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The Referees Decision Was In Ac- cordance With the Opinion of 3
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SHARKEY HAS MADE
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He Fought Square, Fast and Furious, and Had the Best of the Fight at the Termi.
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 New York, Nov. a4.-The sharkoy- Corbett fight, which was witnessed by the largest and most representative gathering of sporting men that ever con- gregated to see a ring contest, ended in most disgraceful faseo Tuesday night at the Lenox Athletic club. Oorbett had all the worst of the encounter when one of his seconds, "Connie' McVey, jumped into the ring, appealing to the referee, thus violating the rules and the referee. AHonest" John Kelley, had no alternative but to disqualify Corbett and award the bout to Sharkey. McVey's act was absolutely inexcusable, and the referee, believing that there was ''job" in MeYey's action, took it upon himself to declare all bets off. Before Kelley did so, however, many of those who had bet on Corbett, and they were legion, 1 appealed to the referee to take such ao- tion, while the Sharkeyites shouted l against such interference and protested that he had no authority to declare all bets of. However, the referee's word went with the majority of the specta- tors and consequently all money paid on wagers will be refunded. It was an un- fortunate and abrupt ending to what promised to De a most interesting fight
 For weeks both Gorbett and Sharkey had trained faithfully and prepared for the contest, and when they stripped for the fight each of them showed excellent condition. Sharkey was very confident of success, and the manner in which he acquitted himself in the ring while the fight lasted showed very plainly that his confidence was founded on good grounds.
 Those who believed that Sharkey could not fight fairly changed their opinions after the fight had gone one round. On the other hand, Corbett hit the sailor in the body low and Sharkey protested. Sharkey's quickness and ag7 gressiveness was astonishing from the very beginning. and from the first it was evident that he held Corbett safely. In the second round there were wild yells from the admirers of the Irishman l when he foored Corbett with right swing on the head, preceded with powerful blow on the body. Sharkey's rushes were successful invariably, and Jim's quickness and leg work were test ed to their utmost in trying toevade the aggressive sailor pugflist. 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. Sharkey is a fighter, and clever one at that, and his work last night stamps him beyond all doubt as being second only to Fitzsimmons.
 From the second to the eighth rounds sharkey held decided advantage. In the ninth round, which was so product i've of disappointments and unlocked for incidents, Corbett seemed to be stronger than at any time during the fight, but it was evident that he was slowly, but surely fading under Sharkey's on- slaughts. It was two to one on Shark ey after the second round and had not McVey acted as he did there is little doubt that SAarkey would have won so handily.
 The general belief is that McVey act ed from some unexplained motive and several persons said that he jumped into the ring to prevent Corbett going un- der. When McYey first put his leg through the ropes the referee evident ally did not or would not look in that direction, but continued to pay close att tention to the fighters, who were mixing it up ill the center of the ring. Inspector Mclaughlin caught hold of McVey to pull him out again, but the latter was eviGentaliy more rhan anxious that Kel- | V should see him In this he was suc- cessful, but not until half the people in the house had yelled repeatedly to Kelly 1 to ulsqnal1iy Coroett.
 When CQrbett realized what had oc- cured he was furious with passion and rushed at McVey. Had he caught the latter there is no telling what he 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 disgraceiul event.
 Just what effect the untimely incl dent will have on the boxing gamesin