The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-22
.rlos anoossnds upon thousands of dollars
were bet at these odds.
Cen Much the Bloosr Man


-. When the TWO aen stepped out 20
lSoo edeA otner Il didn't look iair. The
enormous bulk OF the Californian tow.
eIeu hNil foot above the sailors
He4o and When ne cTouched aud un-
wounu his long left arm Sharkey
Souidn reach him With his ieet. much
less his Gs,s.
Jen advanced !eisurely and Sharkcy
stepped back as naturally as you
"oa!d Get oct OF the way of a truck.
rae rented couple OF times and then
stepped in and launched "A Lett swing.
J. was short by trile OF TWO ieeJ.
lie couldn't reach JeG.
Whea the song for the second round
rang Sharkey bounced out oil his cor
Der Ike a ball and threw himself at
Jenries with all of bis weight in a
right swing, ducking a wicked left as
he came In. His swing was blocked.
but the force OF the rush swept Jen
back to the ropes.
The third and fourth rounds found
Sharkey rushing only to bump iuto
Jens mighty wailops. jeff put a right
10 the heart that shook up Tom.
In the fifth there was more excite
ment and the JeTries men began TO
Kick up racket Sharkey tried inef-
iectually to lead the battle for fen
seconds. bur was driven back with
left tO the head and nasty rig.
TO the ribs. Again the sturdy sail
tore in, this time To finish up rig
On his heels from left to the mout.
that started trickle OF blood 4
right to the head sent him back three
PAGES as the hell came. JEFF was fight.
ing like veteran.
But Sharkey had only begun TO emp
ty his basket, and JEFF will probably
never forget the rest OF that fieht.
Again and again the bull-likc sailor
hurled himself against the big man s
fists In heatlonG fury. Again and
again JEFF met him. stopped and threw
linn back with crushing blows thal
would have killed any other man IN
the world But ns often as be was
driven back he dashed upon the Cali
iorntan again. Ii was impossible 10
stop all OF his blows.
= shsrkey Still Rushing.
The tenth opened with another mad
rush and fearful owing that landed
tull on Jelfs mouth right to the
ear followed II and Jed missed an
upperout Again Sharkey charged but
this time he was met With a left over
the eye that could be heard out In the
street 1t sent him reeling to the
ropes.
The Californian followed and they
fought like maDiacs along the ropes,
with Jeff getting rhe better Of IL. His
wearireSs had me2ioally disappeared
and he looked the frcsher OF the two
AT the boil
Sharkoy took right cross TO the
temple and seemed to sag in all over
and dropped slowly TO his knees.
clutch!ng JeG's legs as he fell. Shar-
key jumped 10 his feet as II he hadn't
been punched in month and swung
both hands at Jef's jaw. The big
man stepped In. drove his left 10 the
chin twice without return and the
sailor looked dazed when tie round
closed
That was rne last round In which
any great blow stood out, but those
who saw II will never forget The
rest OF tho fight was delirious phan-
tasmagoria of huge. wrlthing bodies.
whirling arms and red .5mcored faces
that diSapDearcd every second behind
blotohed gloves and emerged redder
than ever Mother man stepped back,
AND through all OF 1t only ole thing
remaiccd clcaf-that JeiIrieS was win
nlns by bigger margain with every
round There were no dlssenters when
ne wns given the decision at the end
of the twentieth