The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-09
A 2j,ROUND FIGHT.
In Which Ears, Eyes And Noses
We're Split. b.
A FIERCE ENCOUNTER In THE RING.
At the Last Of the Fight, One OF JEFF
fries Gloves Flew Off and lie Was
oven the Decision by the Referee.

R.nraide Coney Island Sporting
Cl4D. New York, Speclal.--James J.
Jcauo retains the championship of
The world Referee George Sller gave
him The decision az the end of the 18th
round, ever Sailor Sharkey Friday
lle.t. IL was one OF the most mar
ycIgu8 battles that has taken place,
aud thc greatest crowd that ever gath
crcI I'm The Coney Island CLUB house
w.J0o od the desperate struggle for
supremacy In five rounds Jeffries
had tho better OF the fight, in the first
two and in the last three. During
me other twenty, Sharkey forced the
Issue, AMI like a bull TERROR was at
bis m1a with both hands unceaSing-
~ In those twenty rounds Jofres
great weight and Drawn nelpol 70
told of the sailor and In the 22d
round he swung back n couple OF VIC
ious upper cuts that made Sharkey
groggy. Tom came hacf again In
thc 2'th and 10Th nut IL, ias weak
encd greatly by JaTrics' vicious
blows. One minute before the sone
sounded 10 end the fight, Jcffries
loft glove came Off and practically
the contest was over. The ra'eyot
m1tiuncd TO Jeifrics' corner: an
American Gag WAS dung around the
chamrlcn's shoulders and the crowd
outside and in the arena cheered
wildly. The crowd on the opposite
and in Sharkeys corner yelled foi
SharEoy and thus the men were lee
to their dressing rooms. The thou
sand cf spectators were banked for
g. feet III i il tho building, the place
h'gg packed fr5m rlngside to rafter
6rt tho aisle8 around the ring were
lncd The tremendous crowd sweat
cl under the glare OF 400 are light+
fifteen feet or less fron the canvas O
the s"@"ed circle. The heat was IN
tor. The fighters were al~ ost e:
hausted. and the spectators 4lrieks
themselves hoarse.
1t seemed at first as though
would be a short fight, for in the sec
ond round Jeffries put the sailor t
the ropes with left On the ia
and the referee began to call off tn
seconds as Sharkey kneeled on tn
floor. But from the third round O
Sarakey, with his vicious swings
the ribs and the jaw, kept the crow
on It's feet waiting for a knock out.
Jef'ries stood the terrific punisi
mcrt and with his eye, nose and es
split, came back just as viciously
the last three rounds and almost r.
trieycd himself. Then came the II!
fortunate and unsatisfactory endin
Jerrrics' glove flying off, bringing Il
fight to- an end, although the crow
urged Sharkey to rush in and end
This he tried to do, but Jeffri
fought him back, and referee Sill
rushed to the rescue. 1t was notict
that Jeffries used his weight to &
best advantage, throwing himself
over the sailor. but the latter did b
share OF the hugging, too, and bo
were warned repeatedly.
Ten thousand spectators gather
around the ringside. A prelimina
event of ten rounds at 12S pount
preceded the big event and Kid Go
lette. of Rochester. who looked
great deal like Jeffries on sm
scale. was beaten by Tommy Mora
of Brooklyn. Then. after half
hours delay. Tom Sharkey could
seen making his way through I
crowds. He was well received. I
Jeffries was cheered to the echo.