Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-04
THE GREAT FIGHT
George Siler Says He Has Never
Seen Such a Battle and He is
the Leading Authority.
SHARKEY WAS VERY GAME
Jeffries Still Champion, But sharkey, With
Broken Ribs, Says He Will Try Again
-Fitssimmons and Oorbett Again
Heard From.

New York, November 4.-The fgh
between Jeffries and Sharkey at Cone!
island last night for the worlds cham
pionship carried $4,000 as a guarante,
and percentage of the gate receipts
over $4,000. Before the fight Corbet
and Fitzsimmons, through agents. chal
lenged the winner. Both contestants
! were in good condition. The club house
was packed. The betting was 100 to Il
in favor Of Jeffries. Before the fight
two other men had slugging match
pure and simple.
Sharkey and Jeffries fought very hare
from the start, and it was give and take
| for long while. In the ninth round
they clinched and the referee had to
separate them.
At the end of the twelfth round JEFF
fries was in distress from left-hand
blow on the chin that dazed him and
made him wabble. In the next Sharkey
got the same sort Of a blow and a bad
eye. In the thirteenth round Jeffries
got a chin blow that staggered him
Sharkeyswas cautioned to fight fair. In
the next round Jeffries was again stag
gered, and 81, 100 was offered in favor of
Sharkey against $1,000, and not taken.
In the next round each staggered. The
fight was getting furious. The sixteenth
round was hot and each suffered. Thus
the battle Waged through several
rounds. In the nineteenth Jeffries
claimed a foul, as blow was low. This
claim was disallowed. Then the men
pounded away, Jeffries frequently hit
ting his opponents eyes. Sharkey re-
peatedly smashed the other fellow. on
the nose and mouth.
In the twenty second round Jeffries
cut under guard twice upon Sharkey's IS
jaw and dazed his enemy, who clinchet
and was beaten off. The gong saved
Sharkey. In the twenty-third bout cries
of foul committed by Sharkey were
heard. In the next round Sharkey got
it on the jaw and eye, staggered and
clinched as the bell sounded to stop.
The twenty-f1fth round, the following
bulletin describes: Both up strong; they
shake hands. Sharkey dances, then puts
left on mouth, Jeffries reaching ribs
with right. Sharkey ducks and Jeffries
puts stiff right under heart; another
duck by Tom, and Jeffries raps the jaw
with right. Sharkey puts left on mouth,
Jeffries betting stomach with left. An
other left goes to Toms stomach, and
Sharkey swings right to jaw Jeffries'
right swings to jaw; clinch. and JEFF
ries' glove Is torn from his left hand as
they wrestle. Sharkey goes to the floor.
He is up Immediately. Referee Siler
it on Jeffries' hand. Sharkey stands,
looking puzzled. His seconds yell for
him to go at Jeffries. The referee steps
between them, trying to put on Jeffries'
glove. Tom tries to punch. Jeffres
throws his right to the shoulder, and all
three-Sharkey and Jeffries and the ref
eree-are clinched when the bell ended
the battle. The referee declared Jeffries
the winner.
1t was remarkably fast and furious
battle. Sharkey was stronger near the
end, but weakened under Jeffries' on
slaught. Jeffries wrapped a rag around
his neck and was congratulated on all
sides. Sharkey was cheered for his
great showing. Jim Jeffries is still the
champion heavyweight Of the world.
New York, November 4.-After the
Sharkey-Jeffries bout was over last
night the two pugilists were taken to
separate Turkish bath establishments
uptown. With two broken ribs and a
lame shoulder Sharkey was willing to
be assisted in his movements. He said
he would have put Jeffries out had he
not wrenched his left shoulder in the
eighteenth round. "It was like fighting
with one arm after that" he said.
Jeffries seemed anything but pleased
over the result Of the fight. He expect
ed a much easier task. There Is big
lump on his cheek bone, a slight abra-
sion on his forehead between the eye
brows, and the skin Of his nose Is badly
lacerated. His left arm, which was
sprained while training, is now almost
useless.
Sharkey said to-day he would post q
check for 5000 for another bout with
Jeffries. ,i
George Siler, who acted as referee o.
Last nights bout, said to-day: "Shar-
key put up a great fight, but was out
generated by Jeffries, who fought 9
clean-cut battle and outpointed Shar.
key throughout with the exception of
| few rounds. Sharkey at times was ag'
gressive, and led often. but many Of hi
blows, which may have appeared tt
| land on Jeftries, went wide OF the mark
Sharkey, in his desire to win, resortet
| to questionable tactics. 1t was thu
greatest heavyweight fight have evel
seen. and think 1t will be q lifetime
before another such battle takes place
Both men showed gamenees. and theil
| endurance was almost marvellous"
Sharkey said: "Jeffries did not VIII
the fight. Giving the decision to hin
| was the rankest kind Of robbery. JET
fries was not the only man I'M on th'
deal, either. Why, that big stiff wa
| laying all over me half the time. AM
| fouling me time and again. I asked hin
to break away, and he would not. I
was more like wrestling than anythini
else"
"Jeffries says you fouled him." sail
one Of those present.
Hes q liar" exclaimed sharkey. "
never fouled him."