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left for the chin, but Jim blocked him
neatly. Jeff stepped in with two rights
on the body and was cautioned for
using the same blow while holding a
moment later. Sharkey kept up his
rushing, but was met every time with
Jefrries' right to the ribs The referee
separated them from n hard clinch,
neither man wanting to let go.
Jeff swung his left to the neck and a
moment later got his right to the
chest, Sharkey countering lightly on
the head. jeff jabbed his left straight
/ to Toms left eye. Both men We're fair
/ ly fresh when they returned to their
corners.
| Round 5.-Sharhey was the quickest
on his feet and sent his left to the face,
following with two rights to the head
at close quarters. Jeff clinched, and as
they broke away sent his right hard to
the wind. Sharkey rushed again, but
/ Jeffries met him with another hard
right on the short-ribs. Jeffries land
ed again in the same spot with a pow
erful right and Sharkey clinched and
| they wrestled for a moment in the CEN
! ter of the ring. After they broke
away. Sharkey rushed in with a ter
rife left on the body, but he missed on
his next try and got a left in the face.
Both men exchanged very hard lefts in
the face and cross-countered each other
.
rushing like demon and shot his left
to the face. Jeffries shot back his
right to the body and the bell found
them in close quarters.
Round 6.-Sharkey was the quickest,
coming like a flash with a hard left on
the chest. They came to a clinch and
when they broke, Sharkey stuck his
tongue out at Jeff. Another clinch and
Sharkey had his left hard to the neck
and drove his right with fearful force
to the kidneys. forcing Jeff to another
clinch. Sharkey let his left go for all
! it was worth on Jeffries' chest and the
big fellows frame was Jared by the
blow. Jeffries shot his left to the wind
and rushed to a clinch. Sharkey bring
/ ing his right with hard jolt over the
heart. Both fought fiercely without a
let up. Sharkey having the better of
mitigating. Jeff sent his left to the
body and Sharkey countered with a left
on the mouth, cutting Jeff's sore lip.
( This was Sharkey's round.
Round 7.-sharkey was first to land
with his right on the neck, Jeffries
throwing his left on the head and to
the chest. Some sparring ensued un-
til Jeff stepped in with a right on the
body and as they came to clinch jeff
uppercut Tom with a right on the chest.
Tom sent back left on the head and
then clinched. Sharkey was fighting
fast. Jeffries seems slow in compar-
ison. Jeffries sent his left to the body
and Sharkey sent a hard left hook
back. After another hard right on the
body Tom swung his left to the head
and Jared the boiler maker to his
heels. Sharkey rushed and swung his
left to Jeffries' head. Jeff clinched
hard and lay over his man with such
Sharkey from falling. In the break
away Sharley got his left to the face.
Another round for Sharley.
Round S.-Jeff assumed the defensive
near the ropes in his corner and Tom
went to him with left which went
around the neck, but he shot his right
hard to Jeffries' ribs. Sharkey rushed
and Swung his left to the head. JEFF
returned with a right on the ribs, and
they came to d rough mix-up with hon
ors even. They clincned and from this
Tom landed a straight left on the
head and landed another blow few
seconds later with telling force. JEFF
fries clinched again and seemed un-
willing to break. Jeff sent his entire
weight on Sharkey and got into a close
wrangle in which Jeff had his left to
Toms ear. bleeding it. They mixed
things up with fearful force. both land
ing heavily on the neck and body. Jeff
| seemed tired, but met Sharkey's next
rush with right and left jolts to the
! both. Both men We're fighting as if
their lives depended on it, and dealt
/ blow after blow in the clinch, in which
Z Jeff was on the defensive. Tom hooked
his left to Jeffries' jaw and at close
quarters each sent rights to the wind.
Jeffries rushed Sharkey to the ropes,
but the latter came back with right
prod on the wind as the bell rang.
Sharkey retired to his corner laughing.
Round 9.-Tom rushed again, with
Jeffries on the defensive, but Jeff
tripped, steadied himself and met
Sharkey's rush with a left hook on the
ear. Tom rushed again and Jeff met
him with a terrific right drive under