The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-07

and blocked counter. The sailor swung
left and right. but both went wild
left swing on, the neck. Up to this
point Jeffries had the advantage.
Thirteenth Round-Sharkey rushed but
was stopped es still by straight t. left Eft
jaw. JeffIies got Sharkey in corner
and tris-. TO send in right, but the latter
ducked and sent his head hard against
Jeffries body in the clinches. Jeffries
caught the sailor on the jaw with a left
hook. staggering him. Sharkev sent in
left n the 7 e k. but seemed to la * ste I'M
and was somewhat unsteady on his legs.
Jeffries tried his right for the jaw. but
went around the neck.
sHARKEY IN DISTRESS.
Fourteenth Round-Sharkey swung
right and left for the head without effect.
! Tom sent in a straight left on Jetfries
face but got right on the neck that
staggered MIN. The Californian sent his
left to the face again and tried 10 ad-
minister q knockout with his right, but
the sailor ducked under it. Sharkey led
was countered with singing left hooks
on the face and neck. Sharkey rushed,
swung both hands for the head and
clinched Jeffries pushed him back and
on the jaw and head. Sharkey appeared
I tired and was plainly in distress. he got
the worst of every mix.
Fifteenth Round-Jeffries landed left on
chest and fought the sailor TO the ropes,
sending mis- right over the heart twice in
quick succession. Sharkey received a
bad cut under his left ear, from which
the blood flowed down his back. Jefries
swung left and right on head and Sharkey
ducked two left swings for the jaw. bet
failed to avoid the third one which landed
body with left but was fiercely countered
with left and right on jaw. Sharkey in
great distress and Jeffries making frantic
efforts to finish him, but gong interviewed.
Sixteenth Round-Sharkey looked quite
fresh. Jeffries forced him about the ring
IN an endeavor TO corner him, sharkey
swung with right on the head. Jefries
uppercut. the sailor on the chin and a
moment later sent in a hard right on the
sailors ear. The Californian rushed and
sent in left on the chest. He then jabbed
the sailor hard on the neck, sending his
head back. Jeffries tried with his right
for the jaw, but missed. He again swung
right for the jaw but fell short Al the
close Of the round Sharkey had recovered
and was quite as fresh as his opponent
Seventeenth Round-Jeffries hooked
Tom on the jaw with the left. but was
left hook and clinched. butting Jeffries
in the chest. -Jeffries forced the sailor TO
the ropes and landed right on the body
Sharkey swung left on Jeffries' neck, but
jaw. Jeffries met every lead with a
counter. Tom jabbed Jeffries in the neck
with left.
SAVED BY THE GONG.
Eighteenth Round-Sharkey rushed
swinging both hands on Jeftries head.
Jeifries sent in right and left on head
following with 4 left on the face Tom
swung left on Jeffries neck but was up
percut on the face Jeffries sent in left
on neck and right on the body. Sharkey
rushed and forced Jeffries to the roI>-s,
but without damage. Sharkey swung left
on head, but was countered with vicious
left on the jaw. Jeffries sent in left and
right on the jaw and Sharkey wobbied
about and was saved only by the clang
of the gong.
Nineteenth Round-Tom rushed and
swung left but was met with straight
left. Jenries sent right across on jaw
and Sharkey went unsteady on his feet.
Jeffries. sent right on body and Sharkey
clinched. Jeffries sent in hard left over
heart that made the sailor vince, but he
came back for more. Tom swung right
on head, but got hard right on the
body and another on the law. Jeffries
went in to finish him. but was over
anxious and tired. Jeffries forced him
into a corner and tried his left hook. but
Sharkey avoided il by ducking tiresomely.
JEFFRIES THE WINNER.
Twentieth Rourd-Jeffries led with left
and missed. Sharkey swung right and
left and missed. 81 Sharkey swung right,
but went over the mark. Jeffries sent in
two rights on the body, and Sharkey re-
sorted 70 ducl1ing every lead. Sharkey
swung right for the jaw, but missed. JEFF
fries sent right 20 body. Sharkey swung
left. but was countered on the jaw. Both
men were tired Jeffries sent in two
rights over the heart and left on jaw and
got left on body. Sharkey swung right
and left on head. Jeffres fought very
viciously and sent in some heavy lefts on
sailor. Gong sounded in the middle of a
hot mix.
Referee Greggains announced Jeffries
the winner amid the widest enthusiasm.