The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-28
ROUND BY ROUND
ROUND ONE

Stribling landed the first rap. a
light left to the head. as they danced
carefully about the center of the
rinE watching for openings. Sharkey
missed several left jabs in close quar-
ters. where he ripped a solid right TO
Striblings ribs before the southerner
tied him UP. There was little action
rs the tall greyhound of the south
danced with the. New Highlander
and they measured blows. Stribling
grinned as Sharkey's right bounced
off his chin and in an exchange at
close quarters.
In another clinch Stribling smashed
his right hand four times on the side
to the floor but came up without q
count when the referee hauled them
apart. They were clinching. with
StriblinE pounding on Jacks head
with his right, at the bell.
ROUND TWO
Sharkey bounced from his corner
and flew to close quarters into a
storm Of Strihling's overland rights.
The tall. lanky southerner handled
Sharkey like "A small boy. despite the
Rostonians extra heft and bulk. as
they tumbied into another corner
There was puzzled look about
him in n clinch. smashed a full right
on his chin, and then laughed when
the sailors left hook found his own
chin.
sharkey kept the open, but strib-
eose from rush the and rn mear ay d ,sS
smashed into the ropes. The battle
grew rough and ready as both
with little respect for the
rules. The crowd was kissing at the
bell, apparently booing Stribling's
head-doWn rush.
ROUND THREE
Sharkey danced after Stribling as
Tbe swept AROUND him
forced Strib to lead. but the best the
could do was n long tap
to the ribs. Sharkey began to solve
Stribling's style as he stepped i'm
loudly OH the Macon boys
body.
A ,full-swing left hook caught
StriblinE in the pit of the stomach
and cut down his speed. Another left
about the ring cut stribling's lin, and
the southerner was splitting blood at
the bell.
ROUND FOUR
Sharkey was full OF confidence now
anu pegan 10 weave and feint with
his head. shooting let's to Strib-
ling's head. As they roamed about
tho ring Jack pulled his lighter foe
20 I: close quarters and buried both
80 49, NV oSol + ldH DOQN. StrIb.
ing rushed Sharkey and nearly threw
MIN through the ropes.
Referee Lou Magnolia warned
StrIb for his rough work and ordered
him to keep his punches up. The
caught Sharkey with
right to the chin that
nearly floored the sailor. The hir
COB, half dazed. bounced back into
= right that buried under his heart.
Sharkey danced away. fighting for
time. and was back to normal when
the bell stopped StriblinE's next rush.
ROUND FIVE
oharkey recovered quickly in his
corner from the right that dropped
on his chin like 4 lightning dart. He
tore after Stribling with q rain Of
lett jabs. and slugged right and left
70 the body. until the referee warned
Sharkey as the left hook in close
cropped below the danger line. They
!ought closely and the referee was
kept BUSY calling them apart when
lhey were not dancing about the ring
Poking left jabs at each other Shar.
key blinked as the Georgian lifted ).
cracking left hook to his chin.
Stribling fought in deceptive fash.
lon, leaping i'm suddenly with strairht
left jabs that kept the sailor hiinE.
lhg. Another bruising exchange at
.losc quarters brought more blood
rom Stribling's mouth, but he was
Iashing back furiously with both
hands at the bell. '1'