night each of them showed up in excellent
condition.
onarkey was very confident of success
ana the manner in which he acquitted him.
self IN the ring while the fight lasted show
ed very plainly that his confidence was
founded on good grounds
Those who believed that Sharkey could
not night fairly changed their opinion after
the bout had gone one round. On the other
hand, Corbett hit the sailor in the BODY
rather low. and Sharkey protested. Shar-
keys Quickness and aggressiyeness were
astonishing from the very beginning and
from the first 1t was evident that he held
Corhett safely. In the second round there
were wild yells from the admirers of t.e
1rfshman when he fioored Corbett with a
right swing on the head. preceded by
powerful blow the body Sharkev's
PUSHES were successful Invariably and
Jims quickness and leg work were tested
10 their utmost in trying to eyade the ap-
gressiye sailor-pugilst.
sharkey Has Improved.
lhat Sharkey has improved wonderfully
goes without saying and, on the otbar
hand. that Corbett is not the Corhstt ne
New Orleans is beyond question. At NO
time had the Californian the upper hand
OF hi& younger and more sturdy rival
Sharkey Is a fighter and a clever ono a+
that. ard his work tonight STAMPS him he
yohd al doubt as being second only to
FitzSimnOns "
FROM the second to the eighth round
Sharkey held decided advantage In the
ninth round which was so productive Of
dlsappointments and un1ooked-for incidents
Corhett seemed to be stronger than AT any
ufne during the fight, but it was evident
that he was slowly but surely fading under
Sharkey's onslaughts. 1t was two IN ono
on Sharkey after the second round and
had not McNey acted he did there is
very little doubt that Sharkey would have
won handily. Some of the most prominent
bankers, brokers, lawyers doctors and busi
ness men in this and other cities were pres
ent during the mill. and not one of them
S1uid see any reason for interference by
McN eS. The general belief is that McVey
dcteu Tor some unexplained motive and
some persons said that he jumped into the
ring To prevent Corbett going under
Not Seen by Kelly.
" heh McNey first put his leg through the
ropes the referee evidently did not or would
not look IN that direction. but continued to
pay close attention to the fighters, who
were mixing it up in the center of the ring
Inspector Mclaughlin caught hold of Nc
Ney to pull him out again but the latter
was evidently more than anxious that Kelly
should see him. In this he was successful
but not until after half the people in the
house had yelled repeatedly to Kelly To dis
qualify Corbett.
When the big Californian realized what
had ed he was furious with passion
ana rushed at McFey. Had he caught the
latter there is no telling what Corbett
would have done in his frenzy, but the
police were on hand, and rushed between
the men thus avoiding scene which
would have added to the disgraceful ay
hibition. Just what effect the untlmely in
cident Will have on the boxing game i'm
this vicirity I'm future cannot now well he
gauged. but that 1t will injure pugilism in
this city is beyond question
A close estimate placed the attendance
tonight az 9.1o. and 1t is learned that the
receipts exceeded s45 eco