Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-06-16
FITz IN The SOUP.
Another Prize6ghter Fights Once Too
Often and Goes Over the
Rocky Road.
Jeffries the Winner of Last Night.
Contest, After Eleven Fast and
Furious Rounds.
A Game Battle Which Is Not Decided
Until After a Long, Game
Struggle.

New York, June Especial james
Jefferies is the champion and Bob Fitz-
simmons is over on the side of the great
majority of prize fighters as an ex-cham-
pion. The trick was done by Jefferies
at the Coney Island Athletic club in
eleven rounds. 1t was a fast and scien-
tiic fight, in which the young Califor-
MANS superior weight and strength and
equal science and agility won him the
battle.
The fight was attended by an immense
crowd, and at the ringside before the
struggle Fitz was the favorite in the bet
ting the odds ruling at 2 to l. There
were plenty of Jeferies admirers and
large sums of money wagered on the out
come.
At 10 p. m. the managers of the
kaleidoscope announced that they were
ready. Both fighters were then called
to the ring. Fitzsimmons had the ocean
side of the ring and Jefferies the south
east corner.
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
First Round-Bob danced Jas Jeheries
feints. jeff crouches as Fitz leads; it
goes over the shoulder and a light clinch
follows. They break instantly and Jeff
is short of a left jab for the head. More
dancing and iddling, jeff touching the
chest with his left and reaches the
mouth lightly with the same glove. jeff
lead but Fitz stops it, encircling Jeffs
neck with his right. jeff shoots with
his left again and touches the wind with
his left on the next. Just at this both
duck and the end of the first round.
Second Round-Jeff misses a left for
the head. Bob rushes. Puts a left on
the neck and a right over the heart,
dancing away from a return. jeff closes
into a ligh clinch, then crouching pushes
a left to the stomach but his right swing
only grazes Bobs shoulder. jeff pushes
two lefts to the wind and chest then jabs
Bobs face with a left. Fitz swings a
right to the shoulder and jeff taps the
ribs with a right. jeff runs to clinch,
they break, and lunges wildly with his
left. jeff shoots a straight left to the
jaw and Bob goes down squarely. Is ur
and starts to rush out his left and right
for the head. They are neatly blocked
End of round two.
Third Round-The third round opens
in a clinch. Fitz misses a left and JEFF
comes back with a left on the nose anc
the claret shoots on Fitz face. Boil
plants a good right over the heart anc
after an exchange of left f~acers, Fit
hooks the left to the neck and JEFF comes
back hard on the ribs with a left and {
right to the stomach. JEFF jabs the LEFT
twice and puts a stiff one on the stomach
with the left and repeats it a seconc
later. Fitz hooks the left to the ear
Fitz' right goes over Jef's head and al
instant later JEFF ducks another one
jeff ducks into a stiff left, catching it or
the mouth. They are sparring as the
bell sounded.
Fourth Round-Jeff misses a left bu'
ducks Fitz' right swing. Fitz misses {
left for the stomach and JEFF puts a gooc
right over the heart. His left for the
wind is stopped but he shoots a hare
left to the neck. Fitz smiles and hooks
the right on the ear. jeff planting {