Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-04

rushed but at close quarters got his left
TO the face. Jeffres returned the blow,
landing his left squarely on the chin. and
Tom went down in neutral corner,
where he stayed for seconds. Sharkev
again rushed Jeffries sidestepped and
Sharkey slipped to the floor on his hands.
He was up again with another rush only
to be driven back with right jolt on tn
body Jeffries got in another right joit
and in the breakawaY from clinoh
which followed Tom hooked right On
head. Sharkey rushed once more and
landed right and left on the face in 4
breakaway. JeffTies then rushed Tom u
the latter's corner and Tom slipped to tho
floor in lodging Il swing. When he arose
they clinched and were hooked together
when the bell rang Siler walked out and
cautioned Sharkey for holding, during the
intermissiOn.
Round 3-They came together and Tom
sent a left swing which went around the
back of Jeffries head. They came to 4
clinch and Sharkey was again cautioned
for holding. Sharkey rushed but Jim met
him with a right jolt on the body. Toms
next attempt was more successful. as lie
landed HIS ltlt On tilt ttI. JtuIltS uipNt
him back with a left and right to the
body. After a little sparring. Jeffries
stepped in with 4 right jolt under Shar
keys heart. Jeffries then led his left
which fell short and Sharkey rushed in
with 4 right to the head. but he WAS
driven back with hard right on the
body. Twice was Sharkey repulsed -
similar blows and the round ended with
both men nterlocked.
Round 4-Jefflies came out in
crouching attitude with Sharkey stand
ing erect. Tom tried left and right for
the head but each blow was blocked.
They clinched and as they broke they
exchanged right jolts on body. Sharkey
rushed, sending his left for the cheek
but Jeffries neatly blocked him. JEFF
fries stepped in with two rights on the
body and was cautioned, moment
later. for using the same blow while
holding Sharkey kept up his rushing
but was met with Jeffries' right to the
ribs. The referee separated them from
a hard clinch. neither man trying to let
go Jeffries swung his left to the neck
and a mon Mt later got his right to the
chest, Sharkey countering lightly on the
head. Jeffries jabEed his LIFT straight
to Sharkey's left eye. Both men We're
fairly fresh when they returned to til iii
corners.
Round 5-Sharkey was the quicker
on his feet and sent a left to the face.
followed with two rights to the head
at close quarters. Jeffries clinched
and as they broke sent his right hard
to the wind Sharkey rushed again
but Jeffries met him with another right
hard on the short ribs. Jeffries landed
again in the same spot with a power
! full right and Sharkey clinched and
they were wrestling for a moment in
| the centre of the ring. After they
broke Sharkey rushed in with terri
| ic left on the body, but missed on the
next try and got a left in the face.
| Both men exchanged very hard lefts
| in the face and cross countered each
! other hard over the heart. Sharkey
! began rushing like a demon and shot
| his left to the face. Jeffries sent back
a right to the body and the bell sepa-
rated them in close quarters.
Round 6-Sharkey was quicker, com
ing like a flash with his left hard on
the chest. They came to clinch and
when they broke Sharkey stuck out
his tongue at Jeffries. Sharkey hook
ed his left hard to the neck and drove
his right with fearful force to the kid
| neys. forcing JeffrieS to clinch. Both
men held with their lefts and delivered
hard right body blows Sharkey let
his left go for all it was worth on JEFF
fries chest and the big fellows frame
was Jared from the blow. Jeffries
shot his left t. the vino and rushed
to a clinch. Sharkey bringing his
right with a hard jolt over the heart.
Both fought fiercely without let up,
Sharkey having the better Of the in
fighting. Jeffries sent his left to the
body and Sharkey countered with a
left on the mouth. cutting Jeffries' sore
lip. This was Sharkey's round.
Round 7-Sharkey was first 10 land
with a right on the neck, Jeffries
throwing a left hard to the chest. A
brief spell of sparring ensued until
Jeffries stepped in with a right on the
body. and as they came to clinch
Jeffries uppercut was q right on the
chest Tom sent back a left on the
head and then clinched. Sharkey'
fighting was fast while Jeffries seem
ed slow in comparison to the Sailors
: work Jefrries sent a right and left
: to the body and Sharkey sent back a
left hook After a hard right on the
body Tom swung left to the head and
: Jared the Bolermaker to his heels
Sharkey rushed and swung his left to
! Jeffres head. Jeffries clinched hard
: and lay over his man with such force
that the referee had to keep Sharkey
y from falling. In the breakWay Shark
. ey got left to the face. This was an
Q other round for Sharkey.
$ Round S-Jeffries assumed the de
d fensive near the ropes in his corner ant
I Tom went to him with a left which
n went around the neck but he shot hi
e right hard to Jeffries' ribs. Jeffries re
turned with right on ribs and the,
e came to a miXup with honors even
:. They clinched and from this Tom land
ed n straight left on the head and land
n ed another blow, few seconds later