The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-04
JEFFR|ES STILL RETAINS THE
CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD
Both Men We're Streaming With Blood When the Gong
Sounded at the Close Of the Twenty-Fifth Round.
Sharkey Gave Jeffries Splendid Run for His Money.
Forced the Fighting and Was Fiercely Aggressive.

ed his man over the ropes at every op-
portunity and some of the rounds rest
ed his great head on Sharkey's should
ers so much that he was hissed and
jeered
Jeffries landed a terrific uppercut in
the 10th and Sharkey's eye lid was
split, but in the 18th Sharkey got
back with a half dozen left swings
and straight right, and 1t was won
derful that they did not end the fight.
Jeffries hugged the sailor hard and
shook his head as he went to his corr
ner. Every round carried sharkey
across the ring at the start, and he
was fighting the champion all over
the canvas.
In the 18th Jeffries made a bluff at
feinting, but Sharkey was at him again
like bulldog and swung high and
low and landed almost every time he
swung. The Californian made little
effort to lead. He preferred the de-
fensive and he was winded. Sharkey.
too, was tiring fast and they punched
and swung and staggered and clinch-
ed all around the ring for the next
few rounds. The crowd shrieked from
the sound of the gong to the close of
each round. Both men were covered
with blood and Jeffries was bleeding
badly from the nose, which Sharkey's
savage right had split.
Took New Start.
Suddenly, in the 22d round, Jeffries
seemed to take on new life. Just at
the close of this round the champion
swung right and left on Sharkeys jaw
and almost took him off his feet. He
reeled. and the gong saved him. He
came back hard, however, in the next,
but Jeffries had the better of it, put
ting in two right uppercuts. Jeff
ries' friends hoWled themselves hoarse
while Sharkey's urged him with loud
cries to go in hard and rough it. He
threw down his terrier-like head. and
though his strength was fast leaving
him, he had Jeffries guessing until the
gong sounded.
No one could say who would get in
the Knockout blow and neither seem
ed able to put enough force into the
blow to drop him. and, in the midst
of the 25th round, nearly one minute
before the close, Jeffries' glove flew
across the ring and Siler ran to help
him on with it. Sharkey held back
until his friends yelled at him not to
stop, and it was three-cornered fight
for few minutes. The referee got
Jeffries glove and tried to draw it on.
Jeffries threw up his gloved and un-
gloyed hand and with the former up
percut Sharkey. Siler ran between
them and made a second attempt to
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moment, but, wildly excited by the
shrieks Of the spectators, he rushed
again. Siler dragged Jeffries away and
the gong rang. The referee pointed to
Jeffries corner and his seconds and
friends cheered wildly.
The majority of those at the ring
side hardly thought Sharkey would get
worse than a draw. for the sailor
fought viciously, always after his man
with good judgment and out-pointed
the champion. On the other hand,
Jeffries,. while he had the better by
long odds of the last three rounds
did very little leading in the other 90,
and when he led he was either too high
or too low, getting in but few good
punches.
The decision was not announced from
the ring, or if it was, few heard it.
and great mob surged around for
several minutes, yelling and shouting
for the victor and vanquished.
Round 1-Sharkey rushed in, swing
ing his left and landed on Jeffries jaw.
They brok away and spared cautious
ly. Tom rushed again with left swing,
but Jeffries sent him back with a left
jab to the face. Sharkey, after some
eparring, essayed a left swing and fol-
lowed it up with right Which landed
back Of the head. Then In another
rush he rushed Jeffries to the ropes
without doing any damage. but a mo-
ment later he sent a right to Jeffries'
cheek and Jeffries clinched. They
came to the center and Jeffries tented
with his left. Sharkey broke ground
but came back only to get stiff left
from Jeffries which landed on the face.
Jeffries seemed a trife slow, while
was all action and Jeffries
sent his right to the neck and Tom
tried to rip his right across the body,
but failed to land. They went to
clinch, from which they We're separated
by the bell.
Round 2-They met in the center of
the ring, with Sharkey doing the rush
ing, swinging his right for the head.
but Jeffries got inside of it and Shar-
key rushed again, but at close quar-
ters got his left to the face. Jeffries re-
turned the blow. landing his left
squarely on the chin and Tom went
down in neutral corner where he
stayed for six seconds.
sharkey rushed again. but Jeffries
slipped and Sharkey slipped to the
1oor on his hands. He was up again
with another rush, only to be driven
Dack with a right jolt in the body. JEFF
sries got in another right jolt and
broke away from a clinch which fol-
owed. Tom had his right over to the
lead. Sharkey rushed once more and
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he breakaway. Jeffries then rushed |
sharlSey to the latter's corner and Tom
tipped to the floor in lodging a swing. |
Then he got up and they clinched and |
we're in another when the bell rang. |
siler walked over and cautioned them.
Round 3-They came together and |
Tom sent a left swing which went |
ound the back of Jeffries' head. They |
anne to clinch and Sharkey was
gain cautioned for holding. Sharkey |
ushed, but Jim met him with a right |
oh on the body Toms next attempt |
vas more successful, as he landed on
he ear. Jeffries drove him back with
eft and right to the body. After a lit
lie sparring Jeffries stepped in with a
light jolt under Toms heart Jeffries
hen led a left, which fell short, and
'harl1ey rushed in a right to the body
md was driven back with hard right |
N the body. Twice more was Shar-