The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04

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right over the injured eye. Tom tnen
rushed, sending left to face, but was forced
back with a hard right under the heart.
Jeffries swung left ito body and Tom got
into close quarters, hooking mis- right to the
ribs They came together with Sharkey
swinging left, but Jeffries blocked it clev-
erly and then they exchanged rights on
body, following WITH a clinch After the
break Jeffries shot his left at short range
up to Toms chin, and Tom rushed again,
but Jeffries met him and forced him to the
Caifornian's corner, where Tom slipped on
wet spot, and Jeffries johed his left TO
the chest, Tom slipping to the floor again
on one knee. They were sparring when
the bell rang
Twelfth Round-They came to a clinch
with Jeff1ies jolting his right to body. After
the clash Sharkey sent right to body, but
Jeffries blocked it. Then Tom tried a left
swing for the body. but Jeffries ducked
nicely and a elinch followed. Both missed
lefts for the head and clinched again. JEFF
fries swung his left on ribs and met Toms
next rush with right under the heart
Jeifries was now the aggressive, but
at signal from O'Rourke, Sharkey rushed
and landed his left and rislt on Jeffries
head. He swung his left three times ON
Jeffries' ear. Jeffries taen looked at his
seconds and winked knowingly. and step
ping in, ripped left and right to Toms
body. They elinched and after they broke
away Tom swung a left which landed fun
on Jfm's neck Every blow in this round
seemed heavy enough to fell an OK, but
pouh men went to their corners smiling.
thirteenth Round-As usual Sharkey was
the quicker on his feet. The men clinched
without landing and broke away Sharkey
swung left for the neck and was coun-
tered lightly on the chest. Jeffries then
stepped in with right on body and Shar-
Key came back with a terrific swing on the
neck, which staggered Jeffries. Sharkey
never let I'D for q mOment in his attack and
after landing a left Jeffries ducked to left
swing fer the neck and the latter, turning
completely around, landed back hand
blow on Jeffres' ear. 1t was a pivot blow
and Jeffries' seconds yelled foul, but the
referee seemed not to hear them and die
not even caution Sharkey for the pivot.
From this to the end of the round Tom
was the aggresscr with Jeffries blocking.
Fourteenth Round-Sharkey opened with
rush and tried a left swing for the head
which barely missed Jeffries, as the latter
side-stepped and Tom struck the ropes.
Tom still on the aggressive. They clinched
ana Tom swung again and was again eau
toned for holding in a clinch. Sharkey
kept forcing matters and swung his left,
just missing the chin and in a clinch he
hooked his left heavy to the head, rocking
Jeffries, who was on the defensive. JEFF
fries got left to body twice and Tom
hooked left to neck and jabbed left to face.
Jeffries shot his right to ribs and Sharkey
hooked left to neck. Tom forced Jeffries to
ropes and with well directed left jab
which landed full on Jeffr,es' mouth made
Jim grunt audibly. Slarkey outfought his
man in this round.
Fifteenth Round-Jeffries came up very
cautiously, crouching along the ropes and
the sailor cut out the work. Skarkey bored
in and swung his left up to the chin, and
a moment later sent it home with great
force on the body. Jeffgies trued a left for
the face, but Tom got inside of the blow
and swung his left twice with fearful effect
on Jeffries' head and face. Tom kept plug
ging away with right and left, Jeffries still
on the defensive. Jeffries got in good
left on the face, almost putting Sharkey to
the floor, but the latter sent back left and
right on face, splitting Jeffries' no e, from
which blood came in streams. The sight of
blood on Jins face seemed t. rake a de-
mon of Sharkey, who fought fiercely and
rushed continually, swinging left and right
wildly, while Jeffries planted well directed
left.and righ. jolts to the sailors body III
was fierce going when the bell rang.
Sixteenth Round-They rushed to clinch
twice without doing anythi e. Jeffries got
right drive under Toms heart. Tom
swung two lefts on head. They came TO a
clinch, in breaking away from which Tom
got his left over the head. Another clinch
followed and they broke and Tom shot
straight left to the damaged nose, forcing
Jeffries back to the ropes. Tom followed
IN but the big fellow clinched, and when
thew broke away again Sharkey whipped his
left twice over the face, twice drawing
blood frorn Jeffries nose and mouth. jeff
ries countered with right swing on the right
owe which left Sharkev,s optic red with
Wood Sborkev rushed again but Jeffries
s'destepped and shot his left to the body
n,,o,, ,f,ara eyh4ing 6ercely at the close of
80 ,.o,,od
'ii sa-,outean+b Round = C1inch Followed
o,;na, ,,itbo,,+ much damage being done.
III c+a,.(av forced Jefrr,es into a neutral
oarna, where no sent three lefts in quick
s,,.,eaes;on 10 tf,e boilermaker,s head and
cot nothing in return. Jim rushed from
elincb and t,ded to send his right to the
mead hut was inside the blow. and drove
two hard lefts ON The Jaw. each with trne
force of an axe After a clincn Jim step
nod in win, a clfnon to the BODY. and Tom
shot another left ITO the head. Tom tented
with mis- right. and. drawing Jeffries ito
him. sent a Straight left close to the mark.
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