Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-11-04
THE FIGHT.
Jeffries Wins In a Twenty-Five
Round Contest.
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Ninth-sharkey puts Jim on ropes
with left and after some punches in
which Sharkey is at advantage, they
lock and the referee breaks them by
force at bell
Tenth-Jim gets in strong right on
wind and Sharkey smashes Jims eye
with his left.
Bleventh--Jeff staggers his man
with left on chin, then beats ribs and
stomach with left and right. Sharkey
jabs mouth with left and puts left
swing on stomach. A clinch and even
blows, Both weakening and clinching
frequently. Jeffries rushes Sharkey
slips in Jeffries' corner and Jim
smashes bad eye with right. Sparring
al bell.
twelfth Sharkey swings both
hands to head, staggering Jeffries
IL three short left strokes on jaw.
Sharkey hooks right to jaw and dashes
Jeffries with a terrible left smash on
the chin, while another left on jaw
makes Jeffries wabble. Gong.
hirteenth-Jeffries is staggered by
a warm one on the jaw. They clinch
and after breaking Sharkey smashes
Jeffries in mouth and jaw with two
lefts and as Sharkey raises a swing he
plvots and is cautioned, They clinch.
Fourteenth-Tom jumps in and
misses a left for wind, Jim dancing
away. Jim jabs left on mouth. Shark
ey betting ribs. A left on neck stag
gers Jim for an instant and Jim puts
left to stomach. Jim throws two lefts
and a right on wind. The punches
shake Sharkey considerably, but he
shoots two lefts to l.-e head. Jim lands
left on Sharkey's chin.
Fifteenth-Sharkey splits Jim's nose
with left and staggers Jim with right
swing on jaw. Jim smashed eye with
left and landed left on stomach. The
fighting is furious and the sports are
surprised at the stamina of both men.
SiXteenth-Blows well sent and ev-
emily divided. Half clinched at end.
Seventeenth-Jim gets in two lefts
at start. A series of clinches, followed
by swapping of light blows.
Eighteenth-Sharkey starts with
swinging left to neck, then misses a
drive for wind A clinch and Jim
lands twice on nose with left. jim
gets in two straight lefts on head and
swings three times to ear, jaw
and neck, but Jeffries never wavers
and smashes Toms mouth with left
and reaches ribs with right. Both
score misses. A clnch and sparring
at bell.
Nineteenth-Jim gets right under
heart. Sharkey in close and puts solid
lett on stomach. Jim appeals to ref
cree, claiming that the blow was low,
but Siler says, Go on" A few
punches and as the gong sounds Jim
puts Sharkey's head back with left.
Observation-Disclosures, sparring and
Jim ducks left swing. A swap of
light rights on head and the bell rings.
Twenty-frst-Swapping of light and
heavy blows, with no material advant-
,ge.
Twenty-second-After a few passes
md light blows, Jim somes up with two
lights under Sharkey's guard. They
each the jaw and Sharkey is dazed.
He clinches and Jim beats him off and
puts left to stomach. Sharkey gets
eft to ear.
Twenty-third-Jim's right to stom-
lch. They clinch, then Jim raps eye,
packs Sharkey to corner and sends left
o eye. Clinch and hold. Jim swings
IN jaw and hooks right to ear.
Twenty y-fourlh-Sharkey sends right
o stomach and also to ear, Jim belt
ng Sharkeys ribs. Cllnches are fire.
luent. Sharkey misses his right and
lin swings right to ear. Jim draws
'harkey into a duck and smashes him
yltn right in jaw and ear. Another
light reaches Toms jaw and Sharkey
jmaJhes eye with left Jim staggers
,narkey with hook on jaw. Sharkey
linches and another right cuts his eye
lie misses with left and they cllnch.
cong,
Twenty-fif,n-Both come up strong
mi shake hands. Sharkey dances
aen puts left to mouth, Jeffries reach
ng ribs with right Sharkey ducks
md Jim puts stiff right to heart. An
,ther duck by Sharkey and Jim raps
he jaw with right. Sharkey puls left
n mouth, Jim landing on stomach
With left. Another left goes to
Sharkey's stomach and Sharkey
wings right to jaw. Jim replies by
lard right swing on jaw. A cllnch and
Inns glove is torn from left hand as
hey wrestle around the ring. Shark
~ goes to the floor but is up imme-
lately. Sller picks up the glove and
starts to replace it on Jeffries hand.
Sharkey looks puzzled. His seconds
,ell at him to get at Jim. He did so,
md Jim, Sharkey and the referee all
,linched. The bell sounded and the
light was over.
The referee decided in favor of JET
.rles, the decision being given on
POINTS made during the fight.
Jeffrles is tnil the champion heavy
weight pugilist of the world.
The fight was one of the best and
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