The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-04
JEFPRIES GETS THE DECISION
SHARKEY FIERCELY FIGHTS THE
FULL TWENTY-FIVE ROUNDS.

That Has Ever Taken PIace-sharkey
the Aggressor Most of the Time-Out-
points the Champion-The Majority
Thought He Would Not Get Worse
Than a Draw j effries' Glove Flew OF
in Last Round and Referee Was Put
ting 1t on When Gong Sounded
Champion Severely Punished-TYvo of
Sharkey's Ribs Broken and Also His
Left Hand.
Ringside, Coney Island Sporting Club,
New York, Nov 3.-James j. Jeffries
retains the championship of the world.
Referee George Siler gave him the de-
cision, at the end of the twenty-tifth
round, over Sailor sharkey at the Coney
Island Sporting club tonight. 1t was
one of the most marvellous fistic battles
that has ever taken place and the great
est crowd that ever gathered in the
Coney Island house witnessed the des
perate struggle. for supremacy.
Jeffries Had Five Rounds Only.
In five rounds Jeffries had the better
last three. During the other twenty
\ Sharkey forced the issue, and, like
bull terrier was at his man with both
hands INCREASINGLY In those twenty
/ rounds Jeffries' great weight and Drawn
helped him to hold off the sailor, and in
the twenty-second round he swung a
couple of vicious uppercuts that made
Sharkey groggy. Tom came back again
in the twentyfourth and twentyfifth
but he was weakened greatly by JEFF
ries' vicious blows One minute before
the gong sounded to end the fight JEFF
fries left glove came off and practically
the contest was over.
Decision for Champion.
The referee motioned to Jeffries' cor
ner, an American flag was flung around
the championships shoulders and the
crowd on that side and end of the arena
cheered wildly. The crowd on the op-
posite side and end, near Sharkeys cor
ner, yelled for Sharkey and the men
We're led back to their dressing rooms.
The thousands of spectators We're bank
ed forty feet high around the building,
and the place was packed from ringside
to rafters. The aisles around the ring
were lined the tremendous crowd
sweated under the glare Of four hum
dred arc lights, fifteen feet or less from
the canvas of the squared circle. The
heat was intense. The fighters were al
most exhausted and the spectators
shrieked themselves hoarse.
Looked Like short Fight.
1t seemed at first as though it would
be short fight, for in the second round
Jeffries put the sailor to the ropes with
a left on the jaw and the referee began
to call off the seconds AS Sharkey kneel-
ed on the floor. But from the third
round on Sharkey, with his vicious
swings to the ribs and the jaw, kept the
crowd on it's feet waiting for a knock
out. Jeffries stood the terrific punish
ment, and, with his eye, nose and ear |
split, came back just as viciously in the |
last three rounds and almost retrieved |
himself. Then came the unfortunate |
and unsatisfactory ending, Jeffries'
glove, flying Off bringing the fight to !
an end, although the crowd urged Shar-
key to rush in and end it. This he tried |
to do, but Jeffries fought him back and |
Referee Siler rushed to the rescue. 1t |
was noticeable that Jeffries used his
weight to it's best advantage, throwing |
himself all over the sailor, but the lat
ter did his share of the hugging, too
and both were warned repeatedly
10000 Persons Present.
around the ringside. All manner of
men were there and among those well
known were: James ]. Corbett and
John L. Sullivan, former chapions; Kid
Mccoy, Peter Maher, Tim Kearns,
George Dixon, Senator Tim Sullivan,
former Senator Jacob WORTH Commits
sioners Heating and Langtry former
Sheriff Buttlng Chamberlain, Pat
keenan,. Jacob Schaefer, George Slos-
son, Parson Davies of Chicago, Gus
Rubin, Dave Gideon, Mike Donovan,
Chief of Police OMara of Pittsburg,
Police Commissioner Sexton, Gottfriend
Walbau'm, president of the Saratoga
Racing association; Jimmy Colville
with delegation of Boston sports;
Senator Plunkett, Judge Geigerich, AS
semblyman Hamburger. Register From
me and Michael Dwyer.
A preliminary event of ten rounds at
12S pounds precede0 the big event and
Kid Goulette of Rochester, who looked
q great deal like Jeffries on a small
scale. was beaten by Tommy Moran of
Appearance of Fighters.
Then after half an hours delay Tom
Sharkey could be seen making his way
the crowd. He was well re-
ceived, but Jeffries was cheered to the
echo. Sharkey had on green trunks
with an American flag for belt while
the champion wore black. Jeffries had
behind him Billy Delaney. Ernest
Roeber, Tommy Ryan and his brother
Jack Jeftries. Sharkey was led to the
southeast corner by Tom O'Rourke and :.
was attended by George Dixon, Nor
lis Kelly and Tim McGrath, O'Rourke
the entire procedures.
George Siler refereed. Jeffries weighed |
,12 pounds and Sharkey 25 pounds less, t
but the latter looked to be in better {