Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-04
jim JEFFRlES WINS
California Pugilist Retains Championship Of
the World,
FIGHT LASTS FULL NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Champion Only Has Best of the Battle One
Fifth Of the TIM.
SPECTATORS GET THEIR MONEYS WORTH
During Twenty Rounds sharkoy Gives
Jeffries Terrific Punishment,
AN UNFORTUNATE ENDING OF FIGHT
Californian Loses n Glove During the
Twenty-Fifth aud the Referee and
Fighters Arc in n Mixup over
1t When the Gong Rings.

RINGsIDE. CoNEY ISLAND SPORTING
CLUB. NEW YORK, Nov 3,-James J. JET
fries retains the championship of the world,
Referee George Sier giving him the decision
at the end OF the twenty fifth round over the
sailor, Tom Sharkey, at the Coney Island
Sporting club tonight.
1t was one Of the most marvellous battles
that has taken place and the greatest crowd
that ever gathered In the Coney Island club
house witnessed the desperate struggle for
supremacy.
In Ave rounds Jehries had the better Of the
fight, in the first two and in the last three.
During the other twenty Sharkey forced the
issue and like bull terrier was at his man
with both hands increasingly. In thlse
twenty rounds Jeffries' great weight and
Drawn helped him to hold off the sailor and
in the twenty second round he swung in
couple of vicious uppercuts that made
Sharkey groggy. Tom came back again in
the twenty-fourh and twentyifth, but he
was weakened greatly by Jeffries' vicious
blows One minute before the gong sounded
to end the fight Jeffries' left glove came off
and practically the contest was over
The referee motioned to Jeffries' corner,
and an American flag furled around the
champions shoulders and the crowd on that
Slue anu euu VI Tue dleud CueeTeu WllulS
The crowd on the opposite side and end in
Sharkey's corner. yelled for Sharkey and the
men were led back to their dressing rooms
The thousands of spectators were banked
forty feet high in the building, the place
being packed from ringside to rafters, and
the aisles around the ring were lined. The
tremendous crowd swetered under the
great heat of 400 arc lights. The fighters
were almost exhausted; the spectators
shrieked themselves hoarse.
| 1t seemed at first as though it would be
| short fight, for in the second round Jeffries
put the sailor to the ropes with left on
the jaw and the referee began to call off the
seconds as Sharkey kneeled on the floor.
But from the third round on Sharkey, with
! his vicious swings to the ribs and the jaw
kept the crowd on its feet waiting for a
knockout. Jeffries stood the terrific punish
ment and with his eye, ear and nose split
came back just vicously in The last three
rounds and almost retrieved himself.
| An Unfortunate Ending.
Then came the unfortunate and unsat.s-
factory ending. In the midst of the twenty
fifth round, nearly one minute before the
close. Jeffries' glove flew across the ring
and Siler ran to help him on with it, Sharkey
held back until his friends yelled at him not
to stop and it was a three -cornered fight for
glove and tried to draw it on. This was
difficult to do and then Sharkey rushed
Jeffries threw up his gloved and ungloved
hand. and with the former uppercut Sharkey
Sler ran between them and made a second
attempt to assist Jeffries. The sailor waited
a moment, but wildly excited by the shrieks
OF the spectators he rushed again. Siler
dragged Jefries away and the gong rang
me referee pointed to Jeffries' corner and
his seconds and friends cheered wildly
The majority of those at the ringside
hardly thought Sharkey would get worse
than draw. for the sailor fought vicously.
always after his man, with good judgment
and outpointed the champion. On the other
hand, Jeffries, who had the better, by large
odds, of the last three rounds. did very
little leading in the other twenty-five, and
!. when he led he was either too high or toe
low, getting in few good punches
1t was noticeable that Jeffries used his
weight to its best advantage. throwing him.
self all over the sailor but the latter did
his share of the huggng, too, and botl
were warned repeatedly
The decision was not announced from The
ring, or. II it was, few heard it, and a grea
mob surged around for several minutes yell
ing and shouting for the victor and van
qushed.
Ten thousand spectators gathered arount
= the ringside.
r Though Coney island was swept by gale
d the cars came down crowded to the guar
e in swiftly moving line, and the spor.
waded to the narrow entrances leading t.
the arena.
). Corbett and Sullivan Present.
o At $3.50 there were 5000 people in tn
building and later the boxes filled to over
a II
4 among those we'll known were: James j
Corbett and John l.. Sullivan former cham
. pions; Kid Mccoy, Peter Maher, Tim Kearn'
George Dixon. Senator Tim Sullivan and Az
eemblyman Timothy P. Sullivan and Jaco
Schaefer of New York; George Slossor
j. Frank Hutchinson and Parson Davies c
i, Chicago; Gus Rubin. Dave Gideon. Mix
v Donovan, Chief of Police O'Mara of Pitts
J., burg, Police Commissioner Sexton and II
- Delaney OF Salt Lake.
Al A preliminary event OF ten rounds at Il
At pounds, preceded the big event and Ki
ID Goulette OF Rochester, who looked a gref
deal like Jeffries on small scale, was beate
is by Tommy Moran Of Brooklyn.
st Then, after half an hours delay, To-
Of Sharkey could be seen making his wa
al through the crowds. He was well receive
but Jeffries was cheered to the echo. sharke
u nad on green Trunks, Win an America
r flag for belt and the champion wore blac
in Jeffries had behind him Billy Delaney, r
a. nest Roeber, Tommy Ryan and his brothe
ct Jack Jeffries.
ry Sharkey was led to the southwest corn
by Tom o'Rourke and was attended
George Dixon Morris Kelly and Tim NJ
"a, Grath, O'Rourke experimenting the enti
l. proceedings. George sller refereed. Jeffri
N, weighed 212 pounds and sharkey twent
n, FIVE pounds less. but the latter looked to
N in better condition. the Californian bell
calow and having staring eyes, and givii
other evidences OF not the best OF co
dition. The betting at the start was !
I'd, to 10 on Jeffries They shook hands al
81 shaped up we'll.
nd Two of sharLey's Ribs Broken.
az Sharkey was inconsolable and cried like
child when he went to his quarters, and r