Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-08-11
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Was To Have met steve ODonpeii Ia tho
Same Ring, hut Broke HIS Hand.

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Was To Have Met steve O'DoencIi In tho
Same Ring. hut Broke HIS Hand.
New York, Avg. 6-At the Leuox
Athletic Club last night James JEFF
fries, tho California butler maker, was
to have met for 10 rounds ZACH Bob"
A rm8trong, the colored heavyweight, |
and "Steve'' O'Donnell. lie elected to
meat Armstrong first, and be had the
better OF the dusky boxer 10 nearly
every round. Armstrong stayed out
ths limit. however. BY running away
in the last round. The fight with
D'Donnell was declared of. az Jeffries
broke his hand in the previous contest.
He said he did 1t ia the first round.
The crowd hooted the announcement.
Armstrong weighed 1877 pounds, while
JetIriss Weighed 207 and onrried mucn
supertluous flesh. As preliminary
Jack Root OF Chicago. q middleweight,
knocked out james Watts, oolored, OF
Louisville, in the second round. The
JstIries- armstrong fight was as follows:
Round l--Arntstropg led with very
light tap with his loft on the shoulder,
and Jeffries planted u light left on the
stomach. Jetfries put his left twice to
| the face lightly. but 10 getting away
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cut on the face. Armstrong jabbed two
lefts on the face, and wau mat with a
| bard right on the ribs. They ex'
changed lsfts on face and fiddled for
while until Jeifries again sent hard
lift upper1ut to tho face.
| Round 2--Armstroug sent Jeffries
Htaight left on the fare. Then Jetfries
chased him. Armstrong jabbsd his
lsft to the chest, and Jeffriea hooked
his right On tho head and uppercut on
| the face. Armstrong hooked his right
on the ribs, and JeiIries swung left on
| face. Armstrong had the round, and
was encouraged for his careful work.
Round 3--Jsffries planted straight
LETT on the face. bringing blood from
Bob's nose. Bob fought hack, getting
in an occasional left on the face and
neck.
Round 4-Thomas Sharksy sat is a
box in Armstrong; corner during the
intermissinn ami coached the colorod
man. Jeffries led of with a straight
left on the face, and Armstrong landed
two lefts on the face in return. Arm
strong rushed. hut wRs met with n left
on the wini. Again he was met with
q right on the ribs. At the close
Jeffriss upperout with his right ON the
pit Of the stomach.
Round 5--Thsy exchanged lefts On
the face. Armstrong tried for the face
several times, hut was blocked. With
hard left swing Jeffries cut Arm.
strong'a right eye and then jabbsd his
left to the face and ho0iSod his right to
the ribs twice. Armstrong olinched,
but Jeffries threw him off and repeHied
the dose.
Round 6-There were exchanges, and
Jeifries huoked his right to the ribs
and uppercut Bob hard m tho face
with the other hand. Jeffries then sent
his left to the head twice, stunning
Armstrong.
Round 7-Both rushed into clinrh,
after which Jelfries hooked hard rights
on the ribs three times without re-
turn. In the next round Jeffries chased
Armstrong again. lie rushed and
reached face and body.
Round Armstrong was weakening,
but came up gamely. He jabbed left
on face once, and Jetiries continued his
hammsring.
Round lO-They shook hands and
Jeffries hooked his right jim the ribs.
They exchanged lefts on the face. and,
after good deal Of foot work, Jeifriet
put Armstrong fiat on his back with !
left swing on the head. He took eighi
seconds of rest and when he came VI
JelTrieH hooked right and left on thu
jaw. He stayed the round out by run
, ming away. The referee declared
Jeffries the winner.