The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-04
JEFFRIES STILL
The CHAMPION,
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small scale, was beaten by Tommy
Moran of Brooklyn.
Then, after an hours delay, Tom
Sharkey could be seen making his way
through the crowd. He was well re-
celVed, but Jeffries was cheered to the
echo Sharkey had on green trunks,
with an American flag for a belt, while
the champion wore black. Jeffries had
behind him Billy Delaney, Ernest Roe
Der, Tommy Ryan and his brother, Jack
Jeffries. Sharkey was led to the south
west corner by Tom ORourke, and was
attended by George Dixon, Morris KEEL
ley and Tim McGrath. O'Rourke su-
perlntended the proceedings. George
Siler refereed
Jeffries weighed 212 pounds, and Shar-
key % pounds less, but the latter looked
to be in better condition, the Californ-
ian being callow. The betting at the
start was 100 to 10 on Jeffries.
FIGHT STARTS.
Jeffries led and then landed several
times. He was generally over or I'M
der. On the other hand the sailor was
wild, going into the fight with both
hands and swinging wildly, but he did
not land the first blow. In the second
Sharkey was Hopping around, and he
came in for nasty left that rolled him
over. 1t looked then as though Shar
key was clearly outclassed.
O'Rourke. gave the sailor a talking
to- and to the amazement of. all, sShar-
key swung home on Jeffries' ribs and
jaw almost at will, and there was a
wild audience AS the fight went on,
round by round, the sailor fought his
way right into the hearts of those who
marvelled at Jeffries capacity for pun
ishment. The Cali1S- MAN crouched
down low, and though his eyes blazed,
he smiled and generally glanced at
ORourke, who was coaching his man
over the ropes. Sharkey's vicious punch
es began to tell, and at the close of the
seventh it seemed as though Jeffries
could hardly walk to his corner, and it
seemed certain he would be beaten.
Sharkey's ear was split in the eighth,
and it made him mad like a bull. He
rushed swinging lefts and rights, and
landed nearly all Of them with Jeffries
throwing himself over the sailor. The
Californian pushed his man over the
ropes at every opportunity, and in some
Of the rounds, rested his head on Shar-
keys shoulder so much that he was
Missed and jeered
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Jeffries landed a terrific uppercut in
the tenth, and Sharkey's eye was split,
but in the 18th, Sharkey got back with
half a dozen left swings, and it was
wonderful they did not end the fight.
Jcffries Rugged the sailor hard and
shook his head as he went to his cor
ner. Every round carried Sharkey
across the ring at the start, and he
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canvas. In the 18th Jeffrles made a
bluff at forcing, but Sharkey was at
him again like a bulldog, and swung
high and low, and landed almost every
time he swung.
The Californian made little effort to
lead. He preferred the defensive, and
he was winded. Sharkey, too, was
firing fast, and they punched and
swung and clinched and staggered all
round the ring for the next few rounds
The crowd shrieked from the sound of
the gong to the close of each round
Both men were covered with blood, and
Jeffries was bleeding badly from his
nose, which Sharkey's savage right had
split
Suddenly, in the 22d, Jeffries seemed
to take on new life. Just at the close
Of this round, the champion swung
right and left on Sharkey's jaw, and
Tom was almost taken off his feet. He
reeled, and the gong saved him.
JEFFRIEs GETS THE BETTER.
He came back hard, however, in the
next, but Jeffries had the better of it
putting in two right uppercuts. Jeffries
friends yelled themselves hoarse, while
Sharkey's urged him with loud cries
to go in hard and rough it. He threw
down his terrier-like head and, though
his strength was fast leaving him, he
had Jeffries guessing to the gong
sound Neither seemed able, if he
landed, to put enough force into the
blow to drop his man. And in the
midst of the 25th, nearly one minute
before the close Jeffries glove flew
across the ring, and Siler ran to help
until his friends yelled at him not tC
stop, and it was a three cornered fight
for a few moments.
The referee got Jeffries' glove and
tried to draw it on. This was difficult
to do, and then Sharkey rushed. JEFF
fries threw up his gloved and ungloved
hand, and with the former uppercut
Sharkey. Siler ran between them and
made a second attempt to assist JEFF
fries. She sailor waited a moment, but
wildly excited by the shrieks of the
dragged Jeff. The referee pointed to
Jeffries' corner and his seconds and
friends cheered wildly
The majority of those at the ring
side thought Sharkey would not get
worse than a draw, for the sailor
fought viciously, always after his man
with good Judgment and &outpointed
the champion On the other hand, JEFF
fries, while he had the better by long
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 too low, getting in but few good
lunches. The decision was not an
nounced from the ring, or if it was, few
heard it, and a great mop surged
! around for several minutes, yelling
and shouting for the victor and van
! pushed.
-JE EIGHT nv ROUNDS,