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Many different opinions on the late championship battle between Sharkey and Jeffries are expressed. Here is a novel one taken from the columns of one of the pink sporting sheets: “Personally I do not believe in deciding championships on limited round boots, as stamina and endorance, two of the requisites of tree champions, are at a discount when it is permitted. Siltr. would have had my support if he had declared off all bets, as he h*d a perfect right to do. Not one man in a hundred who bet money on the affair ever be- . lieved the pair would go 25 rounds with* oat either man scoring a win, or at least proving himself th^ best of the twain. Agreeing, therefore, that the men who bet on the contest did so with the distinct idea in mind that the men won Id decide an unequivocal winner, I say Sxler wonld have been justified in declaring all bets off and then deciding a winner. If the law of New York permitted the men to go further that night,I feel certain that Jeffries would have won. He had saved his strength for a brilliant finish, and he had Sharkey much to the bad in one of the latter rounds. Unfortunately the men signed for 25 ronnds when they could have articled themaelves to go 50 just as well.‘ This would have disposed of all possible chance for argument and would have left us praising either Sharkey or Jeffries as a true champion. But no matter wbat explanations or arguments may be vouchsafed the truth is that the people will still refrain from believing either the champion until a decisive mill is had between them.”
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Sandusky Star
Sandusky, Ohio, US
Tue, Dec 05, 1899
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IL, USA 31 Mar 2018
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