Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-06-15
.FITz KNOCKED OUT
YOUNG MAN FROM CALIFORNIA
DOES TIL ETRICK.
James j. Jenries, After Eleven
Rounds Of Whirlwind Fighting,
Wrests the Title of Heavyweight
Champion From the Redheaded
Antipodean Jenries the Ac-
knowlcdged Match of the Man
He Defeated - Contest Pulled on
Without n Wrnnglc and Was De.
void of Brutal Elements

New York. June IL. - James j.
Jctfries. another sturdy young giant,
has come out from the West to whip
champion pugilists.
At the arena Of the Coney island
Athletic club last night he defeated
Robert Fltzsmmons. worlds champion
in two classes midlle-weight and
heavyweight - in eleven rounds of
whirlwind fighting He came to the
ring a rank outsider and left it the ac-
knowledged master of the man he de-
feated. He was never at any time in
serious danger. and after the size-up
in the early rounds of the contest took
the lead. He had the Australian
whipped from the ninth round. 1t was
acknowledged that .Ieffries would have
an immense advantage in weight,
height and age, but the thousands who
tipped and backed his opponent to win
Were sure that I've was slow and that
at the mercy of tie past master at the
science of fighting that he was to meet
lie proved on tie contrary, that he
was just as fast as the man lie met,
and beat him do,va to unconscious de-
feat in a fair fight. He is q veritable
giant in stature and ,narvelously
speedy for his immense size. Less than
a year ago he appeared in New York
great, awkward, ungainly boy. AT
tv!enty-four he iias defeated Robert
Fitzsimmons. Ton .Sharkey and Peter
Jackson, and if he cares for himself he
will probably be able to successfully
Defend the Title
for many years. The defeated man
was just as good rs when on the cr!spy
morning on the ::.:sjns of far-away Ne
vada he lowered the colors of the then
peerless Corbett. rs was just as ac.
i've, just as clever. just as tricky and
just as fearless NJ punishment. He
went unfaltering TO his defeat. He was
the aggressor even at moments when
he was bleeding and unsteady. and
whom stunned by tie CLOVIS he received
he rceled instincti"nly toward his op.
ponent. but found MIN Il different than
any he had met and a difficult mam to
fight. .Ieffries fought from crouch
ing attitude that :! IL hard to get at.
He held his head low his back was
bent down and his left arm was eX-
tended. He kept iabbing away with
the left and found no trouble i'll land
ing it, 1t was there that his superior
reach told. That giant arm served as
q sort of human fender to ward OFT
danger. Hc showed an excellent de-
tense and the ability to use both hands
with skill. He is game, too, fer he
never shranl from his punishment. 1t
was a great fight to watch and COM
mence.l and ended amid scenes of in
tense excitement. II was all very dra-
matte.
The contest was pulled off without
wrang'e and was devoid of the brutal
feared Never was a. crowd handled
With greater order and less friction. 1t
was all perfectly orderly.
Fight Starts Promptly.
There was no long delay at tue ring,
and the big goug sounded almost as
soon as the men had been presented
and gloveu. When they squared off
Jeffries looked fifty pounds to the good.
The opening round was try-out pure
and simple. and not a single blow OF
an effective nature was landed. The
second round began in business-like
fashion with Jeffries getting in his
left. FitZsimmons then took turn.
but was short. Just as the round
closed Jeffries dowDed Fitzsimmons
with hard straight left on the jaw.
The champion came up slowly i'll
dazed sort of way and reeled toward
his man. The crowd chepred Jeffries,
but the gong ended the round. Fitz.
simmons rallied in the rest and was
aggressive again in the third. FitZ-
simmons was bleeding but fighting
viciously. He made the pace. but it
was the Californian's round. The
fourth was fast but not decisive. FitZ-
simmons made his best showing in the
fifth. He began the round with
punch that opened Jeffres' left eye and
sent a little torrent of blood coursing
down his check. He forced Je1fries
against the ropes. but the Californian
slipped away from him. He made
Jetfries hug around. but when the
round ended Jetfries was
Back md Fighting.
FitZsimmOns WAS the aggressor in
the sixth, and that: too, was his round
He tried all of his tricks with left and
right but was unable to place them
right. He closed with a strong right
upper-cut, but that, too, was blocked.
The seventh might be said to have
been Ftzsimmons'. but he did no par
ticular damage with his punches. The
eighth saw the beginning Of the end,
for FitZsimmons never regained his
balance after :hat ;cuDd. Ietfries be-
gan the round wiz: Il straight: left on
the face thai aGah. Af"ilsht the blood
out of his opponents mounth. The
Corrishnlan staggered against the
ropes but came back for another facer.
There was fear il Fitzs;mmrns' corner,
and Julian yelled to F;tzsimmons to be
careful. FitZsinmoEs planted one OF
his lefts on Jeffries' jaw and staggered
him against thu ropes. F'itzsimmons
looked like beaten man. Tie round
was all Jeffries'. He sent the Aus
tralian's head back with series Of
lefts, put his right on the body and
avoided any serious punishment. Fitz-
simmons kept pressing forward all the
time, however, but was unable to find
his opponent. The tenth was in real
ity where the fight ended. Jeffries
rushed his opponent and downed him
with left swing. Fitzsimmons seemed
out. and there was a moment of the
widest excitement. Julian ran along
the side of the ring and sprinkled
water on his fallen idol. At the end of
seven seconds Eitzsimmons staggered