Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-30


Tom Sharkey.
weights. He has beaten Corbett, RUN
lin and Sharkey. Fitzsimmons was
decidedly the favorite in the betting
owing to his showing with Rubin a
short time ago. When the men met
last night both declared themselves in
first class condition and they certainly
looked it. Sharkey assumed the ag-
gressive, rushing iercely and swing
ing wildly. Fitzsimmons had no diff
Guilty in side-stepping out of the way.
Bob soon began feinting Sharkey into
leads, when the sailor tried to pound
arm blows and left himself open, con-
uition Fitz was quick to take advan-
age of. Stepping inside he planted
powerful right and left smashes on the
sailors body and neck. He stabbed
Sharkey with his left, ruffling
the sailors temper, who
then rushed more wildly
than before missing most of his swings
while Fitz was getting to him with
great force with both hands At the
close of the round Sharkey, with ter
rife left swing which landed on the
shoulder and neck put Fitz to the floor
rom fell over him in his mad rush
Tom regained his feet quickly but the
bell rang with Fitz still on the floor
The spectators were cheering like wild
men and when Fitz got to his feet the
men shaped to go for each other, evil
IDENTIFY not having heard the bell amid
the uproar. The referee rushed be-
tween them, sending them to their cor
ners and this was where Sharkey says
he would have finished Fitz had he had
ten seconds more of time.
In the second round Sharkey having
gained confidence from his knocking
Fitz down in the preceding round, went
for his man as if to annihilate him,
but Fitz ut-generalled the younger
man and stepped in with a crushing
right to the body and left to the jaw,
while the best Sharkey could do was
swing to left which landed in the mid
die of Fitz's back. There was fearful
force behind this blow as Fitz said af-
ter the fight was over that he felt as il
he had been hit with a pickaxe in the
small of his back. Fitzs GOODNESS
never forsook him and he stepped in
side of Sharkey's wild gestures and
literally battered Sharkey down.
Sharkey took the count and came up
groggy. He staggered back to the
ropes with titzsimmons hot after him.
Sharkey was then unable to protect
himself and Fitz sent fearful right
and left to the body. Sharkey wap~-eu
but still had strength enough to keep
on his feet. Fitz stepped in again
with another right on the body, follow
ing twice with rights and let's on the
head and finished his work with a
singing left hook on the jaw which
sent Sharkey down and out
The fight by rounds follows:
First round-Sharkey rushed and
swung left for body but Fitzsimmons
jumped out of reach. Sharkey rushed
again but Fitz jumped away. Sharkey
rushed again but Fitzsimmons met him
with a heavy right on the body.
Sharkey missed a right swing. Fitz-
simmons easily stepped out of reach.
Sharkey swung left but Fitzsimmons
got away and the blow landed on his
back. Fitzsimmons tried right ami
left for the head but the sailor ducked
and then Fitz landed a left hook on
the neck. Sharkey swung Way for the
head but Fitz ducked and sent right
TO Sharkeys jaw. Sharkey elinched.
Sharkey swung a left for the head but
Fitz blocked it. Sharkey rushed Wild
". landing left on the shoulder Fitz-
simmons sent a left and a RICH to the
| face. then Sharkey rushed again,
swinging his left on the shoulder and
Fitzsimmons went down to the floor,
Sharkey falling over him WIN his
rush. The bell rung with Fitz on the
floor and the referee between them.
Second round-Sharkey rushed to
close quarters, swinging left and right
without landing. Fitzsimmons rushed
! sending a right to the body and left
to the neck. Both swung wildly with
rights and lefts. when Fitzsimmons
stepped in with a right to body and
left to head. Sharkey was wild but
Fitzsimmons sent him to the floor
after a succession Of rights and lefts