The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-04


ing started on Jets side.of the ring They
got to the center in clinch. and Jeffries
Shot his right to the body Tom re-
sponded d, with two rights over the kid
neys. They exchanged leftS to the face.
Then Jim stepped in with a hard right
on the body, Tom countering lightly. JEFF
fries landed another right on the body
and jabbed his right in Toms face Both
hooked rights over the kidneys while they
Iaughed at each other, semi-good-natured-
" They came to a clinch and after the
break Tom swung. his left to the neck,
Jim responding with q straight left on the
MOUTH just before the bell.
Round Twenty-two-They moved eau
tiousiy,. and Jim was first to land, send
straight left to the face. and Sharkey
responded with a left swing to the jaw.
After clinch Jeffries sent his left to
Sharkey's Injured eye, and the Irishman's
optic began to bleed freely. Tom kept
boring in. but Jim met him twice with
straight leftss on the face. Then they
Sharkey landed a back-handed right on
. the Jaw and face. Jim stepped in with a
fearful right uppercut under the chin
a elinch. Sharlxey turned to his manager,
O'Rourke. and laughed while Tommy
Ryan and other men in Jeffrtes corner
failed to follow his advantage up, but the
effect of the two blows was visible when
the bell sounded, Sharkey wabbling per-
ceptibly as he went back to his corner
JEFFRIES1 IMPROVES
Round Twenty=three-They came to-
ring. and Jefrries. shot his right to the
chin. They clinched. and Tom forced
Jeffries head back with his left glove
99eE tne 1 Gnlp W9eh tney hroke away
and they went to a clinch again wit h
/ out any thing being dome. They ex-
both missed lefts for the body. Jim
iabbed a straight left to Toms injured
eye. and Tom clinched after the break.
Jim jabbed his left to the sailors stomach
and forced him across the ring. when
they came to a clinch. In which Sharkey
Pierced Jim head hack with his elbow
under the Jaw Again theyzcame To a
clinch- from which they had toebe broken
by the referee. with Sharkey holding Jim
iabbed his left to Toms face, and stag
gered him SharkeY clinched. and, after
head as the referee was forcing them
apart. t-.
Round enty-four-Jeffries was quick
@ er this s,, tine; and met net, s he, rush
sent his right over to the neck. -Jeffries
| stabbed his left lightly to the face.
Sharkey tried his left. but fell short and
| tried a right smash on the ear. Jeftries
seemed to- be improving steadily, and as
| Tom came in close to him Jim sent his
g e6 to and the s chin thew S ShSrkeK
| the sailor with right swing on the ear
! Sharkey still kept boring in. but Jim
| met him every time with a left hook on
| the ear and this soon made Sharkey
groggy Sharkey clinched frequently,
| but Jim kept him off. 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
clinched at the bell. with Jeffries de-
cidedly the better man.
JEFFRIES WINS
| Round TWenty-1ye-They shook hands
| good-naturedly. Jeffries led for the head.
| but Sharkey ducked Again Jeffries led,
| but once more Tom was clever and
ducked away from him. Both swung
rights. Toms were blocked but Jim's
landed quite frequently They. clnchod.
| and in the break Jim sent his left to
right on the body. Tom kept coming to
his man with uppercuts on the chest,
and clineh followed Jeffries sent his
right to the head and body with Tom
sending three rights back of the head
Tom swung cautiously for the head, but
fell short, and Jim hooked his left hard
| to the Jaw. staggering the sailor. In a
| clinch Tom slipped to the floor. pulling
Jims left glove With him as he fell. The
referee picked up the glove and tried to
| adjust 1t. Meanwhile Sharkey,~tried to
| get at the Californian. Jeffries broke
away from the referees as Sharkey led for
him with his right and Jim sent his
right over Sharkey' shoulder The ref
cree then got between them. and, as he
| did so. the bells rang, ending the fight.
The referee then decided Jeffries the
| winner