The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-10

great display of an American flag at his
waist. Jeffries looked sturdy and massive,
and seemed a little nervous. He got the
worst of the assignment of corners, for
the great lights shone into his face, and
he blinked at them in a nervous sort of
way. Siler, too, looked colorless and i'll
at ease. There was no long delay at
the ring, and the big gong sounded al
most as soon as the men had been pre-
scented and gloved. When they squared
Oft. Jeftries locked fifty pounds. to the
good. The opening round was try-out,
pure anG simple, and not single blow
of an effective nature was landed. First
one was the pacemaler, and then the
other essayed the pressing. They We're,
however, almost equally active, and their
work reeompensed the crowd for the lack
of excitement
FITZ BADLY DAZED
The second round began in business
like fashion, with Jeffries getting in his
left. Fitzsmmons then took a turn but
was short. Just as the round closed
Jeffries downed Fitzsimmons with a hard
straight left-hander on the jaw. The
champion came up slowly, in a dazed
sort of way, and reeled towards his man
The crowd cheered Jeffries. but the gong
ended the round. Fitzsimmons rallied
in the rest. and was aggressive again
in the third Fitzsimmons was bleeding
but fighting viciously He made the
pace, but 1t was the Californian's round
The fourth was fast, but not decisive.
Fitzsirlmons made his best showing
in the fifth. He began the round with a
punch that opened Jeffries left eye and
sent a torrent of blood coursing down
his cheek. He forced Jeffries against
the ropes, but the Californian slipped
away from him. He made Jeffries hug
around, but when the round ended JEFF
fries was back and fighting.
FitZsimmons was the aggressor in the
sixth, and that, too, was his round He
tried all of his tricks with left and right.
but was unable to place them right He
closed with a strong right upper-cut, but
that, too, was blocked. The seventh
might be said to have been Fitzsimmons
but he did no particular damage with
his punches.
The eighth saw the beginning of the
end, for Fitzsimmons never regained
his balance after that round. JeffrieS
began, the round with straight left on
the face that again brought the blood
out of his opponents mouth. The Cor
nishman staggered against the ropes,
but came back for another facer. There
was fear in. Fitzsimmons' corner, and
Julian yelled to Fitzsinmons to be care
full Fitzsimmons planted one of his
lefts on Jeffries' jaw, and staggered him
against the ropes. Fitzsimntons looked
like a beaten man. The round was all
Jeffries. He sent the Australians head
back with a series of lefts, put his right
on the body, and avoided any serious
punishment. Fitzsimmons kept pressing
forward all the time, however, but was
unable to find his opponent.
TIE END IN SIGHT.
The tenth was in reality where the
fight ended Jeffries rushed his oppo-
nent and downed him with left swing.
| Fitzsimmons seemed out, and there was
a moment of the widest excitement
Julian ran along the side of the ring
and sprinkled water on his fallen idol.
At the end of seven seconds Fitzsim-
mons staggered to his feet, only to go
down again. He was up again, and
Jeffries poised himself for the finish. He
shot his left to the body and tried for
and collected but the time was too
| short. Again did the gong come to the
| aid of the man who was then going,
| staggering and dazed, to certain defeat.
There was a frantic effort to revive the
| champion of champions, but he was clear
| ~ gone, and his seconds could not 1e-
| store him. The fate-like gong changed
| again, and the old fighter wabbled out to
| meet the sturdy young Hercules who
| awaited him. 1t was as courageous and
gritty dash as up to the firing line in
| battle, but it was hopeless. They were
| together. 1t was splendid moment.
and full of the melodramatic intensity
that charaeterizes a tragedy. Jeffries was
1 as fresh as at the start. There was a mo-
| ment of sparring, and the giant arms of
the Californian shot out through the air.
1t was left and right and all over. FItx-