The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-04
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break. Jenries sent his entire weight
on Sharkey, and got into close
to Toms ear. bleeding it. They mixed
things UP with fearful force. both land
ing heavy on neck and body. Jeffriess
seemed tired, but met Sharkey's next
rush with right and left jolts on the
body Both men were fighting as If
their lives depended. and dealt blow
after blow in a cIinch in which Jeffries
was on the defensive. Tom hooked his
left TO jaw and at close quarters each
sent rights TO the wind
Sharkey Retires Laughing.
Round 9-Tom rushed again. with
Jeffries on the defensive, but Jeffries
tripped, steadied himself and met Shar-
keys rush with left hook on>the ear.
Tom rushed again and Jeffries met
him with a terrific right drive under
the heart. Jeffries drove his right to
the body and Sharkey clinched and
hung on. After the break Tom hooked
two lefts to the jaw. They clinched
hard, and the referee forced them
apart. Both men sent lefts to the
head, but they were glancing blows.
They got to close quarters, in which
they had wrestling match, each try
ing TO land telling blow on wind. JEFF
fries rushed Sbarkey TO the ropes, but
later came back with a right prod on
the wind as the bell rang. Sharkey re-
tired to his corner laughing.
Referee Cautions Sharkey.
Round 1O-They got to close quarters
without either landing. Tom stepped
in after the break. and Jeffries met
him with a left on face. Sharkey
Rugged Jeffries around the neck, and
latter showed Tom to the ropes, Sharkey
still holding, and the referee, after sep
arating them, cautioned him. Sharkey
hooked his left to Jim's head. He tried
safely and both exchanged hard rights
on body at close quarters. JeffrieS
stepped in with a hard left on face, and
Sharkey cross-countered with right
on jaw. Jeffries swung his right to
Sharkey's left eye, which bled pro-
fusely, and they mixed it up yiciously
till the bell sent them to corners.
Sharkey Limps to Corner.
Round 1l-Sharkey was the aggres-
sor. but Jim met him with a left on
ear. Jeffries then took a turn at rush
ing, and sent left to body and right over
to the injured eye. Tom then rushed,
sending left to face, but he was forced
back with a hard right under the
heart. jim swung left to body and Tom
got into close quarters, hooking his
right TO the ribs. They came together.
with Sharkey swinging his left, but Jim
blocked it cleverly. and then they ex-
rights on body, following with
a clinch. After the break Jim shot his
left al short range up TO Toms chin,
and Tom rushed again. but Jim met
him and forced him TO the Califor-
mans corner, where Tom slipped on a
wet spot and Jeffries jolted his left to
the chest, Tom slipping to the floor on
one knee. They were sparring when
the bell rang.
Jeffries Is Aggressor.
Round 12-They came to a clinch with
Jeffries jolting his right to body. At
ter the break Sharkey tried his right to
the body, but Jim blocked. Then Tom
tried a left swing for the body, but
Jeffries ducked nicely, and clinch fol-
lowed. Both missed lefts for the head
and clinched again. Jeffries swung his
left on ribs and met Toms next rush
with right under the heart. Jeffries
was now on the aggressive, but at
signal from O'Rourke, Sharkey rushed
and landed his left and right on Jim's
head. He swung his left three times
on Jim's ear. JeiTries then looked at his
seconds and winked knowingly. and
in ripped left and right TO
Toms body. They clinched. and after
they broke away Tom swung a left.
which landed full on Jim's neck. Every
blow in this round seemed heavy
enough to fell an OK, but both men
went to their corners smiling.
Sharkey FOULS Again.
Round 13-Sharkey was the quicker
as usual on his feet. The men clinched.
Sharkey swung left for the neck and
was countered lightly on the chest.
Jeffries then stepped in with a right on
body and Sharkey came back with a
terrific swing on the neck, which stag
sered the big fellow. Sharkey never let
up for moment in his attack. and af-
ter landing a left Jim ducked Toms
left swing for the neck, and the latter,
turning completely around, landed
back-hand blow on Jeffries ear. 1t was
a pivot blow. and Jeffries' seconds
yelled foul. but Siler seemed not to hear
them. and did not caution Sharkey for
the PIVOT From this TO the end of the
round Tom WAS the aggressor, with
Jeffries blocking.
Jeffries Is Outfought.
Round H-Sharkey opened with
rush and tried a left sv ing for head,
which barely missed jim as the latter
and Tom struck the ropes.
Tom still on the aggressive. They
clinched, Tom swung again and was
again cautioned for holding in a clirch.
Sharkey kept forcing matters and
swung his left, just missing the chin,
and in a clinch he sent his left heavily
to the head, rocking Jim, who is still
n defensive attitude. Jeffries got left
to body twice, and Tom sent left to
neck and jabbed his left TO face. JEFF
lries shot his right TO ribs and Sharkey
hooked his left to neck Tom forced
eft jab, landed full on Jim's mouth and
made the Californian grunt audibly.
Sharkey outfought his man in this
'ound.
sharkey Draws Blood.
Round I5-Jeffries came up very eau
-iously. crouching along the ropes. and
he sailor cut out the pace. Sharkey
bored in and swung his left up to the
ehin, and q moment later sent ii home
with great force on the body. Jeffries
ried a left for face. but Tom got inside
If the blow and swung his left twice
with fearful effect on Jeffries, head and
face. Tom kept plugging away with
light and left, Jeff,ies still acting on
the defensive. Jim got in good left
IN the face, almost putting Sharkey to
he floor. but the latter sent back left
and right on face. splitting Jeffries'
hose. from which blood .eame in
streams. The sight of blood on JEFF
'ries' face seemed to make a demon of
5harkey, who fought fiercely and rush
ID, continually swinging left and right
wildly, while Jim planted well directed
eft and right jolts to the sailors body.
It was fierce going when the bell rang.
Sharkey's Eye Blesding.
Round 16-They rushed to a clinch
vice without doing anything. Jeffries
got in a right drive under Toms heart.
Tom swung two lefts on head. They