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

other hand the sailor was wild going
into the fight with both hands, and swingI
ing wildly, but he did not land the first
blow
Again In the second round Sharkey was
Hopping around, and he came in for 4
nasty left that rolled him over Ii IooI4
ed then as If Sharkey was clearly OUT
classed. O'Rourke, however, gave the
sailor a talking to, and then, to the
amaZement of all, Sharkey swung on JEFF
tries ribs and jaw almost at will and
there was wild audience As the fight
went along, round by round the sailor
fought his way into the hearts of those
who marveled at Jeffries capacity for
punishment. The Californian crouched
down low and though his eyes blazed,
he smiled, and generally over at
ORourke, who was coaching his man
over the ropes
Sharkey's vicious punches began to tell,
and at the end of the seventh ii seemed
as though Jeffries could hardly walk to
MS corner, and it seemed certain then
that there would be a new CHAMPION
Sharkeys ear was split in the eighth,
and 1t made him like bull. He rushed.
swinging lefts and rights, and landed
nearly all of them, with Jeffries thr9wire.
himself over the sailor. The Californian
pushed his man over the ropes at every
opportunity, and in some of the rounds
rested his great head on Sharkey's shoul-
der, so much so that he was hissed and
jeered.
Jeffries landed a terrific ,lDper-cu+ IN
the tenth, and Sharkey's eyelfd was sniff
but in the twelfth Sharkey got back
with half dozen left swings and a
straight right, and it was wonderful thar
they did not end the fight Jcffries hugged
the sailor harder and shook his head as
ne Went TO his corner. Every round car
RED Sharkey across the ring at the
start. and he was fighting the champion
all over the canvas.
SAILOR LIKE A LION.
In the fifteenth JeTfries made a bluff at
forcing, but Sharkey was at him like a
bulldog, and swung high and low, and
landed almost every time he swung The
Californian made a little effcrt to Lead
He preferred the defensive, and he was
Wlnded. Sharkey, too, was tagging fast.
and they punched and swung and cIinch.
ed and staggered all round the ring for
the next few rounds. The crowd Shrek
ed from the sound of the gong to the
close of the round. Both men were COW
eted with blood, and Jeffries was bleeding
IIeeiy from his nose, which Sharkey's
savage right had split
Suddenly, In the twenty-second round
Jeffrles seemed to take on new life In
that round the champion swung left ana
right on Sharkey's jaw, and almost took
him off his feet and only the gong saved
the sailor EIe came back hard however
In the next round but Jeffries had the
better OF it, putting in two hard lefts.
Jeftrtes friends howled, while Sharkev's
urged him with loud cries to go in hard
and rough it. He threw down his terrier
ike head, and though his strength was
fast leaving him, he had Jeffries guessing
until the gong sounded. No one could
say who would get in the knockout blow.
and neither seemed able to put enough
force into the blow to drop his man.
UNFORTUNATE MISHAP.
In the midst of the twenty-fifth round,
nearly one minute before the close. JEFF
1Iles glove flew across the ring and Siler
ran TO help him on with it, Sharkev held
back while his friends shouted to him
not to stop, and it was a three-cornered
fight fer a few seconds. The referee got
Jeffries glove and tried to draw it on.
This was a difficult thing to do and then
Sharkey rushed. Jeffries threw up his
glOved and ungloved hand, and with the
former upper cut Sharkey Siler ran be-
tween them, and made a second attempt
to assist Jeffries. The sailor waited a.
moment, but wildly excited by the
shriells of the spectators, he rushed
again. Siler dragged Jeffries away and
the gong sounded. The referee pointed to
Jetfr1es corner, and his friends and Sec
onds cheere1 wildly.
The majority of those at the ringside
thought Sharkey would get no worse
than draw, for the sailor fought
viciously, always after his man with good
Judgment, and outpotlted the champion
On the other hand Jeffries, while he had
the better by long odds of the last three
rounds did very little leading in the
other twenty-five, and when he led he
was eithec too high or too low getting
in but few good punches
The decision was not announced from
the ring, or, if it was, few heard it. and
a great mob surged around for several
minutes, yelling and shouting for victor
and vanquished.
HARD MAN TO WHIP.
When seen in his dressing room after
the contest, Jeffries said;
"Sharkey is the hardest and best man
l ever met, and l hardly expect to meet
a bettcr in the future. Within six months
I have met and defeated the best two
men in the world, and will now take q
long rest-probably nine months or a
year. Never again will 1 fight under the
same conditions. The heat from the
lights overhead tended to take away
great deal of my steam, and the glare
from the floor weakened my eyes. My
left arm, the one that was injured while
training, gave out in the fourth round,
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