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Jeffries' right A hard right over the
heart by F'itz was answered by Jeffries
with left on the neck, and then JEFF
| planted a heavy left on the chest, and
Fitz broke ground, but returned quick
", shooting his left to the jaw. This
was an even round.
Round 5-F,itz led off with left to
| the face, splitting Jeffries' left eye,
which bled freely. Jeffries retaliated
with hard left on the ear, and F1tz
| tried his right for the damaged eye,
failing to land. Fitz tried his left for
/ the head, but Jeffries ducked, and a
elinch followed. Fitz put a light left on
| Jeffries' mouth and forced him to the
ropes. They clinched, and broke easily.
Jeffries tried a left swing for the body,
and left an opening, which Fitz failed
to take advantage of. JeffrieS sent two
lefts to the jaw and a right on the
forehead without a return. Fitz rushed.
but in trying to side-step almost went
through the ropes, but regained him.
self and came back with hard left on
the neck and a right on the body,
Jeffries replied with two stiff lefts on
the face as he crowded in on him. At
this moment the bell rung.
Round 6-Fitz jumped across the
ring, and Jeffries broke ground. Fitz
swung his left for the head, landing
lightly, and blocked right lead for the
body. Both tried lefts for the head,
but were short. Then Fitz put his left
to the face, ard missed a right cross
for the jaw. F'itz was still on the ag-
gressive and sent his left to the face,
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crowded in with his left for the wind,
and Jeffries crossed his right TO the ear
They broke from a clinch, and Fitz
sent his left to the face and hard
right over the injured eye. Another
clinch followed, and the referee had to
separate them. Fitz sent his left
| twice to the head, and followed with a
hard left to chest Jeffr.es fought back
wildly, landing both hands outside Of
Fitz' guard, and after another clinch
Ff'tz uppercut his opponent With his
right on the wind. ThisiMas the last
blow of the round. which was in favor
of Fitz.
Round 7-Jefries was a bit slow
coming to the scratch, and broke
ground, making a circle of the ring.
Fitz tried his right to the head. land
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the ribs. Jeffrles jabbed his left to
the ribs and got away clean. Then the
Californian endeavored to land a
straight for the face, but was blocked
neatly, and received a left counter or
the rib. Fitz was on the aggressive,
and sent left FAR back on the neck.
Jeffries 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 A left TO the side of the
head, and Jeffries jumped IN with his
right hard on the body. Jeffries swung
his left for the head. but Fitz got in
side of it and drove his right over the
heart, when the gong sent them to their
corner.
Round S-Jeffries was tardy in conf
ing up and the referee had to wave his
hand to him to come to the center. Eoin
rushed matters without doing damage
other than. clinching until Fitz sent his
left to the ribs and .Ieffries hooked two
let's to the face, Jaffries tried with
his right, but was caught, Fitz counter
ing lightly on the chest. Fitz PIT a
straight left on Jeffries eye. Jeff came
back with hard left on the body. F'itz
endeavored to land a vicious swing
with his left on the body, but Jeffries
came back with a similar blow on Fitz'