Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-04
JIM JEfFR|ES WINS
He Is Given the Decision BY
Referee SiIGr.
FIGHT LASTS Is ROUNDS,
The Champion Comes Near Losing
His Supremacy.
,,uvELLous puciLrsrIc BATTLE
II IL witnessed by the Greatest
crowd That Ever Gathered i'm the
Coucy Island Ciub-IIOusc-An I'm
satisfactory Ending.

fiNh SIDE 0ONNl ISLAND SPORT
1NG CLUB. \. y. November 3.-Jamcs
Il Je0rIos retains the championship Of
uc world. Referee George Srer giving
Dim the decision, at the end Of the TWEEN
ty-hfth round. over Sailor Tom Sharkey,
90 che Coney Island Sporting Club to-
night.
Il was one Of the most marvellous bat
tlos that have ever taken place and the
greatest crowd that ever gathered in the
Concy Island clubhouse witnessed the
desperate struggle foI supremacy.
In I'VE rounds Jenrcs had the better OF
the hght-in the first two and in the last
three. During the other twenty Sharkeg
forced the issue, and like a bull-terrier
Was at his man with both hands unceas-
ir-y. Ia those twenty rounds Jeffries's
cear weight and Drawn helped him 10
hai on the sailor. and in the twenty-se-
ON. round he swung in a couple of
vicious uGpercuts that made Sharl1ev
grossly. Tom came back again in the
tWeny-fourth and twenty-hfth but he
WIS weakened greatly by Jeffries's
vicious blows. One minute before the
song sounded TO end the fight Jeffries's
leit glove came off. and practically the
20ntest was over. The referee motioned
20 Jehriess corner. an American flag was
ulns around the champions shoulders
and tho crowd, outside and In the arena
c1eered wildly. The crowd on the oppo-
cite side and in Shsrkey's corner yelled
ilr SharRoy and the men were led back
g. their dressihg-rooms.
The thousands Of spectators were bariz-
o. forty feet high In tho building the
mousse being packed from ringside 10
ItIieis, ana the aisles around the ring
we're hned The Tremendous crow
sWeated under the glare of lO0 arc LIGHTS
l' ieet or less from the canvas oil line
squared circle The heat was intorso
bhe lighters we're almost exhausted. and
the spectators shrieked themselves
hoarse.
ALMOST SHARKEY'S FIGHT
1t seemed az first as though it would
he short fight. for in the second round
Jenries pat the sailor To- the ropes witch
q left on the jaw. and the referee BEGIN
10 call or The seconds as Sharkev knaole5
on the floor. but from the third raunl
ca snarkey with his vicious swings 10
me ribs ana the jaw. kept the crowd on
NtA.lalr lNN a KnInE-H1f
Jtufies stood the terrific punishment
ana win his eye. nose. and ear split
came back just as anxiOusly i'm The i1sf
l.unus ana almost retrieved himself.
ntn came the unfortunate and uue,tis-
factory ending, Jcuricss glove flying off
IiNsihs the fight TO a conclusion. al
i-ousn me crowd urged Shaikcy To- rush
I'D lud enc ~. This BE tried 10 do but
't-lles ioueht him back and Referee SIer
iarled TO the rescue. il was noticeable
mat Jenries used his weight TO its best
advantage. throwing himself all over the
sailor bur the latter aid his share of the
Aa--i.- TOO, and both were warned re-
NUMBER OF SPECTATORS. 10000.
Itn thousand spectators gathered
around the ring-side.
preliminary event of ten rounds at
l-N pounds preceded the big event and
Aid DOulette, OF Rochester. who looked
Oh great deal Ike Jenriee On small scale,
was beaten by Tommy Moran, OF Brook
lyn.
Then. after half am hours delay. Tom
Slatkey could De seen making his way
through the crowds. He was well receiv-
GO. but Jcnfries was chcered TO tho echo.
THE MEMS APPAREL.
AT 1892 +. NJ. sharkey entered the ring
clveloped in a big brown robe. He was
accompanied hy his manager Tom
CRourke. Tim McGrath. and Morris Kel-
lF, Ol Boston.
AT 1906 Jenries, in a yellow and red
spotted batl.0bc. entered, accompanied
THEIE FICHTING CLOTHES.
~ I'D. '"t'ht! s'iipItu 20 tl' Jun
~. wI .i"i uS
T.r
Je0rles wore short tlo,i. tf,.bts cor,in,
halfway 10 bis kuce.
AS soon aa Doe got inside the rOpes he
walked half way ACROSS th. rirr md
Fharkey met him. and the two SHOOK
hands cordially. Tho crowd chocrod
Jonress seconds were Billy Delaney.
Tommy Ryan. Jack Jeuries. and Ernest
Ioeher.
TOM IN THE BETTER CONDITION
49,. ,,.,i.to5 91o ,,.,,,..a. ..,,.l CO..
o. roI,r5s rs but he latter ioot+l ~
- .t.r condition th. G'le,
lt IN We Ds'i,1c avn. et''.,,,. w. W.,
hlUI p-ile ~. c,.i5snr6. of r17 .,,,,
-I e-Fttn1 l4itto,, mo t.ttt,,. ~
lt tie -. fo6 ~, IN IN, reffrias ''
'i, s'att +t,,,,,t c,eri,e,. We oi,,,i,.
~ ii'.o,14 Co., tbn second r0und. O'Rolr.,t
..',.l'~ g.,',s fhe sailor a talking To-. and
.,,,.,,..-,trt al ALL SharEev swl.rt
-, reff~ies'a ribs and Jaw almost
am amI frore was q wild audience.
' rln5 Io,irbt his wav into the hearts
oI those who marvencd at Jenres's ca-
pacitv of taking punishment
en4rkcV'e vicious punches began 10 itii.
and III The close Of the seventh founi
.I seemed as though JeNrics could htIdlN
walk no mis- corner. and 10 seemed certtlh
fnrrt would be "a new champion SharktY -
car vas splt iu the eighth round, ana -
made him l.ke "a bull ne rushed. sWing,
ire lefts and rights. and landed nearly ail
NJ them. w'th Jclries throwing himseh
on over the sailor
loss oF THE GLOVE.