Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-13
Knocked Out Fitzsimmons in
Eleven Rounds
Nine Thousand People Witness
the Contest For Cham
pioaship F1onors.

and people saw Jim Jeffries defeat
Bob Fitzsimmons, the world
champion, in eleven rounds of whlrl-
wind fighting. Jeffries left the
the acknowledges muster OF the
man he defeated, He had the Aus
tralian Wiped from the eleventh
round. Fitzsimmous- was Just as
active. clever and tricky as when
he defeated Corbett. He went un-
|faltering to defeat He wae the
aggressor Of the fighting all the
thine. The contest was pulled of
without a wrangle. Jeffries deliv-
cred brutal punishment. There
was very little betting. There
was plenty of money ready ON both
sides, but very good odds
I A conference betweea the man
ayers and Referee Siler resulted in
the following: That if one man IS
holding with both hands and his
opponent has one hand free, the
latter can hit at will. f both are
holding with one hand, neither can
hit and the referee must go be-
tween.
1000 D. m.-Fitzsimmens entRred
the ring, accompanied by Martin
Julian Yank Kennedy Jack Ev-
erhardt and John Hickey. Fitz-
simmons looked the picture of
health and strength. Within a
minute Jeffries climbed through the
ropes, accompanied by Manager
Brady, Bill Delaney and Jack
DAILY. Both fighters were received
with tumultuous cheers,
At 1914 Referee George Siler en-
tered the ring and at 1915 the men
were introduced. Pitz wearing
dark blue trunks with belt OF
miniature American flags, Jetfries
wearing white trunks, No weights
we're announced but Jeffries was
easily fifty pounds the heavier
The bell rang at 1922
First round-Both men in center
of ring. They tented with Fit
breaking ground. Fitz led left to
head, but Jeff ducked cleverly. JEFF
led left and fell short. Fitz landed
lightly right swing on neck. They
came to a clinch, but broke clean
Second-Fltz made jeff break
Fitz sent left to body. Jeff coon'
tered with stiff left on face. JEFF
landed two lefts on body, shot left
three times on Fits face without
return. Jeff then knocked Fit
fat on his back with a straight
left on mouth. Champion up in two
seconds. Bell rang.
Third-Fitz bleeding from nose
First blood claimed for Jeff. After
a clinch, Fitz landed hard left OF
Jeff face, repeated it three times
Fitz then landed left swing on Law
and left hook on ear. Jeff cam,
! back with left hook on side of head
Jeff sent both hands to body anc
brove Fitz back with left on chest
Fourth-Jeff sent two hard lief
hooks to side of Fits head, RICH
: to body. Fitz sent left straight t
to eye and heavily countered o.
body. Jeff landed hard right owe
the head. Fitz answered wit
heavy left on chest. Fitz brok
ground, shooting his left to jaw
F:fth-Fitz led off with left
face, splitting Jeff's eye, whicI
bled freely. Jeff retaliated wit
l. hard left on ear. Fitz put ligh
: left on Jeff S mouth, forced him t
{ ropes. Jeff sent two lefts to Jay
l. and right on forehead without il
q jury. Fitz came back with har
: left on neck, right on body. Je
J replied with two stiff ones on fac,
Sixth-Fitz jumped across tn
ring. jeff broke ground. Fit
, put left to face. Fitz still on as
;, gressive, crowded in with right fc
wind. Jeff crossed right to ca
rs Fitz sent left to face, hard rigl
d over injured eye. Fitz sent lie
J. twice to head, followed with har
70 left to chest. Fitz uppercuts h
l. opponent with right on wind. ROM
IS ends in Fits favor,
Seyenth-Jeff slow coming