The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-08-28
Finishes Sailor Sharkey in
Two Rounds.
IT'S UP TO JEFFRIES
The Cornishman Shows His Old Form-A
Short But Hard Fight ht-Fitz Again
in Line For Champion.

New York, Aug. 24.-Whipped into
insensibilty in less than two rounds is
the brief story of Tom Sharkey's meet
ing with Bob Fitzsimmons at the Coney
Island Sporting club tonight, Fitzsim-
mons was the victor, Sharkey the loser.
Fitzsimmons has said all along that
when the opportunity presented he
would prove conclusively that he was
Sharkey's superior and settle 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 Bob Fitzsimmons'
master in the ring, but the result of to-
nights battle and the brevity of it proved
that Fitzsimmons is still great fighter
and able to beat the best of the heavy
weights. He has beaten Rubin, Corbett
and Sharkey.
Fitzsimmons was decided favorite in
the betting, owing to his showing with
Rubin short time ago. His defeat of
Rubin on that occasion and the pre-
vious victory of Ruhlin over Sharkey
few weeks earlier were figured on as
showing that Fitzsimmons ought to whip
the sailor on this occasion. When they
met they both declared themselves to be
in the best of condition and they GER
tainly looked it. Fitzsimmons had taken
on few pounds of weight since his
meeting with Rubin, but neither he nor
Sharkey would tell his actual weight,
but Sharkey looked to be about twenty
pounds the heavier. When the men
came together Sharkey assumed the ag-
gressive, rushing tiercely and swinging
wildly. Fitz had no difficulty in side.
stepping out of the way. Bob soon began
feinting Sharkey into leads and when
the sailor tried his round arm blows he
left himself open to Fitz, who was quick
to take advantage of it, as he stepped
inside and put powerful right and left
smashes on the sailors body and neck.
He jabbed Sharkey with his left, max
ing the sailor lose his temper, and then
Sharkey rushed more wildly than before,
missing number of swings, while Fitz
was getting to him with great force and
using both hands.
At the close of the round Sharkey,
with terrific left swing, which landed
on the shoulder and neck, put Fitzsim-
mons down to the floor of the ring and
he fell over him in his mad rush.
Tom regained his feet quickly, but the
bell rang with Fitzsimmons still on the
floor. The spectators were cheering like
wild men and when Fitz got to his feet
the men shaped to go at each other, evi-
IDENTIFY not having heard the bell amid
the uproar. The referee rushed between
them, sending them to their corners, and
this is where Sharkey says he would
have finished Fitz had he had ten sec
onds more.
In the second round Sharkey, having
gained confidence from his knock down
in the preceding round, went after his
man as if to annihilate him, but Fitz
having the cooler head and better judg
ment outgeneraled the younger man,
who seemed to lose all control of himself
in his endeavors to land on Fitz. Fitz
stepped in with crushing right to the
body and ready left to the jaw, while
the best Sharkey could do was to swing
a left, which landed in the middle of
Fitzsimmons' back. There was furious
force behind this blow, as Fitz said after
the fight was over that he felt as if he
had been hit with a pickaxe in the small
of the back. Fitz's coolness never for
sock him and he watched Sharkeys wild
efforts with evident satisfaction, as the
sailor was leaving himself very open.
Fitz stepped into him and literally bat
tered Sharkey down with right on the
body and left and right on the head.
Sharkey took the count and came up
groggy. He staggered back to the ropes
with Fitz hot after him. Sharkey was
then unable to protect himself and Fitz
sent that fearful right once more to the
body. following up with right and left to
Lne DOQy. SnarKey WODDled, but Still
had strength enough to keep on his feet.
Fitz stepped in again with another right
on the body, following twice with rights
and lefts on the head and finished his
work and the fight with stinging left
hook on the jaw, which sent Sharkey
down and out.
1t was short but hard fight, in which
Fitz proved his superiority, and it is just
possible that another meeting with JEFF
fries will result in Fitzsimmons again |
the championship.
FITZ AND JEFFRIES.