The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-28

same collection of faces conspicuous at all
the prominent ring battles of late years.
There was little money at the -fingsice-
The odds slightly favored Sharkey.
FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
The following is the way the battle was
fought. by ounds
ROUND ONE.
stark.y led and missed. Monro landed a left
blow on Sharkey's ribs. and the latter fell
through the ropes. but did not land on the
floor. sharkey landed right on stomach and
spared for an opening, and on a rush tSgether
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the jaw, which bewildeTed Monro; The men
round.
ROUND Two.
Sharkey landed a vicious blow over his stom-
ach. and the men came together. They spared
a moment and then sharkey landed a light
right on Monro's stomach. Monro tried n right
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slipped 10 the floor. Monro tried a left. but
on Slat the stomach. The mem EN- PUSHED to a clinch
without damage. Monro landed a hard right
or Sharkey's stomach and a moment later re-
peated It.
ROUND THREE.
Sharkey led with a swing to left and missed.
Monro landed hard right on stomach. The men
rushed to a clinch and Monro landed a left on
shsrkey's stomach: The men spared a seco.d
wind. Sharkey rushed. but Monro met him with
hard right on the wind. sharkey was short
to the wind. Monro staggered sharkey with
s,raisht l.f. to chm Sharkey, rushed in. hut
wild. Monro missed left for head, but landed
hard right to wind.
ROUND FOUR
Monro landed right to sharkey's wind and
sharkey clinched. They SPARED for a moment
and then rushed for another cllnch. sharkey
missed a right and Monro landed right on
ach and Monrp drove left TO the sailors wind
and the men cilnched, Monro landed light left
on 81 sss.sey.: ., face; and 9o,,n right uo TO stomach nsak
sharkey's nose getting away without 9 re
landed hard Right on shaEkeys stomach and
Ing expression on his face. They were clinched
ROUND FIVE.
Sharkey missed a right swing and the men
clnched- Monro landed a light left and they
clinched When they broke away Sharkey tried
q left Tor the head. but WIS short. They came
together and Monro landed 4 left on Sharkey's
wind. He missed a right for the same point a
moment later. The men rushed together. each
landing q hard right on the stomach. Monro
landed q vicious right on Sharkey's eye, draw
Ing the blood. A moment later Monro landed
q hard left on the stomach. forcing sharkey to
a clinch. Sharkey tried a right for the stom-
ach. but missed and Monro missed a lef, aimed
at the same point. The men were sparring
when the gong sounded.
ROUND SIX.
Tia men rushed to a clinch. Monro landed
q right to sharkey's stomach and sharkey's left
went around Monro's neck. Monro drove hard
right to Sharkeys wind and pushed his head
back with a left. Sharkey landed a left on
Monro's head. but missed a right for the same
place a moment later. Monro landed hard left
on Sharkey's jaw and the latter looked worried.
Sharkey landed a right on Monro's wind and
the latter opened Sharkey's eye with a vicious
lefs. 5 Ssarkey was holding on He was grSsEy
right on Sharkey's stomach and the latter
landed a light left on Monro's head. Monro
landed a hard. right on Sharkey's stomach and
the latter landed a light left on Monro's head.
The latter slipped TO the floor. Sharkey led. but
missed, and Monro landed hard left OF ShaIkey's
wind. The men were sparring as the gong
sounded