Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-04
JEFFER|ES AND SRRRKEY MILL.

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ries' head and face. Tom kept plug,
lett twice with fearful effect on jeff
cling away with right and left. Jeff
ries still acted on the defensive But
jeff. with a good left OH the face, al
most put Sharkey to the floor The
latter came back and sent left anu
right on the face, bleeding Jeffs nose,
from which the blood came In streams.
The Sight of the blood on Jeffries' face
seemed to make demon of Sharkey,
who fought flercely and rushed con-
tinuously, swinging right and left Wild
~, while Jeffries planted well-directed
left and right jolts to the sailors body.
1t was fierce fighting when the bell
rang.
SIXTEENTH ROUND.
Jeffries tried left for the face. bur
Tom got inside the blow and swung his
They rushed to n clinch twice before
doing anything. Jeffries got in n right
drive under Toms heart and Tom
swung twice at the head. They came
to a clinch in breaking away from
which Tom got his left over to the
head. Another clnch followed. and
they broke, and Tom shot a straight
left to the damaged nose. 1t sent JeT-
ries back to the ropes Sharkey fol-
lowed up, but the big fellow clinchcd
and when they broke away again
Sharkey whipped his left twice oye. to
the face, drawing blood from Jeff's
nose and mouth. Jefries counterca
with right swing on the eye, which
left Sharkey's left optic red with blood.
Sharkey rushed again. but jeff side
stepped and shot his left to the body.
They were fighting flercely at close Of
tho round.
SEVENTH ROUND.
Cllnch followed clnch without much
damage being done, until Sharkey
forced JEFF into n neutral corner where
he sent three lcfts in quick succession
to the boilermaker's head and got moth
ing IN return. Jim rushed from a
c cir and tried to send his right to
blow and drove two hard lefts to the
jaw. Each one OF these was with tho
force of pole axe. After n clinch
Jim stepped I'm with a left to the
body nnd Tom sent n hot to the head
Tom tented with his right and draw
ing Jeff to him sent n straight left
close to the mark. jeff countcrcd with
right In the body They exchanged
lefts on the head and fought at close
quarters until the bell rang. Sharkey
ed.
BRADY LODGES COMPLAINT.
Brady called Siler over and COM
planned of Sharkcy's tactics, and when
Sller refused to interfere, look of
disgust spread over Brady's features
EIGHTEENTH ROUND.
Tom opened with left swing for
the head, but Jeff blocked him. Then
they got TO close quarters and clnched.
After the brealSaway Jcffries landed a
right swing on TOMS ear, but the sailor
was right back to him with three left
hard jabs to the face. Jeffries clinched
and Tom hooked his right to the neck
and then they swung OH each other
viciously and in a clinch Sharkey hung
onto Jeffs neck with his left arm drag
ging JcfTries across the ring. They
broke clean and Tom swung his left
with fearful force to the jaw and Jeff
Shook from the top of his head to the
soles of the feet. Jeff was more careful
after this and kept on the defensive
until the end of the round, which was
decidedly Sharkey's on points, barring
the hugging.
NINETEENTH ROUND.
Sharkey rushed but Jeff was first to
land. sending his right hard under the
heart. Sharkey broke away and
hooked his left over to Jeff's ear They
clinched again. and Sharkey brought
his left hard across the stomach. jeff
complained that Sharkey was holding
him but The referee thought different
ly and told the men to go on and fight.
Sharkey led his left to the head. Jim
ducked and put his left hard in on
the wind. Sharkey rushed again send
ing his left to the head and In n half
clinch sent his right arm hard over
the kidneys three times. Jeff clinched
and after they broke Sharlley swung
his left TO the cheek and crossed his
right over on the opposite side. Both
these blows jarred Jeffres and he
came back and jabbed his left to the
wind and shot the same hand STRAIGHT
to Sharkeys face and the sailor stag
gered. They were fighting at close
range as the gong sounded.
TWENTIETH ROUND.
Sharkey, as usual was the quicker on
his feet and forced Jeff to a neutral
corner, but failed to land a left and
right swing which he ATTEMPTED. Thev
broke from 4 clinch in the middle of
the ring and jeff sent his left straight
to the mouth. They exchanged left
swings on the ear and got into an
other clinch from which the referee had
to separate them.
Both men were slower in their move.
ments and clinched repeatedly without
landing blow. Sharkey sent two
straight lefts to Jeff's nose, bringing
the blood In streams. But few seconds
later Jeff jolted his right under Toms
chin. Let's and rights were exchanged
on face and head and a straight left
jab from Jim landed on the sailors
mouth and Jared the Irishman. The
pace increased toward the end of the
round without any further damage be-
ing done.
TWENTY FIRST ROUND.
AS usual the lighting started on Jeff's
side OF the ring. They got to the CEN
ta,- In oil MI To- s,h