The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-10


heavy left on the chest and Fitzsimmons
broke ground. shooting his left to the jaw
This was an even round.
Round eFftzsimmons LED of with left
to the face. splitting Jeffries's left eye.
which bled freely. Jeffries retaliated with
a hard left on the ear and Fitz tried his
eneh P PIT pu light left
Jeffries's mouth and forced him to the
ropes The Californian broke. but clinched
immediately. JefIries tried a left swing for
the body and left an opening which Fitz-
simmons failed 10 take advantage OF. JEFF
fries, encouraged by this overlook. sent two
head without a return. Fitzsimmons rushed,
but In trying 10 side-step almost fell
through the ropes, but regained himself and
and right on the BODY ,a' Jeffries replied with
two stiff ones on the face. He hit Fitzsim-
mons on the face as the latter crowded in
on MIN. AT this moment the bell separated
them.
Round .s--Fitzsimmons jumped across the
ring and Jenries broke ground. Fitzsim-
mons swung his left for the head. landing
lightly and blocked a right lead for the
body. Both tried lefts for the head, but fell
short. Then Fftzsimmons put his left to the
face and missed right cross for jaw. F1tz-
simmons. still on the aggressive. bored in,
sending his left to the face. Jeffries coun-
tered lightly on the wind. F1tzsimmons
crowded in with right for the wind and
Jeffries crossed his right TO the ear. They
broke from a clinch and Fitzsimmons sent
his left TO the face and hard right over
and the referee had to separate them. Fftz-
simmons sent his right twice TO the head
Jeffries fought back Wildly. landing both
hands outside FftZsimmons guard and aft
er another clinch Fitzsimmons uppercut his
opponent with his right on the wind. This
was the last blow of the round, which was
in FftZsimmonss favor.
Round 7-Jeffries was a bit slow in COM
ing TO the scratch and broke ground, max
ing a circle of the ring Fitzsimmons tried
a right to the head. landing lightly, and
Jenries got left TO the ribs Jeffries
jabbed his left 10 the ribs and got away
clean. Then the Californian endeavored 10
land straight left for the face, but was
blocked neatly and received a left counter
and sent a left far back on the neck. JEFF
fries tried to crowd Fftzsimmons on the
ropes, but FitZsmmons got away nicely.
and let's for the head, landing lightly. Then
Fitzsimmons hooked a left TO the side of
the head and Jeffries jumped in with a
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 fitzsimmonsS round.
Round -Jeffries was tardy 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 Fitzsimmons sent his
left to the ribs, and Jeffries hooked two
let's TO the face Jeffries tried with his
right, but was short, Fitzsimmons counter
ing lightly on the chest. FItzslmmons put a
straight left on Jeffriess bad eye. Jeffries
came back with, hard left, on the body.
swing with his left on the body. but JEFF
fries came back with a similar blow on
Fitzsimmons's head. Jeffries then bored in
and sent straight left 10 Fttzsimmons'
face, staggering the champion to the ropes.
Nothing of any moment occurred during
the remainder of the round. and as F,itz-
his seconds. This was Jeffriess round.
Round 9-Both came up smilingly, with
FNtzSimmons the aggressor. but Jenries sent
him back with straight 10 the face. F'itz-
simmons missed a left swing for the head
and received hard right on the body. Then
they clinched and after the break-away
landing twice. Fitzsimmons. still on the
aggressive, was sent back once more with
a left on the body. After another clinch
which made Bobs nasal organ bleed again.
Jeffries played again for the head. smarty,
with his left. hitting straight am and II, Inen n
contact with FitZsimmons's nose. FitZsim-
mons failed TO. respond to this and clinched
5Hfrries threw MS right ever the neart vim
when the bell rang. Jeffries had decidedly
the better of the round
dent, and FitZsimm0ns wore an earnest look
on bis face. The Californian was aggressive
and sent straight left to the head E1tz-
Fitzsimmons drove his left hand to the wind.
After adding Fitzsmrnons tried a left
swing, but went wide of the mark. He how
ever. caught the Californian second later
with left swing on the nose. Jeffries made
his head wabble, and then. with left swing
on the jaw. put Fitzsimmons on his back.
Fftzsimmons was very groggy when he got
up In seven seconds, and was sent down
again with a left and right on the jaw.
He came up again in five seconds and JEFF
fries rushed him into corner, trying very
hard to finish the champion, who was very
groggy. Jeffries was too anxious and failed
TO finish his man..
Round 11-Fitzsimmons came uD slowly.
but assumed the aggressive. Jenries stood
off, evidently waiting for Knockout They
clinched three times, coming TO close quar-
ters Jeffries put two hard rights; over
then sent straight left 10 the neck, fol-
lowing with a left on the chest: Fitzclrr-
mons crowded in trying his right for the
in blocking the Californians right return.
Jeffries then assumed the aggressive and
jabbed his left to the head. A left on the
stood in the middle of the ring. JeSries
looked at him for second. and when he
had him at his mercy swung his lett and
down and out, relinquishing the champion
ship to the Californian. Time of eleventh
round, minute 80 3-5 seconds
AS soon as Fitzsimmons was carried to his
corner the spectators crowded the
benches and through the ropes, and the
police had great difficulty in keeping the
ring clear. The partisans of the Californian
almost went crazy in the excitement and
pandemonium reigned for several seconds.
Fftzsimmons came TO very quickly and JEFF
fries walked across to the defeated cham
pions corner and both shook hands warmly.
Judging from the expression on Fitzsim-
n,ons's face he did not feel much disgruntled
at his defeat.
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