Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-04

free right hand over the kidneys three
times Jeffries clinched and after they
broke Sharkey swung his left to the
cheek and crossed his right over on the
opposite side. Both these blows Jared
Jeffries, but he came back and jabbed
his left to the wind and shot the same
hand straight to Sharkey's face and the
sailor staggered.
Round 20--It was an uneventful
round. Let's and rights were ex-
changed on the face and chest and q
straight left jab from Jim landed on the
sailors mouth and Jared the Irshman.
No damage done.
Round 2l-Honors We're about even.
but did no damage.
Round 22-Jeffries' round. After q
clinch, Jeffries sent his left to Shar-
keys injured eye and the Irishman's
optic began to bleed freely Tom kept
boring in, but Jim met him twice with
straight lefts on the face. Three times
they clinched and broke and each time
Sharkey landed back-handed right on
Jim's face. Jim stepped in with a fear
ful, right upper-cut under the chin and
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clinch. Sharkey turned to his manager,
O'Rourke, and laughed, while Tommy
Ryan and other men in Jeffries corner
shouted to him "G0 on; go on" Jeffries
failed to follow his advantage up and
the force Of these two blows was visible
when the bell rang and Sharkey wab-
bled perceptibly as he went back to his
corner.
Round 23-They came together with a
rush in the center of the ring and Jen-
ries shot his right to the chin. They
clinched and Tom forced Jeffries' head
back with his left glove under the chin.
When they broke away Jeffries smiled
and tented with his left and they went
to a clinch again without anything be-
ing done. They exchanged lefts on the
head and both missed lefts for the body.
Jim jabbed straight left to Toms IN
jured eye and Tom clinched after the
break. Jim jabbed his left to the sail
or's stomach and forced a clinch in
which Sharkey forced Jim's head back
with his elbow under the jaw. Again
they came to clinch, from which they
had to be broken by the referee with
Sharkey holding. Jim jabbed his left
to Toms face and staggered him.
Sharkey clinched and after the bell
rang sent his right over to the head as
the referee was forcing them apart.
BEGINNING OF THE END.
Round 24-Jeffries was quicker this
time and met Sharkey's rush. They
clinched, anu after the break Tom sent
his right over to the neck. Jenries
iabbed his left lightly to the face
Sharkey tried his left, but fell short
and received a right smash on the ear.
Jeffries seemed to be improving steadi-
ly. and as Tom came in close to him Jim
shot a right to Toms chin. Sharkey
clinched again, and after they broke
jim reached the sailor with right
swing on the ear. Sharkey stili Kept
boring in. but Jim met him every time
with left or right hook on the head,
and these made Sharkey groggy. Shar-
key clinched frequently, but Jim kept
pushing him off. Tom rushed back,
swinging left and right wildly from the
head, but failed to land, and Jim
caught him with a right on the Jaw.
They We're clinched at the bell, with
Jeffries decidedly the better man.
Round 25-They shook hands good
naturedly Jeffries led for the head,
but Sharkey ducked. Again Jeffries
He'd, but once more Tom was clever and
ducked away from him. Both swung
lrights-Toms were blocked. but Jim's
We're landed quite frequently. They
clincheA and in the break Jim hooked a
left to Toms ear, the sailor returning
with a right on the body. Tom kept
coming TO his man, but was met with
an upper-cut on the chest and clinch
followed Jeffries sent his right to the
head and body with Tom hooking three
rights back of the head. Tom swung
his right viciousy for the head. but fell
short, and Jim hooked left hard to
the jaw, staggering the sailor. In
clinch Tom slipped to the floor. pulling
Jim's left glove with him as he fell.
Referee Siler picked up the glove and
tried to adjust 1t. Meanwhile Sharkey
tried to get at the Californian JEFF
fries broke away from the referee as
Sharkey led for him with his right and
Jim sent his right over Sharkey's
shoulder The referee then got between
them and as he did so the bell rang.
ending the fight.
The referee declared Jeffries the win
/ ner.