The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-04

They cllRehed hard and the referee
forced them apart Both sent Iefts 10
the head. but they were glancins blows.
Then they got to close quarters, in
which they had wrestling match. each
trying to land a telling blow on wind.
Jeff rushed sharkey to the ropes. but
later came back with right prod on
the wind as the bell rang. sharkey re-
tired to his corner laughing.
Round 1O-They got to close quarters
without either landing. Tom stepped
In after the break and Jeff met him
with left on face. sharlCey hugged
JEFF around the ring and later showed
Tom to the ropes, sharkey still holding
and the referee, after separating them,
cautioned sharkey. sharkey hooked
his left to Jeff's head. He tried this a
second time. but JefE dueked safely and
both exchanged hard rights on the body
at close quarters. Jeff stepped in with
hard left on face and sharkey cross
ed him with right on jaw. Jim swung
his right to sharkey's left eye. which
bled profusely. They mixed 1t up vic
iousiy till the bell sent them to their
corners.
Round 11-sharkey was the aggres-
sor, but Jim met him with left on
ear. Jeff then took a turn at rushing
and sent left to body and right over to
the injured eye. Tom then rushed.
sending left to face, but he was forced
back with hard right under the heart.
Jeff swung left to body and Tom got
Into close quarters, hooking his right to
the ribs. They came together with
sharkey swinging his left, but Jeff
blocked 1t eleverly, and then they exc
changed rights on body, following with
a clinch. After the break, JefE shot his
left ut short range up to Toms chin and
Tom rushed again, but Jeff met him and
forced him to the Callfornlan's corner,
where Tom slipped on wet spot and
JEFF jolted his left to the chest, Tom
slipping TO the floor on one knee. They
were sparring when the bell rang.
Round 12-They came to cllnch with
Jefr jolting his right to body. After the
break sharkey tried his right to the
body, but 1eG blocked. Then Tom tried
a left swing for the body, but JEFF duck
ed nicely and clinch followed. Both
missed Iefts for the head and clinched
again. Jetr swung his left on ribs and
Toms next rush with right under the
heart. JEFF was now on the aggressive,
but at signal from o'Rourke sharkey
rushed and landed his left and right
on Jef's head. He swung his left three
times on Jeffs ear. JeH then looked at
his seconds and wlnked knowingly and
stepping in ripped left ana rights to
Toms body. They cllnched and after
they broke away Tom swung a left
which landed full on Jim's neck. Every
blow in this round seemed heavy
enough to fell an OK, but both men went
to their corners smiling.
Round 1s-As usual Sharkey was the
quicker on his feet. The men clinched
without landing and broke away. shar-
key swung left for the neck and was
countered lightly on the chest. JEFF
then stepped in with a right on body
and sharkey came back with terrific
swing on the neck, which staggered the
big fellow. sharkey never let up for
moment in his attack and after landing
n left JEFF ducked TOMS lef. swing for
the neck and the latter turning COM
pletely around landed back hand blow
on Jeff's ear. 1t was pivot blow and
Jeff's seconds yelled foul, but Referee
sller semed 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 Jeff blocking.
Round 14.-sharkey opened with a
rush. and tried left swing for the heau,
which barely missed Jeff, as the lattet
sIde-steppcd, and Tom struck the ropes: Ts:
| Tom still on the aggressive. 4hey
| clInched. and Tom swung again, ana
was again cautioned for holding IN a
| ciinch. Sharkey kept forcing matters,
! and swung his left, just missing the
chin. and in cllnch he hooked his lett
| heavy 10 the wind, rocking Jen, who IS
aim on the defensive. JEFF got left to
body twice, and Tom hooked left to neck
and jabbed his left to face. Jen shot
! his right to ribs, and Sharkey nookeu
his left to neck. Tom forced Jeh 10
ropes, and with well directed ielt jap
| which landed full on Jeff's mouth made
the Californian gFuRt audibly, shar-
| kew out fought his man In this round.
Round l5.-Jen came UP very eau.
tiously, crouchIng along the ropes, ana
the sailor cut out the work, Sharkey
bored in, and swung his left 70 the cnin
| and n moment later sent II home with
great force on the body. Jett tried lett
for face. but Tom got inside Of the blow
and swung his left twice with tearIul
force on Jeff's head and face. Tom Kept
| plugging away with right and lett, JeIt
| still on the defensive. Jen got IN
| good left on the face, almost putting
Sharkey 10 the floor, but the latter seht
back left and right TO the race, sPlltuns
JelIs nose. from which blood came IN
9trcams The sight OF blood on Jeh's
face seemed to make demon OF snhr,
kew. who fought fercely, and rushed
| continually swinging right ana iett
wildly, while Ieir planted well directed
blows on the sailors body. II was Herce
going when the bell rang,
Rmind l6--They rushed to q elinch
twice. without doing anything, Jen got
i'm n right drive under Toms hcnrt, Tom
swung two lcfts on the head. Ihey
came to ciinCh, tn breaking away IRON
which Tom got his left over to the heHu,
Another cllnch followed, ana th!y Droke
and Tom shot u straight left 10 Inc cum
aged nose forcing Joif to the ropes, rom
followed this up. but they clinched' ana
when they broke away again ShHrkcy
whipped his left twice over to the face.
drawing blood from Jlm's nose anu
mouth. Jeff cOunterod with right SWING
On the owe. which made Sharkeys' left