The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-07

LOUISVILLE, KE. NEW YORK, NJ
against the ropes. Jeffries hooked Shar'
key on jaw with left Sharkey rushed the
| fighting. Jeffries was upon him in q
| fash forcing him to clinch.
Round 5-Jeffries led straight for body
| but fell short. Sharkey swung left foI
body and missed, getting left on the
! face a moment later. Sharkey's leads
mostly fell short. In a clinch Sharkey
! struck Jeffries and was hooted. Jeffries
staggered the sailor with left hook
| Sharkey rushed wildly, but was stopped
and forced back. Jeffries jabbed Sharkey
| on the face at the cal lof time.
Round 6-Sharzey swung left hard over
Jeffries' neck. Sharkey gained more con-
fdence and did some rushing, but with
! out apparent effect. Jeffries swung right
on Toms head and Sharkey mimicked him
with a sneer. Jeffries sent in left lightly
on body and missed the same blow mo-
ment later. He went at the sailor, who
ducked a vicious uppercut. Jeffries do
ing most of the leading, and sent in a
left hook that sounded loudly. Sharkey
at safe distance mimicked Jeffries' at
titude, and showed considerable i'll temper
all through the round.
Round 7-Sharkey rushed and swung
right and left wildly, but both going over
Jeffries' shoulders. Latter clinched and
swung his arms like a windmill. but failed
pushed him against the ropes. Sharkey
to reach the mark aimed at. Jeffries
swung twice with left at head. but it was
cleverly ducked both times Jeffries land
ed right on body. Sharkey rushed JEFF
fries against the ropes and pushed him
partly through before he could get his
equilibrium, but Jeffries came back with
hard left on face. Sharkey fighting fast
and hard, but so far he had not reached
Jeffries' face or heart with effect.
Round S-Jeffries missed with left for
head and ducked a right swing at the
sailor He jabbed straight left in Shar-
keys face. Jeffries swung left for neck
but was ducked. Sharkey swung his right
hard over the kidney. Sharkey sent
straight left on body. Jeffries put two on
body just as gong sounded.
Round 9-Sharkey swung left on the
body. Jeffries tried a vicious left for the
jaw but Tom ducked low and lifted JEFF
fries from the floor. Jeffries swung right
for jaw but Tom ducked and II went over
his shoulder. Jeffries jabbed the sailor
in the mouth twice in quick succession
and the crowd yelled Jeffries swung left
on the sailors chest and forced him back
to the ropes. Tom ducked left for the
jaw, and the round ended in a long-range
sparring match.
Round 10-Jeffrfes missed with the left
for the body. Sharkey swung right and
left for the head without effect. He duck
ed a left swing, but moment later got
a solid left in the wind. The Californian
hooked him on the neck with left and
Tom came back with left on body. JEFF
fries landed left on the head and Tom
clinched and was inclined to rough it.
The men exchanged lefts on the head and
Sharkey swung wildly with both hands.
He duclIed three left leads for the head
and was in turn evaded by Jeffries duck
ing.
Round n.-Sharkey swung left for jaw
but it went over Jeffries' shoulder and
the big fellow came back with short
arm on the jaw. JeTries knocked the
sailor down with a right on the ear and
sharkey clasped Jeffries' legs for mo-
ment but got up fresh. Jeffries forced the
pace but Tom fought viciously. Jeffries
sent in left on the neck and Tom seemed
worried and tired. Jeffries placed for a
right but missed. Jeffries sent in hard
left again, which sent the sailors head
back
Round 12.-Sharkey came up fresh but
kept away from his big adversary. JEFF
rles sent in a hard left on the neck. jeff
ries sent in left on neck and got counter
Jefres sent in right on body and got
a left swing on the neck.
Round 13.-Sharkey made some vicious
attempts to land but he lacked steam
Jeftries landed on the jaw. The round
ended in Jerries' favor.
Round lL-Sharkey got decidedly the
worst of It His leads almost invariably
fell short. Jefries repeatedly landed on
the neck and face.
Round 15.-Jenries landed left on the
chest and fought the sailor 20 the ropes,
sending his rsght over the heart twice
in quick succession. Jefries landed a
left swing on the ear. Shzrkey was in
great distress. Jeffries made frantic eff
forts 70 finish him bue the gong inter
fered.
Round 1s.-Shsrkey came up looking bet
ter. He succeeded il avoiding severe pun
ishment during the round and at It's close
looked fully as fresh as mis- opponent
Round I7.-Several sharp exchanges
were made and though sharkey was
/ forced to the ropes. ne so; little the worst
1 OF the round.
| Round lS-SeveraI hot exchanges were
| made and Shsrkey az one ttne had his
! opponent 70 the ropes. Jerries got in
/ three hard ones on the Jaw. Sharkey BE-
came wobbly and the gong alone saved
/ him
| Round ls.-This round was a hard one
/ for che sailor but he avoided knockout
| A hard left over the heart made him
| vince. The round ended with sharksy in
his corner and grpggy.
! Round 2.-BOth men we're tired but