Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-06-16
over Bob's shoulder, and Bob digs a right
wickedly under the heart.

over Bob's shoulder, and Bob digs a right
wickedly under the heart.
Eighth Round-Jeff's legs are working
vigorously. Bob puts a left to the neck,
but misses his right swings. Jeffries
puts a left to the ribs, Bob putting a
straight one on the mouth. Bob misses
a right, and jeff jolts his jaw. Fitz's
left then shoots to the mouth. Two
clinches, and jeff shoves a right to the
ribs. Fitz reaches the chin with a left.
Fitz puts a straight left to the eye, jeff
touching the stomach with a left. Bob's
left goes over Jeff's shoulder, and jeff
swings the left a foot over Bob's head.
A. straight left on the jaw sends Fitz
Keeling to the rope. Out in the center
ne clinches, then swings a hard left to
jeff. He is braced when the bell rang.
Ninth Round-Jef jabs the left on the
mouth. Bob is wide on the return. An
other left from jeff to the mouth, and he
hooks it to the neck. They swap rights
to the ribs, and Bob jabs a left on the
face. Jeff's left draws more blood
from Bob's nose. Both miss a right, and
jeff puts a right on the ribs. Jef's left
finds the chin, and again JEFF hooks his
left to the face. Bob is back with a
straight left on the mouth. jeff swings
twice with his left on the head. Fitz
hooks his left to the neck; they swap
lefts on the head. Bob plants a left on
the neck.
Tenth Round-Jeff sprints in and hugs
Bob. After the break he pokes a left to
Bob's chest, then a left to the jaw, Bob
replying with a left on the eye. Fitz
misses a left hook, ducking nicely. Jetf's
right is stopped by Bob's elbow. Bob
puts a left on the cheek, jeff missing his
answer. Fitz misses with left and right,
and jeff jabs a left to the mouth. Fitz
crowds him to his corner. Jeffries shoots
a straight on the jaw. Bob falls flat on
his back and takes eight seconds to arise.
When he gets up jeff swings a right to
the neck and again Bob is down. He
gets up, but is sent to his knees by a
left. When he arises he clinches and the
bell is heard. Just as the bell rings
Fitz swings a wild left. Fitz is very
groggy.
Eleventh Round-Fitz comes up brisk.
ly and misses a.left for the head. JEFF
clinches. Fitz misses a right. jeff jolts
the neck with a left. Fitz puts a left on
the stomach and a right on the chest
Fitz misses a right, and jeff plants a
right over the heart. jeff jolts the neck
with a left. Fitz puts a left on the stom.
ach and a right on the chest. Fitz misses
a right, and jeff plants a right over the
heart. jeff darts a straight left to the
mouth, sending Bob's head back, but
Bob is still there. He puts a left on the
shoulder. jeff puts a right on the wind
and a left to the eye. Two more lefts
from jeff on Bob's head, then jeff jabs
his left twice like lightning. Now two
lefts on the neck and jaw and a right
swing to the point of the jaw, and the
Cornishman falls prone. He falls on hi
side: rolls over on his back. Count
2, 3, 4, sc Bob rolls over, 7,s, g., 10
He is out, and Jeffries is champion of thu
world. The referee waves This hands tt
the seconds to carry him to his corner
They lift him, still unconscious, and sea
him in his chair. He revives rapidly
Meanwhile, a shouting, cheering crowt
surrounds Jeffries in his corner. Fit
sits ~disconsolate in his chair, and tn
Californian crosses the ring and shake
his hands. Jeffries leaves the ring, tn,
center of a shouting, bowling crowd
Time of the eleventh round-1:32 2-5. I
was a great fight, and fought on it's mer
its. 1t is another point that youth ant
strength is too big a handicap for age t,
encounter. Fitz left the platform a few
minutes after the battle.