The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-11-07

forced the issue, and like a bull terrier
was at his man with both hands un-
ceasingly.
In those 20 rounds Jeffries' great
weight and Drawn helped him to hold
off the sailor, and in the twenty. second
round he swung in couple of vicious
uppercuts that made Sharkey groggy.
Tom came back again in the twenty.
fourth and twenty-ffth, but he was
weakened greatly by Jeffries' vicious
blows. One minute before the gong
sounded to end the fight Jeffries' left
glove came off, and practically the con-
test was over.
Sharkey had to be frequently eau
toned for fouling and Jeffries but once.
The most decisive rounds were these:
Twenty second round-They moved eau.
tiously and Jeffries was first to land, sending
right to body. Then he sent straight left to
face and SharISey replied with left swing on
Jaw. After clinch Jeffries sent his left to
Sharkeys injured eye and the Irishman's
optic began to bleed freely. Tom kept boring
In, but Jim met him twice with straight lefts
on face Three times they clinched and broke
and each time sharkey landed back. handed
right on Jims face. Jim stepped in with a
fearful right uppercut under the chin and re-
peated it twice as they broke from "A clinch.
Sharkey turned to his manager, O'Rourke and
laughed, while Tommy Ryan and other men
in Jeffries corner shouted to him "go on; 90
on" Jeffries failed to follow his advantage
up and the force of these two blows was yisi.
BILE when the bell rang and Sharkey wobbled
perceptiby as he went back to his corner.
Twenty-third round-They came together
with a rush in the center of the ring and Jet.
fries shot his right to the chin. They clincLed
and Tom forced Jeffries head back with his
left glove under the chin. When they broke
away Jeffries smiled and feinted within his
left and they went to clinch again without
anything being done. They exchanged light
lefts on the head and bo h missed lefts for the
body. Jim jabbed straight left to Toms in.
jured eye and Tom clnched and after the
break Jim jabbed his left to the sailors stom.
ach and forced him across the ring, when
they came to a clinch in which Sharxey forced
Jim's head back with his elbow under the
jaw. Again they came to a clinch from which
they had to be broken by the referee, with
Sharkey holding. Jim jabbed his left 10
Toms face and staggered him. Sharkey
clinched and after the bell rang sent his right
over to head as the referee was forcing them
apart.
Twenty-fourth round-Jeffries was quicker
this time and met Sharkey's rush. They
clinched and, after the break, Tom sent his
right over to neck. Jeffres stabbed his left
lightly to face Sharkey tried his left but
fell short and received a right smash ON ear
from Jeffrles. Jeffries seemed to be improy.
ing steadily and as Tom came in close to him,
Jim shot right to Toms chin. Sharlxey
clinched again and after they broke, Inn
reached the sailor with right swing on ear.
Sharlsey still kept boring in, but Jim met him
every time with a left or right hook on 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 (
LAM nd ItEn tttyl,f A..
They were clinched at bell with Jefrries de-
cidedly the better man.
Twenty-ti fifth round-They shook hands good
naturedly. Jetfrles lead for head but sharkey
ducked. Again Jeffries lead, but once more
Tom was clever and ducked away from him
Both swung rights Toms were blocked but
Jlm's We're landed quite frequently. They
cllnched and in the break Jim hooked left TO
Tom ear, the sailor returning with right on
body. Tom kept coming TO his man, but was
met with uppercut on chest and clinch fol-
lowed. Jeffres sent his right to head and
body with Tom hooking three rights back
OF head. Tom swung right viciousy
for the head, but fell short and Jlm
hooked left hard to jaw staggering the
sailor. In a chnch Tom slipped to the floor
pulling Jims left glove with him "a he fell
The referee picked up the glove and tried to
adjust 1t, In The meanwhile Sharkey tried to
get at the Californian. Jeffries 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 80 the bell rang, ending
the fight The referee then declared Jeffrles
the winner.
When seen in his dressing room after
the contest Jettries said in part:
"Sharkey is the hardest and best man
ever met, and hardly expect to meet
a better in the future. Within six
months have met and defeated tha