The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-06-21
NEW CHAMPION PUG|UST.
JEFFRIES WHIPS FITzsIMMoNs IN
ELEVEN ROUNDS.
Ten Thousand People See the Great
Fight at Coney Island-Big Sums
Change Hands.

CONEY ISLAND SPORTING CLUB,
June 9.-Big Jim Jeffries of Los An
geles is the champion pugilist of the
world. AT the Coney Island Sporting
Club tonight he defeated Robert Fitz-
simmons in a fast and vicious contest
that went eleven rounds. He fought
with the GOODNESS and precision of
veteran and at no time was he in dan
ger of defeat, 1t was a fair and square
contest, marked with a brilliant dis
play of science on both sides and was
fairly and squarely won. The young
Californian showed himself master at
every point in the game and won as he
pleased after he had taken the measure
of his opponent.
Jeflries won a fortune by his wonder
full victory and furnished one of the
greatest upsets in the history of pugi-
listic betting. Hundreds of thousands
Of dollars were placed on him at the
ruling odds of 2 to l. Fitz was regarded
as a sure winner and was literally
backed.
When the gong sent them away they
began to size one another up and moth
ing effective was done in the opening
round Fitz was aggressive in the sec
ond and until the eighth round, but
Jeffries stood up to him and fought him
back to a standstill. The Cornishman
went down before a straight left in the
second and jeff kept putting his head
back Fitz persistently pressed the
Californian, but he had met his match
and was powerless to land an effective
blow He put his left on the young
Californians eye in the fifth and cut 1t,
but Jeffries came back gamely and
fought on The Californian used his
left effectively on face and body and
also brought his right into the body re-
peatedly.
Fitz tried all his tricks and devices,
httt ait hlnplxad
harder than he led. After the seventh
round the young Californian had things
his own way. In the eighth he sent
Fitz staggering against the ropes with
left-hander and Jeff again landed his
left. Fitz went to his corner dazed.
Fitz came back fairly strong in the
ninth only to be beaten back. 1t was
all Jeffries and there was CONSERVATION
in Fitzsimmons' corner. The crowd saw
the inevitable result, and there were
hoarse yells for the Californian to go In
In the tenth Fitz was beaten to a stand
still, and it was only the call of time
that saved him. He was down twice
and was done for when he staggered to
his corner.
\ The end came after a minute and a
half of fighting in the eleventh. 1t was
a left and right from Jeffries, and Fitz-
simmons, who had never known defeat,
dropped unconscious. His seconds fran
tically called to him, but their words
fell upon deaf ears. Referee Siler and
the timers called off the ominous count
of ten and there was a roar of applause
| that shook the building. The new cham
| pion was heralded His seconds swarm
| ed around and embraced him, and in an
| instant hundreds of spectators broke
! for the ring. The police stopped the ad-
vance, and while Jeffries slipped
| through the ropes and ran for his dress
! ing room, Fitzsimmons, still limp and
\ unconscious, was carried to his corner.
He was some time in reviving and then
| did not know that he was beaten.
| NEW YORK, June 9.-Jeffries after
| the fight was surrounded by a host of
| friends, who congratulated him upon
| his well-won honor In response to sew
| eral Inquiries the new champion said:
"Fitz fought a good and game battle
and hit me harder than any man whom
| have been up against. He can whip
| Sharkey in two rounds. l would gain
nothing by meeting Sharkey again, but
| am willing to meet any man in the
world in whom the public has confid-
ence and there need be no fear of my
quitting the ring for the stage
IT will defend my title as champion
at all times and against all comers. Al
no time during tonight's fight did J
feel any misgivings as to my ability tC
win. l am satisfied that have earned
the right to be called champion by beat
ing FitZsimmons, who was undoubtedly
the greatest fighter since Sullivan"