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was compelled to mix it up. Sharkey with
another powerful left on the jaw, made
Jeffries retreat.
Round 19-It looked like 4 question of
strength now. Sharkey opened with a rush,
and his left landed squarely on the mouth.
Jeffries led with a left on the face and
Sharkey mixed it roughly, Jeffries com
planning to the referee, and Siler ordered
the men to go on. Jeffries landed a left
sqUarely in the pit of the stomach. Shar-
key promptly rushed again. His left ear
was almost hanging and Jeffries walloped
il with a right. Sharkey landed two ter
rife lefts in the side of the face, and JEFF
fries clinched. Sharkey bored in again
and Jeffries landed squarely on the nose.
Sharkey stood away until the bell.
Round 20-Sharkey mixed it right away,
and Jeffries retaliated with q body punch
Sharkey was In close with lefts for the
jaw again and as they got into a hard
clinch Brady was up again shrieking
through the ropes The men were slow
now. probably because they were feeling
the effects of the work they had done but
Jefries was fighting with better judgment.
He mixed it. and used his right on the
body and neck
Some Scientific Work.
Round 21-Jeffries put right onto the
body again and as they clinched Sharkey
had a free right and proceeded to pound
the kidneys. With left he shook jim
head up and also drove it into the stomach.
straight left made Sharkey's head shake,
but it did not drive him away. Sharkey
swung the left for the head again and re-
ceived cross counter on the mouth JEFF
fries landed a left on the mouth again, but
it had no effect
Round 22-As Sharkey came up Jeffries
put the left in solid on the neck. Tom
came in again and put the left over onto
the jaw. Jeffries swung right to the
eye, which was cut open again His left
ear was swollen so that it was nearly as
big as a baseball. Jeffries planted a fearful
right hand uppercut straight to the jaw
that made Tom staggeT. He repeated with
a similar blow, and Sharkey was unsteady
Il was Jeffries' round.
Round 23-Jeffries landed a blow on the
chiL that ordinarily would have produced
Knockout. 1t took lot of steam out of
Sharkey, but still he did not run away.
Tom roughed 1t in a clinch and worked
the elbow across the face. Jeffries rushed
and Sbarkey stepped away in good shape
The champion advanced again, and Tom.
blocking a swing bent Jim's hsad back
with his forearm. Jeffries stock was boom
ing, and his seconds were begging him "a
hurry the fight The men clnched so hard
that the referee had to go between them.
Jeffries landed left and right on the jaw at
the end of the round.
Round 24-Jeffries opened with rush
for a change, and Sharkey punched him
in the ribs with right. Jim's left went
in like shot to the mouth Sharkey missed
wild right swing. and Jeffries put a left
under the chin. Jenries now stood away
pounding Toms face with the left Jeffries
shifted with the right square on the Jaw
He had Sharkey in trouble. second and
third blow with the same hand made
Sharkey hang on, but the sailor was game
and mixed it up. Jeffries slugged him right
and left on the head and the sailor. whose
legs were unsteady a bit hung on. As
they broke Sharkey was stilI willing tG
mix il, although he was being outfought.
Jeffries put the sailor on the defensive
where he remained until the bell
Up to the Limit.
Round 25-They shook hands and smiled
pleasantly. Jeffries was the first to lead
with a left over the eye. Sharkey was
active once more and ran in with a right
swing that was stopped Sharkey came
close again and they got into a swinging
match, both landing heavy belts on the
head. Then there was a lot Of cIinching,
at which both roughed it. and Jeffrles.
with the right free, pounded the wind and
also hooked it up under the jaw. Shar-
key met every advance with terrific swings
and counters, and when Jeffries let up
Sharkey was the first to resume the slug
ging. Jeffries finally shook Sharkey per-
ceptibly with terrific right on the Jaw.
The sailor staggered and the champion was
after him like a fash In the fierce clinch
4. Sharkey fell to the floor. AS he got up he
found the referee trying to put on Jeffries'
left glove which had fallen off. Sharkey
waited moment and as the referee could
not get the glove on, Shar5ey wanted TO
night He took punch at the champion,