The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-04


landing blow. Sharkey sent two
straight lefts to Jeffries' nose bringing
the blood in streams. But a few sec
onds later Jeffries jolted his right under
Toms chin. Let's and rights were eX-
changed on face and head and straight
left jab from Jim landed on the Sailors.
mouth and Jared the Irishman. 1he
pace increased toward the end of the
round without any further damage De
ing done.
Round 21.-As usual the fighting start
ed on Jeffries' side Of the ring. They
got to the center in a c,inch and Jeffries
Shot his right to the body. Sharkey re-
sponded with two rights over the kid
neys. They exchanged lefts to the face.
Then jim stepped in with "A hard right
ON the body, Sharkey countering lightly.
.Jeffries landed another right on the
body and jabbed his left in Toms face;
both hooked rights over the kidneys,
while they laughed at each other semi
good naturally They came to clinch
and after their break Tom swung his
left to the neck. Jim responded with a
straight left on the mouth just before
the bell rang.
Round 22.-They moved cautiously
and Jeffries was first to land, sending
his right to the body. Then he sent a
straight left to the face and Sharkey re-
piled with left swing on the jaw
After a clinch Jeffries sent his left to-
Sharkey's injured eye and the Irishman's
optic began to bleed freely. Tom kept
boring in with it, but Jim met him twice
with straight lefts ON the face Three
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time Sharkey landed backhanded right
ON Jim's face. Jim stepped in with a
fearful right uppercut under the chin
and repeated it later. As they sbroke
from a clinch Sharkey turned to his
manager. O'Rourke, and laughed, while
Tom and the other men in Jeffries' cor
ner shouted to him eco on. go on"
Jeffries failed to follow up his advan-
tage and the force Of these two blows
was visible when the bell rang, and
Sharkey wobbled perceptibly as ne went
back to his corner.
Round 23.-Jim iabbed a straight left
to Toms injured eye and Tom clinched
After the break Jim jabbed his left to
the Sailor and forced him across the
ring, where they came to a clinch in
which Tom forced Jim's head back with
his elbow under the jaw. Again they
came to Il clinch from which they had
to be broken by the referee with Shar-
key holding. Jim jabbed his left to the
Sailors face and staggered him. Shar-
key clinched, and after the bell rang
sent his right over to the head as the
referee forced them apart.
Round 24.-Jeffries was quicker this
time and met Sharkey's rush. They
clinched and after they broke away Tom
sent his right over to the neck. Jeffries
stabbed his left lightly to the face
Sharkey tried his left, but fell short and
received right smash on the ear from
Jim. Jeffries seems to be improving
steadily, and as Tom came in close to
him Jim shot his right to Toms chin
Sharkey clinched again and after they
broke Jim reached the Sailor with a
right swing on the ear. Sharkey still
kept boring in, but Jim met him every
time with a left or right hook on the
head and these soon made Sharkey
groggY Sharkey clinched frequently,
but Jim kept pushing him off and Tom
rushed back swinging left and right
wildly for the head, but failed to land,
and jim caught him with a right on the
jaw. They were clinGhed at the bell
with Jeffries the better man.
Round 25.-They shook hands good
naturally, Jeffries landing left, but
Sharkey ducked. Again Jeffries led, but
once more Tom was clever and ducked
away from him. Both swung rights
TOMS were blocked but Jim's were
landed on the jaw. They clinched and
in the breakaway Jim hooked his left to
Toms ear, the Sailor returning with his
right on the body Tom kept coming to
his man, but was met with an uppercut
on the chest and a clinch followed.
Jcffries sent his right to the head and
left to the body with Tom hooking three
rights back of the head. Tom swung
his right viciously for the head, but fell
short and Jim hooked his left hard to
the jaw staggering the Sailor. In a
clnch Tom slipped to the floor, pulling
Jim's left glove with him as he fell.
The referee then picked up the glove and
tried to adjust it. In the meantime
Sharkey tried to get at the Californian.
Jeffries broke away from the referee as
Sharkey led for him with his right and
Jim sent his right over Sharkey's Shout
der. The referee then got between them
and as he did so the bell rang ending the
fight, and the referee declared Jeffries
the winner.
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