The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-20
sHARKsY SEES HIMSELF FreHE
Pictures OF His Encounter with Jenrie'
shown TO n Hundred Sports.

Through the medium Of the camera jim
Jeffries and Thomas Sharkey fought nearly all
OF their famous twenty -hve-round battle.
which took place at Coney Island on Nov. 3, at
tho New York Theatre yesterday afternoon.
The exhibition was the pictures taken on tie
night OF the mill and were shown to about 100
invited guests.
The white sheet OF canvas upon which the
negatives were thrown was lowered at o'clock
and after several lasts TO gauge the proper
lights. the machine which operated she films
was started Tho pictures are clear and dis.
tinct. or course at the finish there were many
different comments as TO what the verdict
should have been. but no one who Viewed the
pictures from an unpreiudiced point could say
that the fight was not on the square and that
Jcffrics IL not a wonderful exponent OF the
manly art.
Sharkey was there to see himself nghc as
thousands OF others have already seen him.
Billy Brady and Tom O'Rourke were ON hand.
too. To look at themselves Other well-known
sports who witnessed the conflict at Coney
cupi-d prominent seats in the orchestra.
The exhibition started with he scenes which
rounded by their seconds. the men could be
dlscerned sented IN their corners receiving
their final pIT,epparatiosnIst Az was hustle and
ropes. occasionally greeting some friend
IN tho crowd The sports around the
Other, held newspapers above their heads to
shade the strong light from their eyes.
2row gPpEi h rS sb
face of the intense heat Waters serving
soft stun" could be observed rushing up and
down the floor. Policemen and ushers
stood against the posts with their eyes
riyctcd on the fighters
First came announcer Dunn. He movsd
waving his hands In the air and moving his
l'ps. Occasionally cloud Of cigar smoke
waited above the ring. and. as the fighters took
the contr" Of the ring. "ncircled by, their
seconds and the referee. one could easily ace
the crowd arpiaud and cheer When the fght
began the sports all seemed to be spelbound
with interest.
OF course Jerries crouched low, as, he did in
the fight Not many blows were exchanged 10
tho first round. but In the second. In WHICH
Shnrkey took To the boards. leit hook on the
u few friends: Well. there ] 20. That
ncI E@n, xbs The met th5a w sRq I'VE
blows. The fourth showed Sharkey rushing
again, hut not landing to any "xtent The NTH
were seen 10 arise and cheer Sharkey missed
lot o. swings IN the sixth and seventh rounds.
wG len s dS@ The eighth y ss ysy Vicious
Tho tenth reproiuced Sharkey' 8 dama aged left
eye. the result - lab. with the blood stream
Nothing udaunted, Sharkey was aggressive
ana JeU appeared TO tnkp nlS rnnlr
very tired. ,shnrkey rushed with vengeance
IN the thirteenth round. and almost
fouled the champion after missing
swung and spun. around coming back with
his elbow close TO the builermakers jaw. The
fourteenth md n'tecnth rounds were hard
ones IN ,ull oi action. In the sixteenth Sharkev
staggered tn" champion and his left swings
scanned to n.ttlr Jeiires In III. seventeenth and
, eighteenth rounds. for he retired to his chair
rather deIectedly. Shhrkey's left eye was
bleeding again In the twentieth In the
twenty seconi interest tagged for u while. but
JeIres had Shark.y gong in the twenty
I third. JcffrieS protdcd Sharkey's ribs quite
hard and the gong seemed TO save him
Al this stage tho pictures seemed TO lose
their charm for only one minute Of the last
round and the action where RYAN and Dslan ~
| tie the American iiag about JeiIriss' neck are
! isp'avcd ORpurke said that the films ran
! out nj this crisis and that the remaining two
minutes were lost. The incident, whore
] J"i'rles' glove comes OF. had 10 be taken
| over again a Coney Island the other
day. IA shown Yesterday II was
quite funny. BRADY. wearing hat many
sizes too large for his heat aud made up &c
| rcSom hl- Siler ~ closely as possible. acted as
referee Brady,s antics were ludlcrous and
the spectators had 10 laugh Otherwise the
pictures are marvel Of Photographic SIX
There II no strain on the eyes and when the
! IL achlne finally stopped everybody applauted