The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-04
Rough and Tumble Go Devoid of All
Science-Russell as Usual Loses
His Head and Misses
Chance to Put Sharkey
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IenNer, May 4.-ln the IOuftH IouNu |
of what was scheduled to have been a
10-round go, Sailor Tom Sharkey last
night put out Big Fred Russell. the
California heavyweight, at the Colorado
Athletic club. 1t was a rough andtun- |
BILE affair throughout, utterly devoid OF
science. and characterized by anything
but what represented a first-class legiti- |
mate fight. There was much clnchinS
in evidence. and it looked though
either man might win at any time by
landing a wild swing.
Ugly rumors which had been circu-
lated before the fight gained such Gre
dence that Referee Cullen announced,
when the men entered the ring, that all
bets We're off. Rumor had it that a
''deal' was on between the fighters, ald
Cullen stated that both he and Manager
Floto of the club had decided that in
fairness to the patrons of the club and
for the protection of the club, it was bes.
to decide the affair no contest. Cullen
added that he and Floto We're satisfied
that there was no deal on, but In
view of the ugly rumors had no other
course than to take the action de
cided on.
When Sharkey and Russell steppe':
into the ring the audience taxed the ca
pacity of the club house. Sharkey was
prime favorite up to the sound Of the
gong, a odds of 212 to l, with liberal
amount of Russell money in evidence.
Both men were weighed at o'clock, an
unofficial announcement giving the
weights at 1872 pounds for Sharkey and
POS for Russell.
In the first round there was very little
leading by either. They clinched and
fought wildly, and the referee had the
greatest difficulty in separating them.
In the succeeding round Russell endeav
ored to throw Sharkey to the floor by
main strength and succeeded in doing
so several times.
Sharkey Was Groggy.
In the third round Russell landed some
good body blows, which seemed to
knock the breath out of the sailor. He
was groggy at the end of the round, and
if Russell had bored in he might have
Won the fight at this period
In the fourth round both men, after
having been cautioned by the referee
that they must fight and not wrestle,
started out to obey his instructions.
1t was not long, however, until they
were clinching and holding and hanglns
on to each other, With the referee cam
estly implorng them to fight fair Shar-
key broke away from a cinch, and as
he did SO landed right and left swings
on Russells jaw, putting him down, and,
as Russell arose, Sharkey sent in the fin
ishing punch, half right swing in the
ear.
Fight by Rounds.
Round 1-Sharkey misses left swing.
They clinch. Sharkey misses a left.
They break slowly. Sharkey lands a
light left on the head as Russell PUSHES
a.. Both swing wild and clinch. The
referee has a hard time separating them.
They rush again to clnch. Russell
lands a light right on the body. They
clinch and hang together. Sharkey put
a right to the back Of the head in a clinch
three times. Almost impossible to sep
arate them. They Wrestle. Russell land
ing on top. Russell misses right swing
and they clinch again. They are wrest-
lins all over the ring, Referee Cullen
finding it absolutely impossible to sep
arate them. AS the gong sounds Snar-
key hits Russell in the face The crowd
shouts foul in great uproar. Tine
followed.
Round 2-Sharkey lands a hard right
u..-'ercut on the neck. IT, clinch.
Shariey rushes in and lands a right
on the head. Russell lands a light LETT
on the face and they ciinch. Tom land
ine a right on the jaw and duckns q
left swing. Russell rushes Tom to the
ropes and lands right on the head.
They clinch. Russell uppercuts on the
jaw. They wrestle around the ring.
The referee finds it very difficult 10
srlarate thin. Sharkey lands a right
swing on the head. Another clinca.
SHarl>av Wrastles. Russell to the ropes.
Russell lands a left on the jaw.
Ihe fight is marked with clinches ard
Saarkey throws Russell to the floor.
Wrestling continued and comparatively
few blows being landed by either
Round 3-Tom lands left on the ribs.
Russell lands. a left and right on the
body. rushing Tom to the ropes. They
ciinch. Sharkey's blows lack steam, while
Russell is the aggressor. Tom seems
w.nded ard hugs Russell. sharkey
land a right Russell misses a left
and they clnch. Russell puts a right
to the jaw twice. Russell lands right
swing on the body. They clinch. Shar-
key lands a right over the heart. Rus
sell falls to the floor with a right swing
1.Gth swinging wild and both very tired.
Round 4--Russel lands right over
tha heart. Sharkey misses right and
left swings Sharkey lands right and
left swing on the jaw. Sharkey lands
a left and right to the jaw, putting Rus.
cell to the mat. Russell reaches out and
grabs Sharkey's foot. pulling him down
Tom breaks loose and jumps to his feet
ard as Russell rises to his feet Sharkey
lands half swing on the jaw With his
right putting Russell down and out.
Preliminary Bouts.
The first preliminary was between
Bert Mccormick of Salt Lake and Tom
Schumacher of Deyer. Mccormick
was knocked out in the second round
10y an uppercut in De mouth.
In the second preliminary Rufe Tur'
ner of California NIT out Roy Streete]