Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-04
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS
Tom Sharkey Whips Fred Rus
 sell in the Fourth Round.

There Was No Science Tn the Battle
 But Wrestling and Slugging Match 1 From Beginning to the End- Russell | Had Sharkey Very Tired In the
 Third Round Terry MeGovern Ref
 erees a one-Round Fight.
 Denver, Col, May 4.-Sailor Tom Sharkey put out Big Fred" Russell, the California heavyweight, Ill the fourth round of what was scheduled to be Il ten-round go before the Colorado I Athletic association here last night. It was characterized by rough-and-tumble tactics, engaged in by both, science playing but little part. There was much clinching and rough work 1 throughout, and 1t seemed that each | had chance to win by landing a wild | swing at any time.
 Previous to the fight Referee Frank I Cullen called all bets off because, as he said, the management of the club wished to protect themselves and their | patrons. lie inferred that 1t had been rumored that "deal' was on between the fighters. Both he and Manager | Floto announced, however, that they l were assured that no arrangements udlls DGea LudQe, DuC lOI lue4 plOlSlllOiA | of themselves and their patrons they would take no other course but to de | clare all bets off.
 | Both men had trained faithfully for the past month and when they stepped | into the ring appeared to be in perfect l condition. Sharkey was prime Ia yorite up to the sound of the gong, at odd of 211 to l, with liberal amount | of Russell money in evidence. Shar- key and Russell were weighed at G o'clock, and while no announcement of the weight was made, 1t can be said on good authority that the Sailor | tipped the beam at 192 pounds and his opponent at 205 pounds.
 | They were examined by the club | physician and pronounced strong and | in perfect health, and 1t to engage in | the worst kind of ough-and-tumble l fight. The question of referee was q bone of contention between the fight 1 CTS up to within an hour of the begin ming of the fight, but George English, the official referee of the club, was finally selected.
 The main objection to English was his youth, being not more than of age, but his experience as an official of the club during the past year outweighed I the argument against his youth and he was finally chosen.
 First round: Sharkey missed left 1 swing. They clinched. Sharkey missed another left; they broke slowly. Sharkey landed light left on the head l as Russell rushed in. Both swung l wildly and clinched, and the referee had hard time separating them. l They rushed again to clinch. Rus | sell landed right hard on the body. They clinched again and hung togeth- CT.
 I Sharkey put his right to the back of head in clinch three times. It was l almost impossible to separate them. They wrestled, Russell landing on top. Russell missed a right swing and they clinched again, remaining locked for I some time. They then wrestled all over the ring. Referee Cullen found I it absolutely impossible to separate them As the gong sounded Sharkey l hit Russell in the face. The crowd shouted foul in great uproar. The foul was not allowed
 Second round: Sharkey landed a hard uppercut on the neck. He then rushed in and landed right on the head. Russell landed right and left on the face and in a clinch put hls right to the jaw, cleverly ducking q left swing. Russell rushed Tom to the ropes and landed right on head. They Il cllnehed again. Russell uppereuts on the jaw. They wrestled around the ring. The referee found it impossible to separate them. Sharkey landed a right swing on the head. Another clinch followed. Sharkey wrestled Russell to the ropes. Russell landed his left on. the jaw. Sharkey threw Russell to the ground. The fight was marked by clinches and wrestling, comparatively few blows being landed byaeither fighter.
 Third round: Tom landed left on the ribs. Russell landed left and right, forcing Tom to the ropes. They clinched once more. Sharkey's blows lacked steam, while Russell was on the aggressive. The Sailor seemed to be winded and hugged Russell. Russell put his rightSto the jaw twice and then landed right swing on the body. again they clincheds Sharkey smashed his man over the heart and put Russell to the floor with a II iSzt swing. Both were swinging wild and both tried when the gong sounded.
 Fourth round: Russell landed a right over the heart. Shafkey missed right and left swing but moment later he got there with right and left swings to the jaw. Russell went to the floor He reached out and grabbed | SharkeysS foot, pulling him down. Tom broke loose and jumped to his feet, and as Russell rose to his feet Shar- key landed a half swing on the jaw with his right and Russell was out.
 The first preliminary was between Bert Mccormick of Salt Lake and Tom Schuemacher of Denver, who went on for five rounds. In the first round Mccormick was on the floor five times. In the second round Schue- macher landed hard right uppercut on the mouth, which put out the Salt Lake man.
 In the second preliminary Rufe Turn CT of California put out Roy Streeter of Colorado. Springs, both colored, in less than a minute in the first round I>with a right swing on the jaw
 Kid Dooley and Buddy King, both local lightweights, were the third pair, and they fought five fast rounds to q draw.
 Without a doubt, the most import ant ring encounter ever arranged for Waterbury is that of the National Ath- letic club at the auditorium on next Thursday night, when Patsy Sweeney of Manchester, N. H., and George Me-