The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-11-09
Jim Jeffries Given the Decision
Over Tom Sharkey in the
Twenty-Fifth Round.
CHAMPION WAS TERRIBLY PUNISHED.
Had the Better of the Fight in the
First Two and the Last
Three Rounds.
During the Other Tw nty Rounds sharksy
Forced the Issue aud Went at
His Opponent with both
Hands Increasingly.

retains the clampions ship of the world,
Referee George Siler giving him the
decision at the end of the twenty-fifth
round over Sailor Tom Sharkey at the
| Conev Island Sporting club Friday
night. 1t was one of the most marvel
GUS battles that has taken pla e, and
the greatest crowd that ever gathered
messed the desperate struggle for SUI
premacy.
In the fifth round Jeffries had the
better of the fight, in the first two and
the last three. During the other 20
Sharkey forced the issue, and like
bull terrier, was at his man with both
hands increasingly. In these 90 rounds
Jeffrics' great weight and brawn help
ed him to hold off the sailor, and in
the 22d round swung in a couple of
vicious uppercuts that made Sharkey
groggy. Tom came back again in the
Gath and 25th, but was weakened great
ly by Jeffries' vicious blows
One minute before the gong sounded
to end the fight Jeffries left glove came
off and practically the contest was
over. The refree motioned to Jeffries
corner; an American flag was flung
around the champions shoulders and
the crowd on that side and end of the
arena cheered wildly. The crowd on
the opposite side and end, in Sharkey's
corner, yelled for Sharkey and the
men were led back to their dressing
rooms.
The thousands of spectators were
banked 40 feet high in the building,
the place being packed from ringside
ring were lined. The tremendous
crowd sweated under the glare of 400
arc lights Is feet or less from the can
vass of the squared circle. The heat
was intense. The fighters were al
most exhausted and the spectators
shrieked themselves hoarse.
1t tseemed at first as though it would
be short fight, for in the second
Jeffries put the sailor to the ropes with
left on the jaw, and the referee be.
gan to call off the seconds as Sharkey
kneeled on the floor.
But from the third round on,
Sharkey, with his vicious swings to
the ribs and the jaw, kept the crowd
on its feet waiting for knockout
Jeffries stood the terrific punishment
and with his eye, nose and ear split,
came back just as viciously in the last
three rounds and almost retrieved
himself. Then came the unfortunate
and unsatisfactory ending, Jeffries
glove flying off, bringing the fight tc
an end although the crowd urged
Sharkey to rush in and end it. This he
tried to do but Jeffries fought him
back and Referee Siler rushed
to the rescue. 1t was noticeable tina,
Jeffries used his weight to it's best ad
vantage, throwing himself all over the
sailor, but the latter did his share Of
the hugging and both were warned re,
peatedly.
Ten thousand spectators gathered
around the ringside. Though Coney
island was swept by = gale, the cars
came down crowded to the guards in q
swiftly moving line, and the sport.
waded to the narrow entrances leading
, to the arena.
When seen in his dressing room aftel
the contest Jeffries said: "Sharkey ii
, the hardest and best man l ever met
and hardly expect to meet a bette
in the future. Within six months
have met and defeated the best two mel
in the world and will now take Ion:
rest, probably nine months or
year. Never again will I fight unde
the sa me conditions. The heat from
the lights overhead tended to TAX
away a great deal of my steam and tn
{ glare from the floor weakened IN,
, eyes. My left arm, the one that wa
injured while training, gave out in tn
fourth round and l could not use
properly for the rest of the battle, o
, the result would have been different
for think that could have knocked
' him out"
Sharkey was inconsolable and crie'
t like child when he went to his quar-
4 ters and refused to talk, but Ton
e O'Rourke, his manager, expressed tn
opinion that the sailor should have re
ceived the decision. He said that tw
of Sharkey's ribs were broken, an
5 that during the last four rounds Tom
left hand was useless, having bee
broken on. Jeffries' head.
6 Deadlock in samoan Negotiations.
|. LONDON, Nov. g. The Berlin CORE
spondent of the Standard says: 9Th
Samoan negotiations have reached
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