Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-04
SHARKEY MINIS.
Put; Russell Out at Denver
in the Fourth Round.
Very Little Fighting, but Plenty Of
CIinching and Wrestling.
Rumored That There Was An Agreement
Referee Declared Bets on.

Denver, Col May 3.-Sailor Tom
Sharkey put out Big Fred Russell.
the California heavy weight, in the
fourth round of what was scheduled to
be a l0-rOund go before the Colorado
Athletic Association here. tonight. 1t
was characterized by rough and tumble
tactics engaged in by both. science
playing but little part.
Sharkey was a prime faVOrite up to
the sound of the gong at odds of 5 to
with liberal amount of Russell
money in evidence. Both men were
weighed at O'Clock and while no an
nouncement of the weight was made it
can be said on good authority that
Sharkey tipped the beam at 1872 pounds
and Russell at EOS pounds.
Both men We're examined by the club
physician and pronounced strong and
in perfect health and fit to engage in
the worst kind of 4 rough and tumble
fight.
Fred Russell entered the ring. ut go.
fCi.owed by his seconds. Ben Roberts
and Mexican Pete" Everett of Grip
pie Creek Col, and Jack Lavell of
Butte, Mont.
At $50 p. NJ Sharkey entered the
ring followed by spider" Kelly, Jack
O'Brien of New York and Bob Arm
strong.
Jerry Mahoney of Cripple Creek.
kept time for Russell: Jack Mckenna
for Sharkey and John Condor for the
club.
Frank Cullen WIS decided on st the
last moment rs the referee for n"
fcht. He declared all bets off. in or
der, as he announced to protect III"
club and its patrons. 1; was rumored
there would be an agreement Of some
sort.
Round 1.-Sl:arkey missed left
swing. The clinched. shan key miss
I'd another left. They broke slowly.
Sharkey landed a light left on the
head rs Russell rushed in. Both swung
wild ana clinched. They rushed again
to a cinch. Russell landed right
hard OF the body. They clinched
Sharkey put his right to the back of
the head in Il clinch three times. They
wrestled. Russell landing on top. Rus
sell missed 4 right swing and they
clinched again. wrestling all over the
ring. AS the gong sounded Sharkey
hit Russell in the face. The crowd
shouted foul" in a great uproar. The
foul was disallowed.
Round 2-Sharkey landed hard up
percut on the neck. They clinched.
Sharkey rushed in and landed a right
on the head Russell landed right and
left on the face and in clinch landed
a right on the jaw and ducked a left
the ropes and landed his right on the
head. They again clinched. Russell
h, 10Y rhar taI
around the ring and the referee found
1t very difficult to separate them.
Sharkey landed right swing on the
head. Another clinch. Sharkey wres
tied Russell to the ropes Russell land
ed left on the jaw. Sharkey threw
Russell to the ground. The fight was
marked by clinches and wrestling, com
paratively few blows being landed by
either fighter.
Round 3--Tom landed a left on the
ribs. Russell landed left and right.
forcing Tom to the ropes. They again
clinched. Sharkey's blows seemed to
lack team, while Russell was on the
aggressive. Sharkey seemed to be
winded and Rugged Russell. Russell
put his right to the jaw twice. Russell
landed a right swing on the body
Again they clinched Sharkey landed
n right over the heart. Russell falling
to the floor with right swing. Both
We're swinging wild and both very
tired.
Round Russell landed right over
the heart. Sharkey missed right and
left swing. Sharley landed a right
and left swing to the jaw. Sharkey
landed left and right to jaw. putting
Russell to the mat. Russell reached
on: and grabbed Sharkey's foot. pull
ing him down. Tom broke loose and
jumped to his feet and as Russell rose
to his feet Sharkev landed half
swing on the jaw with his right. put
ting Russell down and out.