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Es-ssiior Floors His Opponent In the Fir,,
! Round. but Grows Too Conndent Afser.
| ward aud Fitr Puts Hin Out with . Lest
Swing on the w-wretched Management
and LonE Delays Esssperste the Crowd
Referee and Principals on strike uauI
| the Guaranteed Money !, made Good.
Since the time that Referee Wyatt carp de-
| clded that Thomas Sharkey defeated Robert
| Fitzsimmons on foul In California several
years ago, the Sailor has cons family maintained
! that he was the Cornishman's master In
that encounter. and could again demon
strate his superiority. Last night in the
ring OF the Seaside Sporting Club at Coney
Island, Sharkey. improved as TO science and In
tho best physical condition possible, again had
an opportunity 10 demonstrate to ring follow
crs whether there was truth in his repeated
statements
To the satisfaction OF 5000 spectators F1ty-
simmons showed that In every respect he was
the master OF Sharkey, who was counted out In
the second round because OF his inability to get
TO his feet after ten seconds had been licked OF
by Referee Charley White. While the result
was decisive Sharkey came near spring.
ing surprise. lie started aggressive tao
tics as soon as the bell opened the fifst
round and, moment before that round
ended. the Sailor landed a swing on the Jaw
that knocked Fitzsimmons fiat upon the floor.
The Cornishman was unQues tionably In some
distress from the effects OF that Iunoh but the
bell came to his rescue and In the ensuing mln-
ute which he had in his corner he recovered
sufficiently to enable him TO make hurricane
fight TO the finish
Fitzsmmons once again showed his tremen-
dous hitting powers. Hc ais, illustrated the
a1ta n - AZ l..
avoided many dangerous smashes and then
stepped in with short. accurate hooks that
clearly made the Sailor break ground. Its
safe to say that there was not a punch delivered
by Fitzimmons that did not take effect.
Whether It was the right or left hand that was
used and whether 1t was on the head or on the
body that the blow landed, there was
enough power behind every punch 10
take away the phenomenal strength OF the
muscular Sailor. who was outclassed In head
work. seneralship. speed and hitting.
sharkey did not know how TO fight Fitssrn-
mons. That was apparent from the flrst tap OF
the bell. The Cornshman knew that and acted
accordingly The Sailor rushed and swung round
arm blows from behind his back TO the head.
Even at close quarters he did not try jolts or
short body punches but kept on swinging both
hands. which invariably went around Fits
at the end OF the first round. which
resulted in Fitzsimmonss fall. Sharkey
became so excited that he did not come up
for the second round with any degree OF settled
judgment. He was more perplexed then than
in the first round as TO the best way 70 get
after Fitzsimmons, and as soon as
the Cornishman surprised the Sailor with
q quick rush and heavy assault Sharkey was
all at sea. Fitz simply poured In short jois to
the head and stomach. all OF which were insids
Of shsrkey's swings. for the Sailors blows were
wild swings. with no idea Of distance or objso-
tive points.
The blows that Fitzsimmons put In we're
so powerful that Sharkey was soon stag
gering: then FItz showed his ability to
follow up this advantage with an assault
that simply blinded the sailor and liter
ally beatihim down as though the Cornishman
had hammer In each hand Though gifted
with magnificent physique suoh as only pro-
fessional strong men possess, having the
stamina OF giant, Sharkey could not stand
up on front OF these phenomenal smashes and
simply gave way when nature rebelled. Ftss
hitting again convinced the critics that he 10 ct
the top notch in This respect, and that Just ct
present he Is In better condition than
at any time since he fought Cofbett 81
Carson City. Fit1slmmons was not IN
jured In the slightest by this encounter.
He did not hurt either hand and did not have
mark; consequently II Champion James J.
Jeffries is anxious TO fight next Friday. q his
says he IL, and arrangements can be
made TO bring him In contact with the Victori-
Gus Cornshman. a battle for the heavy
weight championship Of unusual interest can
be brought OF before the law In this State goes
out OF effect Sporting men said last
night that there should be no quibbins
over this match, especially in view OF
the auickness OF ,Fitzsimmons's victory
over Sharkey and his escape from serious In
Jury. Jeffries has been training and has been
talking about match with Fit1simmons and
II appears TO be up TO both men to get into the
ring and iRht or declare to the public that they
prefer the pleasantries OF theatrical tour TO
miI-up inside the ropes.
Sharkey's defeat by Fitzsimmo ms In two
rounds Ia In accordance with the form figured
out by the talent Rubin heat him In fifteen
rounds and Fitzslmmons beat Rubin In sir. 90
that Sharkey's collapse In two would seem to
Indicate that those who made the Cornishmsh
\ 2 TO favorite. knew what they were about
The fight was exciting first, though perhaps .
little too brief TO satisfy those who paid from
,s 10 $50 for seats. II also came after most tire
ZONE delay, caused by gross mismanasenent
which gave another black eye to the Coney
Island Club, sufficient TO keep Its doors closed
Tor some time 10 come. even should a new
boxing law so into effect. or all tho absurd
and misunderstandngs between
he managers and the fighters. last nights
Incidents were the most disgusting. There was
10 excuse. and II things had been conducted In
he proper manner, the crowd would
have been back In the city at a sea-
onable hour. As It was. Fitzslmmons and
sharkey did not begin their battle until
ii5 o'clock after n. long argument as to
he amount OF monty Referee Charley white
vas to receive and the posting OF t25 900 in
ash In the hands OF a responsible stake
lolder before the principals entered the rina.
Possibly Fitssimmons and Sharkey realized that
hey made a mistake in not fighting at Madison
square Garden instead OF at the island. for the
attendance was far below expectations
n fact It was estimated that the
.ub lost good round sum because
guaranteed a purse OF t26,oo', The
rate receipts could mot have exceeded $4,000
md Fitzsimmons put the screws on when he
the club officials to rut up
ha In ha