The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-07
JEFFR|ES IS BETTER
Is the Decision in the Twen-
tieth With Sharkey.
MOST LUDICROUS SCENES
Before the Mill Opens at
Mechanics Pavilion.
MOST LUDICROUS SCENES

San Francisco, May 6.-Thomas J. Shar-
key. the sailor pugilist, and James J..
Jeffries, admittedly the leading heavy
weight pugilsts actually in fighting har-
ness today, met before the National Ath-
letic club in this city tonight to settle
the question Of supremacy. The outcome
of this contest has been the absorbing
topic Of discussion in sporting circles since
the consumma ton of the match.
Mechanics Pavilion, which has been the
scene of many memorable puigihstic en-
counters, presented a lively aspect shortly
before the principals appeared in the ring.
Every nook and corner in the vast audi
torium had been filed, but at this juno
ture an accident happened which for
time bade fair to assume serious proper
tions. The seats elevated on the whole
west side Of the pavilion suddenly col
lapsed and the occupants were deposited
on the floor. Fo "a time it was believed
that many had been fatally injured, but 1t
was soon ascertained that none of the
bruises were serious. The great crowd
was in a tremendous uproar over the oc-
before the police had brought order out of
the chaos.
Then a second section Of seats on the
northeast side Of the building came down
in heap and the audience was again
thrown into state of uproar.
A few moments later another section in
the northwest corner collapsed, and the
great crowd was almost in a state of
panic Every man was on his seat and a
very uneasy feeling pervaded the whole
crowd.
Then the whole side Of the elevated seats
came down in a terrific roar, and the audi
ence was almost beyond control. Almost
every tier Of seats in the house had now
fallen and the five or six thousands of
people on the main floor were packed in
an excited crowd.
The betting on the result had remained
almost uniform at 10 to 8, with the big
californian the favorite. The manage
ment managed to allay the excitement in
the crowd by saying that no one had been
hurt in the galleries.
The preliminary bout, between Jack
Telzner and Henry Baker, was then called
at $3.50 p. m. Referee Agnew stopped the
preliminary fight in the fifth round and
awarded the decisio nto Baker on a foul,
Telzner chased the referee out of the
ring and went at Baker again, but the
police jumped into the ring and sent the
ment to their dressing rooms. The fight
ing was about even.
Time was called for the main event at
1904.
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Round 1.-The men came to the center Of
the ring with a spring. and spared eau
tiously. Jeffries forced Tom about the
ring, feeling of him. Sharkey led first
at body with left but fell short. Jeffries
forced Tom into corner and landed light
left on chest and the men clinched. Shar-
key swung right for head, but Jeffries
caught it on his shoulder. Jeffries tried
with left for face but was blocked.
Round 2-Sharkey rushed and swung
right and left without effect Jeffries
swung for head, but Tom ducked and
clinched. Jeffries landed left on neck and
sharkey clinched, striking in the clinch,
for which he was Kissed. Jeffries landed
hard left on face and forced Sharkey hard
against ropes. Sharkey swung right on
"NAAiSS ltNh. OHdThey ITl6O TO wreStle,
but Jeffries held him at arms length and
shook him As if he were a child.
Round 3-Sharkey kept out Of Jeffries'
way doing some fast foot work Jeffries
put in his left hook hard on Toms face.
Sharkey rushed and swung his right and
left without effect. Jeffries landed left
on face. Sharkey seemed puzzled and
waited for Jeffries to lead. and clinched.
He brought his right on Jefrries' head in
a clinch and was warned by the referee
Jeffries sent in his right on the body tust
as the gong sounded.
Round 4-Jeffries got Sharkey in his
corner and sent in left on head and was
countered on body. Sharkey landed right
on body. Jeffries sent in hard left on
body, Sharkey swung left for body very
low but fell short. Sharkey swung left
for body very low but fell short. Sharkev
swung left but was blocked and in the
olnch following Jeffres forced him