Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-04
IEFFRIES WINS
The Big Fight Is Decided on
Points

T. 1oIlh, NOV. ., 1000. So
delegations are arriving from out of
town to see the great fight and club
house is filling rapidly. Jefries is the
favorite at 100 to 50.
$40 p. MIN the preliminary bout
of ten rounds, Tommy Moran Of
Brooklyn IN, was given the decision over
Kid Goulette of Rochester, after a hard
fought battle.
The officials of the evening are, Geo.
Siler, referee: w. H. Robertson, time
keeper: Johnny Dunn, master of cere-
monies.
9:27 I. m.-The betting has become
lively, 100 to 70 now offered on Jeffries.
Sharkey has arrived and is preparing
to enter the ring.
9:36 o. m.-Jeffries has arrived
100 to 10 is being freely offered, but
Sharkey money is scarce. Beth in
ring. Fitz and Corbett challenge win
ner.
Round /. Sharkey throws let to jaw
and hooks right to chin. jeff smiles and
jabs: jumps in with lett to stomach and
right on ribs. Sharkey iolts jeff s jaw
with left and jeff jabs mouth with left.
JEFF puts right under heart. Tom clinches
and after break Sharkey rushes jeff to
ropes, and swings with both hands. jeff
gets in middle of ring and shoots straight
left OIL neck. Toms left goes over Jeff's
shoulder. JEFF pushes Toms head back
with left and sends one over heart. Just
before bell jeff puts stiff one on jaw and
they clinched at close.
Rond ,. jeff lands right on ribs and
clinrhes. Tom wallOps jaw with left.
JEFF run Tom to ropes and staggers Tom
with left on jaw. Sharkey drops from
. right hook; he takes 9 seconds and
when he gets up Jeff drops him with left
on jaw. He grins mockingly and Tom
jumps in and swings wildly. JEFF jahs
him with left IN mouth; another clinCh
and Tom hooks to ear; on the break jeff
gets in two heavy rights on ribs and
swings on back of head They clinch
and in the roughing Tom goes to his
knees.
Round 3. jeff stops Toms rush with
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left; a clinch and Tom swings to ear as
he backs away, jim countering on head
They are locked at close.
Round 4. Tom short with left and
clinches. jeff right to ribs. Tom re-
plies in kind. Sharkey puts left on
mouth. JEFF light right on ribs. A
swap of rights OF stomach, two elm
ches and after sparring awhile Tom
sends right 20 ribs. Tom stops a left
for the wind and also stops right with
elbow. Jeff brings right to chin and
just as bell rings JEFF drops right On
stomach. JEFF walks to his corner
smiling.
Round ). Sharkey rattles Jeff's
teeth With left. JEFF puts right to ribs
and repeats. Tom, hooking right to
ear, clinches, and pushes jeff off with
left. Jeff lands three punches on wind
and Tom lands hard on wind, and
puts right on ribs, misses left. Jeff
throws = rights on stomach and Tom
staggers jeff with two left on Jaw.
jeff landing stit1iv on stomach with
right; a vigorous mix in middle. Tom
swings both hands on head. Just at
bell Sharkey hooked left to ear.
Brady claimed a foul but it was not al
lowed.
Round 8. They exchange rights on
stomach; then Jeff sends straight left to
face, puts right on ribs, clinches and
hooks Tom with both hands on head on
breaking. Another clinch. Jeff reaches
ribs with right. Tom pushed Jeff's head
back with left and uppercuts with right.
jeff skips away from Toms rush. They
clinch. jeff sends left to stomach, Tom
reaching jaw. Tom uppercuts with right
and both miss right swings and clinch.
Round I. Opens with a clinch. jeff
shoves left to mouth; Sharkey drives
left on stomach; a swap of short arm
swings on head; clinch, both bearing on
ribs with rights; Tom joIts jaw with left
jeff clinches and hangs on to Sharkev:
left puts left on stomach; Tom raps eye
with left, then smashes mouth with left;
Jeff plunks ribs with right; Sharkey
swings two leflS to jaw; Jeff staggers
but comes in with right on stomach;
clinched at bell. jeff locks worried and
tired as he takes his seat.
Round 8, Sharkey left on mouth.
jeff raps ribs with right and Tom rat
ties him with two short left hooks on
jaw. Tom swings left to neck, jeff
driving left and right on stomach.
Tom crowds jeff to roper and staggers
him with left on ear. Tom smashes
nose with left, Jeff whipping right to
ribs. Two clinches and Tom puts left
on mouth. Tom puts left on mouth
and sma7hes left on mouth and jeff
%clinches. He puts left and right on
stomach. jeff runs to a clinch and
outs Toms ear with right, locked on
ropes at close.
Round 9. jeff goes to ropes from left
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