Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-11-09

Victor in fight. ...... NAMES D. Jehi ies
.nacision on Points-no knockout)
winners profits. ..............S oo,000
T osars end OF proceeds. ....... 1000
Np1,ber of rounds. ........ Twenty-Five
nuration of battle. ............1 $500
Tsgries weight (ringside) PIP pounds
sharkey's weight. ..........lSI pounds
Referee ................,G George Slier
challenges of the winner-Sharkey
rorbatt. Fitzsimmons and Mccoy.
ronev Island Arena, N. Y, Nov. g.
TaFrfes is still king of the bruisers by
virtua of a right hook but he could
not knock out Tom Sharkey. His title
doad TO his crown is referees decision
after 25 rounds of rough humping,
hugging, rubbing and wrestling. Never
has there been seen such struggle and
n was a struggle far more than a glove
foh+ Before it was half done both
mon were covered with blood and their
massive bodies were battered and
swollen. Jeffries found in half a
dozen rounds that he had no easy task,
and for two-thirds of the fight Shar-
KEY semed about to snatch the slug
gers crown, but it came right for JEFF
fries in the end. AS a spectacle the
championship fight was brilliant sue
cess. No man in that crowd of muscle
mad men but went away blood glutted
throughout the fight. Jeffries Indian
faced. evil skinned, huge as shadow in
the night, hammered away on the ar
mored side of Tom Sharkey. When it
was done the crowd learned that two
ribs had been crushed. The wonder
was that the mans breast was not
smashed. Any one of score of blows
that caught that sore side would have
killed an ordinary man in his tracks.
Sharkey's Ribs Broken.
New York. Nov 4.-When seen in
his dressing room, Sharkey was in
consolable and cried like a child. He
refused to talk, but Tom O'Rourke, his
manager, expressed the opinion that
the sailor should have received the
decision He said that two of Shark
eys ribs We're broken and that, dur
Ing the last four rounds, Toms left
hand was useless, having been broken
on Jelfries' head. Although the de-
cision was against him he said Shark
ey would not give up but would seek
another match and that next time the
result would be different.
Fight in Detail.
Round 1-Sharkey rushed in, swing
ing his left, and landed on Jeffries
jaw They spared cautiously until
Tom rushed again with left swing
but Jeffries sent him back with a left
jab to the face. Sharkey, after some
sparrng, tried a left swing and fol-
lowed it with a right which landed
back Of the head. He then rushed JEFF
fries to the ropes without damage, but
a moment later sent right to Jeffries
cheek. Jeffries clinched. They came
TO the center and Jeffries tented with
the left Sharkey ran but
came back only to get a
stiff left hook in the face. Jeffries
,amed a trine slow, while Sharkey was
'll action. Jeffries sent the right to
The neck and Tom tried a right for the
body but failed. They were at a elinch
a, the bell
Round They met at the center OF
Lhe ring with Sharkey doing the rush
ing swinging the right for the head.
Jehr.as got inside it. Sharkey rushed
again at close quarters and got his left
70 the face. Jeffries returned the blow,
landing the left squarely on the chin,
ION went down in neutral corner,
where ae stayed for six seconds. Shar-
Key rushed again, but Jeffries side
stepped and Sharkey slipped to the
".aH on his hands. He was up again
"..a another rush, only to be driven
Na.k with a right jolt In breaking
away from clinch, Tom sent hooked
.-a. .o the head Sharkey rushed
again. aniing right and left in the face
'1a Dreakaway. Jeffries then
rushed sharkey to the latter's eorned
ami Tom slipped to the floor in dodg
-- ..@ swing. He got up and clinched
--l ..ay were hooked when the bell
'.2 Referee Siler cautioned Sharkey
.#r holding.
Bound tom sent a left swing
the back OF Jeffries' head. They
7 Sharkey was again eau
'ar holding. Sharkey rushed
So. met with a right jolt on the
Tom landed on the car, but
drove him back with a left
7t TO the body. After a little
Jefries stepped in with
under Toms heart Jeffries
nor. left. Sharkey rushed In a
the head but was driven
with a right on the body.
more sharkey was repulsed
Tar blows. with both men
i-JeTries came out in a
attitude with Sharkey stand
Tom tried left and right
.3 but each blow was
They clinched and, as they
1eed rights on the body
as1a3 sending a left for the