The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04

Jeffries shot his right to the body. Sharkey
responded with two nights over kidneys
They exchanged lefts to face, then Jim
stepped in with hard right on body shar-
key countering lightly. Jeffrles landed an
other right ON the body, and jabbed his left
In Toms face. Both hooked rights over
kidneys, while they laughed at each other
good naturally. They came to a clinch and
after the break Tom swung his left to neck,
Jim responding with straight left on
mouth just before the bell.
Twenty-second Round-They moved eau
tiously and Jeffries was first to land, send
ing right to body. Then he sent a straight
left to face. and sharkey replied with
left swing on the jaw. Alter elinch, jeff
ries sent left to Sharkey's injured eye, and
the Irfshman's optic began to bleed freely.
Tom kept boring in, but Jim met him twice
with straight lefts on face. Three times
they clinched and broke. each time Sharkey
landed back-handed right on Jim's face.
jim stepped In with a fearful right uppercut
and repeated 1t twice as they broke from
a clinch. Sharkey turned to his manager
ORourke, and laughed, while Tommy
Ryan and other men in Jeffries' corner
Shouted to him, "Go on, go on" Jeffries
failed to follow his advantage up. but the
force of these two blows was visible when
the bell rang, and Sharkey wobbled per-
ceptibly as he went back to his corner.
Twenty third Round-They came together
with rush In the center of the ring. JEFF
fries shot his right to the chin. They
clinched and Tom forced Jeffries head
back with his left under the chin. When
they broke away Jeffries smiled and Tented
with his left and they went to clinch
again without anything being done They
exchanged light lefts on the head. Jeffries
jafbbed a straight left to Toms injured eye,
and Tom clinehed. After the break Jeffries
iabbed his left to Toms stomach and
forced him across the ring. Then they
came to a c1inch, in which Sharkey forced
Jim's head back with his left hand under
the jaw. Again they came to a elinch, from
which they had to be broken by the rel
cree, with Sharlxey holding. Jim jabbed his
left to Toms face and staggered him. Tom
clinched, and after the bell rang sent his
right over to head as the referee was fore
ing them apart.
Twenty-fourth Round-Jeffries was quick
er to time, and met Toms rush. They
cinched, and after the break Tom sent his
rghe to the neck. Jeffres iaobed his left
lightly to face. Siharkey tried his left,
out fell short, and received A smash on
the ear. Jeffrfes seemed to be improving
steadily ard repeated 1t twice as they
broke from clinch. Sharkey turned to his
manager, O'Rourke, and laughed, while
Tommy Ryan and others cautioned MIN to
be careful Sharkey clinched again, and
after they broke Jim reached the sailor
with right swing on the ear Sharkey kept
still boring in, but Jim met him with left
or right on the head every time, and these
soon made Sharkeys groggy. Sharkey
clinched frequently, but Jim kept pushing
him away Tom rushed back swinging lefr
and right wildly for the head, but failed to
land. and Jim caught him with right on
the Jaw They were clinched at the bell,
with Jeffries decidedly the better man.
Twnty-fftE Round-They shook hands
good-naturedly. Jeffries led for head, but
Sharkey duclSed again. Jim led, but once
more Tom was clever and ducked from
him. Boaa swung rights. Toms were
blocked, but Jims were landed quite fire.
quently They clnched, and Jim hooked
left to ear, the sailor returning with right
on body. Tom kept coming to his man, but
was met with upper cuts in chest and a
clinoh followed. Jeffries sent his right to
mead and body, with Tom hooking three
rights back to head Tom swung right vi
ciously for the head, but fell short, and
Jim hooked left hard to jaw, staggering
the sailor. In cllnch Tom slipped to the
floor, pulling Jims left glove with him as
he fell. Referee Siler picked up the glove
and tried to adjust it. In the meanwhile
Tom tried TO get at the Californian. JEFF
fries broke away from the referee as Shar-
key led for him with his risht, and Jim
/ sent his right over Sharkeys shoulder. The
referee then got between them, and as he
did so the bell rang, ending the fight. The
referee then declared Jeffries the winner.