The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-11
Mr.. Doherty's Graph
ic Picture of the
Great Fight.
HE NEVER HAS SEEN ITS EQUAL.
His View Differs Materially
From What the
Papers Report.

Martin H. Doherty don't very often
miss good thing in the boxing line
and he didn't Friday night when JEFF
fries shot that fearful right on Fitz' S
jaw and blasted the glory of the cham
pion.
Mr.. Doherty was there when the
trick was done and he relates a narra-
tive of the fight which is so vivid that
| a person can easily imagine the great
mill. One reason for the good story is
| that Mr.. Doherty has a good knowledge
of the game, having witnessed many
! battles between men of national repu-
tation.
He returned from the fight yesterday
| we'll pleased for going, as he not only
saw the greatest battle of years, but
made enough to~pay his expenses and
leave remainder which will carry him
to several more battles if he chooses
to attend.
MI. Doherty saw the fight between
Sharkey and Mccoy last winter and
says it wasn't patch on the one of
Friday night.
Mr.. Doherty tells an interesting story
of the scenes at Coney Island before
the fight with the sports of New York
and other places gathered waiting. But
1t Is the story of the fight itself which
he tells in the most interesting fash
ion. Mr.. Doherty says the crowd ap-
peared to be with Jeffres, although the
tttz men made the greatest demonstra-
ton. Fitz was the first to appear in
the ring. He was greeted tumultuous-
~ and was presented with a floral
horseshoe five or six feet high. JEFF
fries came in hardly noticed. Fitz
wore long bathrobe while Jeffries
wore coat and trousers and a red
sweater When he Invested himself of
these garments he showed a magnifi-
cent physique.
He says he noticed Fitz appeared a
tritie nervous before the fight. AS he
sat in his corner, he kept stretching
himself so he could see Jeffries, even
though some of his attendants stood in
front of him. Mr. Doherty says he no.
tlced this act in the champion because
ne never showed any disposition TO do
the like in his former battles.
lie says FItZ was in as good condition
as he ever was. 1t was the general YER
dict that the Fitz that fought Friday
evening was the best Fitz that ever
fought
"Fitz couldn't hit Jeffries at ALL" said
Mr.. Doherty He only struck two
good blows during the entire fight. The
80 ~ ~ 1iAN 4NCN i vi n ItNSpd
were wretched They were nothing
like the fight, absolutely nothing. The
only paper l saw which had a story
that was true one of the fight was
the Brooklyn Eagle. All the papers
tell of the blows in the first round.
Ihere wasn't a blow struck in the first
round, nor an attempt at a blow. There
was some feinting, but nothing like a
nloW. But It was fearful round just
the same Everybody could recognize
the intense nervous strain under which
the men labored. The entire crowd was
on It's nerve. and there was a suppress
ed excitement that was frightful
JeHries won the fight by his atti-
tude. He had crouching position with
MS stomach drawn far in so that it was
impossible for Fitz to get near his wind.
he stood sideways and held his left
far out and when Fitz tried to get close,
ne got into that left. Jeffries held
his right back in position for a swing
all the time. He didn't land the right
Until he struck the last blow"
He jabbed Fitz some terrible lefts
Fltz stood up in the accepted attitude
Of a fighter and worked around, but the
only place he could find for a blow was
Jeffries' back. The latter guarded toe
well with the left and his position rem
dered it impossible for Fitz to reach
him. Inthe second round Jeffries lifted
Fitz inches from the floor and landed
fat on his back with a left flush on the
mouth. Fitz ran into the left. He
was up in a second. In the third round
he ran into the left again, and his legs
wobbled. Jeffries started after him
but Fitz threw wild right back which
would have broken Jeffries' head If Il
had landed.
In the fifth, sixth and seventh
rounds it looked like Fitz easily. There
wasn't any blows struck to amount rc
anything except in the sixth. when
Fitz landed two terrific punches Oh
Jeffries' body. The crowd did not like
Jeffries' attitude at all, and frequently
Kissed him. He Strengthened I'D in the
sixth, and that mistake came neaI
costing him the battle. Fitz swung q
fearful right on his left side and an
| other terrific punch with his left on
Jeffries Kidneys. They hurt Jeffries sn
| much that Siler had to call him from
his corner in the seventh. Perhaps h.
didn't catch it from Brady when he
| got back in his corner They gave him
| herce calling down. He didn't forget
the lesson. In the seventh he went
back to the crouching attitude, and he
Kept 1t during the remainder of the
| fight. If he had stood up to fgh. like
| the ordinary boxer does, he would have
been whipped easily.
In the 10th round he jabbed Fitz a
hard left and sent him down plumb on
his back. Fftz was seven seconds COM
ing up. The papers say Jeffries sent
him down again with a right hook
That isn't so. Fitz was aggressive aad
Jeffries' blow went past MIN. II was
half blow and half shove that sent
Fitz down. He came up Immediately
and mixed it up. No more hard blows
were struck, but l think Fitz had the
best of the mix-up even after being
knocked down.
In the 18th Jeffries worked the same
left jab on Fitz, sending his head
back. Jeffries jumped in like a flash
and brought his left with tremendous
force on Fitz' right jaw. Fitz was
knocked out standing up. His arms
dropped helpless to his side, and hn
stood there defenseless knocked out.
Jeffries was in the same old rcsitian
after hitting the blow, ready to lab
Fitz off. When he saw the coalition
Fitz was in he stepped in, dropping his
left hand entirely. He brought up his
light and smashed Fitz on me law
with such force that he drove F,tz
headlong half way across the ring
That ended it. Fitz was out for xeens
''Jeffries was wonderfully Gle. ger in
dUcking. Fitz swung the right many
times, but Jeffries ducked away easily.
II was wonderful to see a big fellow
like him duck as easily"
ROLLSTONE SHUTS OUT CHELSEA
The Rollstones defeated the CheIseas
on the formers grounds yesterday af-
ternoon by the score of 10 to O. The
features of the game were the battery