Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-10
Scflillin@s
Best
ey-back tea and
sing powder at
X,,rGrocerS

champion each time. In the mix-up Fitz
got his left on the head and right to Bob,
After some of the fighting Fitz landed a
straight on the eye, which was heavily
countered on the body by Jeffries' right.
A hard right over the heart by Fitzsim-
mons was answered by Jeffries with a
left on the neck, and then Jeffries plant
ed a heavy left on the chest and Fitzsim-
mons broke ground, but returned quick
ly, shooting his left to the jaw. This was
an even round. 1
Aound 5. Fitz led off with. his left to
the face, splitting Jeffries' left eye, which
bled freely. Jeffries retaliated with a
hard left on the ear and Fitzsimmons
tried his right over for the DANA ged eye,
failing to and Fitz tried for the head,
but Jeffries clinched. Fitzsimmons put
his left on Jeffries' mouth and forced him
to the ropes. They clinched and broke
Immediately. Jeffries tried a left swing
for the body am. left an opening, which
Fitz failed to take advantage Of. JEFF
fries sent two lefts to the jaw and a right
on the forehead, without a return. FitZ
rushed. but in trying to sidestep almost
fell through the ropes, but regained him
self and came back with a hard left On
the neck and right on the body. Jeffries
replied with two stiffs lefts on the face
as he crowded in on him. AT this mo-
ment the bell rang.
Round 6. Fitz jumped across the ring
and Jeffries broke ground. Fitzsimmons
swung his left for head, landing lightly
and blocked a right lead for the body.
Both tried lefts for the head, but We're
short. Then Fitz put his left to the face
and missed a right cross for the jaw.
Fitz, still on the aggressive, sent his left
to the face, countering lightly on the
wind. Fitzsimmons crowded in with his
left for the wind and Jeffries crossed his
right to the ear. They broke from a
clinch and Fitz sent the left to the face
and a hard right over the injured eye.
Another clinch followed and the referee
had to separate them. Fit sent the left
twice to the head and followed with the
right, also a hard left to the chest. JEFF
fries fought back, landing both his hands
outside of Fitzsimmons' guard, and after
another cllnch FitZsimmons uppercut his
opponent with his right on the wind.
This was the last blow of the round,
which was in Fitzsimmons' favor.
Round Z. Jeffries was a bit slow in
coming to the scratch and broke ground,
making a circle Of the ring. Fitz tried
right to head, landing lightly and Jeffries
got a left to the ribs. Jeffries jabbed his
left to the ribs and got away clean. Then
the Californian e~ndeavored to and a
right for the face, but was locked neat
~ and received a left counter on the ribs.
Fltz was on the aggressive and sent a
left far back on the neck. Jeffries tried
to crowd Fitz 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 Fitzsimmons
hooked a left to the side of the head and
Jeffries jumped in with a right hard on
the body. Jeffries 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
Fitz' round.
Round 8. Jeffries was tardy in coming
up and the referee had to warn his
handlers not to come to the center. Both
Ai->A oSiie / LIN ddIldSt
other than clinging Until Fitz sent his left
to the ribs and sent two left hooks to the
face. Jeffries tried with his right and
was caught, Fitzsimmons countering
lightly on the chest. Fitzsimmons put a
straight left on Jeffries' eye. Jeffries
came back with a. hard left on the body,
Fitzsimmons endeavored to lane a vi
clous swing with his left on the body, but
came back with a similar blow
on Fltzslmmons' head. Jeffries then bore
IN and sent a straight left to Fitzsim-
mons face, staggering the champion to
the ropes. Nothing Of any moment oc-
CURED during the remainder of the round
and as Fitzsimmons walked to his cor
Jeffries' round.
Round 8. Both came up willingly for
this round with Fitz on the aggressive,
Jeffries sert him back with a straight
left on the face. Fitz missed a left swing
for the head and received a hard right in
return. They then clinched and after the
breakaway both tried lefts at close quar-
ters, Jeffries landing twice. Fitzsim-
mons. still OF the aggressive, was sent
back once more with a left on the body.
a clinch, Jeffries put two smart left
on the nose, which made Bob's nasal
bleed again. Jeffries played again
the head smartly with his left, hitting
straight, and then with a back-hand blow
brought his left in contact with Fitzsim-
mons nose. Fitz failed to respond to
n clinched. Jeffries threw his right
over the heart with all his might and
kept Fitz guessing when the bell rang.