The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-10
JEFF KNOCKS OUT
THE CHAMP ION
Continued From First Pagc.)

on the face just rs the round ended.
Round I,-fiM came up determined
and tried Il right swing failing To lard
beth clnchcd. jeff tried a l'l' for the
neck but i'tz got inside Of his lead.
landing left on wind. jeff sent too hard
left hooks 10 Fits head. In the miN-up
I'itz got his left TO head and right to
body. After some fcnting Fitz sent
left straight 10 the eye and was heavily
countercd on the body by .jef's right. \
hard right over The heart by Fliz wa
answered hy Jeff with a left on the
neck and then Jeff planted a heavy left
ON the chest and I'itz broke ground Int
returned quickly, shooting his left To the
Jaw. This was an even round.
Round J.-l'itz led off with left to
the face, splitting Jcff's left eye which
bled freely Jeff rctalated with u
hard left on the ear and rItZ tlied his
right over .Ectr's damaged eye, failing to
land the left for the head, but Jeff
dnckcd and cHnch followed. Fitz put
n light left on .Jcff's mouth and forced
him to the ropes. The Californian
broke, but clinchcd. Jeff tried left
swing for the body and left an opening
which lEtz failed to take advantage of.
Jeff, encouraged 10y this oversight sent
two let's to the jaw and a right on the
forehead without a return. Fitz rush
ed, but in trying to sidestcp almost fell
through the ropes, but rcgained himself
and came back with hard left on
neck and right on body. Jeff replied
with two stiff hits on face as Fitz
crowded in on him. At this moment the
bell separated them.
Round 6.-I'itz jumped across the
ring and Jeff broke ground. Fitz swung
his left for head. landing lightly and
blocked right lead for the body. Both
tried lcfts for the head but were short.
Then Ftz put his left to the face and
missed right cross for jaw. Fitz, still
on aggressive. bored ill., sending left to
face. Jeff countering lightly on the
wind Fitz crowded in with the left
following and jeff crossed his right to
the ear They broke from Il clinch and
Fitz sent left to face and hard right
over the injured eye. Another clinch
followed. and the referee had to sep
arate them. Fitz sent left twice to
head and followed with hard left to
chest Jeff fought back wildly, landing
both hands outside Fits guard, and
after another clinch Fitz upper cut his
opponent with his right on the wind.
This was the last blow of the round
which was in Fits favor
Round Jeff was bit slow coming
to the scratch and broke ground. MAX
ing a circuit of the ring. FitZ tried right
to head. landing lightly and jeff got
left to the ribs. Jeff jabhed his left to
the ribs and got away clean, then the
Californian endeavored to land straight
left for the face, but was blocked neat
~ and received a left counter on the
ribs Fitz was on the aggressive and
sent left far back on the neck. Jeff
tried to crowd F'itZ ON the ropes, but
Fitz got away nicely; then in a rapid
mix-up. both swung rights and lefts
for the head, landing lightly. Then
Fitz hooked Il left to the side of the
head and Jeff jumped in with a right
hard on the body. Jeff swung his left
for the head, but Fitz got inside of it
and drove his right over the heart when
the gong sent them to their corners.
This was Fits round.
Round S-.Jeff was slow in coming up.
and the referee had to wave his hand to
him to come to the scratch. Both men
rushed matters without doing damage
other than clinching until F'itz sent his
left to the ribs and Jeff hooked two lefts
to the face. Jeff tried with right. but
was short. Fitz countering lightly ON the
chest. Fitz put a straight on Jeff's bad
eye. jeff came back with Il hard left
on the body. Fitz endeavored to land
a vicious swing with the left on the
body, but Jeff came back with similar
blow on Fits head. Jeff then bored in
and sent a straight left to Fits face
staggering the champion to the ropes
Nothing of any moment occurred dIlq1ing
the remainder of the round. and as F'itz
walked to his corner he smiled at his
seconds This was Jcff's round.
Round Both came up willingly.
with Fitz the aggressor. but Jeff sent
him back with straight to the face.
Fitz missed a left swing for the head
and received a hard right on the body.
Then they clinched, and after the break
away both tried lefts at close quarters.
Jeff landing twice Fitz still on the
aggressive was sent back once more
with a left on body. After another
clinch Jeff put two smart left raps on
the nose which made B0b'S nasal organ
bleed again. Jeff played again for the
head smartly with his left. hitting
straight, ard then with Il right hand
blow brought his left in contact with
Fits nose. Fitz failed to respond to
these and clnched. Jeff threw his
right over the heart with all his might
and had Fitz guessing when the bell
rang. Jeff had decidedly the better of
the round.
Round 10.-Jcff came up looking con-
fident and Fitz wore an earnest look on
his face The Californian was first to
land with straight left on the body
bringing it up to the head, Fitz clinch-
ing. Going into the clinch Fitz drove
his left hard to the wind After a lot
of fiddling Fitz tried left swing, but
went wide of the mark. but caught the
Californian second later with Il left
swing on the nose \ straight left from
Jeffries made Fits head wabble, and
then with Il left swing on the jaw put
FitZ on his back. F'itZ was very grog
gy when he got up in seven seconds and
went down again with left and right on
jaw. He came up again in ave seconds
and Jeffries rushed him into Il corner
trying very hard to finish the Champion.
who was very groggy. Jeff was too
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