The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-10

rins' anu there was but little delay
when the terms were agreed upon.
titzsimmons' entry Into the ring at
lo:o5 o'clock was made the occasion OF
u demopstration. Julian was first and
then came the fighter
Funcreal Flowers.
The seconds were next In line and
'heh came two men bearing great
floral piece that was almost funereal In
appearance. 1t was inscribed: "Good
luck to the champion" but the flowers
are wilted now. FItzsimmons bowed
tremendously to It. JerfrIes was next
into the arena and like his opponent,
got dcmonstrative reception. Titz-
simmons looked lanky and thin, but his
skin was clear. his eye was bright and
MS step elastic. He made great dis
play OF American flags at his waist.
JeHries looked sturdy and massive and
seemed little nervous He got the
worst OF the assignment Of corners for
the great lights shonc into his face and
ne blinked at them In nervous sort of
way. Siler, too, looked colorless and III
ut ease. There was no trying delay in
the ring and the big gong sounded out
Just MS soon as the men had been pre-
sented and gloved. When they spared
OH Jeffres looked fifty pounds to the
good. The opening round was aotry
nlIt nd lpt,,,
b,or, 80 =, ar,a..,.
" "'' ei'eel'se ''atute was landed.
first one was the pacemaltcr and then
the other essayed the pressing. They
were almost eau.,,v a,.i,., ~, ~
=, ''0 .''e
ot''e' Morh reconlpensed the crowd for
the lack OF excitement. The second
round began in n business like y,y u.,tt
Tafrrros ,r.,,,, IT,, 80.
~, "'s '''s ie''' fi'Zs'iiithoiis
''ieii LUCK turn put was short. Just
as the round closed Jcfrr!es downed
Fitzslmmons with bnrd s,ro,,h. ,o,,
., tho I,u. GO ~ 'e''
N' VIC 'a".
Inc champion came UP slowly In n
dazed sort of way and reeled toward
his man. The crowd cheereu Jefrries
on, but the gong ended the round. Fitz-
simmons rallied In the rest and was
aggressive again In the third, FItzsimS
mons was bleeding, but lghtIng VI
ciously. He made the pace, but It was
the Callfornian's round, The fourth
was fast, but not decisive,
Fitz's ncst sbov,i,,
ii'''oi's iiiluc MS Dest showing
IN the llfth. He began the round with
punch that opened Jeifries left eve
and sent n little ,orrent os blood ,o,,r,
Ing down his chonli He ro-ood IoCsr,aa
against tine rones bnt ,hc Cai,Sor,,,n's T,.tes
slippec away rron, him Uo r,ai1n ~ Ias
fries huy or,in hrt yr,an i.aus ,ha , 1ei
ended Jefrrics ,v,u bocr o,a H,,h,i.. ouma
FitzsInmons wne thc n n~,rrassor er''Hs T., ~.
sixth and tb,t ,oo n.o. i'ts ,,n "a ,re
fried ali oc hts % ,n,.,,s m"s i,,, nis 'ou,'a ne
RIGHT h,t woe ,,,,oM,o iei' hnu
right Es c,nsoS ,,.,,h W ," tnssu a .neLa
unnrr cut hS, ~, 80 80 " s.tonS IisHt
The sevnn,h n,,,,ht ' he ."iI ~ oINeu.
been TTItzsjmmore' nnt Ia III, " Hnse
tic,Ilar 1nu,oUo ,,.,,, hi, ,,l wv ~ M 5,,
eighth saw. tSo hn,,nni,, ~, ine
for Fitysjn,,nnn, ,,o,.nr VI wy e,'u.
balance ,nftar tho. -, eS",nsu Iar.,.' nus
ron I'm ~n,,nd ,,.,.h n -. -. pc
thc In 70 ,bat o,,ns,, 't' tra't Ia n.as., ie,i on
out OF his opponents mouth Tbe CorN
nish man staggered against the ropes,
Tbcrc wns ,oar H T., 1ot Im,. tnotner lacer.
and Ou;nlnn coliod IN Ti,,sir,,,''. W.. ''.l
be careful. Fitz planted one of hi. ,or,
on Jcffrles' Jaw and 1arred him no tha
round closed.
FitzsImmons looked like n beoten
man. The ninth wns all Jeffries Bo
sent the Australians head back With n
series of lefts, put his right onto tho
body and avoided any serious punish
ment. Fltzs!mmons kept pressing for
ward all the time however, b,it ros
unable to find his opponent.
The tenth was In reality whore tho
fight ended. JcfIrics rushed HE o,nno
nent and downed him with Inft
swing. Fitzsimmons seemed ont md
there was moment OF the widest
excitement. Julian ran along tho sida
of the ring and sprInkled wafer on bis
fallen idol. At the end of seven sac-
onds Fitzsimmons staggered IN hi.
feet, only to 90 down again. uo wns
up again and Jefrrics poised himself In
the finish. He shot his left to tho
body and tried for the hood with hjo
right. He was calm and collected nm,
the time was too short,
S,,rpcrod % noc,.,
-Aooi, At, ,,a
Ns"'" "'i '"e gong come TO the aid Of
the man who was then going stagger-
Ing and dazcd to certain dofaot Thor,
was n frantic o,ror. N ra,.,,,o 49,
MON of chnmnIons I,,, aae Shulh-
gone and his sacords co,i,, ""s , eieuhly
him. The foto ill., ,oI. u i,ot isstore
tho old irbtor yahi,eS 'nI t.Ins n,. e.anseu ana
sturdy ,.nrna rIn.n.',S out W Hieet the
bJr, 7, 80 % "Ho awaited
nv dash IN ~ ~ a,,',' .seoHh Si uha sfitty
| h,, IL -. W W t'io "AhiS me IN battle,
pn,her II r,oa 81 t! were To-