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SHARKEY WON. jJ(H‘ Goddard IMit Out of ttusi~ nosHiu Sixth Koitiid.The s;iiiot IjuI'k Luck Wm WHb Him— (•mltlard I*u1 Hon ile ColnlMil Uy a Full.Sav Fuxxnsoo, Nov. IV.—At the bout between Tom S liar key and Joe Goddanl in the Knirkcrbocker club last night ;?,000 people were present. Sharkey was a 10 to 7 favorite. The fight, whi'*h was scheduled for twenty rounds, terminated in the sixth, when Sharkey, after landing a stiff right on Goddards jaw, knocked him to the floor, falling heavily upon him. Goddard s head struck thlt; canvas with a smash, which dazed him. Ho arose at the end of three seconds, and staggered to the ropes. Referee McArthur meanwhile holding Sharkey kick. McArthur awarded the ftylit to Sharkey. The decision was just, hat the popular impression was that Goddard was hurt more by his collision with the Poor than from Sharkey’s blows, which at all times were wild and miserably timed.St. Lons, Nov. 10.—Seven thousand people witnessed the Athletic carnival held in the Coliseum last night under the auspices of the St. Louis Press club, managed by 1‘ParsonM Davies and referc^ by George Siler. Young Griffo, the Australian boxer,and Tom Tracey were matched for eight rounds, but Griffo was hurt early in the evening in a collision with a street car, and, although he endeavored to proceed with the contest, was forced to quit in the | first round.Sax Fiuxetseo, Nov. ly.—Peter Jnekson, the colored heavy weight pugilist, is now said to be likely to secure a match with Choynski in case the latter succeeds in defeating Jeffries on the 30th insfc, Choynski will leave immediately for New Orleans after his fi^ht with Jeffries as he is booked to spnr with Alex Greg-gains ten rounds before ono of the boxing lt;*lubs of that city. This will not interfere, however, with his proposed contustwith Jackson,
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Fort Wayne Sentinel
Fort Wayne, Indiana, US
Fri, Nov 19, 1897
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