El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-10
Knocked Out By the Califor-
nian In'the Eleventh
Round.
IT WAS JEFF'S FIGHT
After the Ninth Round When
it Became Apparent That
Fitz Could Not
Win.

NEW YORK, June 10.-In defeating
Fitzsimmons for the middle and heavy
weight championships of the world
: last night, before 5000 persons in the
Coney Island Athletic club. jim
Jeffries demonstrated to an admirine
public, that he is the coming fighter
for stellar honors in the fistic arena.
Fitzsimmons had repeatedly declared
before the fight that he would put
Jeffries out in one round. With what
surprise then must the erstwhile
champion have regarded his shafty
opponent who met him at every issue
and put up such stubborn fight.
Everyman who ever fought Jeffries.
with the exception of Peter Jackson
instead of fighting him, ran away from
him. Sharkey made the same kind of
boasts, and when the bell rang he took
to running tactics and continued them
until the finish of the fight.
From the opening of the first round
to the counting of the ten seconds in
the eleventh round when Fitz was
counted out Jeffries put up beautiful
fight. For big fellow he was clever
aad stufty. Fitz made several unsuc-
cessful attempts to feint Jeffries into
right hand blow for knockout, but
Jeffries handled himself we'll and new
er left bad opening. Jeffries is ma
turally left handed, and he used that
member with telling effect.
Jeffries had youth and strength in
his favor, which is in the main &C
countable for the champions defeat.
Fitz conceded considerable weight, but
it was thought by many that his su-
perior ring generalship and superior
by-work would win out, coupled with
his betting abilities.
FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
First round-Fitz leads left and light
clinch follows. Jeffries crouches worry
ing Fitz. jeff leads, but is stopped,
F'itz encircling Jeff's neck with right.
jeff touches the wind with right.
Second round-Jeff leads for head
but missis, Bob rushing tuctics, puts
left on neck and right overheard, jeff
closes into a clinch, pushes left to
stomach. jeff pushes two lefts to the
wind and chest. Fitz leads left and
Jeffries crouches low. Bob rushes put
left on neck and a right over heart |
dancing away from a return. jeff
pushes two lefts to wind and chest, |
then jabs face twice with left. jeff runs
to clinch They break and jeff shoots |
straight left to jaw and Fitz goes down |
squarely. Rises quickly and rushes |
with right and left for head but is |
blocked.
Third round-Open with clinch Fitz |
missis with left and jeff comes back |
with left in the nose and the claret |
flows in Fitz's face. Bob play good |
one on the heart. jeff jaw twice to
face. jeff repeatedly ducks but cat
ches a stiff one on the mouth sparry-
ing when going sounds.
Fourth Round-Jeff missed left but |
ducks Fitz's right ewing. jeff puts
good right over heart. Fitz misses
left for stomach and plays good one
ON the heart again. Another miss of
Fitz's right draws Jeff right to ribs.
JEFF ducks into left swing. Rushes
Bob to ropes smiling ard hooks right
to ear. jeff planting sledge hammer
right over heart. jeff ducks into a
stiff left swing, and rushcs Bob to the
ropes, good foot work carrying Fitz
out of danger.
Fifth Round-Bob lands left on
mouth. Shoots left to the eye and
swings to ear with the same glove.
jeff reaches wind with left and right
60 ribs. Fitz rushes and puts left in
neck, and jeff misses a savage left
swing. JEFF tries left for Fflz's jaw
and Fitz tries left for solar plexis.
Sixth Round-Fftz ready ten seconds
before gong. Jabs face with left and
swings right to Jeff's ear. Bob misses
right and jeff swings left to forehead.
The round ends by jeff smashing the
wind with right.
. Seventh Round-Fitz runs JEFF across