The age-herald., 1900-08-25
Lanky Bob is by No Means a
 Has Been."
HIS BLOWS HAD TERRIFIC FORCE
Sharkey Was Beat Down by Punches That Would Have Felled an OK -F'itzsimmons May Regain
 the Championship

New York, August A.-Whipped into in- sensibility in less than two rounds is the story in brief of Tom Sharkey's meeting with Bob Fitzsmmons at the Coney Island Sporting Club tonight. Fitzsimmons was the victor, Sharkey the loser. Fitzsimmons said all along that when an opportunity presented itself he would prove conclusive 1y that he was Sharkey's superior and set tie accounts 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 tonight's battle, and the brevity of it, proved that Fitzsmmons is still a great fighter and able to beat the best of the heavy weights. He has beaten Corbett, Ruhlin and now Sharkey.
 Fitzsimmons was a decided favorite in the betting owing to his showing with Ruhlin a short time ago. His defeat of Ruhlin on that occasion and the previous victory of Ruhlin over Sharkey few weeks earlier were figured on as showing that Fitzsimmons ought to whip the sailor on this occasion.
 
 declared themselves to be in first-class condition, and they certainly looked it. Fitzsimmons had taken on few pounds in weight since his meeting with Ruhlin, but neither he nor Sharkey would tell his actual weight, but Sharkey looked to be about 20 pounds the heavier When the men came together Sharkey assumed the aggressive, rushing and swinging wildly. TNt lxz1 G0l ping out of the way. Bob soon began feinting Sharkey into leads, and when the sailor tried his round-arm blows he left openings of which Fitzsimmons was quick to take advantage, as he stepped inside and put powerful right and left smashes on the sailors body and neck. He stabbed Sharkey with his left, making the sailor lose his temper. Then Sharkey rushed more wildly than before, missing most of the swings, while Fitzsmmons was get ting to him in great force and using both hands.
 Knocked Fitzsimmons Down
 At the close of the round Sharkey, with terrific left swing, which landed on the shoulder and neck, put Fitzsimmons down on the floor of the ring, and Tom fell over him in his mad rush. Tom regained his feet quickly, but the bell rang with Fitz- simmons still on the floor The spectators were cheering like wild men, and when Fitzsimmons got to his feet the men shaped to go for each other, evidently not having heard the bell amid the uproar. The ref cree rushed between them, sending them to their corners, and this is where Sharkey says he would have finished Fitzsimmons in ten seconds more.
 In the second round Sha hoxiro gained confidence from his knocking Fitz- simmons down in the previous round, went for his man as if to annihilate him. but Fitzsimmons having the cooler head and better Judgment outgeneraled the younger man, who seemed to lose all control of himself in his frantic endeavors to land on Fitzsimmons. Fitzsimmons stepped in with crushing right to the body and a ready left to the jaw, while the best Shar- key could do was to swing a left which landed in the middle of Fitzsimmons' back.
 There was fearful force behind this blow as Fitzsimmons said after the fight that he felt as if he had been hit with a pick axe In the small of the back. Fitzsim- mons coolness never forsook him, and he watched Sharkey's wild efforts with evil dent satisfaction, as the sailor was leaving himself very open.
 Battered sharkey Down
 Fitzsimmons stepped into him and liter ahy DdttSASu 0AdIkey QOWn Wltn ms right on the body and lefts and rights on the head. Sharkey took the count and came up groggy. He staggered back to the ropes with Fitzsimmons hot after him. Sharkey was then unable to protect himself and Fftzsimmons sent that fearful right once more to the body, following up with his right and left to the body. Sharkey wab- bled but still had strength enough to keep on his feet. Fitzsimmons stepped in again with another right on the body, following 1t twice with right and lefts on head and finished his work and the fight with n stnging left hook on the jaw which sent 6harkey down and out. It was a short but hard fight in which Fitzsimmons proved his superiority and it is just possi- ble that another meeting with Jeffries will result in Fftzsimmons again winning the title of heavyweight champion of the world.
 About 5000 people saw the bout if they had not been extra good natured they would have left the club house long before the fight was put on. The management was in bad odor for three hours during which time the 5000 penned up sports swell tered and fumed in the heated club house where there was very little ventilation. The preliminary bout fell through and another had to be substituted which caused . delay of at least an hour and half. When the boys began fighting it was seen they knew nothing of the game and their work in the ring was so ridiculous that the on- lockers took it as huge joke insteAQ of resenting 1t as gold brick. Never was such a poor exhibition put up in any club