Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-06-10
JEFFRIEs THE CHAMPION.

'"HJ 10 Suhin hIOu HSnfJ -WSit5ho PuS"i
of the world. Last night in the arena
OF the Coney Island Athletic Club, at
New York, this modern Hercules
Knocked out the hitherto Incompatible
Robert Fitzsimmons. There is no huke
about this victory, for it was clean cui
and painfully decisive. Fitzsimmons
was outweighed and outmatched. Je1-
fries showed that while in physique he
is the biggest and heaviest puglist in
the world today, he is one of the clev-
crest and fastest. Fitzsimmons could
not get to his man IS often as ne liked,
and when he did his great punches had
little or no effect. He landed on the
jaw repeatedly, but failed to make the
big fellow rock, and his famous solar
plexus blow was nothing when it land
ed.
Jeffries showed wonderful speed with
his left band. 1t was with this glove
that he did the most damage until in
the eleventh round he had Fitzsimmons
going with it and then put the right
hand across. The last blow was the
first that Jeffries tried with this hand
and it did the trick. 1t landed flush up
on the point of the jaw and knocked
Fitzsinmons insensble to the floor.
The defeat of the champion came as a
thnnderbolt from clear sky. Jehries
was surprise from the very moment
he put up his hands. He was cool
headed and looked so powerfully strong
that Fitzsimmons' friends appreciated
the fact thai Bob had his hands full
As soon as Fitzsimmons began to bleed
at the nose there was some expression
of surprise. When he was knocked
down in the second round with g jolt In
the face there was more wonderment,
but 10 the tenth round, when he was
out and managed to stay
the round through sheer pluck and
gameness, the crowd saw the beginning
of the end. Jefries took advantage of
mis- reach, and from the very beginning
of the f. cat stood Fitzsimmons oil with
mis- left. That was the plan outlined by
Jeflries q week ago. He said at the
time that he would be able to stall the
champion off in this manner and when
the opening came he would end the
fight with right hand swing on the
jaw.
Up to the time of the knockout JEFF
fries did not cut his right hand loose at
long range for the jaw. He watched
cut carefully for Fltzsimmons' hooks
aud kept away. He simply took his
time and, with his powerful left swing
ing constantly in the Cornishman'a
face, be slowly but surely battered Bob's
until it looked huge rose
bud.
Fi,zsimmons showed beyond doubt
that be is one of the quickest fighters
that ever got into ring. Though over
matched and hopelessly beaten in the
tenth round, he refused to sit down in
his corner during the minute rest and
came out for the last and fatal rouEd
ready to take his medicine, which he
must have known was coming TO him.
Jeflries' left hand was faster than the
average. He worked it so rapidly that
at times Fitzsimmons, who did not try
to block it of, was dsZed. In the very
beginning of the fight, when Fitzsim-
mons was sent to the floor, the crowd
saw that Jeflries had the power. Still,
a. the rounds went by, Fi.zsimmons
was expected to get in one of his famous
blows which had beaten so many noted
fighters before. One punch was looked
for, but that punch, while it may have
been delivered, had no effect.
Experts who sat at the ringside ad-
NIT Jefiries took blows from Fitzsm-
mons that would have beaten any ordi-
nary heavyweight in quick order. This
ability was what helped to beat F'itz-
simmons, for when he found that he
could not affect his adversary with his
punches he began TO tire from the eff
feet of his work. Jefiries was cautious
to the end. There was just one period
when he cut loose, but soon as he
found that FitZ5immons was still dan
gerous he let up. He fought the Cor
nishman at long range most entirely,
and when the end came he did not rush
in close, but fred his left at Bob's head
from O very distant point, following
with the right, which was round arm
swing, delivered at full length, square
ly on the vital spot Fitzsimmons is
still great fighter and can beat lot
of big men, but he Can never defeat
Jefries, who is, in the estimation of
every ring follower who saw him last
night, a wonderful pugilist. Jeffries
took his victory in modest way. He
is big, good-natured fellow, aud re-
minded one of Sullivan when he first
came out. He is @ young man, and
has the good fortune to begin by beat.
iog champion. Jeffries is not a man
who will shirk fight in the future.
The opening round was try.out,
pure and simple, and not a single blow
Of an effective nature was landed. The
second round began in business-like
way, with Jeffries trying his left. Fitz.
simmons then took turn, but was
short. Just as the round closed JEFF
ries downed Fitssimmons with hard
straight left on the jaw.
The champion came up slowly in a
LACED sort of way, and reeled toward
1is man. The crowd cheered Jeffries
IN, but the gong ended the round. Fitz.
simmons rallied in the rest and WAS as
yressive again in the third. Fitzsim-
mons WAS bleeding, but fighting vicious
y. He made the pace, but it was the
Jalifornian's round. The fourth was
asst, but not decisive.
Fltzsimmons made his best showing
n the fifth. He began the round with
punch that opened Jeffries' left eye
md sent little stream of blood trick
ing down his cheek. He forced Jeffries
.gainst the ropes, but the Californian
Tipped away from him. He. made
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