Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-25
FITZSIMMONS WINS
Fight from Sharkey in the
Second Round.
Sailor 0utclassed and Goes Out Before
Fitz' Terrific Blows.
Knocked Down Twice With Body and law
Punches and Counted Out.

| Coney Island Sporting Club, New
York, Aug. 24.-Whipped into insensi-
| bility in less than two rounds is the
story in brief of Tom Sharkey's meet
| ing with Bob FitZsimmons at the Coney
| Island Sporting Club, tonight. FitZ-
simmons was the victor Sharkey the
| loser. Fitzsimmons said all along that
when the opportunity presented itself
he would prove cOnclusively that he
was Sharkeys superior and settle ac-
| counts for the injustice 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
| toniSht's battle and the brevity of it
| proved that Fitzsimmons is still a great
| fighter and able to beat the best of the
| heavyweights.
| He has beaten COFbett,- Rubin and
Sharkey and now it is up to Jeffries to
| give Bob a show to retrieve his lost
championship laurels which he lost to
Jeffries, II months ago. in this same
club house.
Fitzsimmons was a decided favorite
in the betting, owing TO his recent
showing With Rubin. His defeat OF
Ruhlin and the previous victory of
Rubin over Sharkey were figured on
as showing that Fitzsimmons ought to
whip the Sailor on this occasion
When the men met, tonight. both of
them declared themselves to be in first
class condition and they certainly look
ed it. Fitzsmmons had taken on
few pounds in weight since his meet
ing with Rubin but neither he nor
Sharkey would tell what they actually
weighed. Sharkey, however. looked to
be about 20 pounds heavier.
When the men came together Sharkey
became the aggressor, rushing fiercely
and swinging wildly. FitZsimmons had
no difficulty in side stepping out of the
way. Bob soon began feinting Sharkey
into leads and when the Sailor tried his
round at blows he left himself open
which Fitz was quick to take action
Of as he stepped inside and put power
full right and left smashes on the Sail
orS body and neck. He stabbed
Sharkey with his left. making the Sail
or lose his temper. Then Sharkey
rushed more wildly than before. miss
ing most of the swings. while Fitz was
getting to him with great force and
using both hands.
At the close of the round, Sharkey.
with a terrific left swing which landed on
the shoulder and neck. put Fitzsimmon5
down to the floor of the ring and Tom
fell over him in his mad rush Tom re-
gained his feet quickly but the bell rang
with Fitz still on the floor. The specta-
tors were cheering like wild men and
when t1tZsimmOns got to his feet the
men again squared for fight. evidently
not having heard the bell amid the up
roar. The referee rushed between them,
sending them to their corners. and this
is where Sharkey says he would have fin
inshed FftZ had he had 10 seconds more.
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 hav-
ing the cooler head and better judgment.
outgeneralled the younger man, who
seemed to lose all control of his frantic
endeavors to land on FitZsimmons. F'itZ
stepped in with a crushing right to the
body and ready left to the jaw, while
the best Sharkey could do ives to swing
a left which landed in the middle of Fitz-
simmons back. There was fearful force
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