The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04
JEFFRIES RE TAINS
THE CHAMPIONSHIP
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with right on the chest. Tom sent back
a left on the head and then clinched. Shar-
key was fighting fast. Jeffries seemed slow
in comparison. Jeffries sent his left to the
body, and Sharkey sent hard left hook
back. After another hard right on the
body Tom swung his sf; to the head and
Jared the boilermaker to his heels. Shar-
key rushed and swung his left to Jeffrles'
head. Jeffres cHnched hard and lay over
his man with such force that the referee
mad to keep Sharkey from falling. In the
break-away Sharkey got his left to the
face. Another round for Sharkey.
Eighth Round-Jeffries assumed the de-
fensive near the ropes in his corner, and
Tom went to him with left, which went
around his neck but he shot his right hard
to Jeffries' ribs. Sharkey rushed and
swung left to head. Jeffries returned with
a right on the ribs, and they came to
rough mix-up, with honors even. They
clinched, and from this Tom landed
straight left on head and another blow a
few seconds later with telling force. JEFF
fries clinched again, and seemed unwilling
to break. Jeffries threw his entire weight
on Sharkey, and they got into close
wrangle in which Jeffries landed on Toms
left ear, causing it to bleed. They mixed
things up with fearful force, both landing
heavy blows on the neck and body. JEFF
fries seemed tired, but met Sharkeys next
rush with right and lefts to the body. Both
men were fighting as If their lives depended
upon 1t, and dealt blow after blow In a
clinch, in which Jeffries was on the defen-
sfve. Tom hooked his left to the jaw, and
at close quarters each sent rights to the
wind.
Ninth Round-Tom rushed again with
Jeffries on the defensive, and Jeffries
tripped, but steadied himself and met Shar-
keys rush with a left hook on the ear
Tom rushed again and Jeffries met him
with terrific right drive under the heart
Jeffries drove right to the body and Sharkey
clinched. After the break, Tom hooked two
lefts on the jaw They clinched hard and
the referee forced them apart. Both men
sent lefts to the head but they were glanc-
ing blows. They then got to close quarters
in which they had a wrestling match, each
trying to land telling blow on the wind.
Jeffries rushed Sharkey to the ropes, but
the latter came back with a right on the
wind as the bell rang Sharkey retired to
his corner laughing.
Tenth Round-They got to close quarters
without either landing Tom stepped in
after the break and Jeffres met him with
left on the face. Sharkey Rugged Jeffries
around the neck and the latter showed Tom
to the ropes Sharkey still held on, and the
referee after separating them cautioned
Tom Sharkey hooked his left to Jeffries'
head. He tried this a scond time, but JEFF
fries ducked safely and both exchanged
hard rights on body at close quarters. JEFF
fries stepped in with hard left on the
face and Sharkey crossed him with right.
Jeffries swung his right to Sharkeys left
eye which bled profusely and they mixed 1t
up viciously till the bell sent them to their
corners.
Eleventh Round-Sharkey was the ag-
gressor. but Jim met him with left on