Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-08-30

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Tom Sharley.
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 fercely 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, a con-
dition Fitz was quick to take advan-
tage of. Stepping inside he planted
powerful right and left smashes on the
sailors body and neck. He stabbed
Sharkey with his left, rufT1ing
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 a 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 annihiIate him,
but Fitz out-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 Fits back. There was fearful
force behind this blow as F'itZ said al
ter the fight was over that he felt as II
he had been hit with a pickaxe in the
small Of his back. Fits GOODNESS
never forsook him and he stepped in
side of Sharkey's wild gestures and
Sharkey took the count and came up
groggy. He staggered back to the
ropes with titzsimmOGs hot after him.
Sharkey was then unable to protect
himself and Fitz sent a fearful right
and left to the body. Sharkey waL~-o~>
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 F'itz jumped away. Sharkey
rushed again but Fitzsimmons met him
with a heavy right on the body
Snarkey 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 anG
| left for the head but the sailor duckeG
! and then Fitz landed a left hook Oh
! the neck. Sharkey swung Wy for the
| head but F'itz ducked and sent a right
to Sharkey's jaw. Sharkey clinched
| Sharkey swung a left for the head but
Fitz blocked it. Sharkey rushed wild
| ly, landing left on the shoulder. Fitz.
simmons sent left and RICH to the
face, then Sharkey rushed again
! swinging his left on the shoulder anC
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 tC
| close quarters, swinging left and right
without landing. Fitzsimmons rushed
sending right to the body and a LEFT
to the neck. Both swung wildly with
rights and lefts, when Fitzsimmons
stepped in with right to body ant
left to head. Sharkey was wild but
Fitzsimmons sent him to the floor
after a succession Of rights and left:
on his face. Sharkey took the count
and got up groggy and staggered bach
to the ropes. Fitzsimmons went aftel
him and hooked a left to the jaw
Then he sent a right and left to tht
I head Sharkey was unable to protec
himself and then Fitz sent hard RICH
to the body and hooked a left to th'
jaw. As Sharkey was staggering h
hooked another left to the jaw sending
Sharkey down a second time. Sharke!
struggled to regain his feet but fel
over on his hands and face. He strug
gled gamely in attempting to get up
but the right on the body and the lef
on the jaw had done their work