Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-04

! with telling force Jaffries clinched and
| seemed tryin, to break. Jeffries threw
/ his entire weight on Sharkey and then
! they got into a close Wrangle. Jeffries
! hooked left to Sharkey's ear. bleeding
/ il. They mixed things up with fearful
force, both landing heavily on the neck
and body. .leffries seemed tired but
met Sharkey's next rush with right and
left iolts 10 the body. Both men We're
| fighting for their lives and dealt blow
on blow in 4 clinch. Jcffries rushed
Tom to the ropes and almost threw him
over The bell found them locked on
| the ropes.
Round 9-TOm rushed again with JEFF
fries on the defensive ana Jeffrias
tripped with his left on the ropes but
steldied himself and met Sharkey's
rush with left hook on the ear. Tom
rushed again and Jeffries met him
with terrific right drive under the
heart. Tom hooked a left to the jaw
and at close quarters each sent their
rights to he wind. They clinched hard
and the referee forced them apart
Both sent lrits to the head but they
We're CHANGING blows. Jeffries drove his
right to the body and Sharkey clinched
ana hung on. After the break Tom
hooked two beautiful lefts to the Jaw.
Then they got to close quarters They
had wrestling match. each trying To
land telling blow on the wind JEFF
4 fries rushed Shariley to the ropes but
the latter came back with right on
! the wind rs the bell rang Sharkey re-
tired to his corner laughing
Round 10-They got to close quarters
with IN
after the break and Jeffries met him with
a left on the face. Sharkey Rugged Jec-
fries around the. neck and the latter
showed Tom to the ropes. Sharkey was
still holding ana the referee. after sep
arating them. cautioned Sharkey. Shar.
key hooked a left to the head He tried
! the same a second time. but Jcffrias
ducked and both exchanged hard rights
| on the body at close quarters. Jeffries
| stepped in with hard left on the face
and Sharkey crossed him with Il right on
| the jaw. Jeffries swing his right to the
left eye. which bled profusely. ana they
mixed it III very lively till the bell sent
! them to their corners.
| Round l1-Sharkey was the aggressor,
! but Jeflries met him with left on the
ear Jcffries then took Il turn at rushing
/
over to the injured eye Sharkey rushed.
sending his left to the face but he was
forced back with hard right under the
heart. Jeffres swung his left to the
body ana Tom got into close quarters.
( hooking his right to the ibis They came
together with Sharkey raining his left.
but Jeffrics clcverly blocked ii ana then
they exchanged rights on the body. fol-
lou xx-;+h
Jeffres shot his left ut short range up t.
| Sharkey's chin ana Tom again rushed
! but Jeffries met him ana forced him to
the Californan's corner. where Tom
! slipped on q wet spot ana Jeffries joIte,l
his left to the stomach. Sharkey slipping
to one knee. They We're sparring when
the bell rang.
Round 12-They came to a clinch with
Jeffries iolting his right TO the body
after the break Sharkey tried HIS right to
the body but Jetfries blocked. Then Tom
tried a swing for the body but Jeffries
ducked nicely and a clinch followed. Both
missed lefts for the head and again
| CincheG. Jeffries swung his left Oh the
ribs and met Sharkey's next rush with a
right under the hert. Jeffries was now
on the aggressive. but at a signal from
|
his right ana left on Jeffries head. He
swung his left three times on Jeffrles'
ear. Jeffries then looked at his seconds
ana winlled knowingly. ana started in
and ripped lefts and rights to Sharkey's
body. They cinched ana after they
broke away Sharkey swung his left.
which landed full on Jeffries' neck. Ev-
cry blow in this round seemed heavy
mol tn foil hut I,th
to their corners smiling.
Round 13-As usual Sharkey was
quicker on his feet They met in a
clinch without landing and broke away
to spar. Sharkey led his left for the
head and was countered lightly on the
chest Jeffries then stepped in with d
right on the body and Sharkey came
back with a terrific swing on the neck
which staggered him. Sharkey never
let up for a moment on his attack and
after landing a left swing on the neck.
, missed a right which was meant for
the jaw. Jeffries ducked Toms left
swing for the neck and the latter turn
; ed completely around and landed
backhanded blow on Jeffries' ear. 1t
/ was a pivot blow and JeffrieS' seconds
: yelled foul but the referee seemed not
to hear them and did not even caution
Snarkey for the pivot. From this to
} the end Sharkcy was the aggressor
| with Jeffries blocking.
? Round 14-Sharkey opened with a
rush ana tried a left swing for head.
which barely missed Jeffries as the
latter side stepped. and Sharkey struck
the ropes. Sharkey, still on the ag-
: gressive. swung again and was again
! cautioned for again holding in clinch
/ Sharkey kept forcing matters and
5 swung his left, just missing the chin
: and in a clinch hooked his left heavily
to the head, rocking Jeffries, who was
+ still on the defensive Jeffries got his
= left to the body twice and Sharkey
: hooked a left to the neck and iabbed
, his left to the face. Jeffries shot his