The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-04

did not land the first blow, In the
second Sharlley was Topping around
and he came in for nasty left that
though Sharkey was clearly outclassed
| LaHdsd ON .yetTries ns VIII.
| ORourke, however, gave the sailor {
talking to. and to the amazement of al
| Sharkey swung home on Jeffries' rib;
and jaw almost at will and there was 6
wild audience. AS the fight went along
round by round, the sailor fought his
way right into the hearts of those who
marvelled at Jeferies' capacity for pun
| ishment The Californian croucheG
down low and though his eyes blazed
| he smiled and generally glanced al
| O'Rourke, who was coaching his man
| over the ropes Sharkey vicious
punches began to tell and at the close
| of the seventh, it seemed as though
| Jeffries could hardly walk to his corner
and it seemed certain there would be
a new champion. Sharkey's ear was
split in the eighth and it made him
fight like bull. He rushed, swing
ing lefts and rights and landed nearly
all of them with Jeffries throwing him
SCll ONCl tiiS 5Gtlicl' lG N~tiilASi - iN'tt
pushed his man over the ropes at every
opportunity, and in some Of the rounds
rested his great head on Sharkey' s
shoulder so much that he was Missed
and jerred
shnrkey Always the ASgressor.
Jeffries landed a terrlfc upper-cut in
the tenth and Sharkey's eyelid was
split, but in the twelfth Sharkey got
back with half dozen left swings and
straight rights and it was wonderful
they did not end the fight. Jeffries
hugged the sailor hard and shook his
head as he went to the corner. Every
round carried Sharkey across the right
at the start and he was fighting the
champion all over the canvas In the
fifteenth Jeffries made bluff at fore
ing, but Sharkey was at him again like
a bull dog and swung high and low,
and landed almost every time he
swung. The Californian made little
effort to lead. He preferred the defen-
sive and he was winded. Sharkey, too,
was tiring fact and they punched and
swung and clinched and staggered all
round the right for the next few
rounds.
Both Men Covered with Blood.
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 his
nose, which Sharkey's savage right
hand split. Suddenly in the twenty
second Jeffries seemed to take on new
life. Just at the close of this round the
champion swung right and left on Shar-
keys jaw and Tom was almost taken
off his feet. He reeled and the gong
saved him. He came back hard, how
ever, in the next, but Jeff had the bet
ter of it, putting in two right upper
cuts. Jeffries friends howled them
selves hoarse, while Sharkey's urged
him with loud cries to. go in hard and
rough 1t. He threw down his terrier
like head, and though his strength was
fast leaving him, he had Jeff guessing
until the gong sounded. No one could
say who would get in the Knockout
blow, and neither seemed able, If he
landed, to put enough force into the
blow to drop his man. And in the
midst of the twenty-fifth round, nearly
one minute before the close, Jeffries'
glove flew across the ring and Siler ran
to help him on with it. Sharkey held
oack until his friends yelled at him not
10 stop. and it was a three cornered |
fight for a few moments. The referee |
got Jeffries' glove and tried to draw it |
on This was difficult to do, and then
Sharkey rushed. Jeffries threw up his
sloved and ungloved hand. and with |
he former uppercut Sharkey. Siler ran |
Nnt,
empt to assist Jeffries. The sailor
waited moment but, wildly excited |
~ the shrieks of the spectators, he |
'ushed again. Siler dragged Jeffries
way and the gong rang. The referee
pointed to Jeffries' corner and his Sec
'nds and friends cheered wildly.
Decision Unpopular.
The majority Of those at the ringside
hought Sharkey would not get worse
han a draw. for the sailor fought vi
iously, always after his man, with
,ood judgment, and outpointed the
hampton. On the other hand, Jeffries,
While he had the better by long odds OF
he last three rounds, did very little
eading in the other twenty-five, and
vhen he led he was either too high or
90 low, getting in but few good
lunches. The decision was not announc-
d from the ring, or, if it was, few heard
and great mob surged around for
everal minutes yelling and shouting
or the victor and vanqushed.
Statement by Jenries
When seen in the dressing room af-
er the contest Jeffres said: "Sharkey
; the hardest and best man / ever met.
nd L hardly expect to meet a better
n the future. Within six months |
ave met and defeated the best two
len in the world and will now take a
1ng rest, probably nine months or a
ear Never again will | fight under
he same conditions. The heat from the
ghts overhead tended to take away a
reat deal of my steam and the glare
rom the floor weakened my eyes. My
1T arm, the one thta was injured while
raining, gave out in the fourth round
nd L could not use it properly for the
est of the battle or the result would
ave been different, for | think that l
)uld have knocked him out. Sharkey
game man and hard to beat. but
had no thought of any different result ;
any time during the battle After i