The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-07

Tor the mead, but each dow was DOCK
ed. They clinched as they broke, ex-
changing right jolts on the body. Shar-
key rushed, sending left for the chest,
but Jim blocked him neatly. Jeffrias
stepped in with two rights on the body
and was cautioned for using the same
blow while holding a moment later.
Sharkey kept up mis- rushing, but %as
met every time with J~effries' righ. to
the ribs. The referee separated thtm
from a hard clinch, neither man want
ing to let go. Jeffries swung his left
lightly and a ome later got his
right to the chest, Sharkey counterjng
lightly on the head. Jeffries jabbed
his left straight to Toms eye. Both
men were fairly fresh when they re-
turned to their corners.
Round 5. Sharkey was the quicker
on his feet and sent his left to the
face, following. with two rights 10 the
head at close quarters. Jof1ries cir h
ed n as they broke sent his right
hard to the wind. Sharkey rushed
again, but Jim met hin with another
hard right on the short ribs. Jeffries
landed again in the same place with a
powerful right and Sharkey clInched
and they wrestled for a momen: in
the centre of the ring. After they
broke away Sharkey rushed in with
a terrific left on the body, but missed
on his next try and got a left in the
face. Both men exchanged very hard
lefts in the face and cros5-courtered
each other hard Over ,hc heart. Shar-
key began rushing like 4 demon and
shot his left to the face. Jefries sent
back his right to the body and the
bell found them in close quarters.
SHARKEY'S ROUND.
Round 6. Sharkey was the quicker,
coming like a flash with a ard left
on the chest. They came to a climb
and when they broke Sharkey stuck
his tongue at Jeffries. After another
clinch Sharkey hooked his left hard
to the neck and drove his right with
fearful force ito the kidneys, forcing
Jeffries ito another clinch. In the
clinch both men held with their lefts
and delivered two hard right body
blows. Sharkey let his right go for all
it was worth on Jeffries' chest and the
big fellows frame vas Jared from
the blow. Jeffries shot his left to the
wind and rushed to the clinch, Shar-
key bringing his right with a ha~d
jolt over the heart. Both fought fierce
ly without a let VI Sharkey getting
the better of the fighting. Jeffr.e5 sent
his left ito the body, and Sharkey coun-
tered with left On the mouth, cIfttIng
Jeffries sore lip. This was ollarkey's
round.
Round Z. Sharkey was first to land
WITH MS tight on Inc neck, JeIflGS
throwing his left on the head and to
the chest. A spell of sparring ensued
until Jeffries stepped in with a right
on the body, n as they came to q
clinch Jeffries uppercut Tom with a
right on the chest. Tom sent back a
left on the head and they clinched.
Sharkey is fighting fast, while jeff
ries seems slow in comparison. Jeffries
sent his left to the body and SLarkey
sent q hard left hook on ma tx After
another hard right on the body Ton.
swung his left to the head and Jared
the boiler-maker to his heels. Shar-
key rushed and swung his LETT ID Jeff
ries' head. Jeffries clinched hard and
lay over on his man with such force
that h referee had to keep sharkey
from falling in the break away. Shat
key get his left ito the fact. This is
another round for Sharkey.
Round 8. Jeffries assumed the de-
fensive near the ropes near his cor
ner, and Tom went to him with a left
which went around the neck, but he
shot his right ard to Jeffries' ribs.
Jeffries returned with a right on the
ribs and they came to a rough mix UP,
with honors even. They clinched and
from this time Tom landed a straight
left on the head and landed another a
few seconds later with telling force.
Jeffries clinched again and seemed 10
be unwilling to break. Jeffries 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.
The fear for force, both landing heavi-
ly on the neck and body seemed tried,
but met S~harkey's next rush with
right and left jolts to the body. Both
men were fighting as if for their lives
and dealt blow after blow in a clinch
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ropes and almost threw him over. TIE
bell found them locked on the ropes.
SHARKEY LAUGHING.
Round 9. Tom rushed again with
Jeffries on the defensive and Jeffries
tripped with his left on the ropes, blu
steadied himself and met Sharkey's
rush with a left hook on the ear. Tom
rushed again and Jeffries met him with
a terrific right drive under the heart
Tom hooked his left to the ear and a
close quarters sent rights to the wind
They clinched n the referee forced
them apart. Both sent leflts to tbs
head, but they were glazing blows
Jeffries drove his right ito the body anC
Sharkey clinched Inc hung on. After
the break Tom hooked two beautiful
lefts to the jaw, hen they got 70 close
quarters in which they had a wrestlins
march, each trying to land a telling
oION oh lHC III oSlLLICS oAiC
Sharkey to the ropes, but the latter
came back with a right on the wine
as the bell ang Sharkey retired K
his corner laughing.
SHARKEY AGAIN CAUTIONED.
Round 10. They got to close quar-
tiers without either landing. TO- -
ped in after the break and Jeffrie:
met him with a left on the face. Shar
key Rugged Jeffries around the necl
and the latter showed Tom to thu
ropes. Sharkey is still holding. The
referee after separating them, eau
toned Sharkey. Sharkey hooked his
left on Jeffries head He tried thi.
a second time, butt Jeffries ducked safe
ly and both exchanged hard rights OF
the body at close quarters. Jeffrie'
stepped in with a hard left on the fac,
and Sharkey crossed him with a righ
on the jaw. Jeffries swung his rign
to the left eye, which bled profusei'
and they mixed it up very rougnl,
till the bell sent them ITO their corners
Round II. Sharkey vas the aggresso
but Jim met him with a left IN tn
ear Jeffries then took a turn at rush