The record-union., 1899-11-04

with the force of pole ak. After
clinch Jim stepped in with left to
the body, and Tom shot another left
to the head. Tom feinted with his
right, and drawing Jeffries to him, sent
a straight left close to the mark. JEFF
fries countered with right on the
body They exchanged lefts on the head.
and fought at close quarters till the
bell rang, Sharkey again sending in one
after the gong sounded. Brady called
Siler and complained of Sharkey's tao
tics, and when Siler refused to interfere,
a look of disgust spread over Brady S
features.
Round 1S-Tom opened with a left
swing for the head, but Jeffries block
ed him. Then they got to close quar-
ters and clinched.. After they broke
Jeffries landed right swing on Tom 5
ear, but the sailor was right back with
three left-hand jabs hard to the face.
Jeffries clinched, and Tom hooked his
right to the neck, and then they swung
on each other viciously, and in clinch
Sharkey hung on to Jeffries' neck with
his left arm, dragging Jfferies across
the ring. They broke clean, and Tom
swung his left with fearful force to the
body, and Jeffries shook from the TOP
of his head to the soles of his feet. JEFF
fries was more careful after this, and
kept on the defensive until the end of
the round, which was decidedly Shar-
keys on points, barring the hugging.
Round 19-Sharkey rushed, but JEFF
fries was first to land, sending his right
hard under the heart. Sharkey broke
away and hooked his left over to JEFF
fries ear. They clinched again, and
Sharkey brought his left hard across
the stomach. Jeffries complained that
j Sharkey was holding him, but Siler
thought different, and told the men to
go on and fight. Sharkey led with his
left to the head. Jeffries ducked, and
put his left hard on the wind. Tom
rushed in again, sending his left to the
head, and in a half clinch sent his
free right hand over the kidneys three
times. Jeffries clinched, and after they
broke Sharkey swung his left to the
cheek and crossed his right over on the
opposite side. Both these blows Jared
Jefries, but he came back and jabbed
Ills left to the wind, and shot the same
hand straight to the face, and the sail
or staggered. They were fighting at
close range at the sound of the gong.
Round 2O-Sharkey, as usual, was
first up and quickest on his feet, and
forced Jeffries to a neutral corner but
failed to land left and right which
he attempted. They broke from a
clinch in the middle of the ring, and
Jeffries sent his left straight to the
mouth They exchanged left swings
on the ear, and got into another clinch,
from which the referee had to separate
them. Both men were slower in move
ment, and clinched repeatedly without
landing a blow Sharkey sent two
straight lefts to Jeffries' nose, bringing
blood in streams. But a few seconds
later Jeffries jolted his right under
Toms chin. Lefts and rights were ex-
changed on the face and chest, and a
straight left jab from Jim landed on
the sailors mouth and Jared the Irish
man. The pace increased toward the
end OF the round, without any other
damage being DONE
Round 21-As usual the fighting start
ed on Jeffries' side of the ring. They
got to the center ina clinch, and jeff
ries shot his right to the body. Sharkey
responded with two rights over the
kidneys. They exchanged lefts to the
face, and Jim stepped in with hard
right on the body, Sharkey counter
ing lightly. Jeffries landed another
right on the body, and jabbed his left to
Toms face. Both exchanged rights over