The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-07
SHARKEY Was ri
The Big California Sail.
by Jeffriss.
THEY FOUGHT FOR rwfsI|
seats In the Mig Pawn.
and Cause "a Panic-rh.
Knockout Blow c,

San Francisco, May s.-Tho.
the sailor pugilist. and Jam..
admittedly the leading heavv.
list actually in fighting harnos.
before the National. Atheltic u
the question Of supremacy n,
this contest has been the -.
OF discussion In sporting cIrcls,
contamination of the match
pavilion, which has been tho Z.
pugilistic encounters, present..
appearance shortly before tho Il.
pcared in the ring. Every mo-.
In the vast auditorium had q.
AT this juncturc an aceidor,
which for time bade fair 10 !,
rlous proportions. The seat. 4.
the west side OF the pavilion aa,
larsed and many people vera I'M,
fusion. For a brief period It NJ,
that many had been fatally tpipn
was subsequently learn ID thai. !.
seriously hurt The great crowd
tremendous uproar over the occur,J
it was fully half an hour before I,
had brought order out OF chaos
Then section of the seats on 4,
east side Of the building came 4
leap, and the audience was again N
state Of uproar. A few laoms,
another section In the nortLyey
collapsed ana tie GROVE was alnI
state of panic.
Every man was on his feet anil
uneasy feeling prevailed throurbI
house. Then the whole side OF the \
seats came down in a terrific roat
audience was almost beyond coo1
most every tier of seats in the ht,
now fallen and the five or six h
people on the western floor were
in an excited crowd. The polio
managed to allay excitement BY
the crowd that no one had beeni
the collapse Of the seats and III,
was no danger
The betting on the result has h
almost uniform at 10 to 8, with
Californian fayorlte.
Round 1.-The tnen came to the i
the ring with spring and spar
tiously. Jeffries forced Tom alb
ring, feeling for him. Sharkey led
body with left, but fell short
forced Tom into Il corner and Ian!
LETT OH the chest. aid the men
Shafkey swung right for head, but
caught it ON his shoulder. Jeff
with the left for the face, but was
Round 2-Sharkey rushed AMI
right and left without effect. Jeffri
for head, but Tom ducked and
Jeffries landed left on neck and
clinched, striking in the clinch,
he was Kissed. Jeflries landed har
face and forced Sharkey hard az
ropes. Sharkey swung right on
neck. Jeffries landed lightly on
tried to clinch. Shnrkey tried ID
but Jolfries held nbim at arms le
shook him as II he were child
Round -Sharkey kept out Q
way, doing some foot work. Je
in his left hook hard on To
Sherkey rushed and swung both
left without effect. Jes,i1es ID
on face. Sharkey seemed puzzled
cd fer JuIfries to lead and ell
brought his fist over on Jeffrie.
Il clinch and was. warned by IN
Jeffries sent in his right on bod
the gong sounded.
Round i-Jeffries got Shark
corner and sent In his left on his
countered on body. Sharkey s.
for body but fell short. Shark
lett but was blocked and in {
Jeffries forced him against the n
fries hit Tom on the jaw with
Jehries forced Tom to clinch.
Round j--Jefrries led straight
and fell short. Sharltey swung
body and missed, getting lei
face a moment later. Sharkey's |
short. In clinch Sharkey struc
and was hootcd. Jeffries stage
with a left hook. Sharkey rushs
but was forced backward. Jeffri
Sfarkev on the face at the call
Sharkcy gained more confiden
sixth and did some rushing. but
effect,
In the rounds up to the eleve
was some warm work without adv
eiifer side, Jeffries rocked
down in the eleventh with rig
car, Jeffries landed repeatedly
round and Sharkey seemed weak.
Sharkey cane up fresh in the
but kept awav from his big adver
fries landed hard and often in
succeeding rounds and had the
distress part of the time.
Sharkey rallied in the sevente
in the next round Jeffries land
bard ones on the Jaw.
In the twentieth round both m
tired, but fought furiously. Jeffr
ed several tim s. on the body and
could not knock the sailor boy
gong rang in ;he riddle OF no
and the crowd went wild with en-
Referee Greggains announced j.
winner amid the greatest enthusl
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