The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-04
JIM JEFFR|ES IS
STILL CHAMPION
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without landing and broke away Shar-
KEY swung q left for the neck and was
countered lightly on the chest. Jeffries
then stepped in with a right on the body
and Sharkey came back with a srrific
swing on the neck which staggered the
big fellow. Sharkey never let up for a
moment ON his attack and after landing
left swinging hook missed al right,
which was meant for the jaw. JeffrieS
ducked Toms left swing for the neck,
and the latter turning completely round
landed a back handed blow on Jeffries'
ear. 1t was pivot blow and Jeffries'
seconds yelled foul, but the referee seem
ed not to hear them and did not even
caution Sharkey for the pivot blow.
From this to the end of the round Shar-
key was the aggressor, with Jeffries
blocking.
Round 14-Sharkey opened with a
rush and tried a left swing for the head
which barely missed Jeffries as the lat
ter sidc-stepped and Tom struck the
ropes Tom still on the aggressive
swung again and was again cautioned
for holding in a clinch. Sharkey kept
forcing matters and swung his left just
missing the chin, and in clinch he
hooked his left, not heavy, to the head,
rocking Jeffries, who was still ON the
defensive. Jeffries got his left to the
body twice and Tom hooked his left to
the neck and jabbed his left to the
face Jeffries shot his right to the ribs
and Sharkey hooked his left to the neck
Tom forced Jeffries to the ropes, and
with a well directed left jab which land
ed full on Jeffries' mouth made the
Californian grult auafEly. Sharkey
outfought his man in this round.
Round 15.-Jeffries came up very
cautiously crouching along the ropes and
the sailor cut out the work. Sharkey
bore down and swung his left up to the
chin, and moment later sent it home
with great force on the body.
Jeffries tried left for the face, but
Tom got inside the blow and swung his
left twice with fearful effect on Jeffries
head and face. Tom kept plugging
away with right and left. Jeffries still
acted on the defensive. But Jeffries,
with good left ON the face, almost put
Sharkey to the floor. THE latter came
back and sent left and right ON the face,
bleeding Jeffries' nose, from which the
blood came in streams. The blood on
Jeffries' face seemed to make a demon
of Sharkey, who fought fercely and
rushed continuously, swinging right and
left wildly. while Jeffries planted well
directed left and right jolts to the sail
ors body. 1t was fierce going when
the bell rang.
Round 16-They rushed to a clinch
twice before doing anything. Jeffries
got in a right drive under Toms heart
oH ho
They came to a clinch in breaking AWAY,
from which Tom got his left over to the
head. Another clinch followed and they
broke, and Tom shot strainght left to
the damaged nose. 1t sent Jeffries back
to the ropes. Sharkey followed up, but
the big fellow clinched and when they
broke away again Sharkey whipped his
left twice over to the face, drawing
blood from Jeffries' nose and mouth.
Jeffries countered with a right swing on
the eye, which left Sharkey's left optic
red with blood. Sharkey rushed again,
but Jeffries side-stepped and shot his
left to the body. They were fighting
fercely at close quarters as the bell
rang.
Round 17-Clinch followed clinch
without much damage being done until
Sharkey forced Jeffries into a neutral
corner where he sent three lefts in
quick succession TO the boiermaker's
head and got nothing in return. Jim
rushed from a clinch and tried to send
his right to the head, but Tom was in
side the blow, and drove two hard lefts
to the jaw. Each one of these was
with the force of pole AK. After
clinch Jim stepped in with a left to the
body and Tom sent a hot left to the
head Tom tented with his right and
drawing Jeffries to him sent a straight
left close to the mark. Jeffries counter
ed with right on the body. They ex-
changed lefts on the head and fought
at close quarters until the bell rang.
Sharkey again sent one over after the
gong sounded.
Brady called Siler over, and COM
planned of Sharkey's tactics, and when
Siler refused to interfere, a look of dis
gust spread over Brady's features.
Round 1S.-Tom opened with light
swing for the head, but Jeffries blocked
him. Then they got to close quarters
and clinched After the bredkaway
Jeffries landed right swing on Toms
ear, but the sailor was right back to
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face Jeffries clinched and Tom hooked
his right to the neck, and they swung
on each other viciously, and in clinch
Sharkey hung onto Jeffries neck with
his left arm dragging Jeffries across
the ring. They broke clean and Tom
swung his left with fearful force to the
jaw and Jeffries shook from the top of
his head to the soles of his feet. Jetfrles
was more careful after this and kept on
the defensive until the end OF the round,
which was decidedly Sharkey's on points,
barring the hugging.
Round 19.-Sharkey rushed, but JEFF
fries was first to land, sending his right
hard under the heart. Sharkey broke
away and hooked his left over to JEFF
fries ear. They clinched again and
Sharkey brought his left hard across
the stomach. Jeffries complained that
Sharkey was holding him, but the ref
cree Thought differently and told the
men to go on and fight. Sharkey led
his left to the head, Jim ducked and put
his left hard on in the wind. Sharkey
rushed again sending his left to the
head, and in half clinch sent his right
arm hand over the kidneys three times.
Jeffries clinched, and after they broke
Sharkey SWING his left TO the cheek and