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RETAINS CHAMPIONSHIP.
James ]. Jeffries Wins Big Fight
at New York with Tom
Sharkey on Points.
FOUGHT LIMIT OF TWENTY-FIVE ROUNDS.
A Marvellous Contest Witnessed by
Gathered in the Coney Island Club
house-Brief Outline of the Desper-
ate heavyweight Struggle.

hOuse-Brfef Outline of tlie Desper-
ate heavyweight Struggle.
Ringside, Coney Island Sporting Club,
N. Y, Nov. 6.-James j. Jeffries re-
tains the championship of the world,
Referee George Siler giving him the
decision at the end of the twenty fifth
round over Sailor Tom Sharkey at the
Coney Island Sporting club Friday
night. 1t was one of the most marvel
Gus battles that has taken place, and
the greatest crowd that ever gathered
in the Coney Island clubhouse wit
messed the desperate struggle for SUI
premacy.
Sharkey Force. Issue.
In five rounds Jeffries had the better
of the fight, in the first two and in the
last three. During the other 20 shar-
key forced the issue, and like bull ter
rier was at his man with both hands
increasingly.
A preliminary event of ten rounds at
12s pounds preceded the big event and
Kid Goulette, of Rochester, who looked
great deal like Jeffries on a small
scale, was beaten by Tommy Moran,
of Brooklyn.
Cheers for the Pugilists.
Then, after half an hours delay, Tom
Sharkey could be seen making his way
through the crowds. He was we'll re-
ceived, but Jeffries was cheered to the
echo. Sharkey had on green trunks,
with an American flag for belt, and
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
southwest corner by Tom O'Rourke,
and was attended by George Dixon,
Morris Kelly and Tim McGrath,
O'Rourke experimenting the entire
proceedings. George Siler refereed.
Jeffries weighed PIP pounds and Shar-
key 25 pounds less, but the latter looked
to be in better condition, the Califor-
nian being sallow and having staring
eyes, and giving other evidences of not
the best condition. The betting at the
start was 100 to 10 on Jeffries.
The Battle Begins.
A brief outline of the contest is as
follows:
They shook hands and shaped up well.
| Jeffries led and then landed several times,
but was generally over or under. 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.
Again in the second round Sharkey was
| Hopping around, and he came in for nasty
left that rolled him over. 1t looked then
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| O'Rourke, however, gave the sailor talk.
| ing to, and to the amazement of all Shar-
! key swung on Jeffries' ribs and jaw almost
| at will, and there was wild audience. AS
the fight went along, round by round, the
| sailor fought his way into the hearts OF
| those who marveled at Jeffries' capacity
! for punishment The Californian crouched
| down low, and, though his eyes blazed, he
4 smiled, and generally over at O'Rourke
| who was coaching his man over the ropes
! sharkey's Blows Tell.
| sharkeys vicious punches began to tell
/ and at the close of the seventh it seemed
as though SJeffries could hardly walk to
/ his corner, and 1t seemed certain thers
would be new champion. Sharkey's ear
was split in the eighth, and 1t made him
like 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 great head
or charkey's shoulder SO much that he was
] and jeered. Jeffries landed ter.
4 upperout In the tenth and Sharkey's
| | was split, but in the twelfth Shar,
cot back with half dozen left swing:
l straight right. and it was wonderful
they aid not end the fight
JEFF Shakes His Head.
'ries Rugged the sailor hard and shool
cad as he went to his corner. Ever!
/ carried Sharkey across the ring a
tart, and he was fighting the champion
YER the canvas. In the fifteenth JET
| at him again like a bulldog and swunl
and low and landed almost every
4 he swung. The Californian made littlI
to lead. He preferred the defensive
ne was Winded. Sharkey, too, wa
g fast, and they punched and swung
clinched and staggered all round th
i for the next few rounds. The crow
Et..ieked from the sound of the gong +
the close of each round. Both men wer
covered with blood and Jeffries was bleed
ing badly from the nose. which Sharkey'
savage right had split.
The Champion Wakes Up.
Suddenly in the twenty-second roun.
Jeffries seemed to take on new life. Jus
at the close of this round the champion
Swung right and left on Sharkeys Jaw an
almost took him off his feet. He reeled, an,
the gong saved him. He came back hard
however, In the next. but Jeffrles had tn
better of 1t, putting in two right upper
cuts. Jeffries' friends howled themselve
hoarse. while Sharkey's urged him wit
loud cries to go in hard and rough 1t. H
threw down his terror-like head, anc
though his strength was fast leaving hin
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