Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-13
.SHARKEY WINS over HARRY
WILLS BY FOUL ROUTE; NEGRO
BADLY BATTERED AT FINISH

Ebbetts Field, Brooklyn, n. Y, Oct
12.-(P)-Jack Sharkey, Boston heavy
weight, won on foul from Harry
Wills, veteran negro, in the 18th
round Of one-sded fight tonight that
upset all expectations.
Wills, long a title contender, was
disqualified by Referee Patsy Haley
for hitting with his back hand and for
holding and punching. The negro was
badly beaten and battered when the
bout had it's sudden ending.
Despite big disadvantages in height
and weight and reach, Sharkey decis-
lively out fought and out-boXed the ne
gro in nearly every round. He cut
Wills nose, eyes and mouth with
slashing rights and lefts. staggering
the negro in several rounds.
Wills weighed 2145 and Sharkey 18S.
A crowd estimated at from 10000 to
$4,000 saw the GROWING upset OF
year of reversals.
Round One-They went to the cen
ter of the ring for final instructions.
Wills lowered over his opponent.
There was a last minute fashlight
by photographers. Sharkey was on
his toes and went in with a snappy
rip to the jaw They clinched, and
Wills copied Sharkey with a right to
the chin. Sharkey drove both hands
to the body, as he forced Wills to the
ropes. Sharkey poked right to the
ribs. Sharkey smacked Wills with
a snappy left to the head. Sharkey
leaped in with both hands to the
head and hooked a left to the ear.
Wills was backing off and showed
LITTLE Inconsistencies They
SparTing at the bell.
Round Two-Sharkey opened with
a rush and fired both hands to the
head. Wills was wild with a left and
took q Jolt to the body as they came
to close quarteds Sharkey danced
in and complained to the referee that
Wills was holding. Wills drove both
fists to the body. Sharkey stood in
close working both. hands but Wills
connected with his left to the head.
The negro was using his long reach
/ to good advantage but he was boOed
by the crowd, as he wrestled Sharkey
about the ring. The referee warned
Wills for hitting at the breaks. Wills
landed both hands to the body at the
bell but seemed bewildered and did
MT know which corner to go to.
Round Three-Wills shot a short
right to the head and backed off as
Sharkey crouched looking for an
opening. Wills worked his head to
the ring at close range Harry took
light right to the head and they
| mixed at lively pace, Wills hand
led Sharkey easily in the clinches.
but took d hard smash to the head
as they broke apart. Wills jabbed
with his left but he failed TO keep off
Sharkey's repeated rushes. The ref
eTfe had trouble making them break
clean in the clinches. They were
pounding away at each other with
both fists when the bell sounded a
! slight cash showed over Sharkey's
eye.
Round Four-Sharkey staggered
Willst with sharp blows TO the head
as he drove the negro TO the corner.
Wills countered to the body but his
blows lacked power. Sharkey con-
nected with two hard blows to the
head. Wills backed off and fought
cautiously. Sharkey shot right to
the head as the bell ended the round
Round tlve-Sharkey swung a
long right TO the head as they bat
| tied at close range. Wills slapped
with both hands to the head and
took hard smash to the body
! Sharkey rocked Wills with a long
| right swing to the side of the head
! The negro backed off and grinned.
/ but seemed hurt. They wrestled
and mauled in clinches and the ref
! cree had difficulty prying them apart
I Sharkey stepped in with a sharp left
! to the nose. Wills hooked to the
! head. The negro's right eye was hurt
as he went to his corner at the end
! of the round.
! Round Six-They rushed into ac-
| ton at the tap of the gong Sharkey
! danced and jabbed while Wills look