The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-04

only 90 get stiff one from Jef ON face.
jeff seemed n trlfls slow while Sharkey
was all anxious and Jsff sent bis right 30
across to body bot failed 20 Hand. Tbey
went TO n ciinch from which they were
separated by the referee.
R3und 2.-They met in the centr of
the ring with Sharkey doing the rushing
swinging h,s right for the head. bu'
Jeffries got insi Of IL. Sharkey rushed
again but at close quarters got his left 30
face Jeffries returued the blow landinp
his left squarely on the chin and lou
went down In a neutral corner where NJ
stayed for six seconds. sharkey rushed
again JefIries side stepped and Sharkey
slipped to the n9or on his hands lie wa
up again with another rush only to to
driven back with n left jolt on the body
JEFF got in another right jolt and In the
breakawny lrm n cliuon which followed
Tom hooked light ON bead. Sharkey
rusted once mors and landed right srd
left On the face in bressawav. Jeif
tncn rnssea Tom to the letters corner
and Tom slipped TO the door In lodging
swing When he got up they clfnche1
rang.
silsr walked out and cautioned Sharkey
for holding during the intermission
Round 81 hey came together and Ton
sent n lett swing which went round ths
back OF Jsffriss head They came TO q
clinch aud s,ha KEY was again csutionei
for holding Sharkey rushed. but III y
met him with right Jols on the CODY
Tom 8 next attempt whs more suecesstui
as be landed LIFT on ear Jenries drove
him b ok with left and right to body.
After q little SPAR ng Jeifries stepped
In with right Jolt under Sharksy heart
Jeffries then led left which fell short
and Sharkey trsaed In with right to head
but he WIS driven hack with hard riS
on body. Twiae was Sharke' repulsed by
similar blows and the round ended with
both men ~ te-tncked.
Hound -Aetf came out In a crouchin9
attisass vi h Sharkey standing erect
Tom tried left aua right for head but
each blow eas blocked They olinoneu
and as they broke they exchanged righs
jolts on BODY. Shsrkey rushes, sending
left for chesk, but Jeif block ID him neat
ly. Juf1 stepped In with two rights on
body and WIS cautioned for nsin -
Same blow while holding a moment iatsr
Sharkey kept up his rushing but was
mft with JET right TO TIE ribs 1 e
referee separa,ed them from n hard cir Gu
neither man trying To let go. Jerriss
swung left to neck and moment later
got his right to caest, Shatkey count ~
Ing LIGHTLY In head Jeffries jahbed If
straight t., -narksy's left eye Beth men
were fairly fresh when they returned TO
their corners
Round -Sharkev was TIE quicker on
his feet and sent left to face following
with two rights to read at close quar- ers
Jeffriss clinched and as they broke sent
right lard to wind, SbsrRey rushen
again but JefTries met MIN sith another
right nard on the short ribs deuries
landed ag ain in the same spot with E
powerful right and ShRrkey olinched ami
they were wrestling for moment In the
centar of the ring. After they troke
Shaikey russed in with u terrific lett on
body put II Used on next try and got lei
In face Beth men exchanged very far
Iaft In fla
other hard over the heart. Sharkey be-
gan rushing like u demon and shot his
left to face. Jeffries sent back right To
body and the bell separated them In close
quarters.
Round e.-Sharkey WAS quicker, coming
like q flash with left hard on the chest
They came to a clinch and when they
broks Sharkey stuck out his tongue At
Jeffries. Sharkey hooked left hard TO
neck and drove right with fearful foroe TO
kidneys forcing Jeffries to olinoh Both
men held with their let's and delivered
hard right body blows. Shsfkey let his
left go for ali 1t was worth on Jeffries S
chest and the big fellows frame was
Jared from the blow. jeff shot left to
wind and rushed to chneh: Sharkey
the heart. Both fought fiercsly without a
let up, Sharkey having the better OF the
in ghting JEFF sent bis left to body and
Sharkey countersd with left on the
mouth, cut5irg Jeffrles's sore lip. ms
was Sharkey' 3 found.
Round -Sharkey was first to land
with right on neck, JeffTies throwing left
hard to chest. A brief spell of sparrlng
snsued until Jsffries stepped In with
right on body and as they came to
chest lom sent back left on head and
then clinohed. Sharkey's fighting fast
while JET seemed slow in comparison to
the sailors work. Jeffries sent right and
left to body and ShHrkey sent back left
hook. After hard right on tody Tom
swung left to head and Jared the boiler
maker to his heels. Shsrkey rushed and
swung his left to Jeffries's head. Jeffries
clinohed hard and lay over his man with
suoh force that the referee had to keep
Sharkey from falling. In the breakaway
Sharkey got left to face. This was an
other round for Sharkey.
Round S-Jeffriss assumed defensive
near ropes in his corner and Tom went to
him with q left whiuh went around the
neck, put he shot right hard to JEFF q
and they osme to mix-up with honors
even. They clinched and from this Tom
landed straight left on head and landed
another blow few seconds later with
telling force Jsffries clinohed and
his entire weight on sharkey and then
they got into a close wrangie. Jeffries
hooked left to Sharksy's ear bleeding 1t
They mixed up with fearful force. both
landing heavily on nsck and body.
Jetfries seemed tired but met Sharkey g
next rush with right and left jolts to
body. Both men were lighting as II for
their lives aud dealt blow on blow 10 a
clinoh. JEFF rushed Tom to the ropes and
aimost threw him over. The bell found
them looked on the ropes.
Round 9-Tom rushed again with
Jeffries on the defensive and Jetfries
. tripped with his left on the ropes, but
steadied himself ana met Sharkey's rush
with left hook on the ear. Tom rushed
again and JEFF met him with terri DO
right drive under the heart. Tom hooked
rights to the wind. They clinched hard
and the referee forced them apart. Both
sent lefts 10 head but they were glancing
blows. JEFF drove right to body anu
Sharkey clinched and hung on. After the
break Tom hooked two beautiful lefts to
jaw. Then they got to closs quarters
They had a wrestling match. ZACH trying