The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-04
,cccaIEs STILL CHAMPION.

II.
q seat us ,,-'fh Jeff on the mouth, cutting
81 eou,seu lin. This was Sharkey's
Jssis
e r0a1 -syen-Sharkey was quick to
b'-" his right on the neck, Jeffries
lsat wiz ,-is left on the head and to the
ta-N"7 smell of sparring ensued until
81 c5s" -ssped in with a right on the
Jt-t5s rs they came to clinch Jefries
bol. o az Tom with a right on the chest.
uEs.r, hack a left on the head and they
To- Shlrkey IS fighting fast, while
GU seems slow in comparison. JEFF
"a JaIG his left to the body and Shar-
~ .sut hard left hook on neck. After
bard right on the body, Tom
aS'lg his left 10 the head and Jared the
s'-L5 to his heels. Sharkey rushed
bis.l.u~,-r his left to Jeffries' head. JEFF
u "rnohed hard and lay over on his
~ ;-b such force that the referee had
r'n a Sharkey from falling in the break
aAs'P Sbarkey got his left to the face.
gay t. another round for Sharkey.
-' tteht-Jeffries assumed the de-
81 nV' '.a near the ropes in his corner and
So, r.srr 90 him with a left, which went
Y p1, r5 the neck, but he shot mis- right
4 "a N Jeffres' ribs. Jeffries returned
& - right on the ribs and they came to
' r1ug6 mlx-up, with honors even, They
.irnhed and from lniS 1OIn ldiueu a
..ia Ieft on the head and landed an
sar a few seconds later with telling
s.oe Jefres clinched again and seemed
y NO unwilling to break. Jeffries threw
y. enfirs weight on Sharkey, and they
- nro a close wrangle, in which JET
tiss hooked his left on Toms ear, bleed
- il They mixed up with fearful force,
kI6 landing heavy on the neck and body.
,s4ries seemed tired, but met Sharkey's
vi rush with right and left joltS to the
.iy. both men were fighting as if for
5sir lives. and dealt blow after blow in
eInch IN which Jeffries rushed Tom 10
/. n the ropes and almost threw him over.
RI bell found them locked on the ropes.
JeGries on the Defensive.
Round Nine-Tom rushed again. with
lsfries on the defensive, and Jeffries trip
ri with his left on the ropes, but stead
Il himself and met Sharkey's rush with
,isfr hook on the ear. Tom rushed again
nd Jeffr.es met him with terrific right
dive under the heart. Tom hooked his
Vt 10 the Jaw, and a t close quarters each
srt rights TO the wind. They clinched and
ea referee forced them apart both sent
Its to the head, but they were glancing
lows. Jefries drove his right to the body,
AID Sharkey clinched and hung on. After
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% the jaw. then they got to close quar-
trs in which they had a wrestling match,
e5h trying to land a telling blow on the
wind Jeffries rushed Sharkey to the
Npes but the latter came back with "a
nglt on the wind as the bell rang. Shar-
key retired to his corner laughing
Round Ten-They got TO close quarters
Without either landing. Tom stepped in
after the break and Jeffries met him with
left on the face. Sharkey Rugged JEFF
fries around the neck, and the latter
showed Tom TO the ropes, Sharkey still
holding. The referee, after separa ting
ten, cautioned Sharkey. Sharkey hooked
DIS left on Jeffries head. He tried this
Ascend time, but Jeffries ducked safely
md both exchanged hard rights on the
iody az close quarters. Jeffres stepped
IN with hard left on the face and Shar-
key crossed him with a right on the jaw.
lettries swung his right to the left eye
which bled profusely, and they mixed it
up very roughly until the bell sent them to
their corners.
Round Eleven-Sharkey was the agrees
or but Jim met him with left on the ear.
lefries then took a turn at rushing and
'ent his left to the body, and his right
~er TO the injured eye. Tom then rushed,
sending his left to the face, but he was
otNSN pci1h " TN d uaTu right unQer tne
heart Jeffrles swung his left TO the body,
and Tom got into close quarters, hooking
MS right to the ribs. They came together
win Sharkey swinging his left, but JEFF
Iries blocked it cleverly, and then they
aAchanged rights on the body, following
with a cllnch. After the breakaway JEFF
Iles shot his left at short range up to
ON chin, and Tom rushed again, but
letfries met him and forced him to the
-alfornian's corner, where Tom slipped
IN wet spot, and Jeffries jolted his right
% the chest Tom slipping to the floor on
'ne knee. They were sparring when the
bell rang.
Jeffries Winked.
Round Twelve-They came to a clinch.
WIN Jeffries jolting his right to the body.
AFTER the break Sharkey tried his right
Q the body, but Jeffries blocked him.
men Tom tried a left swing for the body,
'ut Jeures ducked nicely, and a clinch
oIoWed. Both missed lefts for the head,
md again clinched. Jeffries swung his left
N the ribs and met Toms next rush with
r'ght under the heart. Jeffries was now
N the aggressive, but at a signal from
J. kourke Sharkey rushed in and landed
us left and right on Jeffrie's head. He
"ung his left three times on Jefries' ear.
40 tIltA iOOheQ at MS SECONDS ana
'lnHed knowingly, and stepping in ripped
err and right to Toms body They
iihched, and after they broke away Tom
ing a lefi, which landed fun on Jim's
lecK' Every blow in this round seemed
leaVy enough to fell an OK, but both men
went 10 their corners singing.
mound Thirteen-As usual, Sharkey was
ne quicker on his feet. They made a
amen without landing and broke away
onarkey swung a left for the neck, and
was countered lightly on the chest JEFF
Ies then stepped in with a right on the
',ny' and Sharkey came back with a ter
luS SWING on the neck, which staggered
ne DIE fellow. Sharkey never let up for
= moment in his attack and after landing
ls.I swinging hook, missed a right,
,.,l was meant for the jew. Jeffries
ie.Aed TOMS left swing for the neck, and
aE e latter turning completely around,
.uueo a oack-handed blow on Jeffries'
a.. II was pivot blow and Jeffries'
,o,olds yelled foul, but the referee seemed
H. H.. 70 3, near them and did not even eau
In ~" Hnsrkey. From this to the end of
lee Louha Sharkey was the aggressor, with
, W., Fourteen-Sharkey opened with
u Iusn and tried a left swing for the head
. t5a0n barely missed Jeffrles as the latter
~ lepped, and Tom struck the ropes.
ans s' sun on the aggressive, swung again
r'ir was again cautioned for holding in a
.u,,- Sharkey kept forcing matters and
n MS left just missing the chin, and