The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-04

came back and jabbed his left on the
wind and shot the same hand stra1ght 70
Sharkey'S face and the sailor staggered.
They were fighting at close range at
Round 26NSharkey as usual was first
up and quickest on feet and forced JeIL
left and right swing which he attempted.
They broke from clinch in the mlddIe
the ring anq IeiF sem h eSc6a6ee5 EFT
swings on ear and got into another clinch
from from which f the referee s ha9 TO SePno o9e
ments and clinched repeatedly without
lefts to Jeff's nose, bringing blood in
streams. But a few seconds later Left JOLT
rights were exchanged on face and chest
and a straight left from Jim landed on
man. The pace Increased towards the
end of the round without any further
Hound 214As usual the fighting started
on Jeff'S side of the ring They got to
right to the body. Sharkey- responded
with two rights over the kidneys. They
in with a hard right on body. Sharkey
countering lightly. Jeff landed another
Toms face. Both hooked rights over kid
neys while they laughed at each other
and after the break Tom swung his left
70 meek lI iS if66r VIII IN a 5a1I
Jeff was first to land, sending right to
body. Then he sent Straight left to face
and Sharkey responded with left swing
on jaw After a clinch JEFF sent his left
to Sharkey's injured eye and the Irish
mans optic began to bleed freely Tom
with Straight iefts on face Three times
they clinched and broke and each time
Sharkey landed a backhand right on Jim $
face. Jim stepped in with a fearful right
uppercut under the chin and repeated it
twice as they broke from a clinch. Shar-
key turned to his manager, O'Rourke. and
laughed while Tommy Ryan and other
on; go on" jeff failed to follow his ad-
vantage up and the force of these two
blows was visible when the bell rang, and
Sharkey wObbled perceptibly as he went
back to his corner.
Round 23-They came together with a
rush in the, center of, the ring and Jef
left glove under the chin. When they
broke away Jeff smiled and tented with
his Ieft and they Went TO a cllnGh again
without anything being done They eX-
missed left for the body Jim jabbed a
straight left to Toms injured eye and
Tom clinched after the break Jim jab
bed his left to the sailors stomach and
forced him across the ring, when they
ed Jim's head back with his elbow under
the jaw. Again they came to clinch,
referee, with Sharl5ey holding. Jim jab-
bed his left to Toms face and staggered
rang. sent his right over to head as the
referee was forcing them apart
Round 24-Jeff was quicker this time and
met Sharkey's rush. They clinched and,
after the break. Tom sent his right over
face. Sharl1ey tried his left but fell short
and received a right smash on ear. JEFF
seemed to be improving steadily and
Tom came in close to him Jim shot right
to Toms chin. Sharkey clinched again
and after they broke Jim reached the
sailor with right swing on ear. Sharkey
still kept boring it, but Jim met him
the head. and these soon made Sharkey
grOggy. Sharkey clinched frequently, but
Jim kept pushing him off. Tom rushed
back, swinging left and right wildly for
head, but failed to land and Jim caught
him with right on jaw. They were clinch-
ed at the sound of the bell with Jeffries
decidedly the better man.
uredly. JEFF led for head. but Sharkey
ducked. Again JEFF led. but once more
Tom was clever and ducked away from
him. Both swung rights. Toms were
blocked, but Jim's landed quite frequent
~. They clinched and in the break Jim
turning with right on body. Tom kept
coming to his man, but was met with up
percut chest and a clinch followed.
Jim sent his right to head and body, with
Tom hacking three rights back of Shout
der. Tom swung right viciOusly for the
head but fell short and Jim hacked left
hard to jaw, staggering the sailor. In a
Jims left glove with him as he fell. The
referee picked up the glove and tried to
adjust it. Meanwhile Sharkey tried to
get at the Californian. Jeff broke away
from the referee as Sharkey led for him
with his right and Jim sent his right over
Sharkey's shoulder. The referee then got
between them and as he did so the bell
The referee then decided Jeffries the
winner.