The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-04
And a Great Crowd Witnessed the
Desperate Struggle,
JEFFRIES HAD THE BETTER
OF the Fight in the First TWO aud
Last Three Rounds, But During
the other Twenty Sharkey
Forced the issuc-Jefirics'
Weight ana Brawn
Helped Him Greatly.

RING SIDE. CONEY ISLAND SPORT
ING CLUB. y. Y. Nov. 3.-James j. Jei-
fries retains the championship of the
world Referee George sher giving him
the decision at the end Of the twenty
fifth round. over sailor Tom sharkey. at
the Coney Island Sporting club tonight.
II was one of the most marvellous bat
ties that has taken place and the greatest
crowd that ever gathered in the Coney
Island Club House witnessed the desper-
ate struggle for supremacy.
I'm five rounds Jenries had the better
of the fight. In the first TWO ana in the
last three During the other twenty
Sbarkev forced the issue, and like "a buil
terrier was at his man with both hands
increasingly. in those twenty ROUNDS
Jenries' great weight and Drawn helped
him 10 hold on The sailor, and in me
twenty-second round he swung in q cou-
pie Of victrus upper-cuts that made ShaI-
kav er0egv. Tom came back again in
the twenty-lourth and twenty-ntth, put
he was weakened greatly by Jenries
vicious blows. one minute before the
gong sounded TO end the tight Jenries
left glove came of. and practically the
contest was over The referee mOtioned
To Jenries' corner. am American flag was
aung around the champions shoulders
and The crowd. outside and in tha arena,
chcercd wildly The crowd ON the oppo-
site and Boo Sharkey's corner yelled Tor
Sharkev. and tha men were Ted back to
their dressing rooms.
HOI SO PACKED.
The thousands oi sIc iafors were banked
forty feet high iu the building, the house
packed irom rineslde to rafters. and tine
aislos around the ring We're lined. The
tremendous crowd sWe8ted under the
glare of 900 arc lights. l5 feet or less
from the canvas of the squared circle.
The heat was intense. The fighters were
almost exhausted, and the spectators
shrieked themselves hOarse
no seemed at first as though 10 would be
a short nght, for in the -ecnd round JEFF
fries put the sailor 90 Che ropes with q
left on the jaw, and The referee began 90
call off the seconds as Sh3Ikey kneeied
ON the floor. But from The third round
on Sharkev with his vicious swings TO
the ribs and the jaw, kept the crowd on
It's feet waiting for Knockout
Jcfries stood the terrific punishment
and with his eye nose and ear split, came
back Just as anxiOusly in the last rounds
the unfortunate and unsatisfactory end
Ing. Jcnr.es glove flying of bringing
The fight To- conclusion, although
the crowd urged Sharkey TO rush
in and end it This he tried 10
do. but Je0rics fought him back and
referee Sner rushed 90 the rescue. 10 was
noticeable that Jeffries used his weight 90
is best advantage. throwing himself
AN over the sailor. but the latter did his
shlrge of the huegng, too, and both we're
warned repeatedly.
Ten thousand spectators gathered
around the ring side.
PRELIMINARY BOUT
A preliminary event of ten rounds at rs
pounds preceded the big event and l>ld
Goulottc. of Rochester, who looked
great deal like Jenries on small scale
was beaten by Tommy Moran OF Brooklyn
Then. after half am hours delay Tom
Sharkcv could Doe seen making bis way
through the crowds. lie was well Zee
ceived. but Jenries was chcered 70 the
echo.
sharl,ev entered the ring enve'oped in
big brown robe. He is accompanied by
his manager Tom ORourke. Tim Nc
Grath and Morris Kelly of Boston.
Jenries I'm yellow ana red-sDotted
bathrobe has entered the ring accom-
panied by Billy Brady.
AS soon as ne got inside the ropes he
walked half way across the ring and
sharkev met him and they shook hands
cordially. The crowd cheered.
Jedrlee' seconds were Billy Delaney,
Tommy Ryan. Jack Jeffries and Ernest
Roeber.
Jenries weighed 2l2 pounds and Sharkey
twenty-five pounds less, but the latter
looked TO bee i'm the better condition. the
Californian being salow and having star
Ing ewes. and giving other evidences of not
being in the best condition. The betting
AT the start was 100 90 20 ON Jeffries
II looked as though Sharkey was clearly
out-classed i'm Inc second round OROurke.
however. gave the sailor a talking TO. and
20 the amazement of all. Sharkey swung
home on Jenries' ribs and jaw almost at
will and there vs. a wild audience As
the fight went al0ng. round by round. the
sailor fovght his way into the hearts OF
those who marvelled al Jenrios' capacity
for punishment.
Sharkeys vicious punches began 90 tell,
and al the close Of the seventh round IL
seemed as though Jemries could hardly
walk 10 his corner. and it seemed certain
there would be a new champion. Sharkeys
ear was split in the eighth round and il
made him Ike a bull. lie rushed. swing
ing lefts and rights and landed nearly All
of them with Jcnries throwing himself AN
over the sailor
LOST HIS GLOVE
No one could say who would get IN the
Knockout blow and neither seemed able
10 put force enough into the blow 10 drop
his man I'm the midst Of the twenty-hfth
round. nearly one minute before the close
Jeffries' glove flew across the ring and
Siler ran 10 help him on with IT, Sharkey
held back until his friends yelled at him
not 10 stop. and IT, was a three-corne-ed
fight for a few minutes. The referee got
Ieffries and tried 10 draw 10 on This was
difficult 10 do and then Sharkey rushed.
Jcffries threw up his gloved and ungloved
hand. and with the former upper-cut
Sharkey Siler ran between them and
made a second attempt 10 assist Jeffries
The sailor waited a moment. but wildly
excited by the shrieks Of the spectators
he rushed again. Silcr dragged Jenries
away and the gong rang
The referee pointed 10 Jeffries' corner.
and his seconds and friends cheered
wildly.
The majority Of those at the ring