Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-04
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which Kid Coullette of Rochester, who
looked a great deal like Jeffries on a

Then after half an hours's delay
Tom Sharkey could be seen making his
way through the crowd He was well
received, but Jeffries was cheered TO
the echo. Sharkey had on green
trunks with an American flag for 4
belt while the champion wore black
Jeffries had behind him Billy Delaney
Ernest Roeber, Tommy Ryan and MS
brother Jack Jeffries. Sharkey was
led to the southeast corner by rom
O'Rouke. and was attended by George
Dixon. Morris Kelly and Tim McGrath,
O'Rouke superintending the entire pro-
cedure.
George Siler refereed. Jeffries
weighed 212 pounds and Sharkey %
mounds less, but the latter looked 10 be
in better condition, the Californian De-
ing callow. with staring eyes and other
evidences of not the best CONDITION.
The betting at the start was 100 TO ~
on Jeffries.
They shook hands and shaped up
we'll Jeffries led and then landed sew
eral times. He was generally over or
under. On the other hand the sailor
was wild going into the fight with both
hands and swinging wildly, but he did
'D>C'ANs
Sharkey was Topping around and he
came in for a nasty left that rolled him
over 1t looked then as though Sharkey
was clearly outclassed O'Rourke. how
ever. gave the sailor a talking to. and
TO the amazement of all, Sharkey
swung home on Jeffries ribs and jaw
almost at will and there was a wild
audience
AS the fight went along round by
round the Sailor fought his way right
into the hearts of those who marvelled
at Jeffries' capacity for punishment
The Californian crouched down low and
though his eyes blaZed, he smiled and
generally glanced at O'Rourke, who
was coaching his man over the ropes.
Sharkeys vicious punches began to
tell and at the close of the seventh. it
seemed as though Jeffries could hardly
walk to his corner and it seemed Ger
tain there would be a new champion.
Sharkey's ear was split in the eighth
and il made him mad like bull. He
rushed, swinging lefts and rights and
landed nearly all of Them with Jeffries
throwing himself over the Sailor. The
Californian pushed his man over the
ropes at every opportunity and in some
of the rounds rested his great head on
Sharkeys shoulder so much that he
was Kissed and jeered. JeffrieS landed
a terrific upper cut in the 10th and
Sharkeys eyeld was split. but in the
18th Sharkey got back with half dozen
left swings and a straight right and ii
was wonderful they did not end the
fight Jeffries Rugged the Sailor hard
and Shnnk his bp11 he his
corner.
Every round carried Sharkey across
the ring at the start and he was fight
ing the champion all over the canvass.
In the 18th Jeffres made a bluff at
forcing but Sharkey was at him again
like bulldog and swung high and low.
and landed almost every time he swung.
The Californian made little effort to
lead. He preferred the defensive and
he was winded. Sharkey. too. was
firing fast and theey punched and
swung and clinched and staggered all
round the ring for the next few rounds.
The crowd shrieked from the sound of
the gong to the close of each round. Both
men We're covered with blood and Jeffrias
was badly bleeding from his nose. which
Sharkeys savage right had split. Sud
denly in the 22d Jeffries seemed to tax.
on life. Just at the close of this round
the champion swung his right and left on
Sharkeys jaw and Tom was almost taken
off his feet He reeled and the gong
saved him. He came back hard, however.
in the next, but Jeffries mad the better of
it, putting in two right upper cuts. Jec
ries friends yelled themselves hoarse,
while Sharkey's urged him with loud
cries to go in hard and rough it, He
threw down his terrier like head. and
though his strength was fast leaving him.
he had Jeffries guaSe to the gong sound
No one could say who would get in the
knockout blow, and neither seemed able,
if he landed. to put enough force into the
blow to drop his man.. =
And in the midst of the 18th nearly one
minute before the close, Jeffries' glove
flew across the ring and Siler ran to help
him on with it. Sharkey held back until
his friends yelled at him not to stop, and
it was a three -cornered fight for few
moments. The referee got Jeff.ies' glove
and tried TO draw il on. This was diff
cult to do. and then Sharkey rushed. JEFF
fries threw up his gloved hand and witt
the former uppercut Sharkey. SiIer rar
between them and made a second attempt
to assist Jeffries. The Sailor waited q
moment, but wildly excited by the Shrek.
of the spectators. he again rushed Silel
dragged Jeffrics away and the gong rang
The refree pointed to Jeffries corner anC
his seconds and friends wildly cheered.
The majority If those at the ring sid
thought Sharley would not get worse
than Il draw for the Sailor tough
vicously, always after his man will
good judgment and Outpointed the cham
pon. on tho other hand. Jeffries. Will
he had the better by long odds of the las
three rounds. did very little leading II
the other - and when he led he wa
either too high or too low, getting in bu
a few good punches.
The decision was not announced from
the ring, or if it was. few heard it, and
great mob surged around for several min
utes, yelling and shouting for the victo
and vanquished.
Round 1-Sharkey rushed in swing
ing left and landed on Jeffries' jaw
They broke away and spared cautious
ly until Tom rushed again with lef
swing. but Jeffries sent him back wit
a left jab to face. Sharkey after som
Sparrng essayed left swing and fol
lowed it up with his right, which land
h.