Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-11-04
WHEELING. WA SATURDAY., NoVEMBER4 1899
Kelly and Tim McGrath, oRourke SUI

| III POUNDS and Sndrkey 70 pOuHuS itSs,
but the latter looked to be in better
condition, the Californian being callow
and having staring eyes, and giving
other evidences of not the best condi-
ticn. The betting at the start was
! 100 to 70 ON Jeffres
They shook hand and shaped up well.
-Jeffries led and then landed several
/ times, but was generally over or un-
der. On the other hand the sailor was
wild, going into the fight with both
hands and swinging wildly, but he did
not land the first blow.
I Again in the second round Sharkey
| was Topping round and he came in for
a nasty left that rolled him over. 1t
| looked then as though Sharkey was
clearly outclassed ORourke, however,
gave the sailor a talking to, and to
the amazement of all Sharkey swung
| home on Jeffries' 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 marvelled at
Jeffries' capacity for punishment. The
Californian crouched down low and
! though his eyes blazed, he smiled and
| generally over at O'Rourke. who was
coaching his man over the ropes.
| Sharkey's vicious punches began to tell
and at the close OF the seventh it SEEM
ed as though Jeffries could hardly walk
70 his corner, and it seemed certain
there would be a new champion. Shar-
keys ear was split in the eighth, and
| II made him like a bull He rushed,
| swinging lefts and rights and landed
nearly all of them with Jeffries throw
ing himself over the sailor The Cali
| iornian pushed his man over the ropes
| at every opportunity and in some of the
rounds rested his great head on Shar-
| keys shoulder, so much that he was
| Kissed and jeered. Jeffries Nnded a
| terrific uppercut in the tenth and Shar-
keys eye lid was split, but in the
| twelfth Sharkey got back with a half
| dozen left swings and straight right,
| and it was wonderful that they did not
end the fight. Jeffries Rugged the sal
| lor hard and shook his head as he went
| to his corner.
Every round carried Sharkey across
the ring at the start and he was fight
| ing the champion all over the canvas.
In the fifteenth Jeffries made a bluff at
forcing but Sharkey was at him again
like bull dog and swung high and
low and landed almost every time he
swung The Californian made little eff
| fort to lead. He preferred the defen-
sive and he was winded. Sharkey too,
was firing fast, and they punched and
swung and clinched and staggered all
round the ring for the next few
rounds The crowd shrieked from the
sound of the gong till the close of
each round Both men were covered
with blood and Jeffries was bleeding
badly from his nose, which Sharkey's
savage right had split Suddenly in
the twenty-second Jeffries seemed to
take on new life. Just at the close Of
this round tho champion swung right
and left on Sharkey's jaw and almost
took him off his feet. He reeled and
the gong saved him. He came back
Nd hnx in
fries had the better of it, putting in
two right uppercuts. Jeffries' friends
howled themselves hoarse, while Shar-
keys urged him with loud cries to go
in hard and rough it. He threw down
his terror-like head, and although 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. And in the midst OF
the twenty-ifth round, nearly one min
ute before the close, Jeffries' glove flew
across the ring and Siler ran to help
him on with 1t. Sharkey held back
until his friends yelled at him not to
stop, and it was three-cornered fight
for few minutes The referee got
Jeffries' glove and tried to draw 1t on.
This was difficult to do, and then Shar-
key rushed. Jefries threw up his
gioved and ungloved hand and with
the former uppercut Sharkey. Siler
ran between them and made a second
attempt to assist Jeffries. The sailor
waited a moment, but wildly excited
by the shrieks of the spectators. he
rushed again. Siler dragged Jeffries
away, and the gong rang The referee
pointed to Jeffries' corner and his sec
onds and friends cheered wildly. The
majority of those at the ring hardly
thought Sharkey would get worse than
draw, for the sailor fought viciously,
always after his man, with good judg-
ment, and outpointed 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 either too high or too low