The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-10
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WINS TIE BIG F|GHI.
California Giant Succeeds %
the Championship Of
the World.
FITZHIMMONS DEFEATED
IN ELEVEN FAST ROUNDS.
HIS CLEvERxEss ovRnMATcnBD
ny TnE SKILL AND A0lLlTY
or HIS OPPONENT.
Terriac nsAy News Melp - FanasA
The Ex-CAaapiea-Fits Gans
t. the East-victor CAal-
FITZHIMMONS DEFEATED
IN ELEVEN FAST ROUNDS,

AYEw YORK. June s--James J. Jee.
fries. another sturdy young giant.
has come out OF the West to whip
champion puGilists Al the arena
OF the Ccney Island Athletic Club tonight
he defeated Robert Fitxsimmons. worlds
champion In two classea- middleweiG
and heAvyweixht--in eleven rounds oe
whirlwind fighting. He came to the ring .
rank outer. and left the Acknowledged
champion. Never ai any time waa he In
serious danger. and after the size-up Ia the
early rounds Of the contest. took the lead.
He had the Australian whipped from the
ninth round
II was acknowledged that Jeffries would
have an immense advantage In weight.
height and age. but the thousands who
tipped and backed his opponent to Win
were sure that he was slow. and that ne
would in thai respect be ahsol,steiy ct the
mercy OF the past master at the science
of lighting that he was to meet. He proved
on the contrary that he was just ~ fast
as the man he met and heat him down to
unconscious defeat In q fair tight.
AmasiaG Changes In Jearaee.
Jcffries II a veritabie giant IN stature ANA
marvsiously speedy for his Immense alse.
Less than year ago he appeared Ia New
York great. awkward. ungalnly hoy. To-
day Ne Is the iitAs, activs. alert. tpoiasd
athlete. The men whr prepared him Tor
his nEht worked wonders with him. They
taught him 4 nearly perfect defense. I'm
proved his foot movement and instracted
him IN the methods Of inficting puniah-
ment. The transition ainco ~ appeAred
last has been little abort OF miraculous. AZ
- he has defeated Robert FttssImmons.
Tom Hhafkey and Peter jackson. ana II he
cares for himself he viii probably be able
TO successfully defend the title for many
years.
Fits at His Very Best.
The defeated puxiiist was a. good - on
the crispy morning when. on the plains OF
farawAy Nevada. he lowered the colors Of
the then peerless Corbetf. He was just q
active. just ~ clever. just a. tricky and
just as fearless Of punishment. lie went
unfaiteringiy to hia defeat. He was the
agkressor even al the moment when he
Was bleeding and unsteady. and when
stunned by the blows he received ne reel
ed inssnctively toward his opponent. He
was fighting all the time and punished hjs
opponent but found him . different oppo-
ncut than any he had met and I different
man to fight.
Jehrses fought from cfouchins asti-
tudc that was hard TO get ~. He held HE
head low. his hack was bent down ana h,n
left arm was extended He kept jahbtnw
away with the left and found 10 trouh:s 50
landing II. II was there thai his superior
reach told. This gtanty arm served a. :
sort OF human fender TO ward on danger.
He showed an excellent defense and the
ability to use both hands with skill. He
is game. TOO, for he never shTunk from his
punishment.
Great Fisht All ThrengA.
II was q great fight 10 watch and COM
menesd and ended amid scenes OF intonoo
excitement. II was aIl very dramatic.
The men fought before = crowd of aooo
people. and stood UP In great beam o{
binding white light. II vas like 4 thou
sand calsiums md II showed their great
white bodies In strange reiitf. When tbs
blood came II was Of more intense red thAa
usual. There wAs no suggestion Of inter-
ference from the police. Chief Deyery oc-
eurssd seat ny ne rtnss.de, but he never
entered she ring. when IL WAS over. he
sent Capt Kenny In 20 clear the ring.
The contest was pulled of without