Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-11-07

Sharkey hooked his left to neck Tom
forced Jeff to ropes and with well-di-
rected left jab, which landed full on
.Ieff's mouth and made the Californian
grunt audibly. Sharkey outfought his
man in this round
ROUND FIFTEEN.
Jeff came up very cautiously crouching
along the ropes, and sailor cut out tho
work Sharkey bored in and swung his
left up to the chin and a moment later
sent it nome with great force the
body. Jeff tried a left for face, but
Tenn got inside of the blow and swung
his left twice with fearful effect on Jeff's
head and face. Tom kept plugging away
with right and left, jeff still acting on
face, almost putting Sharkey to the floor,
but the latter sent back left and
right on face. splitting Jeff's nose,
from which blood came in streams.
The sight Of blood on Jeffs face seemed
to make a demon of Sharkey, who fought
tiercely and rushed continually swinging
left and right wildly, while Jeff planted
well-directed left and right jolts to the
sailors body. 1t was fierce going when
the bell rang.
ROUND SIXTEEN.
They rushed to clinch twice without
doing anything. jeff got in a right drive
under Toms heart Tom swung two
lefts on head. They came to clinch in
breaking away, from which Tom got mis-
left over to the head. Another clinch
followed and they, broke, and TEN
aged nose forcing Jeff back 70
ropes. Sharkey followed up, but the big
fellow clinched and when they broke
away again, Sharkey whipped his left
twice over the face, twice drawing blood
from Jeff's nose and mouth. jeff coun
tered with right swing on eye which left
Sharkey's left optic red with blood.
stepped and shot his left to the body.
They were fighting fiercely at close quar-.
tiers at the bell.
ROUND SEVENTEEN.
Clinch followed clinch without much
damage being done, until Sharkey forced
Jeff into a neutral corner, where he sent
three lefts in quick succession to the
boiermaker's head and got nothing in re-
turn. Jeff rushed from clinch and tried
to send his right to the head, but Tom
was inside the blow and drove two
hard lefts ON the jaw, each one
of them with the force OF poeaX
After q clinch jim stepped in with a left
to the body and Tom shot another left to
the head. Tom tented with his right
and drawing Jeff to him sent a straight
left close to the mark. Jeff countered
with right on body. They exchanged
lefts on head and fought at close quar-
ters till the bell rang. Sharkey again
sending one over after the gong sounded
Brady called Siler over and complained
of Sharkey's tactics and when Siler re-
fused to interfere look of disgust spread
over Brady's features.
ROUND EIGHTEEN.
Tom opened with left swing for the
head, but Jeff blocked him: then they
got to close quarters and clinched. Aft
er they broke Jeff landed a right swing
on Toms ear, but the sailor was right
back with three left-hand jabs hard to
the face. Jeff clinched and Tom hooked
his right to neck and then they
swung On each other viciously, and i'll. a
clinch Sharkey hung on to Jeff's neck
with his left arm, dragging jeff 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 his feet. Jeff was
more careful after this and kept ON the
defensive until the end of the round,
which was decidedly Sharkey $ on points,
barring the hugging.
ROUND NINETEEN.
Sharkey rushed, but Jeff was first to
land, sending right hard under heart.
Sharkey broke away and hooked his left
over to Jeff's ear. They clinched again
and Sharkey brought his left hard
dCIOSS the SlOuldCH. Jeu COlupldlHeu
that Sharkey was holding him,
but the referee thought different
and told the men to go on and fight
Sharkey led with left to head. Jeff
ducl1ed and put his left hard on wind.
Sharkey rushed again, sending his left
free right hand over the kidneys three
times. Jeff clinched and after they
broke Sharkey swung his left to the
cheek and crossed his right over on op
pOsite side. Both these blows Jared
Jeff, but he came back and jabbed his
left to the wind and shot the same hand
straight to Sharkey's face and the sailor
staggered. They were fighting at close
range at sound of gong.
ROUND TWENTY.
Sharkey, as usual, was first and quick
est on his feet and forced Jeff to a neu-
trail corner, but failed to land left and
right swing which he attempted. They
broke from clinch in the middle of the
ring and Jeff sent his left straight to
ear and got into another clinch,
from which referee had to separ-
ate them. Both men were slower
in movements and clinched repeatedly
without landing. Sharkey sent two
straight lefts to Jeffs nose, bringing
Jeff jolted his right under Toms chin.
Let's and rights were exchanged for
face and chest and straight left jab
from Jim landed on the sailors mouth
and Jared the Irishman. The pace in.
creased towards the end of the round
without any further damage being done.
ROUND TWENTY-ONE.
AS usual the fighting started on Jeff's
side Of the ring. They got to the center
in a clinch and Jeff shot his right to the
body. Sharkey responded with two
rights over the kidneys. They exchanged
lefts to the face, then Jeff stepped in
with a hard right on the body, Shar
key countering lightly. jeff land
ed another right on the body,
and jabbed his left in Sharkey's
face Both hooked rights over kidneys,
while they laughed at each other semi
good-naturedly. They came to clinch
and after the break Tom swung his left
to neck, Jim responding with a straight
left on mouth just before the bell
ROUND TWENTY TWO.
They moved cautiously and Jeff was
first to land, sending right to body. Then
he sent a straight left to the face and
Sharkey replied with left swing on the
jaw. After clinch JEFF sent his left
to Sharkey's injured eye, and
the Irishman's optic began to
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