The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-04

| seemed as though Jeffries could hardly
walk to his corner and il seemed GER
/ tain there would be "a new champion.
Sharkey's ear was split in the eighth,
and it made him like a bull He rushed,
/ swinging lefts and rights. and landed
nearly all of them. with Jeffries throw
ing himself over the sailor. The Cali
fOrnian pushed his man over the ropes
at every opportunity. and in soma of
the rounds rested his great head on
I Sharkeys shoulders so much that he
was hissed and jeered.
JeffrieS landed a terrific upper cut
in the tenth. and Sharkey's eyelid was
split, but in the twelfth Sharkey got
back with half dozen left swings and
! a straight right. and it was wonderful
that they did not end the fight. Jef-
fries hugged the sailor hard and shook
his head as he went to his corner.
Every round carried Sharkey across
the ring at the start and he was fight
ing the champion all over the canvas.
In the fifteenth, Jeffries made a bluff
at forcing but Sharkey was at him
again like bulldog and swung high
and low and landed almost every time
he swung.
Both Men Tire.
The Californian made little effort to
lead. He preferred i.e defensive and
he was winded. Shi1rkey, too. was
tirine fast, and they punched and
swung and staggered and clinched all
around the ring for the next few
rounds.
The crowd shrieked from the sound
Of the gong TO the close of each round.
Both men We're covered with blood
and Jeffries was bleeding badly from
the nose. which Sharkey's savage right
had split.
Suddenly, in the twentieth round.
Jeffries seemed to take on new life.
Just at the close of this round the
champion swung right and left ON
Sharkey's jaw and almost took him
off his feet. He reeled, and the gong
saved him. He came back hard how
ever in the next but Jeffries had the
better of it, putting in two right upper
cuts. Jeffries' friends howled them
selves hoarse, while Sharkey's urged /
him with loud cries TO go in hard and
rough it. He threw down his terrier |
like head. and though his strength was
fast leaving him. he had Jeffries guess |
ing until the gong sounded.
JEFF Gets Decision.
No one could say who would get in
the knockout blow. and neither seemed
able to put enough force into the blow
TO drop his man, and in the midst OF
the twenty-ifth round, nearly one min =.
ute before the close, Jeffries' glove flew /
across the ring and Siler ran TO help Z
him on with it, Sharkey held back un- i
til his friends yelled at him not TO stop, /
and il was a three-cornered tight Tor d /
few minutes
The referee got Jeffries' glove and ,
tried 10 draw it on. This was difficult (
TO do and then Sharkey rushed. JEFF /
fries threw up his glove and unSloved /
hand. and, with the former. upper cut I
Siler ran between them and |
made a second attempt to assist JET (
fries. The sailor waited a moment, but, /
wildly excited by the shrieks of the /
spectators he rushed again. Siler 1
dragged Jeffries away and the gong |
rang. The referee pointed to Jeffries.
and his seconds and friends
cheered wildly.
Sharkey outpointed Jeffries.
The majority of those at the tingside
hardly thought Sharkey would get
worse than a draw. for the sailor fought
vicioualy. always after his man, with
good Judgment. ard outpointed the
champion.
On the other hand. Jeffries. while ne
nad the better. by long odds, of the
ast three rounds. did very little lead
ing in the other twenty-five, and when
he led he was either too high or too
ow, getting in but few good punches
The decision was not announced from
the ring. or. Il it was, few heard it. and
great mob sLrged 3round for several
minutes yelling and shouting for the
victor and vanquished.