The San Francisco call., 1899-06-10
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OF FORMER
CHAMPION
Jeffries Had the Fight Well
in Hand Almost From
the Beginning.
WON ON HIS WEIGHT
Billy" Edwards Says FitzsimmonS
Was in Distress in the Early
Rounds of the Fight
Special Dispatch to The Call
BY BILLY EDWARDS.
Former Champion Lightweight of the
World.

NEW YORK, June 9.-In discussing
this wonderful fight, which l am glad
to say has brought the championship
back to America, l am forced to say
that it did not seem to me that the
blows struck contained the force that
those did that were exchanged at the
time of bare knuckles. But Jeffries is
certainly big, strong, young man, and
should hold the title for some years. 1
will discuss the fight for the Herald
and Call by rounds:
ROUND 1-Fitz leads lightly and jumps
into a clinch. Jefries leads left and
misses, following it with his right, but
causing no damage. a brisk exchange
and both clinch. Jeffries leads left and
just reaches Fitz' ribs. He leads again
and falls into a Clinch. Not a blow is
struck which would damage lO-year-old.
ROUND 2-Jeffries leads off with his
left following it on the neck with his
right and they come to a clinch, Jeffres
landing fairly hard with his right as they
break. Jeffries leads twice with his left
and dances away. F1tz realizes he Is up
against a hard game. Jeffries leads three
times with his left, landing once, but with
out doing great damage. Jeffrtes again
leads off with his left, followed with a
right swing, knocking FitZ down. 1t was
not a hard blow, but hard enough to hurt.
Fltz would not have fallen had he not
slipped the moment the blow was landed.
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in a'clinch. Ftz lands left and right on
Jeffries. Fitz lands both hands again and
comes back with a third double swing.
JeftTies gives back a light one in return.
Fitz punches hard with his left and then
swings his right which Jeffries ducks.
Jeffres is forced to duck away from an
other left swing. AS the round closes
FitZ lands light swing with his left and
misses with his right Ihls Is tltzsim-
mons round.
ROUND 4-Jeffries feints and Fitz side
a
turn and clinChes. At the close a right
and left are exchanged. 1t is hard to say
which has the better of the fight. They
are both confident
ROUND 5-Fitz lands a left full in the
face. Jeffries brushes the blood back and
lands hard on the Australians ribs JEFF
steps and rushes TO swing. Both land
hard with their rights Fltz seems to be
the more distressed.
ROUND 6-Fftz leads right full on JEFF
fries jaw, following it with two left
swings to the ribs. Jeffries returns two
hard body punches. Fitz lands two hard
lightly on the face as the round closes.
ROUND. 7-Both lead with rights and
land lightly. Jeffries lands hard stom-
ach blow Fftz is hard hit and hurt He
clinches. Jeffries leads and lands. Fitz
lands his right hard on the ribs. l be-
lieve at this point that Fftz is whipped.
He is certainly in great distress.
ROUND S-Fftz lands right on Jeffries'
head. Leads again with right and left
but misses. He lands a light left. JEFF
fries lands a straight left and again hurts
Fits stomach. Fitz is still strong, how
ever, and hits hard with his left as the
gong sounds.
ROUND 9-Jeffries lands with left full
on Fitz's face: .Fitz comes back with a
hard left on Jeffries' nose. Jim" leads
and ducks. He leads again and misses.
the face, then comes back again with a
stronger back-handed blow with the same
wicked left that makes Fits head rock
ROUND 10-Fitz leads. Jeffries ducks
and clinches. Jeffries hits F1tz a terrific
blow on the stomach with his right Fitz
seems to be at his mercy. Jeffries lands
hard on the Jaw and knocks Fitz down
FitZ takes his full time. AS he gets up
Jeffries again knocks him down and FttZ
again takes full time to get up. Then he
fights hard.
ROUND 11-Jefries leads and clinches.
He Is hurting Fftz in his clinches. Fitz
receives hard blow in the head. Fitz
leads left lightly Jeffries comes back
hard with his left and staggers him. Fitz
straightens Jeffries mead up with a hard
left on the jaw. Jeffries comes back with
a hard right swing that lands full on the
point of the jaw. Fitz is down on his
back. Siler is counting him out There is
no more fight in him.
/ have seen many a good man lose.
but never one more game than Fitz-
simmons. His ring career is at an end.
but harder fighter at his weight never
lived.
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