Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-09-05
.SHARKEYBATTERED0UT
IN TWO FAST ROUNDS
FITzSIMMONS DOES HIM
Fast and Furious From Start Sharkey
Had Advantage in the First
--Fitz Cool, Sharkey
TempeStuOuS.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2i.-"Whipped
into insensibility in less than two
rounds" is the story in brief of Tom
Sharkey's meeting with Bob Fitzsin-
mons at the Coney Island Sporting
club tonight. Fitzsimmons was the
victor, Sharkey the loser. Fitzsimmons
said all along that when an opportun-
ity presented itself he would prove
conclusively that he was Sharkeys su-
perior and settle accounts for the in
justice done him when he met Sharkey
in California four years ago. Sharkey
was equally confident that he would
prove to be Fitzsimmons' master In the
ring, but the result of tonight's ba tie
and the brevity of 1t proved that Fitz-
simmons is still great fighter and able
to beat the best Of the heavyweights.
He has beaten Corbett, Rubin and
Sharkey.
When the men met tonight both of
them declared Themselves to be in first
class condition, and they certainly
looked 1t. Fitzsimmons had taken on
a few pounds in weight since his meet
ing with Rubin, but neither he nor
Sharkey would tell his actual weight
Sharkey looked to be about twenty
pounds the heavier.
When the men came together Shar-
key assumed the aggressive, rushing
fiercely and swinging wildly. Fitzsim-
mons had no difficulty In sidestepping
out of the way. Bob soon began feint-
ing Sharkey into leads, and when the
sailor tried his round-arm blows lie
left himself open, of which fact Fitz-
simmons was quick to take advantage,
and he stepped inside and put powerful
right and left smashes on the sailors
body and neck.
At the close of the round Sharkey,
with terrific swing that landed on the
shoulder and neck, put Fitzsmmons to
the floor of the ring and Tom fell over
him in his mad rush. Tom regained
his feet quickly, but the bell rang with
Fitzsimmons still on the floor. The
spectators were cheering like wild mer.
and when Fitzsimmons got to his feet
the men shaped up to go for each other,
evidently not having heard the bell
amid the uproar. The referee rushed
between them, sending them to their
corners, and this is where Sharkey
says he would have finished FitzsiIn-
mons had he had ten seconds more.
In the second round Sharkey, having
gained confidence from knocking FitZ-
simmons down In the preceding round,
went for his man as IL to annihila.e
him, but Fitzsimmons, having the cool
er head and better judgment, outgen-
eraled the younger man, whs seemed
to lose all control of himself In his
frantic endeayors to land on Fitzsim-
mons.
Fitzsimmons' GOODNESS never forsook
him and he watched Sharkey's wild eff
forts with evident satisfaction, as the
sailor was leaving himself very open.
Fitzsimmons stepped in to him and lit
terally battered Sharkey down with
rights on the body and lefts and rights
on the head. Sharkey took the count
and came up groggy. He staggered
back to the ropes, with FitZsimmons
hot. latter him. Sharkey was then I'M
able to protect himself and Fitzsim-
mons sent that fearful right once more
to the body, following 1t up with right
and left to the body. Sharkey wob-
bled, but still had strength enough 20
KEEP his feet. Fitzsimmons stepped In
again with another right on the body,
following tiwce with rights and lefts
on the head, and finishing his work
and the fight with a singing left hook
on the jaw, which sent Sharkey down
and out.
1t was a short but hard fight, In
which Fitzslmmons proved his super
iority,