Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-04
FIGHT BY ROUNDS.

FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Round one-Sharkey rushed in, swing
ing his left, and landed On Jeffries' jaw.
They broke away and spared cautiously
until Tom rushed again with a left swing,
but JetfrieS sent him back With a left
jab to the face. Sharkey after some
sparring essayed a left swing and follow
ed it up with a right, which and back
of the head. Then in another rush he
rushed Jeffries to the ropes without doing
any damage, but a moment later he sent
a right to Jeffries' cheek and Jeffries
clinched. They ca1ne to the center and
Jeffries tented with his left. Sharkey
broke ground, but came back, only to
get a stiff left from Jeffries. Which landed
one the face. JeffrieS seemed a tritle slow
while Sharkey was all action, and Jeff
RES sent his right to the neck and Tom
tried to rip his right across the body, but
failed to land. They went to a clinch,
lrom Which they were separated by the
bell.
Round two-They met in the center Of
the ring, With Sharkey stiff rushing.
swinging his right for the head, but Jeff
rles got inside of it, and Sharkey rushed
again, and at close quarters got in one
on the face. Jeffries returned the blow.
landing his left squarely on the chin,
and Tom went down in a neutral corner.
Where he stayed for six econds. Shar-
key rushed again, but Jeffries slipped
and Sharkey slipped to the floor on his
hands. He was up again with another
rush. only to be driven back again with a.
right jolt in the body. Jetfries got in
another right jolt and broke away from
a cllnch which followed. Tom had his
right over to the head. sharkey rush
ed once more and landed right and left
on the face in the breakaway. .Jeffries
then rushed Sharkey to the latter's cor
ner and Tom slipped to the floor in dodg-
1ns a swing. When he got up they
bell rang. Siler walked over and eau
toned sharkey for holding.
Round three-They came together and
Tom sent a left. swing, which went
round the back of Jeffries' head. They
came to a clinch and sharkey was again
cautioned for holding. Sharkey rushed,
but Jim met him with a left jolt on the
body. Toms next attempt was more
successful, as he landed on the ear. Jeff
ries drove him back with left and right
to the body. After a little sparring
Toms heart. Jeffries then led a left.
which fell, short, and Sharkey rushed in
a right to the body and was driven back
with a hard right on the body. The
their arms forming perfect hooks.
Round four-Jeffries came out in a
crouching attitude with Sharkey stand
ing erect. Tom tried left and right for
head, but each blow was blocked.
They clinched and as they broke they
exchanged right jolts on the body.
Sharkey rushed right and left for the
chin, but Jim blocked him neatly. Jeff
l'ies stenped in with two rights on the
body and was cautioned for using the
same blow while holding. a moment later.
Sharkey kept up his rushing, but was met
every time with Jeffries' right to the ribs.
The referee senarated them from a hard
c1inch, neither m an wanting to let go.
Jeffries swung his left to the neck and
a moment later got his right to the chest,
Sharkey ceuntering lightly on the head.
Jeffries jabbed his left straight to the
left eye. Both men We're fairly fresh
when they turned to their corners.
Round ive-Sharkey was the quickest
on his feet and sent his left to the face,
following with two rights to the head at
the close quarters. Jeffries clinched and
as they broke sent his right hard to the
wind.
Sharkey rushed again but Jeffries met
him with another hard right on the short
ribs. .Jeffries landed again in the same
spot with a powerful right and Sharkey
cllnched and they held for a oment
in the center of the ring. After they
broke away Sharkey rushed in with a ter
rife left on the body, but he missed on
his next try and got a left in the face.
Both men exchanged very hard lefts in
the face and cross-countered each other
hard.
Sharkey began rushing like a demon
and shot his left to the face. Jeffries shot
back his right to the body and the bell
found them in close quarters.
After the gong sounded Sharkey sent |
his right to the head and was cautioned
They claimed foul, but after Sfler had
talked to O'Rourke he decided not to al
low it. Il
Round six-Sharkey was the quicker. !
coming like a flash with IA hard left on
the chest. They came TO a clinch and |
when they broke Sharkey stuck his ton
que out at Jeffries. Another clinch and
Sharkey had his left hard to the neck and
drove his right with fearful force to the
kidneys, forcing Jeffries to another clinch. !
Sharkey let his left go for all it was worth
on Jeffries' chest and the big fellows head
was Jared from the blow. JefTiiesa shatl
his left to the vino and rushed to a
clinch, Sharkey bringing his right with a |
hard jolt over the heart. Both fought !
fiercely without a let up. Sharkey hav-
Ing the better of the fighting. Jeffries
sent his left to the body and Sharkey