The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-04


Round Thirteen - AS usual Sharkey
was quicker on his feet. The men clnch-
ed without landing and broke away
Sharkey swung a left to the neck and
in with a right on the body. and Sharkey
came back with a terrific swing on the
neck, which staggered the big fellow
sharkey never let up for moment In his
attack, and after landing a left Jeffries
ducked Toms left swing for the neck
and the latter, turning completely ariund
landed a back-hand blow on Jim's ear. 1t
was pivot blow, and Jeffries' seconds
yelled foul but Referee Siler seemed not
TO hear them, and did not even caution
Sharkey for the, pivot From this to the
end OF the round Tom was the aggressor,
with Jeffries blocking.
Round Fourteen-Sharkey opened with
a rush. and tried a left swing for the
head; which barely missed Jeffries MS
the ropes. Tom still on the aggressive.
they cltnched and Tom swung again
and was again cautioned for holding in
a clinch. Sharkey rushed matters, and
swung his left. Just missing. and In a
cltnch he sent his left heavily to the
head. rocking Jeffries. who was. stlll on
the body twice, and Tom hooked a left
to the neck and iabbed his left to the
race. JenrieS shot his right to the ribs,
and Sharkey followed with his left to
the neck. Tom forced Jeffries to the
ropes with a. well-directed left lab,
which landed full on Jeffries' mouth and
made the Californian grunt Tudibly.
Sharkey outfought his man in this round.
JEFFRIES' NOSE SPLIT.
Round Fifteen-Jeffries came up very
cautiously. crouching along the ropes,
ana the sailor cut out the work Sharkey
bored in and swung his left up 60 the
with great force on the body. Jeffries
/ tried left for the face. but Tom got
inside Of the blow and swung his LETT
twice with fearful effect on Jeffrtes head
or
right and left, Jeffries still acting on the
defensive. Jeffries got in a good LEFT on
the face almost putting Sharkey to the
floor, but the latter sent back a left and
right on the face. splitting Jeffries' nose,
from which blood came in streams. The
sight of blood on Jeffries' face seemed
to make demon of Sharkey. who fought
fiercely and rushed continually. swinging
left and = right wildly. while Jeffries
planted well-directed lefts and right joits
to the sailors body. 1t was fierce going
when the bell rang
Round Sixteen-They rushed to a
clinch without doing anything. Jeffries
Tom swung two lefts on the head They
came to a clinch, in breaking away from
which Ton, got, his left over to the
head Another clinch followed, and they
broke. and Tom shot straight left to
the damaged nose, forcing Jeffries back
to the ropes. Sharkev followed uo, but
the big fellow clinched. and when they
broke away again, Sharkev whipped his
left twice over the face. twice drawing
blood from JSffries' nose and mouth.
Jeffries sent right swing on the eye.
which left Sharkey's left optic red with
blood. Sharkey rushed again, but JEFF
fries side-stepped "a j shot his left 10
the body. They We're fighting fiercely at
close quarters at the bell.
BRADY DISGUSTED.
Round Seventeen - Ciinch followed
clinch without much damage being done
until Sharkey forced Jeffries into a neu-
trail corner. where he sent three lefts in