Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-08-28
LASTS ONLY TWO ROUNDS
Bob Fitzsimmons Shows Himself
the Better Man In Bout
with Sharkey.
s1IAGInG LEFT HOOK" DOES THE WORK
and Out Under the Force of His
Opponents DlOws-Titx Knocked
Down in First Round-Was Saved
by the Gong.

New York, Aug. 27.-Whippedinto in
sensibility in less than two rounds is
the story in brief of Tom Sharkey,s
meeting with Bob Fitzsimmons at the
Coney Island Sporting club Friday
night. The brevity Of the fight proves
that Fitzsimmons is still great fight
err and able to beat the best of the
heavy weights. He has beaten Corbett
Rubin and Sharkey.
When the men came together Shar
key assumed the aggressive, rushing
fiercely and swinging wildly. Fitzsim
mons had no difficulty in sidesteppine
out of the way. Bob soon began feint
ing Sharkey into leads, and when the
sailor tried his round arm blows he
left himself open, of which Fitzsim.
mons was quick to take advantage, as
he stepped inside and put powerful.
right and left smashes on the sailors
body and neck. At the close of the
round Sharkey, with Il terrific left
swing which landed on the shoulder
and neck, put Fitzsimmons down to 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.
In the second round Sharkey, having
gained confidence from his knocking
Fitzsimmons down in the preceding
round. went for his man as il to annihi.
late him, but Fitzsimmons, having the
cooler head and better judgment, out
generated the younger man, who seemed
to lose all control of himself in his
frantic endeavors to land on Fitzsim-
mons. The battle was fierce, but Fitz-
simmons soon had his opponent in bad
shape through terrific blows. He lit
orally battered Sharkey down with
rights 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 I'M
able to protect himself, and Fitzsim-
mons sent that fearful right once more
to the body, following up with right and
left to the body. Sharkey wabbled, but
still had strength enough to keep on
his feet. Fitzsimmons steppedin again
with another right to the body, follow
Ing twice with rights and lefts on the
head, and finished his work and the
light with singing left hook on the
Jaw which sent Sharkey down and out.
Will Meet Jeffries Next.
New York, Aug. 27.-Fifteen min
utes after the Fitzsimmons-S harkey
light Friday night, Fitzsimmons, the
winner, returned to his home at Ber-
gen Beach and went to a dance with
his wife.
Saturday morning he went for a
stroll along the board walk near his
home, followed by large crowd. He
showed no sign whatever of having
been engaged in a glove contest.
Fitzsimmons' comparatively easy
victories within two weeks over Rub
lin and Sharkey, both strong, heavy
men, has put the former Australian
in position where he has right
to expect another contest with JEFF.
fries, but it is not certain yet that he
will challenge the boilermaker at
present. Both men have theatrical
engagements to fill and are DESTROYS
of making what money they can in
that way. The law permitting glove
contests in this state has been re.
pealed, to take effect September /,
and it is hardly likely that Fitzsim.
mons would be willing to enter the
ring before that date. Notwithstand.
ing his sensational performance in
disposing of two men heavier than
himself in two weeks, it is not be-
lieved that he would try to put out
q third, and that one the champion
and heaviest of all. within the month.
There was much comment among
ring followers Saturday over the fact
that Fitzsimmons knocked out Rubin
in six rounds and sharkey in two.
while Jeffries some time ago boxed n
20-round draw with Rubin and moro
recently failed to stop Sharkey in 25,
although he was given the decision
over the sailor,