The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-25
OUT IN THE SECOND.
sHARKEY WAS NO MATCH FOR
FITZsIMMONs.
THE FIGHTING WAS FIERCE.
FITZsIMMONs WENT TO THE FLOOR
IN THE FIRST.

Ah%s but
Fight by Rounds.
New York, Aug. 24.-Whipped into in
sensibility in less than two rounds is the
story in brief of Tom Sharkey's meeting
with Bob Fitzsimmons at the Coney ISL
and Sporting Club tonight. Fitzsimmons
was the victor. Sharkey the loser
Fitzsimmons said all along that when
an opportunity presented itself he would
prove conclusively that he was Sharkey's
superior and settle aoeounts for the in
justice done him when he met Sharkey in
California four years ago.
Sharkey was equally confident that he
would prove TO he Fitzsimmons' master
in the ring, but the result of to-nights
battle and the brevty of it proved that
| Fltzsimmons is still q great fighter and
able to beat the best of the heavy
weights. He has beaten Corbett, Rub
! lin and Sharkey. Fitzsimmons was a de-
cided fnvorite I'm the betting owing to his
showing with Rubin a short time ago.
His defeat of Rubin on that occasion and
the previous victory of Rubin over Shar-
key few weeks earlier were figured as
showing that Fltzsmmous ought to whip
! the sailor on this occasion.
When Fitzsimmons was declared the
winner, the crowd suraed toward the
ring, but the police got ahead of them
and drove them back Fitzsimmons was
congratulated by those reares1 his cor
ner, and then he ran over andL grasped
ShaIkey by the goved hand Fitzsim-
mons almost danced with delight when
| stepping back from Sharkey's corner, and
as he went to his dressing 70 m. he was
loudly che red Sharkey. in The mean
time, had recovered very quickly from
his punishment, and was able to leave
! the ring as soon as Fltzsimmcns
The contest drew a large delebation
of sporting men to the seaside re-
sorts about the clubhouse. The crowd
was not as large as on previous
occasions, attributable largely to the
inclement weather At 8 o'clock
about thousand persons had passed
through the turnstiles. After this the
people arrived in small knots and
punches.
Both men were said to be in the best Of
shape. Sharkey arrived at the island
from his cottage at Sherpshead Bay at
O'Clock in excellent spirits and boasting
he would surely win. Fitzsimmons was
| due about O'clock
The first big bet made at the ringside
was $500 to $500 on Fitzsimmors, H. o.
Price of Pittsburg taking the F'ltzsim-
mons end, and Joe Humphries of New
York taki~g the Sharkey end
An
maker Joe Vendig was offering $1,000 to
$e0 on Fitzsimmons The Sharkey com
mi sioners wanted 900 to $500 Vendig
claimed Sharkey's price would be 500
against 81 600 before the battle began.
AT 94S the betting on the main event
was to on F.tzsimmons.
SharLey entered the ring at 1915. He
was enveloped in a blue bathrobe. He
took the corner occupied by Jeffries on
the night that Sharkey fought the latter.
! The handlers for Fitzsimmons are George
Dawson, JEFF Thorne, Dan Hickey and
| Jack Neary. For Sharkey, Tom
| O'Rourke, Spider Kelly. Jim Buckley and
Jack Sullivan acted as seconds. William
Roeber was timekeeper for Fltzsimmons,
and Jimmy Colville held the watch for
| Sharkey.
Ftzsimmons, ON entering the ring was
greeted with m ngled cheers and grcans.
He wore a light-colored bath robe and
carried his gloves in his right hand. He
wore pink. knitted trunks, held up by a
belt of small Ameil can flags with a red,
white and blue rosette at the side. Like
Shlrkey, he, also, wore bandagts on both
hands.
The master of ceremonies introduced the
men, and each r, ceived an ovati n. Char
ley White entered the ring and was in
frO1upp1 aG % refeTpp nj the 6Ohf Ho
was applauded.
story by Rounds.
Round 1. Sharkey rushed and swung
his left for the body, but F1tzsimmons
jumped out of reach. Sharkey rushed
again. but Fitz jumped away. Sharkey
rushed Fitzsimmons, but Fitzsmmons
again met him with heavy right on body
Sharkey missed right swing. Fftz easily
sterped out of reach. Sharkey swung his
left, but Fitz got away and blow landed
on his back F'itzslmm ms tried right ana
left for the head. but Sharkey duckel,
and then Fitzsmmors landed
left hook on neck Sharkey
swung wildly for the head, but
Fitzsimmons ducked them and sent his
right o Sharkey's jaw. Sharkey clinch-
ed. Sharkey swung a heavy left for the
head but F'itz blocked IL. Sharkey rushed
wildly, landing a left on the shoulder.
Ftzslmmons sent left an right to the
face, then Sharkey rushed again, swing
ing his left on the shoulder and Fitzsim-
mons went down TO the floor, Sharkey
falling over him with his rush. The bell
rang with Fitzsimmons on the floor and
the referee rushed between them.
Round 2. Sharkey rushed to close quar-
ters, swinging left and right without
landing Fitzsimmons rushed sending
his right 10 body and left to neck. Both
swung wildly with rights and lefts. F1tz-
simmons stepped in with a right and left
to the head. Sharkey was wild and Fax
sent him to the floor, after a succession
OF rights and lefts on the face. Sharkey
got up groggy, and staggered back to the
ropes. Fltz went after him and hooked
his left to the jaw. Then he sent right
and left to head. and Sharkey was un-
able TO protect himself. Then Fitzsim-
mons sent hard right TO the body and
hooked his left to the jaw. and as Shar-
key was staggering, he hooked his left
10 jaw sending Sharkey down che sec
ond time. SharlSey struggled to regain
his feet. but fell over on his hands and
face He struggled gamely, attempting 10
get up. but the right on body and left on
law had done their work. and Sharxey
was counted out by the referee. who de-
Shared Fitzsimmons the winner.