Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-04

fcnsive ana he was windcd. sharkcy.
too, was tiring fast and they punched
ana swung ana staggered and cllnched
all around the ring Tor the next Few
rounds The crowd shrieked from the
sound Of the gong to the close " each
round. Both men were covered with
blood ana JcfirieH was bleeding badly
from the nose. which sharkcy'H savage
right had split,
Suddenly. In the twcnty-sccond round.
Joftrlca seemed TO take on new lifc. just
at the close of this round the champion
nwung right and left ON sharkcy'a Jaw
and almost took him on his feet He
rcelcd and the gong saved him He
came back hard, however. In the next,
but Jofics had the better Of a. putt
ting In two right upper cuts. Jcnries
friends howlcd themselves hoarae. while
sharkcy'a urged him with loud cries
20 10 IN hard and rough H. lie threw
down his tcrricr-likc head, and though
his strength was fast leaving him, he
had Jenriea guessing until the gong
sounded.
No one could say who would get In
the knockout blow and neither seemed
able TO put enough force into the blow
20 drop him and. In the midst of the
tWenty-fifth round, nearly one minute
before the close, JcnricH' glove new
across the ring and Siler ran To help
him on with a. Sharkey held back UNI
III ulN AiAfNNN NNAA'A ~ AAAAAA ANH - "fHF
and It was n three-cornered hght Tor Il
few minutes.
The referee got Joffrlcst glove and
tried to draw 10 ON. This was difficult
10 do, and then Sharkey rushed. JET.
fries threw up his gloved and ungloved
hand and with the former nppefvuii
sharkcy. silcr ran between Thorn ana
made a second attempt to assist Jet-
fries
The sailor waited a moment but. wild
~ excited by the shriela OF the spec
tators. he rushed again. Sllcr dragged
Jcffrlea away and the gong rang. The
referee pointed TO Jcffresi corner and
his seconds and friends ohccrcd Wildly.
The majority OF those at the ringslde
hardly thought Shurkey would get
worse than draw for the sailor fought
ylclously, always after his man, with
good Judgment ana outpointed the
champion on the other hand Jenrica,
while he had the better. By long odds
OF the last three rounds, ala very little
| leading In the other twenty-five, ana
/ when he led he WINS either too high or
/ too low, getting In but few good
/ punches.
The decision was not announced from
the ring, or " Il was. few heard u, ana
a great mob surged around for several
| minutes, yelling ana shouting for the
victor and vunqulshcd
When seen In his dressing room nf-
| ter the contest, JeufioH SAID
"Sharkey II the hardest and best
man | have ever met ana | hardly ox-
| poet 10 meet better In the future.
within six months I have met and de-
| fcnted the best two men IN the world
aud viii now take a long rest, probably
| nine months or year Never again
! viii ! light under the same conditions,
Tho heat from the lights overhead
! tended TO take away great deal OF my
steam and the glare from the iloor
weakened my eyes My LETT arm. the
one that was injured while training
gave out IN the fourth round and
could not use II properly for the rest
u the battle. or the result would have
been different, for ! think that I could
have knocked him out Sharkey IN q
game man and hard 10 beat, but | had
no thought ~ any different result AT
any time during the battle After my
rest, which I think the public viii agree
that | deserve, ! VIII again be ready e
meet any ana all who aspire TO ms
title"
sharkey was lnconaolable and orlet
like child when he went 10 hi