The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-23
JUMPED INTO THE RING
REFEREE KELLY STOPPED BOUT
AND DECLARED FIGHT OFF.
COMBATANTS WERE IN NINTH ROUNo
9eferee Believed McVey Entered Ring In'en
tionalIy. It was Lively Fight en- Start
to Finish, Sharkey Appearing
TO have the Bes' of it.


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 Il ring contest, end
ed in a most disgraceful fiasco tonight
at the Lenox Athletic Club Corbett
had all tine 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. Honest John Kelly, had
no alternative but to disqualfy Corbett
and award the bout to Sharkey Nc
Ney'S interference was absolutely mex
cusable and the referee, believing that
there was a Job" in McVeys action
took it upon himself to declare all bets
off. Before Kelly did so. however
many of those who had bet on Corbctt
and they were legion. appealed to the
referee to take such action, while
Sharkeyites shouted against such inter
ference on Kelly's part and protested
that he had no authority to declare the
bets off. However, the referees word
=,
and subsequently ali money paid on
wagcrs will be refunded
1t was am unfortunate and abrupt
ending to what promised to he a most
interesting fight. For wekes both Cor
bett and Sharkey had trained faithfully
and carefully for the contest and when
they stripped tonight each of them show
ed i'll excellent condition. Sharkey was
IL -.
ner i'll which he acquitted himself in the
ring while the fight lasted very plainly
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 i'll the body rather low
and Sharkey protested. Sharkey's
quickness and aggressiveness were as
tonishing from the very beginning and
from the first ii was evident that he
held Corbett safely. In the second
round ther were wild yells from the ad-
mirers of the IriShman when he foored
Corbett with a right swing on the head
preceded with II powerful blow on the
body Sharkey's rushes were successful
invariably, and Jim'S quickness and leg
work were tested to their utmost in
trying to eyade the aggressive sailor
pugiliSt.
That Sharkey has improved wonderful
ly 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 fighter and 1t clever
one at that. and his work tonight
stamps him beyond all doubt as being
second only to Fitzsmmons.
Tickets for seats i'll the immediate
vicinity of the ring brought fabulous
prices tonight. The original cost of the
pasteboards were $50 each but tonight
twice that sum could not purchase one
of them and in two instances they
brought 500 apiece The other tickets
costing from 50 to $15, brought prices
increased two and three fold and the
club management did not put any of
the SO admission tickets on sale. The
anxious sports who clamOred Mt the en-
trance paid five and i'll many cases So
for the privilege of standing up at
the extereme ends of the building.
Kid McKoy, the pugiIist who is to
meet Peter Maher at COney Island next
month, gained admission to the arena
disguised with false black whiskers and
mOtlStache.
Some days ago Tom O'Rourke. man
ager of the club. forbade Mccoy the
privilege of entering the club house, al
though the kid had been engaged by
morning newspaper to write the
story of the big fight. A careful watchi
was kept by the men on the door so
that he could not get in. but he cleverly
balfled the vigilance with his disguise
AS soon as he took his seat at the ring
side Mccoy was recognized and he re-
moved his appendages.
Detective Sergeant Armstrong order
ed Mccoy to leave the building, but the
kid refused. Then Armstrong and
Detective Mutholand ordered Mccoy tol
leave and caught him by the arms. at
the same time pushing him through the |
crowd. Mccoy left very reluctantly, |
protesting as he went. The officers left |
Mccoy at the entrance to the building, |
and he walked out Oh Lexington Avenue.
AS he passed each door on his way out
Mccoy demanded Il pass-Out check and
was accommodated. Many big wagers
were made, amounting to thousands of
dollars.
'COrbett's hackers forced the price of
the Californian to 500 to $40.
Sharkey was accompanied by his
manager, Tom O'Rourke, John r.
Dougherty. George Dixon. Bob Arm
strong and Jack Reid, who acted as his
seconds.
Prof Jimmy Daforreet hold tho watch