The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-25

were not aware of what had detained him
in putting in an appearance, In less
shan fifteen minutes afterWard those who
grOaned at the old man were standing
on chairs and benches cheering madly
for the man who had given Sharkey the
quietus.
After the battle when the men had re-
turned to their dressing rooms it was
seen Fitzsimnons did not show a mark.
He had a slight cut on the inside of
his lip but that was all. Fi5z said:
''I've got very little to say other than
I'm glad l won and won quickly. l am
also glad for the sake of my wife and
children and am going to hurry home
to them With all possible speed. l Will
look for Jetfries next and viii be ready
to meet him as soon as arrangements are
made. am an old man but IN not a
has BEEN and l feel that ] can take
caro- OF myself against all Corners for
some time to Gomez
In an adjoining room Sharkey was be-
Ing rubbed down by his handlers. He
seemed to be crest-fallen at his defeat.
He said:
I've got myself to blame for. it, / should
not have mixed 1t up. That is where I
made the mistake. l wish the opening
round had lasted about Is seconds longer.
| would have finished him as am sure
/ had him going when the bell separated
U.s.
= Sharkey had black eye and bloody
nose as the result of his meeting with
Fitzsimmons who beat him down as If he
had been using big hammer in black
smith shop.
Round l.-Sharkey rushed and swung
his left for body but FltzslmmOns jumped
out of reach. Sharkey rushed again but
FitzsimmOns jumped away. Sharkey
rushed again but Fltzsimmons met him
with heavy right on the body. Sharkey
missed a right swing. FitZsimmOns easi-
ly stepped out of reach and laughed.
Sharkey swung his left but Fitzsimmons
tried right and left for head but Sharkey
ducked and then FitzsimmOns landed left
on the neck. Sharkey swung Wildly for
head but Fitzsimmons ducked them and
sent right to Sharkey's jaw. Sharkey
Clinched ShaTkey swung q heavy left
for the head but FibzsimmOns blocked
1T. Sharkey rushed wildly landing a
left on the shoulder, Fitz sent left and
right to the face, then Sharkey rushed
again swinging his left on the shoulder
and Fitz went down to the floor, Sharkey
falling over him with his rush. The
bell rang with Fitz on the floor and the
referee rushed between them as the end
came near.
Round 2.-Sharkay rushed to close
swinging left and right wildly. Fitzsim-
mons then rushed sending his right to
body and left to neck. Both swung
wildly with right and lefts for the head,
Fitz swung in right to body and left
and right to head. Sharkey was Will
but FitzsImmoDs sent him to the floor
after a succession OF rights and lefts on
the face and body. Sharkey took the
count and got up groggy and staggered
back to the ropes FitzsimmOns went
after him and hooked his left to the jaw.
Then he sent right and left TO the head
and Sharkey was unable to protect him.
self. Then Fitz sent hard right to the
body and hooked his left on the jaw and
as Sharkey was staggering he hooked
left to the jaw sending Sharkey down
the second time. Sharkey struggled to
regain his feet but fell over his hands
and face. He struggled gamely attempt
ing to get up but the right On body and
left on the jaw had done their work and
Sharkey was counted out by the referee
who declared Fitzsimmons the winner.