The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 4, 1899, Page 1

» > @O04040400404040404040 40404040 In corner Y tend and at the start w 00 ¢ The Call This Paper not 167. but Five Rounds Does the Champion Have the Better of Sailor Sharkey. Terrific Hitting Marks the Fight, Weight Favoring the Big Calrfornian: INGSIDE, CONEY ISLAND SPORTING CLUB, ! % NEW YORK, Nov. 3—James J. Jeffries retains the 1 ionship of the world, Referee George Siler giving i the twenty-fifth round over 1 Island Sporting Club to- arvelous battles that has taken 1t ever gathered in the Coney struggle for su- the greate 1 desperate ubhouse d the better of the fight—in the During the other twenty Sharkey th es’ was at his man w twenty rounds Jef ed him to hold off the swung in a couple of vicious up- Tom came back again in but he was weakened great- minute before the gong t glove came off, and prac- bull terrier, n those sailor, and el H md rounc ade Sharkey f groggy. irth a twenty-fifth, One the fight Jeffries’ le 1S OVer. vicious blows. e referee motioned to Jeffries’ corner, an American flag ders and the crowd on that Idly. The crowd on the op- orner, yelled for Sharkey, dressing-rooms. ver the champion’s shou ena cheered wi 1, in Sharkey’s ¢ led back to their Is of spectators were banked forty feet high ing, the place being packed from ringside to raiters, lined. The tremendous of 400 arc lights. Fifteen feet s of the squared circle the heat was in- > almost exhausted, and the spectators It seemed at first as though for in the second round Jeffries put the a left on the jaw, and the referee began 1e seconds as Sharkey kneeled on the floor. But 1ird round on Sharkey, with his vicious swings to the jaw, kept the crowd on its feet waiting for a kncck- aisles around the ring ed under the glar were e > ropes with ies, stood the terrific punishment, and with his cye, lit came back just as viciously in the last three Imost retrieved himself. Then came the unfortu- isf ing, Jeffries’ glove flying off, bring- ght to an end, although the crowd urged Sharkey to in and end it. This he tried to do, but Jeffries fought him , and Referee Siler rushed to the rescue. It was notice- e that Jeffries used his weight to its best advantage, throw- ng himself all over the sailor, but the latter did his share of the te and unsa ACtory enc hugging, and both were warned repeatedly. Ten thousand spectators gathered around the ringside. Al- though Coney Island was swept by a gale, the cars came down crowded to the guards in‘a swiftly moving row entrances leading to 5000 i line, and the sports the arena. At 8:30 the building, and later the boxes filled to anner of men. were there, and among those flowing. Allr well known were James J. Corbett and John L. Sullivan, former champions; Kid McCoy, Peter Maher, Tim Kearns, George Dixon, Senator Sullivan, Jacob Schaefer, George Slosson, k Hutchinson, Parson Davies, of Chicago; Gus Rublin, Gideon, Mike Donovan and Chief of Police O'Meara, Police Commissioner Sexton; Ed Delaney of Salt d Michael Dwyer and Benny Jacobs of Detroit. ry event of ten rounds at|Jeffries led and then landed several times, preceded the big event, and | but was generally over or under. On the ette of Rochester, who looked | other hand, the saflor was wild, golng on a small seale, v into the fight with both hands and swing- Moran of Brooklyn. | ing wildly, but he did not land the first hour's delay, Tom | Plow. ! seen making his way | Agaln In the second round Sharkey was crowds. He was well re- | flopping around, and he came in for a was cheered to the | nasty left that rolled him over. It looked on green trunks, with | then as though Sharkey was .clearly out- or a belt, and the | classed. O'Rourke, however, gave the Jeffries had be- | sallor a talking to, and, to the amazement claney, Ernest Roeber, | of all, Sharkey swung on Jeffries' ribs his brother, Jack Jef- | and jaw almost at will, and there was a to the seuthwest | wild audience. As the fight went along, > and at- | round by round, the saflor fought his n, Morris Kelly | way into the hearts of those who mar- O'Rourke superintend- | veled at Jeffries’ capacity for punishment. ceedings. George Siler | The Californian crouched down low, and, though his eyes blazed, he smiled, gen- erally over to O'Rourke, who was coach- ing his man over the ropes. Sharkey's vicious punches began to tell, and at the close of the seventh round it seemed as though Jeffries could hardly walk to his corner, and it seemed certain there' would be a new champlon. A the latter , the Call- | g staring of not The betting Jeffries. ed up well. ' They shook hands and @4+040404040404040404040400404 040404 04040404040404@ ¢ JEFFRI ES SAYS HIS HAND WAS INJURED NEW YORK, Nov. 3.—Sharkey was lucky. My left hand went back on me in the seventh round, or I would have knocked him out. No more picture machines for me. The in- tense heat from the electric lights bothered me considerably and made me very weak at times. Sharkey fought very foul, and i's a wonder to me that Siler did not disqualify him. He repeat- edly butted me ‘with his head and used his elbows more frequently than his hands. 4 JAMES J. JEFFRIES. 4+ 0404040404040 4040404040 0404040040+ 0 $040404040+0+ @ 404040440404040404040404040404 SharKey's ear was split in the eighth | ! | | | | | | B S R O L O e e = [ SCa OSSP A S A DD DD DU WD A AN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1899, PRICE FIVE CENT JEFFRIES GIVEN THE DECISION AFTER A DESPERATE BATTLE g%www%mwo+®%m . ¢ = L 4 * & APRIL ©.1897 T VAN BUSKIRK KNOCK OUT. SAN FRANCISCO N [y ) B J MAY 19.1897 Dick BAKER KNOCK OULT SAN FRANCISCO S ROLNDS JULY |7 1897 GLS RUHLIN DR AM/ SAN FRANCISCO 20 ROUNDS. i > T sSAan = 2 CRORORORO RO BULO RORO% ter one. think Sharkey could have 2 Many thanks 7 Service was excellent. E»" to San Francisco. g and it made him like a bull. swinging lefts and rights, and landed | nearly all of them, with Jeffries throw- | ing himself over the sailor. The Califor- | nian pushed his man over the ropes at | every opportunity, and in some of the | rounds rested his great head on Sharkey’s shoulders so much that he was hissed and | jeered. | Jeffries landed a terrific uppercut in the tenth and Sharkey's eyelld was split, | but in the twelfth Sharkey got back with a half dozen left swings and a straight right, and it is wonderful that they did not end the fight. Jeffries’ hugged the saflor hard and shook his head as he went to his corner. Every round carried Sharkey across the ring at the start and he was fighting the | champlon all over the canvas. In the fifteenth Jeffries made a bluff at forcing, but Sharkey was at him again like a& bulldog and swung high and low and landed almost every time he swung. The Californian made little effort to lead. He preferred the defensive and he was wind- ed. Sharkey, too, was tiring ' fast and they punched and swung and staggered and clinched all around the ring for the next few rounds. The crowd shrieked from the sound of the gong to the close of each round. Both men were covered with blood and Jefirles was bleeding bad- ly from the nose, which Sharkey's savage right had split. Suddenly, in the twenty-second round, | Jeffries seemed to take on new life. Just at the close of this round the champion swung right and left on Sharkey's jaw | and almost took him off his feet. Sharkey reeled and the gong saved him. He came back hard, however, in the next, but Joffries had the better of it, putting in two right uppercuts. Jeffries’ friends howled themselves hoarse, while Shar- key’s urged him with loud cries to fo in hard and rough it. He threw down his | terrier-like head and though his strength | was fast leaving him he had Jeffries guessing until the gong sounded. No one could say who would get in the knock- out blow and neither seemed able to put enough force into the blow to drop his man. In the midst of the twenty-fifth round, nearly one minute before the close, Jef- fries' glove flew across the ring, and Siler ran to help him on with it. Sharkey held back until his friends velled at him not to stop, and it was a three-cornered fight for a few minutes. The referee Bot Jeffries’ glove and tried to draw it on. NOVEMBER 30.1897 JOE CHOYN SI1 A <) SCO O ROUMNDS LO%RURNINORO NGRS CORBETT SAYS HE IS TO FIGHT THE WINNER CONEY ISLAND, N. Y., Nov. 3.—It was a great Ffight. attribute this to Jeffries’ condition. This was difficult to do, and then Sharkey JUNE D18 BOB |=|TZE$|r1r10 - CONEY ISLAND. IR OV I was surprised that Sharkey stood up so long before Jef:ries, but | If Jeffries had been in prime condition I don’t Jeffries says he will fight me. minded him of his promise to-night and we will meet in a few days, perhaps to- morrow, to make arrangements. for your telegram of congratulation. stood so long. The Call’s wire was alongside of the ring and ran direct Regards to all the boys. | CRONONG UG RGRO RO % ORORGRORIRGLONGRD R ORO RO ROROHGROROROROROR R ORI RO % He rushed, | rushed. Jeffries threw up his gloved and | would seek another match. and the next ungloved hand and with the former up- | percut Sharkey. Siler ran between them and made a second attempt to assist Jef- fries. The sailor waited a moment, but, wildly excited by the shrieks of the spec- tators, he rushed again. Siler dragged Jeffries away and the gong rang. The referee pointed to Jeffries’ corner and his seconds and friends cheered wildly. The majority of those at the ringside hardly thought Sharkey would get worse than a draw, for the .sailor fought viciously, alw after his man, with good judgment, and outpointed the cham- plon. On the other hand, Jeffries, while he had the better by long odds of the last three rounds, did very little leading in the other twenty-two, and when he led he was. elther too high or two low, getting in but few good punches. The decision was not announced from the ring, or, if it was, few heard it, and a great mob surged around for several minutes, yelling and shouting for the vie- tor and vanquished. When seen in his dressing room® after the contest Jeffries said: “Sharkey Is the hardest and best man I have ever met, and 1 hardly expect to meet a better in the future. Within six months I have met and defeated the two best men in the world, and will now take a long rest, probably nine months or a year. Never again will I fight under the same conditions. The heat from the lights overhead tended to take away a great | deal of my steam, and the glare from the floor weakened my eyes. My left arm, the one that was injured while training, gave out in the fourth round, and I could not use it properly for the rest of the battle, or the result might have been aif- ferent, for I think that I could have knocked him out. Sharkey Is a game man and hard to beat, but I had no thought of any different result at any time during the battle. “After my rest, which I think the pub- lic will agree that I deserve. I will again be ready to meet any and all who aspire to my title.” Sharkey was Inconsolable, and ¢ried ltke a child-when he went to his quarters, and refused to talk; but Tom O'Rourke, his manager, expressed the opinion that the sailor should have received the decision. He said that two of Sharkey's ribs were broken, and that during the last folir rounds Tom’s left hand was useless, he having broken it on Jeffries’ head. ~Al- though the decision was against him, he said Sharkey .would .not:give. up,. but MARCH 22 1658 PETERJACKSON SAN F LORTRONONORGRNONONONORNANGRON ALGUST 5.1898 BoB ARMSTRONG NEW YORK. 10 RouND S, L 3 MAY cT1898 | ¢ THOMAS SHARKE * SAN FRANCISCO | @ 20 ROUNDS. ‘ + & * APRIL 2.2. 98 PETEEVERETT SANFRANCISCO 3ROUNDS. @ . CHAMPION JEFFRIES AND HIS RING RECORD. 3 B B O O S e SO 4—&«@4—: I never saw a bet- I re- The Western Union JAMES J. CORBETT. 7OROR SOSROIIORURORV RO R IRNOKION ' =3 =i time the result would be different. “But I don’t think this fellow will want }m tackle Tom again,” said O'Rourke. “I'll keep-after him, though, until he agrees to another meeting or make him crawl.’” el i ks MRS. JEFFRIES SLEEPS WHILE JIM FIGHTS LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3.—Not since the last national campaign has this city wit- nessed such an outpouring of humanity and such scenes of enthusiasm as fol- lowed when the wires flashed the infor- mation that Jim Jeffries had for the sec- ond time this year sustained his claims to the heavyweight champlonship of the world. With the words “Jeffries wins!" a mighty shout went up from the thou- sands that surged about the bulletin boards. Horns for a brief period added to the din, that later gave way to march- | ing crowds. .[{umanity did not disguise its | feelings. Many a smashed hat tells the | tale of a lost bet, the display of enthu- | siasm passing unresented ard received in | the spirit intended. The leading evening | and morning papers rushed extra editions upon the streets. Although this is the home of the cham- pton opinion as to the result of the bat- tle had been so evenly divided that little money was wagered on the result. This amount, according to sporting authorities, will not exceed $10,000 and the odds have averaged 10 to 7. with Jeffries the favorite. Many of these bets will not be paid, as they were based on a knockout. ‘When The Call correspondent called at the Jeffries home on the Arroyo Seco to announce to the family that the big boy again had brought fistic honors to the family the frame house was shrouded in darkness. The mother, with the young- est son, had early sought ner bed. When Mrs. Jeffries appeared at an open window and was informed that Jim was the vie- tor she asked “‘Are you joshing,” and would not be satisfied until the bulletin of the final round was read. As the mother would not open the door or sup- piy a lieht matches were lighted while the story of the fight was read to the apparently unmoved woman. *I had hoped-Jim would win,” she final- ly.said, and this expression seemed to remove. the. strain that she had success- O N N R R M P N S | Christian, as members of the church Referee Siler Tells Why He Decided in Western Ma Faver ' of: the 18k Sharkey C—h;ms He Fought Werth: ‘Two Ribs Broken and a Damaged Hand. BY GHORGH SIILER. NEW YORK, Nov. 3—To begin with, the ficht was the fastest I have ever seen. would not go over six rounc rific. Jeffries started in with r to stop an ordinary man, or key. It was simply remark ing way under them. Je and more scientific, I thoug ing tactics right from the start, stand off and spar.. This [ Jeffries. €es il I thought gl any fighter able that he stood them without giv- 1t that Shar when it began that it The slugging was simply ter- 1t hand body blows hard enough has:S not as toug har- yeing the longer in reach, heavier ey would begin rush- to see him and was surprised thought was a great advantage to Jeffries’ seconds claimed fouls repeatedly, and [ was com- pelled to caution Sharkey ¢ time he was hit he went into it way and roughing it as muc the bell had sounded. uite often. It 1 as possib! times during the fight he hit Jeffries a seemed that every bulldog fashion, banging any old e in clinches. Several ongside the head after Sharkey seemed to become stronger after about the tenth round, and Jeffries, it seemed to me, was becoming weak. Shar- key, it struck me, was the stronger of t teenth or fifteenth round and had a sh jeffries might fighting. T thought that back, as he would come with a Jim braced up after the twentieth round and had the better of it for two rounds, one occasionally. Jeffries, who came with a rush, The last three rounc 1e two around the four- better of the have been holding uite often, landing hard. ade the spurt q shade h Sharkey would slam in s were all favor of peppered Sharkey severely, up- a althoug in percut him repeatedly with his right, and had the sailor look- ing a bit queer. In the twenty-fifth round both came up fair Jeffries continuec both went at it hard. unfortunately, toward the end strong and his uppercutting, but, "his glove came off, and before T could replace jt the gong sounded, calling the end of the round and fight. = Summing up the fight as a whole, T consider that Jeffries did cleaner work, while Sharkey roughed it, hit low repeatedly, besides fouling by hitting several times after the bell had rung. fully disguised during’ these weeks of preparation on the part of her son. “While I never wished my boy to adopt this calling,” she added, “yet a mother is ever proud when her son does not make a failure in his business. He is his own boss, and I presume he will keep at it un- | tu—well, until he is vanquished by a bet- ter man. Jim may not be what is called a are | known, but he is an honorable man, and | | I am proud of my boy.” Mrs. Jeffries says she has not had a letter from Jim for several days, and zhe does not knew when he will come to the coast. She did not send him any teie- grams, and none have come from him to the family. His brother, John, and many friends sent him messages of congratu- lation. Agnes Jeffries, his youngest sister, at- tended the Orpheum, where returns were read. When the audience shouted with delight the young woman sat as a stoic, without portraying the least emotion. The elder brothers were down town and heard the returns read. They say little, but evince much satisfaction over the re- sult, They bet on Jim, but refuse to say how much, or if it was placed at odds. Tl T LARGEST WAGER EVER MADE ON A PRIZEFIGHT NEW YORK, Nov. 3.—Prior to the en- trance of the men into the ring “Jack” Fields, a Wall-street broker and a great admirer of Sharkey, made the largest single wager recorded on the battle, and said to be the largest single wager ever made on a prizefight. He bet $15,000 against .$21,500 with a business man pres- ent, who did not want his name men- tioned. After Fields had made his bet quite a number of shrewd men who respect his judgment placed wagers on Sharkey at similar odds. The betting was lively at the ringside, with Jeffries favorite at 100 to 70. The admirers of both men put up plenty of money, and the aisles of the clubhouse were continually blocked with eager bet- tors. while, money. One of the first ing was $500 to The Sharkey people held back for a hoping to get 10 to 6 for their bets made in the build- with Jeffries favorite. A Buffalo man, who refused to give name, took the Jeffries end. Al Smith bet $2000 to $1400 on Jeffries, a Philadelphia stockbroker taking the short end. *Char- ley” Anderson placed $3000 to $2100 on Jef- ries, a syndicate of four taking the Sharkey end. Marcus Meyer bet $1000 to $700 twice on Jeffries. “Billy” Roche, McFadden's manager, made a bet of $1000 to $700 with Joe Vendig, Roche taking the short end on Sharkey. Martin Dowling bet $7000 to $6090 on Jeffries and had as much more to bet at the same figure. Falk Brothers bet §$5000 against $3300 on Jeffries, the short end being taken by Benjamin Falk. Wil- liam Cochrane wagered 31000 to $700 on Jeffries, with “Pa n” Davies. E. Almberg bet $500 against 3300 with . Felberg on Jeffries. “Pat” Rogers of Boston made two bets of $100 to $70 and $500 to ) on Jeffries. Edward Whalen of New Orleans wagered $100 to $70 on Jeffries with John McPherson of Toronto, and also $100 to §70 on Jeffries with George Considine. The latter put up $100 to $70 on Sharkey with Willlam Melby. R FITZSIMMONS | WANTS TO MEET JEFFRIES AGAIN CHICAGO, Nov. 3.—Bob Fitzsimmons was greatly pleased at the result of the fight, declaring that his contract to fight the winner brought him once more ‘the chance to fight Jeffries, who wrested the championship from him. “I can't understand, though,” said Fitz- simmons, “why Jeffries did not knock him out. It really looks to me as though he should have done so, and 1 am mighty sorry he did not. I have not anything particular against Sharkey, if he did help to rob me of the decision in San Francisco; but if Jeffries had knocked him out it would have been a clean-cut affair, with no doubts of any kind about it. Aslong as I am going to fight Jeffries @40404040404040404040404040404040404+040404040404049 justly earned victory. 4040404040404 decision. knowing that he had a with two broken ribs. I and | want to meet him @+0404040404 04040404040 SHARKEY. DECLARES HE WAS ROBBED NEW YORK, Nov. 3.—I was robbed out of a I outpointed Jeffries in a majority of the rounds and should have had the I protested against Siler as referee, would give me the worst of it. “Tom” O’Rourke had told me that Siler would give me a fair deal that I consented to have him act as referee: I think all fair-minded persons who saw the fight will say that my fears about Siler were well founded. 4040404040404 04040404040 40+0404 040+ 0404040404040 feeling against me and It was only after I fought five rounds think I can beat Jeffries, again. THOMAS SHARKEY. 3¢00000¢0§0§°§ 0404040404040404040404