The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-04

head, and both missed lefts for the body.
Jim jabbed a straight left to Toms In
jured eye, and Tom cllnched. After the
break Jim jabbed his left to the Sailor
stomach and forced him across the ring,
where they came to a clinch. in which
Tom forced Jims head back with his ell
bow under the jaw. Again they came TO
clinch, from which they had to be broken
by the referee with Sharkey holding. Jim
jabbed his left to the sailors face and
staggered him. Sharkey clinched, and aft
er the bell rang sent his right over to the
head as the referee forced them apart.
Round Twenty four-Jeffries was quicker
this time and met Sharkey's rush. They
clinched, and after they broke away. Tom
sent his right over to the neck Jeffries
stabbed his left lightly to the face. Shar-
key tried his left but fell short and re-
ceived a right smash on the ear from jim
Jeffries seemed to be improving steadily,
and as Tom came in close to him, Jim
shot his right to Toms chin Sharkey
clinched again, and after they broke Jim
reached the Sailor with right swing on
the ear, Sharkey still kept boring in, but
Jim met him every time with a left or
right hook on the head and these soon
made Sharkey groggy. Sharkey clinched
frequently, but Jim kept pushing him off
and Tom rushed back, swinging left and
right wildly for the head but failed TO
land and Jim caught him with a right on
the jaw. They were clnched as the bell
sounded, with Jeffres the better man.
Round Twenty shook hands
good naturally, Jeffries landing left, but
Sharkey ducked. Again Jeffries led, but
once more Tom was clever, and ducked
away from him. Both swung rights
Toms were blocked, but Jims were land
ed on the jaw. They clinched, and in the
breakaway Jim hooked his left to Tom S
ear the sailor returning with his right
on the body. Tom kept coming to his
man, but was met with IAN uppercut on
the chest, and a clinch followed. Jeffries
sent his right to the head and left to the
body, with Tom hooking three rights back
of the head. Tom swung his right vic
| iously for the head but fell short and
Jim hooked his left hard to the jaw, stag
gering the sailor. In clineh Tom Slip
ped to the floor, pulling Jim's left glove
with him as he fell The referee then
picked up the glove and tried TO adjust it.
In the meantime Sharkey tried to get at
the Californian. Jeffries broke away from
the referee. as Sharkey led for him with
his right and Jim sent his right over
Sharkeys shoulder The referee then got
between them, and as he did so the bell
rang, ending the fight. and the referee de-
clared Jeffries the winner.
Some of the BETS.
Two bets of $500 to $3.50 were made at
the rlngSide with Jeftr1eS the faVOrte. A
Buffalo man who refuses to give his name
took the Jeffries end.
Martin Bowling bet 5000 to $1,000 on
Jeffries and had as much more that he
wanted to bet at the same figures.
Al Smith bet $1,000 to 81, 400 on Jeffries, a
Philadelphia stock broker taking the short
end.
Charley Anderson placed $1,000 TO 81 100
on Jeffries, a syndicate of four taking the
Sharkey end.
Marcus Meyer bet $1,000 to 800 twice on
Jeffries.
One bet at the ringside was registered
at 81. 600 to $3.50