Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-10

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right hook for the body. but failed, and
1t was then seen that he was bleeding
from the nose. First blood claimed for
Jenries. After another clinch Fitz
landed hard left on Jeff's face and
repeated 1t three times. Coming to the
center of the ring Fitz landed a left
swing on the Jaw and a left hook on
the ear. Jeffries came back with
left hook on the side of the head and
they came to n cllnch. After some
feinting Jeffries sent both hands to the
body and drove Ftz back with n left
on the chest. Fitz endeavored to land
a left swing on the head and they
clinchcd. Fitz landed a left hook on
the head. Jeffr!es counterlng on the
race just as the round ended.
ROUND 4.
Fi;z came up determined and tried
a right swing. falling to land. both
clinched. Jefrrles tried a left for the
neck. but Fitz got inside of his lead.
landing left on wind. JEFF sent two
hard left hooks to Fitz's head. In the
mix up Fitz got his left to head and
right to body. After some feintins
tltz sent left straight to the eye.
and was heavily countered on the body
by Jen's right 4 hard right over tho
heart by Fitz was answered by JEFF
with left on the neck, and then JEFF
planted a heavy left on the chest and
titz broke ground. but returned quick
ly, shooting his left to the jaw. This
was an even round.
ROUND 5.
Fitz led OFF with a left to the face,
| splitting Jeff's left eye, which bled
freely JEFF retaliated with n hard left
on the ear and Ftz tried his right over
Jeff's damaged eye. failing to land the
left for the head. but jeff ducked and
clinch followed Fitz put a light left
on Jeif's mouth and forced him to the
ropes. The Californian broke, but
ciinched. jeff tried a left swing for
the body and left an opening which
t1tz failed to take advantage OF. Jeff
encouraged by this overlook sent two
lefts to the jaw and 81 right on the
forehead without a return. Fitz rushed
but in trying to side step almost fell
| through the ropes but regained him
self and came back with n hard left
on neck and right on body. jeff replied
with two stlff hits on face as Fltz
crowded in on him. At this moment
the bell stopped them.
ROUND 6.
Fitz jumped across the ring and JEFF
broke ground. Ftz swung his left for
head landing lightly and blocked a
right lead for the body. Both tried
lefts for the head. but were short.
Then FitZ put his left to the face and
4,
still on aggressive. bored In. sending
left to face, jeff countering lightly on
the wind. Fitz crowded in with the
left following and Jeff crossed his right
TO the ear. They broke from a clinch
and f'itz sent left to face and a hard
right over the injured eye. Another
clinch followed and the referee had to
separate them. Fitz sent left twice to
head and followed with q hard left TO
chest. jeff fought back wildly, landing
both hands outside Fits guard. and
after another clinch Fitz upper cut his
opponent with his right on the wind
This was the last blow OF the round,
which was in Fitz's favor.
ROUND I.
Jeff was a bit slow coming to the
scratch and broke ground, making a
circle of the ring. F'itz tries right to
head. landing lightly and JEFF got a
left to the ribs. JEFF jabbed his left
to the ribs and got away clean, then
the Californian endeavored to land
straight left for the face, but was
blocked neatly and received left coun-
ter on the ribs. Fitz was on the ag-
gressve, and sent left far back on
the neck JEFF tried to crowd Fitz on
the ropes, but Fitz got away nicely.
then In a rapid mix-up both swung
rights and lefts for the head landing
lightly. Then Fitz hooked left to the
side of the head and JEFF jumped in
with right hard on the body. JEFF
swung his left for the head, but Fltz
got inside of it and drove his right
over the heart when the gong sent them
to their corners. This was Fits round
ROUND s.
JEFF was slow in coming up and the
referee had to wave his hand to him
to come to the scratch. Both men
rushed matters without dninU ia m a r a
other than clinching until Fitz sent his
left to the ribs and JEFF hooked two
lefts to the face. Jeff tried with right
but was short, Fitz counterng lightly
on the chest. Fltz put straight left
on Jeff's bad eye. JEFF came back
with hard left on the body. Ftz en-
deavored to land a vicious swing with
his left on the body. but Jeff came
back with a similar blow on Fits
head. JEFF then bored In. and sent n
straight left to Fitzs face, staggering
the champion to the ropes. Nothing of
any moment occurred during the re-
mainder of the round and as Fitz
walked TO his corner he smiled at his
seconds. This was Jeffs round.
ROUND 9.
Both came UP willingly. with Fita
the aggressor, but jeff sent him back
with q straight to the face. Ftz miss
ed left swing for the head, and re-
ceived a hard right on the body. Then
they clinched. and after the breaka-
way both tried let's at close quarters,
JEFF landing twice. Fi;z still on the
aggressive was sent back once more
with a left on body. After another
cinch jeff put two smart left raps
on the nose which made Bob's nasal
organ bleed again. Jeff played again
for the head SmartlV with his left hit