The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-23
The Fight Awarded to Sharkey
on q Foul.
jim WAS DISQUALIFIED
His Second Jumped Into the Ring In
the Ninth Round--sharksy Had
Corbett Whipped-A Fighter
and . Clever One.

congregated to see a ring contest, end
ed in a most disgraceful fasco tonight
at the Lenox Athletic club. Corbett
had all the worst of the encounter
when one of his seconds. Connie Nc
Vey. jumped into the ring. appealing to
the referee, thus breaking the rules,
and the referee had no alternative but
to disqualify Corbett and award the
bout to Sharkey. McVey's interference
was absolutely inexcusable, and the
referee. believing that there was a
Job" in McVey's action. took II upon
himself to declare all bets OF. Before
Kelly did so. however, those who had
bet on Corbett, and there were legions,
appealed to the referee to take such
action, while the Sharkeyites shouted
against such interference on Kelly's
part and protested that he had no au-
thority to declare the bets of. However,
the referees word went with the ma
jority OF the spectators, and conse-
quently all money paid on wagers made
will be refunded.
1t was an unfortunate and abrupt
ending to what promised to be a most
interesting fight. For weeks Corbett
and Sharkey had trained faithfully and
carefully for the contest, and when they
stripped they both showed to be in ex-
cellent condition. Sharkey was very
i'm which he acquitted himself I'm the
ring while IL lasted showed very plain
ly that his confidence was founded on
good grounds Those who believed that
Sharkey could not fight 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. Sharkey's
quickness and aggressiveness was as
tonishing from the beginning. and from
the first IL was evident that he had
Corbett safe. In the second round
there were wild yells of the admirers of
the Irishman when he fioored Corbett
with a right swing on the head, pre-
ceded with a powerful blow on the
body. Sharkey's rushes were success
full invariably, and Jim's leg work was
tested to its utmost in trying to evade
the aggressive sailor pugilist. That
Sharkey has improved wonderfully
goes without saying. and, on the other
hand, that Corbett Is not the Corbett of
New Orleans. Is beyond question At
no time had the Californian the upper
hand of his younger and more sturdy
rival. Shatkey is a fighter, and a clev-
er one at that, and his work tonight
stamps him beyond all doubt as being
second only to Fitzsimmons.
From the second to the eighth round
Sharkey held a decided advantage. 1t
was 2 to l on Sharkey after the second
anu ndu not MCNty dCttu lie
did there is little doubt that Sharkey
would have won handily. The general
belief is that McVey acted from some
unexplained motive. and some persons
said that he jumped into the ring to
prevent Corbett going under When
McVey 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 IL up In the
center of the ring. Inspector Nc
Laughlin caught hold OF McVey to pull
him out again. but the latter was evil
IDENTIFY more than anxious that Kelly
should see him. In this he was sue
cessful. but not until half the people in
the house had yelled repeatedly to KEEL
ly to disqualify Corbett.
When the big Californian realized
what had occurred he was furious with
passion and rushed at McVey. 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 a scene which would have
added to the disgraceful exhibition.
a close estimate placed the attend
ance tonight at 5000. and IL is now
learned that the receipts exceeded s45.-
900.
The 20 round glove fight between
James j. Corbett of California, the ex-
champion heavyweight boxer of the
world and Tom Sharkey, of Dundalk.
Ireland. who first showed his prowess
as a fighter while serving the United
States as a blue jacket in the navy,
drew an enormous crowd of sporting
men to the Lenox Athletic club house
tonight. In fact. such a representa-
tive gathering of the sporting element
from all over the country was never
in the city limits at one time before.
Tho faCf that tho NntIlA
tainly take place without any legal
Interference induced many hundreds
of followers and admirers of the art of
self defense to make long journeys 'in
order to be at the ringside when the
fight took place. Nearly every city of
was represented by parties of at least
a dozen. and in many instances delega-
tions numbering over a hundred each
in charge OF well known men in differ
ent sporting centers.
Weeks ago, when the seats were first
put on sale. the shrewd people who
lived quite a long distance from this
city either wrote or wired for seats to
be reserved and by doing so saved
themselves from the trouble on their
arrival here. Those who saw far enough
ahead to do this were only compare
tive few, however. and the past few
days there was a lively scramble 10 Sc
cure good seats. To-day not a seat was
to be had at the club house after i
o'clock. and those who had not made
early provision had to pay exorbitant
prices to the wide awake spectators.
Tickets for seats in the immediate vi
cinity of the ring brought fabulous
prices tonight. The original cost of
these seats were $50 each but tonight
twice that sum could not purchase one
OF them. and two instances they brought
500 a piece. The other tickets costing
from s. to SIS brought prices two and
three fold. and the club management
did not put any of the 50 admission
tickets on sale. The anxious sports
who clamored at the entrances gladly