The Saint Paul globe., 1900-03-26

proposition. Even in the rounds in whcl
Jeffries did his fighting, Sharkey was not
idle. and the only indication of advan-
tage in favor of Jeffries was the slight
Wobbling of Sharkey's underpinn ng.
JEFFRIES ANALYZED.
Jetfries is not great fighter. lie is
decidedly anything but a clever boxer
Where. then, lies the secret Of his ste
cess? He is a marvel of nature. The
big bOilermaker has been blessed with a
physique VOuChsafed to few men. He can
withstand punishment that would stop
the more than ordinary man. That is all
there is to Jim Jeffri,s as a fighter. Blows
that would fell an OK fal upon his Jaw
with little perceptible effect. That mucl
was forcibly shown in the twelfth rcund,
when Sharkey landed five straight l ft5
on Jeff1ieS' jaw that would naYe gi Ell
the sailor a decision over almGst any man
in the ring save JeffrieS. Followers of
the sport marveled at the failure of BOB
fitzSimm0nS to stop the big California :,
but there was nothing to wonder at. An
ordinary blow, delivered clean, viii not
send Jeffries to dreamlGnd. lie may b,
knocked cut before his ring car eer is ter
minated, but when he is, the blow that
puts him to sleep Will be a record break
er. And therein lies the secret of the re-
marlIable prowess of Jim Jeffrtes. Any
one who saw the fight at tie Metrop iii
tan last night will admit that Jeffiies i
not fast, that he is certainly rot scien-
tfic, and that his tremendous frame alone
shone cut above that Of the sturday sail
orman.
REMARKS OF ONLOOKERS.
Public opinion rules everything i'll this
world. For that reason the writer listen
ed attentively to the remarks of those
who sat near in the opera house during
the progress of the contest on canvas.
Where cid Jeffries win?" said a we'll
known local character, who takes a keen
interest in matters pugiiis ic. ''Will some
one please tell me how it happened that
Jeffries got the decision? The pic uTeS
surely do not show it"
We'll" remarked another, Il must ad
nit that 1 am a Jeffries admircr, but 1
cannot stand for him winning that fight
on the canvas. 1 will see It again, and
then make up my mind
''It ought to have been a draw was
remark heard on al sides at the conc-u-
sion Of the battle. There were few, how
ever, who thought Jeffries entitled to the
decision on his performance in the COR
Guiding rounds of the fight. One of those
said:
"WeI, anyway, Sharkey should have
lost [ did not like the way he took ad-
vantage of Jeffries by 'heeling him with
his glove, and using his elbow in the
clinches. Sharkey appears to be an ugly
fighter l like to see more boxing, and
less disposition to knock the head OF the
other fellow
All of which speaks volumes. Fighting
for a fortune is not pretty boxing for
the entertainment Of the spectators. Shar-
key was certainly wicked throughout. He
! never stopped fighting. His leads were
vicious, and intended to do damage. JET
| fries seemed content to protect himself,
| and get in a blow when there was an
| opening.
FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
In the first round the men went right
to the scratch and, after bit of tid-
ding, got together in mixup, in which
the sailor showed to advantage. In the
second Jeffries scored a knockdoWn,
Sharkey taking the count up to seven be-
! fore getting to his feet. The sailorman
| slipped down again soon after arising,
! showing that Jeffries' tap was not of the
| loving sort. From the second to the
tenth 1t was all Sharkey The sailor gave
! his big opponent no rest. He was right
after him, all the time, and delivered
blows that would fell an OK. Jeffries re-
turned the compliments at times, but his
principal aim seemed to be to clinch and
lean heavily upon Sharkey. evidently in
tending, with his superior weight, to
wear down the sailor. In the tenth JEFF
fries scored the best point of the fight
up to that time. landing on Sharkey' s
eye after having rushed the man-of-
war's-man to the ropes. The pictures
showed the effect of the blow so clearly
that there were exclamations of "Oh!'
from various parts Of the house. Shar-
key sustained an ugly cut, which Tom
O'Rourke went to work upon as soon as
the sailor returned to his corner at the
conclusion of the exciting round.
SENSATIONAL WORK.
1t was in the twelfth, however, that
Sharkey was cheered and appsau6ed BY
the audience with vengeance In that
round the sailor landed five clean lefts
on Jeffries jaw, without a resKn. They
were of the sort that ordinarily mean the
end of a battle, but while the pictures
| showed Jeffries staggering under the tre-
mendous punishment, he returned to work
| in the next round apparently wholly un-
| affected by the achievement Of the sailor.
| Any one of the five blows landed by
| Sharkey in the twelfth round would have
won battle for him with the average
nuRiiist- But the surprising ability Of