Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-23

Round 3-Corbett led with his right
for the body, Sharkey responded in
kind. Jim reached the body several
times, but Tom came back with lefts
for the head. A right on the body stag
gered Jim. Sharkey whipped over a
tremendous right hand smash on the
jaw. The sailors leads were ineffec-
tive, his counters being the blows
which cut the figure. Corbett kept
iabbing lightly for the head and Shar-
key came right back at him with
right smashes on the wind.
Round 1.-The sailor was right after
his man and essayed let's and rights
for the head, landing each time. Cor
bett clinched and acted entirely on the
defensive. Corbett led left for the
head, landing on the neck and Shar-
key sent back a hard right on the
body. Corbett lead left for the head,
landing on the neck, and Sharkey sent
back d hard right on the body. Cor
bett began then to do some punching
and jabbed his man at will but at
long range, but Tom always had a
counter ready. Corbett repeatedly led
his left and damaged Sharkey's face
considerably. The sailor chased his
opponent into the latter's corner and
received a series of jabs for his ac-
ton.
Round 5-Corbett started right off
with a left jab on the face and was
apparently attempting TO fool with his
man. Sharkey, however, was not in a
playful mood. and brought his hard
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.
Corbett appeared to be a trifie weary
and his blows lacked steam, whereas
there was world OF force behind
Sharkey's punches.
Round 6-Corbett led for the head
with his left, landing, but oharkey was
right after him like a whirlwind. Tom
started in to mix it up and whipped in
some corkers on the body. Corbett re-
talliated with like light jabs on the
face and fairly forceful blows on the
body, Midway through the round
there was a rafting mix-up, both ex-
changing let's and rights on the head
and body with the sailor having a
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 tap Of the bell,
after participating in very fast mix
up.
Round 7-Sharkey run across the
ring and planted left and right on the
head, Corbett clinching. .C0rbett acted
on the defensive and seemed unable to
withstand Sharkeys Iushes. The lat
ter whipped in beautiful left hook on
the wind, and followed it up with
right on the jaw. The sailor kept do
ing all the work and was always ready
to mix on the slightest prOVocation.
He alternately threw over left and
right on head and body, occasionally
changing to left hooks on the wind,
which were slowly but surely attend
ing to COrbett's case. II is Sharkey
fight so far. The pace was terrific.
Round 8-Sharkey was first to lead,
landing left chop on the neck. They
clinched frequently and the referee
was kept busy separating them. Tom
tried a left chop which fell short and
jim jabbed his left hard on the nose
Sharkey sent a right straight to the
face, which made Jims head rock, but
Jim was ready with a left hook which
grazed Sharkey's ear. 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 hammer
and tOngs.
Round 9-Corbett landed with his
left. Tom went right back at the
same moment Clinches were frequent
and the men refused 10 break together.
Corbett struck Tom rather low on the
body and the sailor appealed TO the
referee. Corbett showed Tom from
him and said: "Ch. you 90 away"
The men were in the centre Of the ring
mixing it up in the Nvliest manner
O'Rourke calling to Tom not to mind
Corbetts low hitting. Just at this
moment for some unaccOuntable rea-
son, McVey, one Of Corbett's seconds,
Jumped through the ropes, protesting
that oharkey had done something
wrong with CorDetr. The moment Nc
Vey ciimed through the ropes police in
spector Mclaughlin grabbed hold Of
him, while the crowd frantically yell
ed foul, foul, Corbett loses. Look at
his second in the ring!"
Referee Kelly seemed to pay no at
tention TO the matter, buc kept looking
at the fighters, who continued their ag-
gressive work. McVey tried 10 pull
away from the inspector while the
spectators kept yelling at the referee,
who finally separated the fighters and
ordered them TO their corners. Cor
bett seemed not TO understand why
the referee should interfere and pro-
tested. but Kelly was oDdurate and
stopped the bout Meanwhile the spec
tators stood up and yelled that bets
should be declared off. as they believed
McVey committed a breach Of ring
rules premeditatedly. II looked for a
while as If a riot would ensue. but as
soon as the referee declared Sharkey
the winner or the technicality. he an
nounced all bets were OF as McVey's
action was undoubtedly pre-arranged.
AS soon as this announcement was
made the spectators resumed their
seats and awaited the departure Of the
men from the ring.
LANRY BOB's OPINION.