The evening times., 1899-11-04

| a bull. Both men were blowing trife.
and were also affected somewhat by the
intense heat.
| Round 4-Jeffries came out very quickly
this time. croucning over. his famous atti-
tude Sharkey jumped into Kim with lett
| and right on the head. Jeffries falling to
block. Sharkey then got under Jims left
with great right t-hand jolt over the heart.
It was the best punch Starkey had landsd
SO far, and he tried 1t again, but Jenr:es
! Strengthened Tom up with left which
was held out at arms length. Sharkey,
! however. kept coming for his man in the
I same style, until the champion hit rather
| low and was cautioned. Sharkey was sur
prisingly shifty, and got away quickly
| from two leads. He came back again, and
mixed it. The men we're very good ma
! tured. and there was no roughing and no
| fouling. AS the round ended Jeffries shot
| a heavy right into the throat. bat Sharkey
! was unhurr.
/ Round 5-Sharkey rushed right away
nd, getting his man close to the ropes.
he landed heavy right on the ear, then
he got the left over Jeffries. pounding the
/ heart with the right. Sharkey followed
with another rush, swinging a bit wildly.
| Jeffries reached the short ribs with an
| other powerful right and followed it with
straight lefts that rocked the sailors head.
Sharkey kept coming, but Jeffries was now
we'll warmed up. and he found that ne
! could reach the body with the right. 1t
| looked as though he might soon wear the
sailor down, unless the latter changed his
| method of defence. They got into fierce
exchange of swings and Jeffries put in left
! and right on the head, but Sharkey drove
| in six solid lefts to the chin which made
the champion retreat. Sharkey never let
up. although Jeffries countered him In
the stomach with terrific blows. As the
bell rang Sharkey landed one punch and
! Brady jumped up and claimed foul. He
was ruled out of order.
SharlSey Fierce as IA Tiger.
! Round 6-Sharkey ran out of bis corner
I like a tiger and landed hook squarely in
/ the face, Jeffries feinted, and missed him.
Jeffries came in with the left and Sharkey
! hammered the kidneys with free hand,
| landing a left jolt on the chin on the
| break. They got into clinch and both
used free hands without much effect
| Sharkey's strength was helping him won
! derfully He got his left in straight re-
! peatedly to the neck. but Jeffries took all
I of these smashes with wonderful stamina.
Sharkey did not fight very well, but used
! leIts anu disO upper CutS III thc
body Jeffries countered steadily. A
heavy left drew drop of blood from JET
| fries mouth. Sharkey tried another left
and it flew over Jim's head, the sailor al
most losing his balance.
Round I-Jeffries came up looking for the
usual Iush. Sharkey accommodated him
and landed, 4 stomach punch. Jeffries
countered hard on the ear, the sailor
/ swinging for the head and body. Sharkey
sill forced il, and, as Jeffries slipped the
I left, he uppercut the champion in tine mouth
with right. Jeffries had free hand and
pounded the stomach with terrific power.
Sharkey was putting up grand fight, and
the crowd was surprised. Jeffries devoted
most CT his blows TO the body, while
Sharkey still stuck to the head. Jefres
did not lead more than once in the whole
round. Sharkey kept on with his wonderful
attack and. with two lefts that landed
I squarsly on the jaw, he had Jeffries guess
J ing.
Round S-Jeffries was on the defensive
! The moment the bell rang. Tom rushed in
! with powerful swings, and Jeffres in a
! clirch laid his entire weight upon the
sailor. They had rough mix-up in which
Sharkey's left eye was slightly bruised.
! Tom went TO the attack again and landed
! tremendous blows on the body Jeffries
finally cut loose al close quarters, but both
men did about an equal amount of ef-
fective work Jeffries continued TO lay his
( wight upon his man in the cIinches, and
! was getting slower every minute Sharkey
1 finally made Jeffries hang on with left and
! right swings on the jaw Jeffries fought
out of a clinch with body blows. but he be-
gan to hug again when he found Sharkey
coming in. Jeffries split the left ear, and
than deliberately pushed Sharkey clear
across the ring against the ropes, which
drew cry of foul from some of the spec
tators.
Jeffries ON the Defensive.
Round 9-Jsfrries. still on the defensive
began TO use his feet. He circ.ed around
into Sharkey's corner, where Tom got too
close and drove in left to the head.
sharkey bored in again and Jeffries swung
a left 10 the neck. Jeffries pushed Sharkey
around again in clinch and looked as
though he was losing his temper. Sharkey
was fighting perfectly fair, and appealed
to the referee The sailor shook Jeffries
up with left on the chin, and followed
with a body punch that made the big fel-
low hug again. Sharkey stuss to his man.
which was evidence that Jeffriss had not
hurt him much Sharkey was in and out
of clinches. and kept coming, at the gong.
Jeffriss driving him into a corner with his
arms around the sailors neck.
Round l0-Jeffrles waited once more for
the sailor to arrive in his territory, and
Tom stepped up with a left which was
blocked Sharkey began a little roughing
himself now, and, getting a right around
the back of the champions head, he
dragged him across the ring. Billy Brady
was up hollering foul again, but there
was nothing in it. Sharkey continued his
assault, fighting at close quarters and land
ing jolts on the head. Jeffries was putting
up fight inferior to that which beat FitZ-
simmons They got into a ciinch and went
around the ring at numbering pace. The
pace was slower now. Sharkey rushed
again. and Jeffries crossed the right on the
left eye. splitting it open. the blood rum
ming down his neck onto his breast. TIL S
was. powerful blow on the part Of the
champion, and he took courage. When the |
round ended the men stood still moment |
and grinned at each other. Jeffries was |
evidently playing waiting game. with the |
idea of having Sharkey tire himself out.
The Sailors Rad Eye.
Round 11-Sharkey's eye had been fixed
I'D during the rest, and he looked as fresh
as ever when he came out. He rushed
into a clinch and as they broke away JEFF |
fries took chance with a rush that drove |
Sharkey across the ring. Jeffries was cut |
ting loose now and fighting in his best !
style. He got the right into the body re- |
peatedly and also hooked left into Shar- |
keys face. Toms left ear was badly |
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