The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-28
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During the intermission Referee
| Magnolia warned Sharkey's handlers
against coaching from the corner.
Jack bounced out and missed a dozen
| missed another long lash the Geor-
Eian lifted a left to Jacks chin.
Strlhling's speed and the strength in
his lean arms bothered Sharkey, but
ne danced in close and drew blood
from the southerner's nose with short
Let's; Again they were warned as
Sharkey bored into Striblings hrdy
with punches that sometimes shaded
the belt line. Stribling bounced his
left into Jacks face, but ran into a
two listed storm as the furious sailor
retaliated with a charge that drove
StriblinE all around the ring. The
bell ended tho rally.
ROUND SEVEN
The fight was anything but scnsa-
tional as the boxers measured each
other carefully and boxed lightly at
q distance or grappled at close quar-
right into Sharkey's chin, but drew
the referees censure again from n
left hook that seemed to have landc cd
fairly on Sharkey's body. They
opened up for moment with a brisk
exchange. but Stribling had Sharkey
missing constantly and he block ed
many Of the Boston boys best blows.
AS a sign Of boos began to drift down
TO the ring from tho five -dollar seats
sharkeys chin but took q bad bruis-
ing as the heavier powerful sailor
cuffed him vigorously with both
hands in return. Despite tho brief
exchange. the boos were growing
ROUND EIGHT
The bouncing babies went back to
left jabbing at long range, despite
tremendous professional respect for
each other. and any blows that might
have caused damage were carefully
blocked or carried. There was Il brief
furry along the ropes, but Sharkey
missed half Il dozen lefts. AS they
broke into tho open again Jack tried
TO pummel the Georgian's body, but
Stribling bounced back. Another
warning from Magnolia. Very i'm
pressively Magnolia tore them apart
tho belt. There was less and less ac-
ton as the round dragged itself out.
ROUND NINE
and when he; stuns stribling with a
solid. right to the body Stribling
fought back with volley that
pitched Sharkey again to the ropes.
They wrestled ana weaved around
they broke into. the clear again
Stribling smashed a beautiful left
hook and sent a right to Sharkey's
chin. Jack broke away. but Str,b-
on the floor with another left TO the
head. Sharkey fought back with a
barrage of punches but never touched
tho elusive southerner. As they came
to close quarters Stribling buried 4
left hook in the nOrthelners pudv
and had him slowed and backsleudinc
when the bell sounded.
ROUND TEN
Iherc were more warnings for the
fighters from the referee before the
gong opened the last round. They
came out carefully again, the sailor
peering stolidly from his lowered
eyes: while stribling danced about on
his toes. hands low. and evaded al
most every punch Sharkey threw at
MIN. Jack finally caught the south
erner and pinned him to the ropes
with left to the body and right to
the head which smeared Striblinr,s
face again with blood. The Georgian
fought right back, mailing Sharkey
with two cutting left hooks to the
PIT or the stomach. Again they boxed
until Sharkey loosed a long overland
right that bounced from Striblinr's
chin. That called for more boxing at
close quarters, and they were sing
sihg on the ropes in tight embrace
when the gong ended the rather fea-
turelesS quarrel.