The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-23

which Sharkey showed the advantage.
jim kept trying TO push his left into
Toms face and the sailor would come
right back with a wins for the body.
He was inclined to be a trihe wild and
was frequently cautioned by OK0urke,
his chief second. Tom put over a
straight right on Jim's nose. which
seemed 10 bring the blood 10 that mem
Der. Sharkey put in a right hand smash
on the jaw. which sent Corbett down.
He attempted 10 repeat the dose but was
foiled as jim clinched. The round closed
with Tom all over his man.
Round 3-Corbett 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
law. The sailors leads were ineffective,
his counters being the blows which cut
the figure. COrbet kept %jabbing lightly
for the head and Sharkey came right
back at him with right smashes on the
wind.
CORBETT on DEFENSIVE.
Round EThe sailor was right after his
man and essayed let's and rights for
the head, landing each time. COrbett
clinched and acted entirely on the deien-
sive. Corbett led left for the head. land
ing on the neck and Sharkey sent back a
hard right on the body. Corbett began
then TO do some punching and jabbed ms
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
,Iuuaa bfc onnonauf into the l4ffpr'g COR
ner and received a series Of jabs for MS
action.
A RATTLING MIX-UP.
Round 5-Corbett started rigt off with a
left jab on the face and was apparently
attempting TO fool with his a
Sharkey, however. was not in a playful
mood. and brought his hand over with
force enough 10 make Jim vince. jim
hooked his left rather low on Toms
body and lifted Sharkey OF his feet with
his shoulder. Corbett appeared to be a
trife weary and his blows lacked steam,
whereas there was a world Of force De-
hind Sharkey's punches.
Round 6-Corbett led for the head with
his left. landing. but Sharkey was right
after him like d whirlwind. Tom started
in to mix II up. and whipped in some
corkeTs on the body. COrbett retaliated
with light jabs on the face. and fairly
forced blows on the body. Midway
through the round there was a rafting
mix up, both exchanging lefts and rights
on the head and body, with the sailor
having a shade the better of it. There
were cries of Foul Foul when Cor
bett hit his man on the breakaway.
which the referee had not called. The
men were clinched at the bell, after par
~ticipating in a very fast mix up.
Round 7-Sharkey ran across the ring
and planted left and right on the head,
COrbett clinching. COrbett acted on the
defensive ana seemed unable to with
stand SharkCy's rushes. The latter whip
ped in a beautiful left hook on the wind
and followed II up with a right on the
jaw. The sailor kept doing all the work.
and was always ready to mix # up on
the slightest pTovocation. He altorna-
lively threw over left and right on head
and body. occasionally changing to left
hooks on the wind, which were slowly
but surely attending TO Corbett's case.
1t is Sharkey's fight SO far. The pace
was terrific.
HAMMER AND TONGO.
Round S-ShaTkey was first 10 lead,
landing a LETT cnop on the neck. They
Olinched frequently, and the referee was
kept busy separating them. Tom tried
- itAl tlt1 dow WITCH zen NlDILt ana
IN Jabbed his left hard on the nose.
SharAey sent d right straight to face,
which made jim head rock. but Jim was
read. with a left hook, which grazed
S~harkey's ear. Both men fought fast,
cnnching repeatedly. Jim hooked MS rignt
hard on Toms jaw, half dazing him
lie quickly recuperated, and went back at
his man hammer and tongs.
ROunO 5COrDett landed with his left.
Tom went right back at the same mo-
ment Clinches were frequent ana the
men refused 10 break together. Corbett
struck Tom rather low on the body and
the sailor Appealed to the referee. Cor
bett showed Tom from him and said:
"Oh, YOU 20 away The men were i'm
the centre OF the ring mixing il up m
the liveliest manner. ORourke calling
10 Tom not TO mind Corbetts low hit
ting.\
Just at this moment, for some unac-
countable reason. McNey. one of Cor
belt ; seconds. jumped through the ropes. |
protesting that Sharkey had done some
thing wrong to Corbett. Tie moment
McVey climbed through the ropes Police
Inspector Mclaughlin grabbed hold OF
him, while the crowd yelled, frantically:
" FOul!' Foul" "Corbett loses, look
at his second in the ring
Referee Kelly seemed TO pay no atten-
ton 10 the matter, but kept looking at
the fighters, who continued their ~
g~rcssive work.
McVey tried to pull away from the In
spector while the spectators kept yelling
at the referee. who finally separated the
fighters and ordered them to their cor
nerS.
Corbett seemed not to understand why
tho referee should interfere and pro-
tested. but Kelly stopped the bout. Mean
while the spectators stood up and yelled
bets should be declared off. as they
believed McVey committed the breach
Of ring rules premeditatedly.
It looked for a while as II a riot would
ensue. but as soon as the referee de-
Sharkey the winner on the technJ
cality he announced all bets were OFF, as
McVey's action was undoubtedly pre-
arranged. As soon as this announce
ment was made the spectators resumed
their seats and awaited the departure of
the men from the ring.