The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-25

and right on the same spot. COrbett
led again. Tom responded with left
swing for the head, which landed.
Sharkey ripped in left and right for
the body with some effect. He kept
forcing Jim into the various corners,
punching with right and left on the
body which seemed to be his objective
point. Jim Tented and tried to draw
his man on. Sharkey was always ready
with his left jab and right swing which
invariably landed on the body. Cor
bett failed to show any Of the great
cleverness with which he has been
credited. The round ended with Shar-
key at his man.
Round 2. Corbett with the left land
ed lightly. Then there was an eX-
change with leftS and rights on the
head, in which Sharkey showed to
advantage Jim kept trying to push
his left into Toms face, and the sailor
would come right back with a swing
for the body. He was inclined to be
a trifle wild and was frequently eau
toned by O'Rourke, his chief second
Tom put over a straight right on
Jim's nose which seemed to bring the
blood to that member. Sharkey put in
a right hand smash on the jaw which
sent COrbett down. He attempted to
repeat the dose, but was foiled as Jim
clinched. The round closed with Tom
all over his man.
Round 8. Corbett led with his right
FOR the body, landing. Sharkey land
ed in kind. Jim reached the body sew
eral times, but Tom came right back
with lefts for the head. A right on
the body staggered Jim. Sharkey
whipped over a tremendous right hand
smash on the jaw. The sailors leads
were ineffective, his counters being
the blows which cut the figures. Cor
bett kept jabbing lightly for the head
and Sharkey came right back at him
with right smashes on the wind.
Round 4. The sailor was right after
his man and essayed lefts and rights
for the head, landing each time. Cor
bett clinches and acted entirely on the
defensive. Corbett led left for the
head, landing on the neck and Shar-
key sent back hard right on the
body. Corbett began then to do some
punching and jabbed his man at will
but at long range, but Tom always
had a counter ready. COrbett repeat
edly led his left and damaged Shar-
keys face considerably. The sailor
chased his opponent into the latter's
corner and received a series of jabs
for his action.
Round 5. Corbett started right off
with a left jab on the face and was
apparently attempting to fool with his
man. Sharkey however, was not in a
playful mood and brought his hand
over with force enough to make Jim
vince. Jim hooked his left rather low
on Toms body and lifted Sharkey off
his feet with his shoulder. Corbett ap-
peared to be a trifle weary and his
blows lacked steam, whereas there was
a world of force behind Sharkey's
punches.
Round g. Corbett led for the head
with his left landing, but Sharkey was
right after him like a whirlwind. Tom
started in to mix it up and whipped in
some corkers on the body. Corbett re-
taliated with light jabs on the face
and fairly forceful blows on the body.
Midway through the round there was
rattling mixup, both exchanging
leftS and rights on the head and body
with the sailor having a shade the bet
ter of it. There were cries of Foul,
foul" when COrbett Nit his man on
breakaway, which the referee had not
called. The men were clinched at the
belt after participating in very fast
miXup.
Round 7. Sharkey ran across the
ring and planted left and right on the
head, Corbett clinching. Corbett act
ed on the defensive and seemed unable
to withstand Sharkey's rushes. The
latter whipped in a beautiful left hook
ON the wind and followed it up with
right on the jaw. The sailor kept
doing all the work and was always
ready to mix up on the slightest prov
ocation. He alternately threw over
left and right on head and body, occa-
sionally changing to left hooks on the
wind which was slowly, but surely at
tending to Corbett's case. 1t is Shar-
keys fight so far. The pace was ter
rife.
Round s. Sharkey was first to lead
landing a left chop in the neck. They
clinched frequently and the referee was
kept busy separating them. Tom tried
a left chop blow which fell short and
Jim jabbed his left hard on the nose.
Sharkey sent a right straight to face.
which made Jim's head rock, but jim
was ready with a left hook, which
grazed Sharkey's ear. Both men
fought fast. clinching repeatedly. Jim
hooked his right hard on Toms jaw,
half dazing him. He quickly recuper-
ated and went back at his man ham,
mer and tongs.
Round g. Corbett landed with his
left. Tom went right back at the same
moment. ClincheS were frequent and
the men refused to break together.
Corbett struck Tom rather low on the
body and the sailor appealed to the
referee. Corbett showed Tom from him
and said, "Oh you go away The
men were in the centre of the ring
mixing it up in the liveliest manner.
O'Rourke calling to Tom not to mind
Corbett's low hitting.
Just at this moment, for some un-
accountab reason McVey one of
Corbett's seconds. jumped through the
ropes, protesting that Sharkey had
done something wrong to Corbett. The
moment McVey climbed through the
ropes Police Inspector Mclaughlin
grabbed hold of him. while the crowd