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


visible when the bell rang and Shark
ey wobbled perceptibly as he went
back to his corner
! Round 23-They.came together with
! rush in the center of the ring ana Jef-
fries shot his right to the chin. They
clnched and Tom forced Jeffries' head
back with his left glove under the
chin. When they broke away Jeffrles
smiled and tented with his left and
thew went to clipch without any
thing being done. The exchanged light
lefts on the head and both missed for
the body Jim jabbed q straight left
II Toms eye and Sharkey clinched.
After the break Jeffries jabbed his left
to the Sailors stomach and forced MN
across the ring, where they came to
clinch. Sharkey forced JenrieS' head
back with his elbow under the jaw
Again they came to Il clinch ana they
had to be broken by the referee with
Sharkey holding. Jeffries jabbed his
left TO the Sailors face and staggered
him. Sharkey cinched and after the
break sent his right over to the head
as the referee was forcing them apart
Round 24-Jenries was the quicker
to time and met Sharkey's rush They
clinched and after they broke away
Sharkey sent his right over to the meek.
Jenrles jabbed his left lightly to thf
face. Sharkey tried his left but fell
short and received a right smash on
the ear from Jeffries. Jenries seemed
ito be improving steadily and as Tom
came in close to him Jeffries shot his
right to Sharkey's chin. Sharkey
clinched again and after they broke
Jemries reached the saiior with q right
swing on the ear. Sharkey still kept
boring in but Jeffries met him every
time with a left or right hook on the
head and these soon made Sharkcy
groggy. Sharkey clinched frequently
but Jeffries kept pushing him off.
Sharkey rushed back swinging his left
ana right wildly for the head but failed
to land. Jeffries landed on the jaw.
They were clinched III the bell. with
Jeffries decidedly the better man.
Round 25-They shook hands good
naturally. Jcnrics len for the head but
Sharkey ducked Again Jcffries led. but
once more Tom was clever ana ducked
Both swung their rights Toms were
blocked but JrfTrirs' were landed On the
Jaw They cliuchel ana az the brelkaway
y
Sailor returning with hi- right WA the
body. Tom kept coming t. his man but
was met with an upper cut cn thu ch 81,
ana i cIiuch followed. Jrnrlcs sent hi-
right 10 the head and his left to the body
with Tom hooking three rights back w
the head. Tom Viciuusly swung his rignt
for the head INIT mn short. ana Jrfr
hooked Nj lrft nara VI thc ilw. stagg.r.
i,asr H.. L..
% thr floor. pulling JcTries' left glove
with him as hr fen The referee picked
up the glove ana tried to adjust It. In the
meanwhile Shurk-y tried ty Ect at tn.
californian. Jenries broke away from
the referee as Sharkry lod fur him with
his right. ana Jenries sent his right over
Sharkey's shoulder. The referee then rol
between them ana IVY ~ did so wv, b,iI
rang, ending The fight. and the referee
then decided Jeffrie1 the winner
When seer, IN his dressing room after
the contest Jcnries said
''Sharkpy IL the hardest anu b-~t man
! ever met and hardly expect "a meet 4 /
better in the future. Within six months :
! have met and defeated the hest rw4
men in the world ana viii now take i I
long rest, probably nine months or a wear /
Never again Will fight under tho Sam.
conditions. The heat from thr nights |
overhead tended Ia take away Il great
iei- M my steam, and t1c glare from tn, |
nuur weakened my eyes. Mn Ieft ann
the one that was injured while training. I
gave out in the fourth round and t-Dul /
not Usc AZ property inT the rest nf tho bA. !
tlc pr th- result would have been Jiffr- /
cnt. for | think that could have knock q /
him "ut. Shurkry ls "A game man ami I
nard 7" beat. INT han up thought pI .u.
different result At any time uuriuS q.
hattl". Alter my rest. which ! think Che
tl a. q An