Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-08-25
FITZSIMMONS WINS.
He Puts Sharkey Completely
Out in the Second Round.

Of Ireland. will have little argument
with the gloves tonight before this
Club, and settle which man will have
the first crack at the champion, Jim
Jeffries. This will be the second meet
ing between the men, the sailor win
ming on foul foAr years ago in San
Francisco.
Sharkey is reported in fine shape
and much heavier than he was when
he met Rubin, and good judges OF the
game have declared that Sharkey was
not himself when he faced the Akron
giant.
Fitz has trained faithfully and ex-
presses confidence in being re urned
the winner before the limit of the bat
tie.
The betting ON the result has been
light, with Lanky Bob ruling favorite
at to /. The sports are holding tight
wraps on their rolls until the priGci-
pals enter the ring and their condition
can be noted.
Fitz will leave his training quarters
at Bergen Beach about O'Clock to-
night, and Sharkey's headquarters at
Sheepshead Bay are within fifteen
minutes ride from the Club House.
The men are expected to enter the
ring about 10 p. m. and short and
sharp smuggling match is anticipated by
the majority of the sports present
The doors of the Club House opened
at p. N. and the crowd hegan to
flock around the doors. At So the
cheaper seats were entirely filed and
the reserved portion Of the house is
understood to be sold and record
breaking crowd is looked for.
y large bunch of sports from Boston,
Chicago, Pittsburg, Cincinnati,
/ Philadelphia, Cleveland, Buffalo and
other cities are present.
| The condition of the match was
twenty-five rounds at catch weights for
a purse of $4,000. Referee, Charley
| White; Timekeeper for club, Joe Dunn;
for Fltz, Percy Williams; for Sharkey,
Nike Bradley. Fitz' seconds will be
George Dawson. jeff Tborne, Bob Arm
strong and Dan Hickey. The sailor will
| he attended by Tom ORourke, Spider
Kelly and Jimmy Buckley
| 9P. M.-The attendance now about
5000 and betting 100 to % on F'itz.
| 9:37 2. M.-The great and only John l..
| Sullivan received an ovation as he was
recognized waddling to seat at the
ringside.
FltZ and Sharkey are in the building
and being instructed 10y the Referee, and
will enter the ring in few minutes.
1913 =. M.-Saiior enters the ring. He
is attired in swell light blue bath robe
Jack Sullivan added to the sailors ret
inue of seconds. Jimmy Colville O
Boston will keep time for Sharkey, Jacl
Neary will help Bob instead of Boil
Armstrong and the Australians time
vii! be Billy Roch.
Sharkey throws off his robe. lie look
well and wear, dark green trunks with
red, white and blue sash. sharkey i
chatting pleasantly with Tom O'Rourk
and looks confident. His face is slight.
drawn, but otherwise he appears in be,
ter shape.
ll:06 2. MA yell from the house an
nounces the Australians appearance
r and the sports are relieved. Lanky Bo
climbs through the ropes carrying a pal
, of gloves. He wears light bath rob,
, walks to ce Iter, locks sharply at Sharke
and deposits his gloves in the center .
the ring. Bob throws off the robe an
looks in tip-top shape.
AT ll:l2 the mits are donnel. Fit
D wears pink flesh stock ings and belt
/ American flags adorned with large re,
I white and blue rosettes.
e ll:l5. Round |. Sharkey starts with
2 rush leading with left. Bob skips ava
and the blow lands on chest: a fiddlin
, match and Bob checks another rus
;. with Il right on neck. harkey missed
=. swing and BOb's right comes aroun
head and Tom staggers. Fitz lands wit
b. left on jaw. They clnch. after whic
Bob nails Sharkey on jaw with rign
: they draw another c'inch and Tom hook
od'h VI Shi, boD hppeIcutS With rIgi
! and sends left on eva, Sharkey reacht
the stomach hard With left and SharIe
is staggered by seavy left on eye. I'll
blow raddens Shaikey, who sails
with left and right, and rushes like
mad bull and drops Fitz with a left c
= the jaw ara right under heart. Sharko
q fell on FltZ and in the uproar the be
could not be heard.
Round 2-Sharkey rushes but Fl
Z stops him with a right on the jaw
The sailor rushes Bob to ropes b.
fails to land as Bob is shifting ont
the cen ter Of the ring and Fitz sta
gers Tom with rig ht on the jaw ar
he fell. Bob follows with a heavy le
I on jaw aud wind. Sharkey rushes al
lands on wind, but Bob is all over hir
The sailor rises very groggy al
swings aimlessly. Fitz steps in clio
and throws Sharkey, and with cor
i ing left on jaw he sends the sailor ov
Z completely ont Sharkpy Is on I'll