Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-09

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the floor on his hands. He was up
again with another rush. only to be
driven back with n right jolt in the boz
dy. JEFF got in another right jolt and
IN the breakaway from clinch which
followed Tom looked his right over to
the head. Sharkey rushed once more
and landed right and felt on face in the
iibreakaway. jeff then rushed Sharliey
to the latter's corner, and Tom slipped
to the floor in lodging swing. When
he got up they cinched and were
hooked together when the bell rang.
Siler walked over and cautioned Shar-
Ekey for holding.
Round Ends In Cllnch.
Round 3--They came together and
Tom sent left swing which went
i.round the back OF Jeff's head. They
came to a clinch and and Sharkey was
again cautioned for holding. Sharkey
rushed, but Jim met him with IA right
! Jolt on the body. Toms next attempt
was more successful, as he landed on
the ear. JEFF drove him back with left
and right to the body. After a little
sparring jeff stepped in with right
jolt under Toms heart. jeff then led
"a left which fell short and Sharkey
rushed in a right to the head, but he
was driven back with a hard right on
the body. Twice more was Sharlsey
repulsed with similar blows and the
round ended with both men interlock-
led.
The fourth and fifth rounds were
practically the same. In latter both.
wrestled for moment in the center of
the ring. After they broke, Sharkey
rushed in with terrific left on the
body, but he missed on his next try
and got left in the face. In the sixth
round, Sharkey was the quicker, com
ing like flash with a hard left on the
chest. Both fought fiercely without
lst-up, Sharkey having the better of
the in-fghting. Jeff's lip was severe
" cut. This was Sharkey's round.
The seventh was another round for
Sharkey.
In the eighth jeff assumed the de-
fensive near the ropes They after
wards got into close wrangle, jeff
drawing blood from Sharkey,s ear.
They then mixed things up with fear
full force, both landing heavily on neck
and body. Both men We're fighting as
if their lives depended on it, and dealt
blow after blow in clinch, lin which
JEFF was on the defensive.
Roth Try to Reach the Wind.
Round 9-Tom rushed again, with
jeff on defensive, and jeff tripped. but
steadied himself and met Sharkcy's
rush with a left hook on ear. Tom
rushed again and Jeff met him in ter;
rife right drive under the heart. JEFF
drove his right to the body, and Shar-
key clinched and hung on. After the
break Tom hooked two let's to the
jaw. They clinched hard, and the ref
cree forced them apart. Both men
sent lefts to the head, but they were
glancing blows. Then they got to close
quarters, in which they had a wrestling
match, each trying toailand telling
blow on the wind. jeff rushed Shar-
key to the ropes, but latter came back
with a right prod on the wind as bell
rang. Sharkey retired to his corner
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tinued hard, but with little Of special
note. In the eleventh round honors
were practically even. In the twelfth
round every blow seemed heavy enough
to fell IAN OK, but both men went to
their corners smilig. }55
In the thirteenth round Sharkey was
the aggressor with jeff f1ockiug. In
the fourteenth round Sharkey opened
with a rush and JEFF was largely on
the defensive. Sharkey outcaught his
man in this round.
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Round l5-Jeff came up very eau.
tiously, crouching along the ropes, and
the sailor cut out the work. Sharkey
bored in and swung his left up to the
chin, and moment later sent it home
with great force on the body. jeff tried
IA left for the face, but Tom got. inside
of the blow and swung his left twice
with fearful effect ON Jeff's head and
face. Tom kept plugging away with
right and left, jeff still acting on the
defensive. jeff got in good left on
the face, almost putting Sharkey to
the floor, but the latter sent back left
and right on face, splitting Jeff's nose,
from which blood came in streams.
The sight of blood on Jeff's face SEEM
ed to make demon of Sharkey who
fought fiercely. and rushed continually.
swinging left and right wildly. while
jeff planted well-directed left and right
jolts to the sailors body. It was fierce
going when the bell rang.
In the sixteenth round they rushed
to a clinch twice without doing any,
thing, and fought fiercely at close
quarters during the rounds.
In the seventeenth round clinch fol-
lowed clinch. They exchanged lefts ON
head and they fought at close quarters
till the bell rang. Sharkey again send
ing one over after the gong sounded.
Brady called Siler over and complained
OF Sharkey's tactics. and when Siler re-
fused to interfere look Of disgust
spread over Brady's features.
Another Round for Sharkey.
Round 1s-Tom opened with left
swing for the head, but jeff blocked
him. Then they got to close quarters
and clinched. After they broke JEFF
landed right swing on Toms ear, but
the sailor was right back with three
left-hand jabs hard to the. face. JET
clinched and Tom hooked his right TO
neck and then they swung on each 9TH
er viciously. In clinch Sharkey hung
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