The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-04

Jeffries Is Careful
Round ls-Tom opened with left
swing for the head, but Jim blocked
Z him. Then they got TO close quarters
and ciinched. After they broke Jim
landed a right swing on Toms ear.
] but the sailor was right back with
/ three left-hand jabs hard to the face.
Jeffres clinched and Tom hooked his
/ right TO neck. and then they swung on
each other yiciously, and in cllnch
Sharkey hung on TO Jeffries' neck with
\ his left arm, dragging Jim across the
ring They broke clean. and Tom
swung his left with fearful force to
body. and Jeffries shook from top OF
head TO soles of feet Jeffries was more
careful after this. and kept on defen-
sive until the end of the round, which
was decidedly Sharkey's on points.
barring the hugging.
Staggered the Sailor.
Round 1s-Sharkey rushed. but Jim
was first to land. sending right hard
under heart. Sharkey broke away and
hooked his left over to Jim's ear They
elinched again. and Sharkey brought
his left hard across the stomach. JEFF
fries complained that Sharkey was
holding him. but Siler thought differ
ent. and told the men TO go on and
fight Sharkey led with left to head,
wind. Sharkey rushed again, sending
his left to head, and in a half clinch
sent his free right hand over the kid
neys three times. Jeffries clinehed after
they broke. Sharkey swung his left to
the cheek and crossed his right over on
opposite side. Both these blows Jared
Jeffries, but he came back and ,Jabbec
his left to the wind and shot the same
hand straight to Sharkey's face. and
the sailor staggered. They were light
ing at close range at sound of the
gong.
Blood Flows In Streams.
Round 2O-Sharkey as usual was first
up and quickest and forced Jim to a
neutral corner, but failed TO land
left and right swing which he attempt
ed. They broke from clinch in the
middle of the ring, and Jeffries sent
his left straight to TIE mouth. They
exchanged left swings on ear and got
into another clinch, from which the
referee had to separate them. Both men
were slow in movement, and clinched
repeatedly without landing a blow.
Sharkey sent two straight lefts to Jims
nose bringing blood in streams. But
few seconds later Jim jolted his right
under Toms chin. Let's and rights
were exchanged on face and chest, and
a straight left jab from Jim landed on
the sailors mouth and Jared the Irish
man. The pace increased towards end
of round without any further damage
being done.
Laugh at Each Other.
Round 21-As usual the fighting start
ed on Jeffries' side of the ring. They
got to the center in a clnch, and Jim
shot his right to the body. Sharkey
responded with two rights over the
kidneys. They exchanged lefts to face
and Jim stepped in with hard right
on the body, Sharkey countering
lightly. Jim landed another right
on the body and jabbed his left
in Toms face. Both exchanged rights
over kidneys, while they laughed at
each other semi-good naturally. They
came to a clinch, and after the break
Tons swung his left 10 neck, Jim re-
spending with straight left on mouth
just before the bell.
This Was Jeffries' Round.
Round 22-They moved cautiously
and Jeffries was first to land, sending a
right to body. Then he sent straight
left to face, and Sharkey replied with
left swing on jaw. After a clinch JEFF
fries sent his left to Sharkey's injured
eye, and the Irishman's optic began TO
bleed freely. Tom kept boring in, but
Jim met him twice with straight lefts
on the face. Three times they clinchedi
and broke. and each time Sharkey 4
landed a back-hand right on JiIn's face
Jim stepped in with a fearful right up
percut under TIE chin, and repeated it |
twice as they broke from a clinch. |
Sharkey turned to his manager. |
ORourke and laughed, while Tommy |
Ryan and other men in Jeffries' corner
shouted to him. Go ON, go on. JEFF |
fries failed TO follow his advantage up. |
and the force of these two blows was |
visible when the bell rang. and Shar- /
key wobbled perceptibly as he went |
back to his corner.
Sharkey Growing Desperate.
Round aS-They came together with
rush in the center of the ring. and Jim
shot his right IN the chin. They
clinched and Tom forced Jim's head
back with his left glove under the chin |
When they broke away Jim smiled and
tented with his left. and they went to
a clinch again without anything being
done They exchanged light lefts on
the head. and both missed lefts for the
body. Jim jabbed straight left to
Toms injured eye. and Tom clinched
after the break.
Jim jabbed his left - the sailors
stomach and forced him across the
ring when they came TO a clirch in
with his elbow under the jaw. Again |
they came to a clinch from which they |
had to be broken by the referee with !
Sharkey holding. Jim jabbed his left |
to Toms face and staggered him. |
Sharkey clinched and after the bell |
rang. sent his right over to the head |
as the referee was forcing them apart |
Jeffries Does the Fighting.
Round 24-Jeffries was quicker and |
met Sharkey's PUSHES They clinched |
and after the break Tom sent his |
right over to the neck Jim stabbed |
his left lightly to face. Tom tried his |
left but fell short and received a right |
smash on the ear. Jeffries seems TO be
in close to him Jim shot his right to
Toms chin. Sharkey clinching again !
and after they broke, Jim reached the |
sailor with right swing on ear. |
Sharkey stiu kept boring in but Jim
met him every time with left or right |
hook on the head and these soon made
Sharkey groggy. Sharkey clinched !
frequently but Jim kept pushing him !
off. Tom rushed back swinging left
and right wildly for head but failed |
to land and Jim caught him with right |
on jaw. They clinched with Jim de-
cidedly the better
Jeffries the Winner.
Round 25-They shook hands in the
center. Jeffries led for head 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 quite frequently. They |
and Jim hooked left to Toms |
ear. the sailor returning with right on |
body. Tom kept coming to his man but