New-York tribune., 1900-08-25
sHARREY BEATEN QUICKLY
FITzsIsfMoSs KNOCKS OUT THE sArrop
IN THE SECOND ROUND.
LONG DELAY BEFORE THE BATTLE Drz.
GUSTS SCIENCE BEATS
DOWN BRUTE STRENGTH

Robert FGtzsimmOns knocked out Torn SNa-L
AT the Seaside Sporting Club. Coney Island. Iss,
night with left hand swing on the rfSht os ~
jaw. after two rounds Of fighting IN which sbark
at the first by fierce rushes had gained the a.
vantage sharkey rushed the fight from the s+a-.
A. first the blacksmith avoided the sailors r7sbs
eieverly but finally one Of sharkey's lunges landed
and FftzsmmOns went down As the refer.
counted the seconds the gong rang
Sharkey went In again with rush IN the sscor5
round Fitzsimmo1s had recovered his nerve hon,
ever. and met an early rush with counter ,hst
sent Sharkey 20 hts knees. The sailor arose shaty
on his feet The blacksmith rushed things az
after two or three ellnehes landed the blow thai
ended the fight.
An outrageous delay owing to a wrangIs b.
tween the fighters and the MANAGEMENT over ~.
putting up os the money preceded the evb. =
that both the contestants not In the ring un+
II Is O'Clock. Fltzsirmons IS said 10 have lnzss5
that the alleged 100 first prize money be a.
posted In some responsible hands before he vnr,l5
90 on There were also said TO have been obfso-
ttons raised by Sharksy's manager against Charlas
White the referee named in the articles This ana
the fact that the betting shifted from TO "a N
( to made many suspect that something crooked
was in the air. Some agreement was finally
made satisfactory to Fitzsmmons.
Despite a rainy evening and a thunderstorm that
hurst some time before the big fight was called
there were fully six thousand spectators presa,.
The cheaper seats were wei filed and not a high
priced box was empty. the vacant spaces appearing
among the intermediate priced seats The audi
ence would have been an altogether shirt vvat..
/ brigade bur for the rain that leaked through e.,
many places, and made coats and even a few nm
J breas welcome.
thunderstorm at 80 O'Clock knocked our o,a
or two arc lights. and there some fear At one
time that should all the lights be extingulshed as
seemed possible. there might be a panic
Fftzsimmons was n to favorite hour before
IN fs n ss s Io05s TT0 Ess a N6s96S 6f s os had beaten Run
this same Ruhiin two months ago Rad EnoeJta5
out Sharksy In fifteen rounds. II was further
! the blacksmith had really whipped the sailor in
on the othsr hand shaTkeyis friends insistsS t59
/ he was much improved man since that night;
HR SRn MAJ and that M' his Ro hard i5 and ne
/ doubted ganeness had pulled him through many
Eight g seemed to 0 be Thefe @ was as ~ TidssDrsad 81
best q condition.: that Fi5zs1an5qn5 aands were
/ KHockoTt by Rubin had not Been such a. ~
/ AXE it easy for him get into proper shape
/ bls cksmith.
sHARKEY AT FIRST AGGREssoR
When the men came together sharkey became
] the aggressor. rushing hercely and swinging wildly.
/ Fitzsimmons had difficulty IN sidesteppng ouc
Of the way Fitzsimmons soon began feinting
Sharkey into leads. and when the sailor tried his
/ round blows he left himself open. of which
I Fitzsimmons quick take advantage. and he
| stepped inside and put powerful right and left
sharkey with his left. making the sailor lose his
/ temper. then sharkey rushed more wildly than be-
! fore, missing most OF the swings, while FitZsim-
mons was getting to him with great force and
/ At the close Of the round Sharkey. with a ter
| rife left swng. which landed on the shoulder and
/ ring, and Sharkey fell over him in his mad rush.
Sharkey Tegsined his feet HuicM 3 M ou an me & R
SPECTATORS were cheering like wild men, and when
tbeI b, esGn 5 ot1es' +b Tv@sliE not s41 s 9sSsS he
tween them sending them to their corners and
ibd 5is is where SharEey 5 says b ae ,a ToUa & % -
/ In the second round Sharksy having gained
N Hbe precedir- round went for his nan as II 10
/ aEnihilate him, but Fitzsimmons- having re
! the younger man, who seemed 20 lose an control
/ FItzsimmons Fitzsimmons stepped in with q
crushing right to the boy and rsaay S sfI % t3 s
! swing a left. which landed IN the middle OF Rl'A-
There was fearful force behind this blow Fit7-
simmons said after the fight was over lhaS ns ~
Of the back Fftzsimmons's GOODNESS never torsook
eie1 @ 1hg gstisracfion as the sailor was leaving him
self open Fitzsimmons stepped into him ana " ~
BODY and let's and rights on the head shsrkey
took the count and came up groggy he s,ssssf si5
back TO the ropes. with F1tzsmrnonS I, aI5el ann s5
sharkey was then unable to protect 9i 1H ISs bo a
rs, sTpt T5 ms st t and g Ief 10 the BODY
sharkey waboled. but sun had strength enough 10
Wb riSfs Ind 7efts On the head and finished bis
work and the fight with stinging LETT hooS "a =.
the Jaw; which sent Snarkey GS%5 I,11I-1o1s snI mn
that another meeting with Jeffrtes might resuI1 u
When 'Fitzsimnlcns was declared the winner ths
crowd surged toward the ring, but the po;lce So
/ ahead OF them and drove them back Fitzsimmons
/ was congrat tuated by those nearest 70 his corner
| and then he ran over and grasped Sharkey oy ne
delight when stepping back from sharkey's corner
/ and as he walked his dressing room ne Nas
loudly eheered sharkey in the mean time had S- rs
+ able TO leave the ring as soon FttzSimnons
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
First Round.-It was his p. m when the men
! shook hands Sharkey rushed and swung his ieI'
! for the body but Fitzsrmons jumped out o. reach
Sharkey rushed again. but Fitzslmmons Jumped
away. sharNey rushed again. but F1tzsimmons met
him with heavy right on the body SharAey
missed a right swing. Fitzsimmons easily got ou'
/ of reach and laughed. sharkey swung his left ou'
Fitzsimmons got inside. and the blow landed on
his back. Ftzsimmons tried right and left for head
/ but Sharkey ducked and then Fttzsimmons landed
left hook blow on the neck. Sharkey SWUNG
wildly for the head. but Fitzsimmons ducSse
and sent his right TO Sharkey's jaw. SharAsy
cIRched. Sharkey swung heavy left for che head.
but Fitzsmmons blocked It, Sharkey rushed
wildly. landing a left the shoulder. FttzSiui-
mons sent left and right the face: then Sharkey
rushed again. swinging his LEFT on the shoulder aa
with his rush. The bell rang with FTtzsimmOns On
The floor. The referee rushed between the men,
Second Round -Sh9rLey rushed 70 close quarters,
swinging left and right without landing Fitzsna-
mons rushed. sending his right 70 body and lelt %
neck Both swung wildly FftzSimmonS sent
wild, and FitzsmmOns sent him to the hOor after
succession OF rights ana lefts the face. SharAs
to the ropes. Fitzsmmous went after him an55
sent his left 20 the jaw Then he sent right ana
himself Then Fftzslrnmons sent a hard right %
the body and hooked his left 20 the Jaw and as
jaw sending sharkey down the second time.
Sharkey strGggled to regain his feet but Iell 0Sg