The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-23
FIGHT ENDED IN A FlASCo.
SHARI0EY DECLARED THE VICTOR
on ACCOUNT OF FOUL.

Jumped Into the Ring, Violating
the RuIes-Referee Kelly DisquaIi-
fed COrbett, Awarded the Bout to
sharkey, and Declared All Bets
OF. Kelly Relieving McVey's Ac-
tiOns Were "A Prearrunged Job.
sharkey Had Best of the Fight
Throughout Nine ROands.
| New York, Nov. 22.-The Sharkey- -Corbett
fight, which was witnessed by the largest
and most representative gathering of
sporting men that ever congregated to
| see ring contest. ended in a most dis
| graceful fasco tonight at the Ienox Ath-
letic Club
Corbett had all the worst of the encoun-
ter. when one of his seconds, Connie Nc
vey. jumped into the ring, appealing to
the referee, thus violating the rules and
the referee, Honest John Kelly. had no
alternative, but to disqualify Corbett and
award the bout to Sharkey.
| Moneys interference was absolutely an
excusable, and the referee believing that
there was Job in Mcyey's action, took
/ it upon himself to declare all bets off. Be
fore Kelly did so, however, many of those
who had bet on Corbett, and they were le-
| gion, appealed to the referee to take such
action, while Sharkeyites shouted against
such interference on Kelly's part, and pro-
tested that he had no authority to declare
| the bets off
| However, the referees word went with
a majority of the spectators, and conse-
quently all money paid on wagers made
were refunded.
1t was an unfortunate and abrupt end
| ing to what promised TO be a most inter-
esting fight.
For weeks both Corbett and sharkey
had trained faithfully and carefully for the
contest, and when they stripped tonight
each of them showed an excellent con-
| dition. sharkey was very confident of sue
cess. and the manner in which he acqult-
ted himself en- the ring while the fight last
ed showed very plainly that his confidence
was found on good grounds. Those who
believed that sharkey could not fight fair
ly changed their opinion after the bout had
gone one round. On the other hand, Cor
bett hit the sailor in the body rather low
and Sharkey protested --aa-sa-4s.,
sharkey's quIekness and aggressiveness
was astonishing from the very beginning
and from the first 1t was evident that he
held Corbett safely.
In the second round there were wild yells
from the admirers of the Irishman, when
he fioored Corbett with right swing on
the head. preceded with powerful blow
on the body. Sharkey's rushes were sue
cessful invariably and Jim's quickness and
leg work were tested 10 their utmost in
trying to evade the aggressive sailor pug
Hist.
That sharkey has improved wonderfully
goes without saying, and, on the other
hand, tnat Corbett is not the Corbett OF
I New Orleans is beyond question.
| AZ no time had the Californian the up
per hand of his younger and more sturdy
rival. sharkey is a fighter, and a clever
one at that, and his work tonight stamps
him beyond all doubt as being second only
to Fitzsmmons.
Tickets for seats in the immediate vicin-
ity of the ring brought fabulous prices
tonight. The original cost of these PASTE
boards was $40 each, but tonight twice
| that sum could not purchase one of them,
and in two instances they brought 800
apiece TIL other tickets, costing from $5
TO SIS. brought prices increased two and
three-fold, and the club management did
not put any of the 50 admission tickets on
sale. The anxious sports who c.amored
at the entrances gladly paid IS, and ia
many cases 49, for the privilege Of stand
ing up at the extreme ends of the build
ing.
KID Mccoy, the pugilist who is to meet
Peter Maher at Coney Island next month,
gained admission to the arena disguised
with false black whiskers and moustache
Some days ago Tom O'Rourke, manager
of the club, forbade Mccoy the privilege
of entering the club house, although .the
/ kid" had been engaged by morning
newspaper TO, write the story of the big
fight. A careful watch was kept by the
men on the door so that he could not get
in, but he oleverly baffled the vigilance
with his disguise. AS soon as he took his
seat al the ringsde Mccoy was recognized
and he rem owed his apendages.
Detective Sergeant Armstrong ordered
Mccoy to leave the building, but the
! kid" refused Then Armstrong and De-
tective Mulholland urged Mccoy to leave
| and caught him by the arms, at the same
time pushing him through the crowd Nc
! Coy left very reluctantly, protesting as
he went The officers left Mccoy at the
entrance to the building, and ne walked
out on Lexington avenue. As he passed
each door on his way out Mccoy de-
manded a pass-out check, and was accom-
modated Many big wagers were made,
amounting TO thousands Of dollars.
| Corbetts hackers forced the price Of the
| Californian TO S1oo to so.
Sharkey was accompanied by his mana
ger. Tom ORourke; John T. Dougherty.
George Dixon, Bob Armstrong and Jack
| Ried, who acted as his seconds.
Prof Jimmy DeForest held the watch
| for the Irishman. Corbetts seconds were
! Charley White. George Considine. Jack
McVey, and John Considine OF Detroit
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