The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-04


clinch Sharkey hooked his left hard to
the neck and drove his right with fear
full force to the kidneys, forcing Jeffries
to another clinch. In the clnch botn
men held with their lefts and delivered
two hard right body blows Sharkey
let his left 60 for all it was worth on
.Jeffres' chest and the big fellows frame
was Jared from the blow. Jeffries shot
his left to the wind and rushed to the
clinch Sharkey bringing his right with
a hard jolt over the heart
Both fought fiercely without a LET up.
Sharkey having the better of the fight
ing .Jeifries sent his left TO the body
and Sharkey countered with left on the
mouth, cutting Jeffries' sore lip. This was
Sharkey's round.
Round 7.-Sharkey was first TO land
with his right on the neck. Jeffries
throwing his left ON the head and to the
chest. \ spell of sparring ensued until
Jeffries. stepped in with right ON the
body, and as they came to clinch
Jeifries uppercut Tom with right on
the chest Tom sent back left on the
head and they clinched Sharkey is
fighting fast, while Jeffries seems slow
in comparison. Jeffries sent his left to
the body and Sharkey sent hard left
hook on the neck. After another hard
right ON the body Tom swung his left
to the head and Jared the boilermaker
to his heels Sharkey rushed and swung
his left to Jelfries' head .Jeffries
clinched hard aud lay over on his man
with such force that the referee had to
keep Sharkey from falling. In the
breakaway Saarkey got his left to the
face. This is another round for Sharkey
Round S.Ieffries assumed THE de-
fensive near the ropes near his corner,
and Tom Went TO him with a left which
went around the neck, but he shot his
right hard to Jeffries' ribs. .Jeffries re-
turned With a right on the ribs and they
came to a rough mixup. with honors
even. They elinehed and from this Tom
landed straight left on the head and
landed another 4 few seconds later with
telling force. Jeffries clinched again
and seemed TO be unwilling to break.
.Tefries threw his entire weight on
Sharkey and then they got into il close
wrangle in which Jeffries hooked his
left ON Toms ear bleeding it. They
mixed things up With fearful force.
Both landing heavy on the neck and
Hbusb J6nE1tS stGinGd urea. HlIJ met
Sharkey's next rush with right and laft
jolts to the body; both men were fight
ing as If for their lives and dealt blow
after blow in clinch III which Jeffries
rpshed Tom to the ropes and almost
threw him over. The bell found them
locked on the ropes.
Round 9.-Tom rushed again with Jef-
fries on the defensive ard Jeffries trip
ned with his left ON the ropes. hut
steadied himself and met Sharkey's rush
with a left hook en- the ear. Tom rush
ed again and JeffIies met him with 4
terrific right drive under the nearT. Tom
hooked his left to the jaw and Mt close
quarters each sent rights to the wind.
They clinched and the refer e forced
them apart, both sent lefts to the head.
hut they were glancing blows, Jei1Ties
drove his right to the body ami Sharkey
clinched and hung on. Afr the break
Tom hooked two beautiful lef+s 10 the
jaw, then they got to close quarters in
which they had wrestling ma teh, eacn
trying to land a telling blow on the
wind. .Ieifries rushed Sha key to the
rones but the latter came back With
right on the wind as the bell rang. Shar-
key retired to his corner laughG,@
Round 10.-They get to close quarters
without either landing. Tom stepped
in after the break and Jeffrips met him
with d left ON the face. Sharkey .ucge..
Jeffries .around the neck ana the latter
showed Tom to the ropes, SharNny still
holding. The referee after separating
them cautioned Sharkey. Sharkey hook
cd his left ON Jeffries' head. He tried
this as second time but Jeffries duckcd
safely and both exchanged hard rights
on the body at close quarters. .iCfir.es
stepped in with hard left on tho face
and Sharkey crossed him with right
on the jaw. Jeffries swung Lis right to
the left eye, which bled ,.,oe,lsc.y and
they mixed it up very roue't till the
bell sent them to their cornees.
Round 1l--Sharkey was the aggressor
but Jim met him with left on the ear
Jeffries then took Il turn at rushing ana
sent his left to the body and his right
over to the injured eye Tom then
rushed sending his left to the face, bur
he was forced back with hard right
under the heart. Jeffries swung left to
the body, and Tom got into close quar-
ters, hooking his right to the ribs They
came together with Sharkey swinging
his left, but Jeffries blocked it cleverly
and then they exchanged rights on the
body, following with a ctinch After
the break away Jeffrics shot his left at
short range up to Toms chin and Tom
| rushed again, Jeffries meeting him and
forced him to the Calfornian's corner
where Tom slipped ON wet spot, and
Jeffries let his right to Toms chest.
| Tom slipping on the floor on one knee
There was some sparring when the bell
rang.
Round 12-They came to a clinch with
leffries jolting his right to the body
After the break Sharkey tried his right
to the body but Jeffries blocked him.
Then Tom tried a left swing for the
body, but Jeffries ducked nicely and
| clinch followed. Both missed left for
the head and again clinched. Jeffries
swung his left ON the ribs and met
Toms next rush with a right under the
heart. Jeffries was now ON the aggres"
/ siye, but at signal from O'Rourke
| SharEey rushed in and landed his left
and right on .Ieffries' head. He swung
his left three times on Jeffries ear Jer-
| fries then looked at his seconds and
/ wlnked knowingly and stepping in rip
! ned left and right IN FToo,ts hodxt They