Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-11-09

nicely. A cllncn followed. Both
missed let's for the head and
clinched again. Jeffries swung a
left on the eye and met Toms next
rush with right under the heart
Jetfries was now on the aggressive but,
at a signal from O'Rourke, Sharkey
rushed, landing left and right on JEFF
fries head. He swung the left three
times on Jims ear. Jeffries looked at
his seconds, winked knowingly, and
stepping in, ripped the right and left
to Toms body. They clinched Tom
swung the left full on Jim's neck.
Every blow in this round seemed
heavy enough to fell an OK but both
men went to the corners smiling,
Round 13-As usual, Sharkey was
quicker on his feet. They clinched
without landing and broke away.
Sharkey swung the left for the neck
and was countered lightly on the chest.
Jeffries stepped in with a right on the
body and Sharkey came back with
terrific swing on the neck which stag
gered the big fellow. Sharkey never
let up for moment in his attack and
after landing his left, Jeffries ducked
Toms left swing for neck. The
latter, turning completely around
landed backhand blow on Jeffries'
ear. 1t was pivot blow and Jeffries'
seconds yelled foul but Referee Siler
seemed not to hear them He did not
even caution Sharkey
Round 14-Sharkey opened with a
rush and tried a left swing for the
head which barely missed Jeffries as
the latter side-stepped. Tom struck
the ropes. In the clinch, Tom swung
again and was again cautioned for
holding. Sharkey kept forcing matters
and swung his left, just missing the
chin. In the clinch he hooked the left
heavy to the head, rocking Jeffries,
who was still on the defensive JEFF
| fries got left to the body twice Tom
hooked the lett to the neck and jabbed
to the face. Jeffries shot right to the
ribs. Sharkey hooked a lei, to the
neck. Tom forced Jeffries to the ropes
and, with well directed left jab which
| landed full on Jeffries mouth, made
the Californian grunt audibIy Sharkey
Out-fought his man in this round
| Round 15-Jeffries came up very eau
tiously, crouching along the ropes, and
the sailor cut out the work. Sharkey
bored in and swung the left to the chin.
! A moment later he sent home with
great force on the body. Jeffries tried
a left for the face but Tom got inside
the blow and swung the left with fear
full effect on Jim's head and face Tom
kept plugging away with right and
left, Jeffries still acting on the defen-
sive Jeffrfes landed hard on the face,
almost putting Sharkey to the floor but
the latter sent back a left and right on
the face, splitting Jeffries' nose, from
which the blood came in streams. The
sight Of blood on Jeffries' face seemed
to make a demon of Sharkey, who
fought fierceIy and rushed continually,
swinging left and right wildly while
Jeffries planned well-directed left and
right jolts to the sailors body. 1t was
fierce going when the bell rang.
Round 16-They rushed to a clinch
without doing anything. Jeffries got
in a right drive under Toms heart
Tom swung two lefts to the head.
They came to clinch, in breaking
away from which Tom got a left over
the head. Another clinch followed
and, in the breakaway, Tom shot a
straight left to the damaged nose, fore
ing Jeffries to the ropes. Sharkey
followed it up but the big fellow
clinched. When they broke away
again. Sharkey whipped his left twice
over the face, drawing blood from JEFF
fries nose and mouth. Jeffries count
cred with a right swing which left
Sharkey's left optic red with blood.
Sharkey rushed again but Jeffries side
stepped and shot left to the body.
They were fighting fercely at the
sound of the bell.
Round 17-Clinch followed clinch
without much damage until Sharkey
forced Jeffries into neutral corner,
where he sent three let's in quick sue
cession to the boilermaker's head. He
got nothing in return. Jim rushed
from the clinch and tried to send a
right to head but Tom was inside the
blow and drove two hard lefts to the
jaw. After a clinch, Jim stepped in
with a left to the body and Tom shot
another left to the head. Tom tented
with his right and, drawing Jeffrfes
to him, sent straight left close to the
mark. Jeffries countered with a right
on the body. In an exchange lefts on
the head the men fought at close
quarters till the bell rang, Sharkey
again sending one over after the gong
sounded. Bradley called Siler over,
complained of Sharkey's tactics and
when Siler refused to interfere, look
of disgust spread over Brady's features
Round 1S-Tom opened with a left
swing for the head but Jeffries blocked
him. A clinch followed. After the
break, Jeffries landed right swing
on Toms ear but the sailor was right
back with three left hand jabs to the
face. Jeffries clinched. Tom hooked
the right to the neck, then they swung
viciously and, in the clinch, Sharkey
hung on Jeffries neck with his left arm,
dragging Jim across the ring. They
broke clean. Tom swung his left with |
fearful force to the jaw. Jeffries |
shook from head to foot. Jeffries was
more careful after this and kept on the |
defnsive until the end of the round |
which was decidedly Sharkey's on |
points, barring hugging
Round 19-Sharkey rushed but JEFF
fries was first to land, sending a right
hard under the heart. Sharkey broke