The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-31

but failed to land. No damage in this
round.
Round 1S-oglesby stopped his puff
ing and was as fresh as ever, but fought
wild. He missed several well-intended
leads. Patsy led as often, but fell
short. Toward the end Of the round
Billy got in a straight-arm left, which
threw Patsy's head back and caused
his mouth to bleed. They both eX-
changed compliments with hot ones on
the face. Billy had a shade the best
of this round.
Round 14-Both men stepped up spry-
ly. Oglesby put in a light left. Patsy
led, but Billy got away. Patsy put one
on Billy's face. Oglesby returned
short one. Patsy then upper-cut Billy
on the jaw. Billy got in a wind jab
and rushed matters, but Patsy wasn't
there He upper-cut Billy four or five
times. Billy got away and threw his
arms up to his face, Patsy after him,
and got in several more swinging
punches on the face. AS the gong
sounded Oglesby put in a stiff punch
on Patsy's face. Patsy had much the
best of this round.
Round 15--Oglesby came to the front
like cat and was as strong and fresh
as ever His staying qualities sur
prised everybody. He was more ag-
gressive than usual in this round. He
rushed repeatedly and landed on Pat
sy's face four times, did no damage,
but it was his round.
| Round Is to 20-From this time to the
! end both men acted cautiously. Each
had done his best, but was convinced
| that neither could knock the other out.
A good deal of money was al stake and
| neither man was going to take any
| chances. There were several lively ex-
| changes. Oglesby did most of the
leading up to the last second, but hon
ors were even, although Billy appeared
the stronger and fresher of the two
at the end
The referee decided the contest a
draw and IS per cent. of the 700 people
present applauded the decision. Sell
dom has a prettier sporting contest
been seen. 1t was clean and skillful
from start to finish and one of the best
matches yet seen in Montana
The followers of pugilism and the
public in general will be on the anxious
seat until next Friday, when they can
learn whether Boilermaker Jeffries Or
Able Seaman Sharkey is the better man
in 24-foot ring with five-ounce gloves,
under Marquis Of Queensbury rules.
The big championship fight, as
now arranged, will take place on No
vember 8.
The betting dropped off in New York
| as soon as Jeffries' injury was made
public, but there will be plenty of
betting from now on, with the boiler
| maker still to 10 favorite. The sale
| of seats of the fight slackened when
the postponement was announced, but
! now that Jim is all right again there
will be the same old hurry and scurry
for the best seats.
The muscular development of both
men is at present at about the highest
notch possible, and there is doubt
whether there will be any change from
those figures taken by experts, which
are as follows:
Jeffries-Height, s feet IL inches;
43A inches: chest (expanded), 4S inch
es; inspiration, Al inches; waist, 81
inches; hips AZ inches; thigh, 24A inch
es; calf. 1612 inches ankle, 10 inches;
right forearm, 10 inches; left forearm,
IA inches; wrist, s inches; biceps 15R
inches; neck, 171a inches; head, %
inches hand. II inches, reach, 76%
inches; foot, ga inches.
Sharkey-Height S feet Sk inches;
weight, 1853 pounds; chest (normaD, As
inches; chest (eNpanded), 4s inches; in
spiration, 43 inches; waist. 80 inches
hips, S9& inches; thigh. 23A inches;
calf. 171a inches; ankle, 10 inches; right
forearm, lax inches; left forearm, Is
inches; wrist, S1s inches; biceps, 16
| inches; hand, 10 inches; reach 701s
inches: foot, 10 inches.
Jeffries may go to the ring weighing
a few pounds more than given above.
as Trainer Billy Delany would like to
have him scale at from 210 to 215
| pounds.
The irrepressible James J. Corbett
gets into the newspapers about as Of
ten as any man in pugilistic circles.
| OF course, he has been interviewed a
! hundred times about the probable out
| come of next Fridays fight. The fol-
| lowing is his latest, and will be of in
terest for the reason that Corbett is
conceded to be a competent man to
talk upon pugilistic affairs:
with my knowledge of Tom Shar-
key and Jim Jeffries l would not dare
predict the result of their encounter.
This much 1 will venture: 1t is not an
odds-on contest by any means JEFF
fries Is favorite, ! know, but those
who favor him do not take Sharkey
seriously enough. He will fight JEFF
fries harder than Fitzsimmons did.
And on his victory with Fitz. Jeffrias'
bettors seem to calculate when sum-
ming up the two men.
In truth, never in all my ring ca
reer did | know of two fighters so
evenly matched. Both men are rugged
as old oaks: strong as bulls; terrific
hitters, and they belong to the same
school--they fight with less care than
a scientific man, relying to no little ex-
tent on their enormous capacity for
| punishment. Possibly in the forthcom-
ing battle these tactics may not be en-
p!oyed, but [ think they will.
'Sharkey is the lighter man. This
may be regarded as a disadvantages
90 not think 50, He is constructed
substantially. He is of the stocky sort,
ana hard as rock all over His APP
| pearance IN the ring may not be grac .
tuL 1t certainly is not discouraging
| 10 MS opponent. But after a round
you Will change your opinion of that
awkward stand and apparently wild
method of throwing the arms about
Ihats one of Sharkey's strongholds
| He keeps coming
"Jefries may reach him again and
AGAIN, nut Sharkey is likely to take it
al! With Vince. He is the hardest man
TO nit that | know of. His body is a
veritable bulWark against weakening
blows. And his face-wen after
| punching it till weary YOU begin TO