Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-16
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS.
Reported Encounter Between
 Sharkey and Fitzsimmons.

vate Fight Held and the Police Did Not Know It.
 With surprising absence of the pre- iiminary verbose statements about condition" ''the fight of my life, and similar assertions which usually precede the meetings between tstic heroes, Robert Fitzsimmons ana Thomas Sharkey. known in the squared circle, came together yester- day morning and exchanged blows
 There was no side bet and no purse. Not even seconds ministered to their wants. and Fitzsimmons did not once request Sharkey to go get reputation, and the sailor said nothing aboui winning in a punch
 Nevertheless. they came together and exchanged blows. And they en- joyed themselves while so doing and wInked at life repeal of the Horton law.
 All this took place in the clubrooms of the Theatrical Business Managers club at a smoker given to the mem bers on Saturday night Both Shar- key and FitzsimmOns were invited and when they were asked ito don the
 
 not object.
 The blows struck were not vigorous ones. The contest was described as a burlesQue, but other contests in which one or the other of the gloyed gladiators have met have been dubbed the same.
 the consensus of opinion is that hA e1rra I1x, poH .1rsaXx In spite of these facts it became noised about Broadway yesterday that FitzsimmOns and Sharkey had clashed in q way not in the least friendly, and as the tidings were wait ed up and down the street the story took on new features until ''black eyes.' caulif1ower ears'' and first blood'' entered largely into the report. According to this report Sharkey and Fitzsimmons met quite accidentally at the Managers club and an altercation resulted. Before the startled mana gers could interfere it was said that the two men exchanged blows with the same vigor as if a $20,000 purse were the stake.
 Neither fighter showed signs of com bat yesterday and both described the meeting as simply burlesque of z boxing match.
 Having thus mentioned the contest, the Antipodean sharpened pencil and entered cheerily upon the task of en- Tightening young men upon the sub Ject. From the Anvil to the City Desk"
 About two hundred dyedin-the-wo sports brayed the clements on Satur- day night to witness a finish fight in private between Danny Duane, the lightweight crack of New York, and -..Nigger" McAuley of Hoboken for a purse Of $250 side. The mill was under the auspices of the Homestead A. C., and the battle ground was in q hall not many miles from Fort Lee. Those who had the tip were on hand in due season, but it was nearly mid- night before the combatants got to- gether Paddy Moran, Sammy Kel- ly's trainer, had charge of the scrap. The ring, twelve foot affair, was pitched in a dimly lighted room, back of a barroom. At quarter to P Du- ane entered the ring. He was hand led by Johnny Mack. Patsy Corrigan and Tommy Shortell. McAu1ey was
 
 last moment he insisted on the purse being split and rather than disappoint 4he crowd Duane gave in. afeAuley- $ seconds were George Holiday, john Dargen and Thomas Gilmartin. James Donahue was the referee, while Nat Osborn of New York kept time. Tine bout was at catch weights. Duane said he weighed 135 pounds, while Me Anley confessed to L3S pounds.
 As soon as the contest began Duane sallied forth. He began by feintlng and his work was so rapid that 9Ic- Auiey did not know what 10 make of it. He tried to dance around the ring, but Duane was on top of him like a fash. McAuley sought refuge on the ropes. Duane went at his man and banged away with both hands eIcAuley looked around for a soft spot to fall on. With a well placed right swing Duane dropped AIcAuley. II falling McAuley struck his head an6 was completely knocked out. The sports marvelled at Duane's clever ness. In about five minutes Mckinley came to. but was still daZed when hs retired to his dressing room.
 4 ten round preliminary betweer Dick Golf and Charlie Motto, a pro fege of John Rogers, preceded the stel lar bout. The lads weighed 11t pounds In addition to a purse, th, boxers fought for $25. contributed b. the spectators. This encounter wa. more exciting than the main affair Both smashed away at the sound o the gong and fought in savage style In the second round Golf almost hat Motto out. but the call of time sayet Motto. In the third round Golf nailet Motto on the wind and was about t, aaook the right when Motto clinched On the brea2away Motto caught Golf on the jaw and. sent him half wa. across the ring. The fourth round wa stirring Motto put it all over Gof and the latter was in bad way Afptt0 did not lose any time in tn, fifth round. He went after Golf body and soon had his man in distress Golf was game and hung on. He trie, to avoid punishment by clinciling, bu Motto shook him off and had GOf (iazed. With a right on the jaw Mot to knocked Golf down and was abou ao follow up his advantage when tn referee put a stop to further hostili ties. The round lasted 1 minute ani 6 seconds.
 
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