Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-23

seconds. and Jim made n light lead for
the head. Tom responded with left and
right In the same spot. Corbett led again.
Tom responded with left swing for the
head. which landed. ShaTkey ripped in
left and right for the body. with some
effect. He kept forcing Jim into the
various corners punching with right and
left on the body. which seemed to be his
objective point. Jim feinted and tried to
draw his man on. Sharkey was always
ready with his left fab and right swing
which invariably landed on the body.
Corbett failed TO show any Of the great
cleverness with which he has been credit
ed The round ended with Sharkey at
his man.
FIRST BLOOD FOR SAILOR?
Round 2.-Corbett. with the left. lightly
landed. Then there was an exchange
with lefts and rights on the head, In
which Sharkey showed to advantage. Jim
kent trying to push his left into Toms
face. and the sailor would come right
back with a swing for the body He
was inclined TO be tribe wild, and was
frequently cautioned by O'Rourke, his
chief second Tom put over straight
right on Jim's nose. which seemed 10
bring the blood 10 that member. Snarkey
nut in a right-hand smash on the Jaw.
which sent tOIDtlt hOWhs LII o'NN mp
10 repeat the dose. but was foiied, az
Jim clinched. The round closed WIN
Tom all over his man.
JIM STAGGERED.
Pound 3.-Corbett 4. led with his right for
the body. landing. Sharkey Responded In
kind. Jim reached the body several
times. but Tom came right back with
lefts for the head. A right on the body
staggered Jim. Sharkey whipped over a
tremendous right-hand smash on the jaw
Tile sailors leads were ineffective. his
counters being the blows which cut the
figure Corbett kept jabbing lightly FOR
the head. and Sharkey came right back
at him with right smashes on the wind.
CORBETT ON THE DEFENSIVE.
Round 4.-The sailor was right after his
man. and essayed lefts and rights for
the head landing each time. Corbett
clinched, and acted entirely on the de-
fensive. Corbett led left for the head.
landing on the neck. and Sharkey sent
back a hard right on the body Corbett
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 dam
| aged Sharkey's face considerably. The
sailor chased his opponent into the lat
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for his action.
CORBETT WEARY.
Round 5.-Corbett started right off with
a left iab on the face. and was apparent
~ attempting TO fool with his man.
| Sharkey. however. was not I'm a playful
mood, and brought his hand over with
4 force enough TO make Jim vince. Jim
hooked his left rather low on Tom
| body. and lifted Sharkey off his feet with
/ his shoulder. Corbett appeared to be a
! trfie weary. and his blows lacked steam
whereas there was a world of force be-
hind Sharkey's punches.
SEVERAL FAST MIX-UPs.
Round 6.-Corbett led for the head with
| his left, landing, but Sharkey was right
| after him like a whrlwind. Tom started
! in to mix it up, and whipped in some
| corkers on the body. COibett retalated
| with light jabs on the face and fairly
| .,eful blows on the body. Midway
through the round there was a rattline
mix-up. both exchanging let's and rights
on the head and body with the sailor
| having a shade the better Of It. There
were cries of "Foulw "Foulv when Cor.
hett hit his man on a breakaway. whict
! the referee had not called. The men were
| clinched at the bell. after participating in
a very fast mix-up.
SHARKEY 700 MUCH FOR i'm.
| Round T.--Shukey ran across the rims
| and planted left and right on the head
! Corbett clinching. Corbett acted on the
! defensive, and seemed unable to with.
! stand Sharkey's rushes. The latter whip
| ped in a beautiful left hook on the wind
and followed it up with right on the
jaw. The sailor kept doing all the work
and was always ready to mix up on the
slightest provocation. He alternately
threw over left and right on head ant
body. occasionally changing to left hooks
on the wind, which were slowly, but
surely attending TO Corbetts case. Ii
was Sharkey's fight so far. The pace wa
terrific.
FREQUENT CLINCHES.
Round S.-Sharkey was first TO lead
| landing a ~left chop on the neck. They
| clnched frequently, and the referee was
| kept busy separating them. Tom tried
left chop blow which fell short, and jim
iabbed his left hard on the nose. Shar
key sent a right straight to face, whicl
made Jim's head rock, but Jim was read
with a left hook which grazed Sharkey'
ear Both men fought fast, clinching re
! peatedly. Jim hooked his right hard OF
Toms jaw, half dazing him. Tom quick
| ly recovered and went back at his man
hammer and tongs.
CORBETT HITS LOW.
Round 9.-Corbett landed with his lef
Tom went right back at the same moment
Clnches were frequent, and the men re
fused to break together. Corbett struc
Tom rather low on the body and tn
sailor appealed to the referee. COrbet
showed Tom from him, and said: "Of
you go away" The men were in IN
centre of the ring mixing it up in tn
Iiyeliest manner. O'Rourl<e calling 10 Tor
not to mind Corbetts low hitting.
M'VEY IN THE RING.
Inst at this moment for some unaC
| countable reason McNey, one Of COrbett'
seconds. jumped through the ropes, pre-
testing that Sharkey had done somethin
wrong to Corbett. The moment McVe
climbed through the ropes. Police-lnspec
tor Mclaughlin grabbed hold Of him, Will
the crowd yelled frantically, Foul
Foul "Corbett loses; look at his Sc
cond i'm the ring" Referee Kelly SCENE
TO paw no attention 10 the matter but keI
looking at the fighters, who continue
their aggressive work. McNey tris q 10 pu
away from the Inspector, while the spec
tators kept yelling at the referee, "h
finally separated the lighters and ordere
them to their corners.
BOUT STOPPED.
Corbett seemed not to understand VIII
the referee should interfere, and protested
but Kelly stopped the bout. Meanwhile
the spectators stood up and yelled tina
bets should be declared Off as they b
leved that McVey committed the breac
of ring-rues premedtatedly
LOOKS LIKE \ RIOT
II looked for awhile as If a riot woul
ensue. but as soon as the referee declare