Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-11-09
JEFFERIES IS STILL CHAMPION OF The
PUGILISTIC WORLD.

left hooks to the neck, Jeff driving the
the leigt to the neck, Jeff driving the
left and right on the stomach; Sharkey
crowds Jeff to the ropes and staggers
him with the left on the ear; Sflarkey
smashes the nose with the left, Jeff
whipping the right to tlle ribs; two
clinches and Sharkey puts the left ON
the mouth; Sllarkey sll1ashes his left on
the mouth and Jeff clinches; he puts his
lett and right on the stomach; Jeff runs
to clinch and Cuts Toms ear with the
right. Looked on the ropes at the
close, both men putting as they sit down.
Ninth round-Tom puts Jeff on the
ropes with the left; they clincl and
Tom swings over the head, then they
swap light lefts; Jeff lands right OH
the ribs; Tom .rpperc,1ts with the right;
Sl,arkey lands double swing on the
head and puts two riglptlls ON the stom-
arh; Jeff lands a left on the wind; more
chnching; Sllarkey swings twice with
left on the jaw, Jeff coa1lntering on the
ear; another clincil Sl1arkey reaching
the stomach with the right. The referee
has ITO break the men by force at the
end.
Tenth ro,urd-Jeff misses with right
jab and Jeff puts hard left ON the
stomach; Jeff crowds him to the ropes;
Jeff's right on the wind; Sharkey swings
to the eye with the left; clinch; Shark
ey hooks the ear; Jeff straight left to
the lace; another clinch and Jeff cuts
Sharkey's eye with a right hook.
Eleventh round-They clinched at
once; Jeff r,rshes, landing the left on
the wind; Tom hooks lett ito THE jaw
then swings it to THE ear; Jeff staggers
his man with the left on the chin, then
beats the ribs and stomach with his
left and right; Sllarkey jaibs to the
mouth with the left and puts a left
swing on the stomach; another lett
reached Jeff's wind; chnch and Shark
ey uppercuts with the right; both men
are weakening and clinclling frequently;
S11arkey swings THE left to the jaw; Jeff
1ushes; Tom slips in Jeffs corner and
Jeff sn1asl1es the bad eye. Both up at
the bell.
JEFF IN DISTRESS.
Round twelve-Jef lands on the ribs
with the right; Sharkey swings in the
air and Jeff soaks the wind with the
left; SharlSey puts a good left on the
stomach and raps the ribs with the
right; Jeff blocks a left ior the stomach
and ducks into a clincll; Tom swings
both hands to the head staggering Jeff
with three left swings OH the jaw; Jeff
closes in landing ON the stomach with
both hands. Tom hooks the right to the
law and dazes Jeff with a terrific left
smash on the chin; another left on the
Jaw and makes Jeff wobble (Gong)
Jeff is in distress ait the close.
Thirteenth round-Sl1arlley lands the
lett on the wind, then puts the left on
the mouth; jeff puts the right under the
heart and Sl,arkey staggers Jim with a
solid left oh the jaw; Tom forces mat
tiers and hooks the left to- the chin; Jeff
cEnches; after break Sllarkey srnashes
the left to the mouth, then jabs the eye
with his left; another left on the jaw
staggers Jeff and he pivots and is cau-
toned; he bangs the wind with the left;
another clin'ch; Tom raps the ribs with
the right
Fourteenth round-Tom Jumps in and
misses a left, Jeff dancing away; Jeff
jabs the left on the mouth, Sl1arlley belt
ing tile ribs with THE left; a left on the
neck staggers Jeff ior an instant and
Jeff puts one on the stomach: Sl1arkey
swings his LETT on the ear; Jeff cli1lches
and 'Sharkey jolts the jaw with the left;
The punch shakes Sharkey considerably
but he shoots two let's to the head; Jeff
clinches and after breaking puts his
LETT on the chin.
Fifteenth round-After fddling a few
minutes Tom swings his left ito the jaw
then puts his left on the stomach, an
other left goes ito Jeff's jaw, Jeff coun-
tering on the eye; Sllarkey rushes and
splits Jeff's nose with the left; Sharkey
swings to the jaw; Jeff wobbles and
Jeff staggers Sllarkey with right swing
on the jaw; Jeff lands with THE left on
the mouth. S1larkey smashing; Sharlley
brings right to the ear; Jeff slnashes
with the right, then puts his left on the
stomach The fighting is furious.
Sixteenth round-Swap OF let's on the
face then Tom swings to the ear with
his left; Jeff puts one on the jaw; Tom
lands double swing orl THE head; Jeff
s,naslles the eye with his LETT; Jeff ducks
two lefts but the third staggers him; an
other left goes to Jef's neck and Jeff
is back with hard LETT on the stomach;
Sharkey raps the ear with left then
snlaslles Jeff on the nose with his left;
Jeff throws his lett to the wind then
pokes the ribs with his right. Hall
clMlched at the end.
Seventeenth round-Jeff misses two
lefts; series OF clinches; Sllarley
swings to the jaw then on the neck with
his left; Tom lands a straight left ON
the mouth; Jeff reaches the eye with
lett then hammers the stomach wifi,
two let's; Jeff swings around the head;
Tom drives ito the mouth and misses
right swing, Jeff getting to the ribs with
his right; Sllarkey ducks into right but
the sailor staggers Jeff with left OH
the jaw just at the bell.
Eighteenth round Sharkey starts
with swinging the left to the neck then
misses drive for the wind; clillch and
Jeff lands twice on rile nose with lefts;
Jeff hooks right to the ear; Jeff lands
two straight lefts OF. the head and
Sllarkey swings three times to the ear,
jaw and neck; Jeff never wavered; he
smashes Tom on the mouth with the
lett and reaches the ribs with the right;
both score misses with lefts, then Tom
s1llaslles the nose with the left; Tom
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