The Earp Decision

Demattos, Jack

ISBN 10: 0932702473 / ISBN 13: 9780932702470

Published by Early West - Creative Pub, College Station, Texas, U.S.A., 1989

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207pp/illus. Wyatt Earp walked into a fifteen-foot wide vacant lot and with two of his brothers and Doc Holiday to face the McLaurys and the Clantons. That twenty-five second gunfight that followed became the most famous shoot-out in history. However, the incident that catapulted Wyatt Earp into national headlines during his lifetime is the basis of this book. It was Wyatt Earp's decision in the heavyweight bout between Robert Fitzsimmons and 'Sailor' Tom Sharkey on December 2, 1896, in San Francisco. Wyatt refereed this bout with the sole authority to render the decision, should that be necessary. Perhaps a first in boxing history, Wyatt entered the ring armed with a pistol and was promptly disarmed by the police. Earp's decision at the end of the fight placed him at the center of a controversy. "The Earp Decision" is an edited composite of newspaper accounts of the fight including the court proceedings that followed. As New - Still shrink wrapped. Bookseller Inventory # 005962

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Earp Decision

Publisher: Early West - Creative Pub, College Station, Texas, U.S.A.

Publication Date: 1989

Binding: Cloth

Book Condition:As New

Dust Jacket Condition: As New

Edition: First Edition

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Synopsis:

Index, biblio, 80 b/w photos and illustrations. The incident that catapulted Wyatt Earp into national headlines during his lifetime was not the Gunfight at the O. K. Corral, but his his decision in the championship boxing match between Fitzsimmons and Sharkey. Wyatt Earp, the referee, gave his decision for Sharkey on a foul, which led to a court hearing. Through careful and meticulous research, Jack DeMattos presents an edited composite of newspaper accounts, including illustrations and caricatures of the participants. An essential read for Earp enthusiasts as well as boxing fans.