The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-04

Came on in the Last Round and
While the Referee Was Fixing II.
Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Intelligencsr.
NEW YORK. Nov. s.-James ]. Jerf-ies
retains The heavyweight championship OF
the world. George Siier. tho referee. gavc
him the decision a, the end Of the twen-
'y-fifth round over Tom Sharkey. at Coney
| Island Sporting Club tonight. II was ono
OF the most remarkable fights that has
taken place for years and the attendance
was the largest that ever gathered In Coney
| Island Club house. In FIVE rounds Jeffres
had tho better Of the fight. in the first two
and in the last three. In the other twenty
Sharkey forced the issue and was at his
man With both hands increasingly. In those
twenty rounds Jeffries' great weight and
Drawn helped him to hold or the sailor and
in the twenty second round he swung a
couple OF vicious uppercuts that made
Sharkey groggy. Tom came hack again In
the twenty fourth and twenty fifth. but no
weakened greatly by Jen's vicious
blows. One minute before the gong sound
ed 10 end the fight Jefyrtes' left glove came
of and practically the contes, was over.
In the ciinch Sharkey slipped 10 the
floor pulling JEFF with him as he fell The
referee picked up the glove and tried to
adjust II. In the meanwhile Sharkey tried
to- get at the Californian. JefYries broke
away from the referee Sharkey led for
him with his right and JEFF sent his right
over Sharkey's shoulder. The referee then
got between them and a. he did 40 the
bell rung. ending the fight. and tho referee
declared JsffTies winner.
MARKHAM
RINGSTDE COMFY ISLAND SPORT
ING CLUB, NEW YORK. Nov. a-James
J. JefYries retains tho championship OF ths
world. Referee George siIer giving him tho
decision at the end OF tho twenty-a?th
round over Sailor Tom sharkey, at the
Coney Island Sporting Club tonight II
was one OF tho most marvellous battles
that has taken pisce, ana the greatest
crowd ever gathered IN the Coney Island
Club house witnessed tho desperate strug-
gle for supremacy
In Eve rounds Jcnrfes had the better of
tho fghtlng-in the first and the last three
the issue. and like Il bun terrier. was at
his man with both hands increasingly. In
those twenty rounds Jefrrfes' weigh, ard
brawn helped him 10 hold on the sailor.
and IN the twenty second round ne swung
In a couple of vicious upper cuts that made
sh.rkey groggy. Tom came back again in
the twenty- fourth ard twenty NTH. but
he was weakened greatly by Jerr,es' vi
laF b..
sounded to end the fight Tcffrias' ief, glove
came OF and practically thu contest waA
over.
The referee fno'fonsf 70 JefTrfes' corner.
an American flag wss nung over the
charnrinn's shoulders and the crowd on
that side and erd Of the arena cheer
81 wildly The crowd on the opposite eide
and end, In sharkey's corner. yelled for
Rharksy. and the men we're led back 10
their dressing rooms,
Tremendous Crowd OF Spectators.
Tho tholsards ~ spectators we're hank
FL forty fee, high in the building. no
place being pa kad from rirgsde 10 raft
err. and ne a'sIeH around the ring wers
lined The tremendous CROWD s.eated am
der the glare II 80 arc lights Fifteen
feet or less from The canvas Of 'hs sqnar-
81 circle the beat vas INTENSE. The fghf-
~ra were almost exhausted. AMI ara spec
taiorr shrs~ked themselves hoarse II
seemed at fret a. though II would ne a
abort nEht. for IN The second round Jee-
tries put ne sailor TO ;ho ropes vita left
On ths 1aw and the referee heesu 20 cali
~ The seconds aa 3harkey knalt on no
so<,r Par from the third round on Shar-
key. with hls vle,ous swing - tae rihs and
isw. kept ths crowd "a iis fest waiting
for knockout
JenrIes Took Puntshm~n,.
Jerries stoof the terrific punishment
ana win his eye. n0s~ and ear split.
came tack just - viciously ~ ;he ias.
three rounds. ard a3rnos, retrieved him
self Theu came the unfortunate and
ursatisfaetory ending. JeTrles- giove ~
lng Of. bringing th= azhf - an end.
although the crowd urged 3hafkey 20
rush ia ard end = Thss hs tried 20
ID bit JeTrtex fought h1m back. ard
Referee ag~r rushed to the rescue. +,
vas noticeable that Jesrries used his
weight % i'z b@4t advantage. throwing
himself au over ,he sailor. bat The lat
tsr 1id his share % huggiHg too. and
10th w.r. warned repeatedly.
Tea ,housan6 spectators gathered
around tha rinssiia- Though Consy Isi-
and was swrp, ~ 4 gaze ire cara cana
down crowded 81 tfsa guards iE "a swiftly
moving .lne enf the sports wafsA 10 ths
ssay:gI entrances laaains - the arena
All Manner OF Men Present.
AZ $50 there were 800" .n the b3ild.
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