The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-10

Fitz shot his left to the ear as the bell
rang.
Round 2-Fitz in the middle of the
ring, made Jeffries break ground, and
Fitz sent his left to the body. Jeffries
countered with a stiff left on the face.
Jeffries tried his left for the body but
was blocked Jeffries then assumed a
crouching attitude, bearing in with his
left on the jaw, but was blocked and
they clinched. Jeffries landed two lefts
on the body and shot the left three
times to Fits face with a return. Fttz
tried his right for the head, but was
short and they clinched Referee Siler
came between them. Jeffries tried his
left for the head, but Fitz ducked.
Jeffries tried a left swing for the head,
but Fitz ducked again; Jeffries then
knocked Fitz fiat on his back with a
straight right on the face. The cham
pion was up in two seconds, and then
the bell rang and they went to their
corners.
Round 3-Fitz looked very determined
when he came up, with Jeffres on the
aggressive. They clinched twice with
out damage. Fits nose was bleeding.
After clinch, Fitz landed a hard left
on Jeffries' face, and repeated it in the
centre of the ring. Fitz landed a left
swing on the jaw and left hook on the
hook on the side of the head, and they
clinched. After some feinting, JEFF
fries sent both hands to the body and
drove Fitz back with a left on the
chest Fitz endeavored to land his left
on the body, and they clinched. Fitz
landed left on the head: Jeffries coun-
tered on the face as the round ended.
Round 4-Fitz came up determined
again and smiling, and swung his
right, but failed to land. Jeffres tried
his left for the neck, but failed. Fita
landed his left on the wind. JeGfIes
Sent two left hooks to the side of the
mead, caring the champion. In the
miX-up Fitz got his left to the head
and his right to the body. After some
fiddling fItI sent his left straight to
the eye and was heavily countered on
the body by JeftTies. Jeffries landed
his left on the neck, and then Jeffries
planted heavy left on the chest and
Fitz broke ground, but returned quick
ly, shooting his left to the jaw. Even
round.
Round 5-Fitz led off with a left on
the face, splitting Jeffries left ear.
which bed freely Jeffries retaliated
with a left on the ear, and Titz tried
his right over the damaged eye, but
failed Fitz tried his left for the head.
| but Jeffries ducked and they clinched
Fitz landed his left on Jeffries mouth
! and forced him to the ropes. Jeffries
! broke but they clinched. Jeffries led
| for the body and Fitz failed to land q
right for the head. Jeffries larded a
right on the forehead; Fitz rushed, but
! in trying to side-step, almost fell
| through the ropes, but saved himself
| and landed a left on neck and a right
| on body. Jeffries replied with two stiff
| hits on the face. The bell separated
them.
Round 6--Fitz jumped across the
ring and Jeffries broke ground. FIT
swung his left for the head, landing
| lightly and blocked a right for the body
| Both tried lefts for the head but Were
| short. Fitz landed a left on Jeffries
head. Fitz was still on the aggressive
and sent his left to the face and landed
his right on the wind Fitz crowded il
| with his left and landed on the wind
| They clinched and Fitz sent his left Il
the face. Another clinch followed anC
the referee separated them. Fitz sen
his left twice to the head and followed
it with a hard left to the chest. Jeffrie'
fought back wildly, landing both hand
outside Fits guard, and after anotheI
clinch, Fitz uppercut with his right OF
the wind This was the last blow of tn,
round, which was in favor of Fitz
Round 7-Jeffries was a bit slow il
coming to the scratch and broke ground
making a circle Of the ring. FitZ land
ed a right on the head and Jeffries go
his left to the ribs. Jeffries jabbed hi
left to the ribs and got away. Jeffrie
endeavored to land his left on the face
but failed and received a right on tn
face. Fitz was on the aggressive an,
sent left on the neck. Jeffries trie,
10 crowd F'itz on the ropes, but Fit
got away nicely. Then followed
rapid miX-up. Both swung rights 70
the head, landing lightly. Fitz lande,
a left to the side of the head and JEFF
fries jumped in with a right on tn
body. Jeffries swung his left for tn
head. but Fitz got inside of the lead
land landed a right over the heart whel
the gong sent them to corners. 1t wa
Fitz's round.
Round S-Jeffries was tardy in com
ing up to the scratch. and the referee
had to wave his hand to him. Bot
rushed matters without damage Othe
thaR~clinching. until Fitz sent his lef
to the ribs and Jeffries hooked two lef.
on the face. Jemries tried with his RICH
but failed: Fitz put a straight left OF
Jeffries' injured eye. Fitz endeavoret
to land a right swing on the body, bu
Jeffries got out of the way. Jeffries thel
bore down and sent a straight left I,
Fitzs face, staggering the champion
to the ropes. AS Fitz walked to his cor
ner he smiled.
Round Both came up smiling FItz
| still on the aggressive. F'itz received j
| hard right on the body and then they
clinched. Both tried let's at close quar-.