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and sharkey sent hard left hook on
neck. After another hard right on the
BODY Tom swung his left to the head
anu oarred, the boiler maker to his
heels. Sharkey rushed and swung. his
left TO tJeffries' head. Jeffries clinchcd
hard and lay over on his man with such
torce that the referee had to keep
Sharkey from falling In the breakaway.
Sharkey got his left to the face This
is another round for Sharkey.
EIGHTH ROUND.
Jeffries assumed the defensive near
the ropes near his corner, and Tom
went to him with a left which went
around the neck, but he shot his right
hard to Jeff's ribs. Jefrries returned
with a right on the ribs and they came
to q rough mix-up, with honors even.
they clinched and from this Tom land .
ed straight Left on the head and land
ed another q few seconds later with
telling force. Jeffries clinched again
a 3nsl set seemed to be unwilling to break:
Jeifries threw his entire weight on
Sharkey and then they got into a. close
wrangle in which Jeffries hooked his
left on Toms ear, bleeding it. They
mixed things up with fearful force,
poth landing heavy on the neck and
body .Ieffries seemed tired, but met
Sharkey's next rush with right and
t n 2olts TO- the body; both men were
lighting as If for their lives, ana dealt
blow after blow in a clnch in which
Jeif rushed Tom to the ropes and MI
most threw him over. The bell found
them locked on the ropes.
NINTH ROUND.
Tom rushed again, with Jeff on the
oe ms and Jeff tripped with his left
on tne ropes, but steadied himself and
met Shafkey's rush with left hook
on the ear. Tom rushed again and
Jeit met him with n terrific right drive
under the heart. Tom hooked his left
10 the Jaw and at close quarters each
sent rights to the wind. They clinched
ooth sent left to the head, but they
were glancing blows. jeff drove his
tignt TO the body and Sharkey clinch-
ed and hung. After the break Tom
hooked two beautiful lefts to the Jaw,
then they got to close quarters in
when they had wrestling match,
each trying to land telling blow on
the wind. Jeffries rushed Sharkey to
me ropes but the latter came back
with q right on the wind as the bell
rang. Sharl1ey retired to his corner
laughing.
TENTH ROUND.
They got to close quarters without
either landing. Tom stepped In after
the break, and Jeffries met him with
left on the face. Sharkey Rugged
Jenries around the neck and the lat
ter showed Tom to the ropes. Sharlley
still holding. The referee, after sepa-
rating them, cautioned Sharkey.
Sharkey hooked his left on Jeff's head.
He tried this second time, but Jeff
ducNed safely and both exchanged hard
rights on the body at close quarters
JefrieS stepped in with a hard left on
the face, and Sharlley crossed him with
Il right on the jaw. Jeffries swung his
right to the left eye. which bled pro.
fusely, and they mixed it up vicously
until the bell sent them to their
corners.
ELEVENTH ROUND.
Sharkey was the aggressor, but Jim
met with n cft-on, the Jaw Jeff then
took n turn at rushing, ana sent his
left to the body and his right over to
the injured eye. Tom then rushed
sending his left to the face, but lie was
forced back with a hard right under
the heart. Jeffries swung left to body
and Tom got into close quarters, hook
Ing his right to the ribs. They came
together with Sharkcy swinging his
left, but Jcffrles blocked It clevcrly. ana
then they exchanged rights on the
body following with clnch. After
tho breakaway Jeffres snot his left nj
SHUT IdHSG up 10 IuIll Cnln, ana rom
rushed again, Jeff meeting him, and
forced him to the Californian's corner.
where Tom slipped on a wet spot, and
JEFF Jolted his right to the chest, Tom
slipping to the floor on one knee. They
were sparring when the bell rang.
TWELFTH ROUND.
They came to n clinch with Jeff jolt
ing his right to the body After the
break Sharkey tried his right to the
body, but Jeffres blocked him. Then
Tom tried a left swing for the body. but
jeff ducked nicely and q clnch follow
ed Both missed lefts for the head and
again clinched. JEFF swung his left on
the ribs and met Toms next rush with
n right under the heart. Jeffries was
Cow the agressor but at q signal from
O'Rourke Sharkey rushed in and land
ed his left and right on Jeff's head. He
swung his left three times on Jcn' S
ear. Jeffries then looked at his seconds
and winked knowingly and stepping in
ripped lefts and rights to TOMS body.
They clinched and after they broke
away Tom swung n left which landed
full on Jims neck. Every blow in this
round seemed heavy enough to fell an
OK. but both men went to their corners
singing.
THIRTEENTH ROUND.
AS usual Sharkey was the quicker
on his feet. They made n ciinch With
out landing and broke away Sharkey
swung a. left for the neck and was
ccuntered lightly on the ches-. JEFF
then sterred in with q righ- on The
body and Shu rSey came back with q
terrifi? swing on the neck which stag
gcred the big. fellow. Sharkey never
let ua Ter moment on his attack
ard after landing left swinging hook
missed right which was mean: COZ
the jaw. Jeffries ducked Toms left
swing for the neck and the latter