The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-10
Of GREAT INTEREST LOCALLY
,cByEs AT THE PooLRooM DURING
THE CONTEST.
Fitrslmmons Had Lots of Admirers,
Who Thought They Had
Sure Thing.

All day yesterday the big fight was the
sll.sbsorbing topic among those who had
i.y spo. Z blood at all. Men who sell
ton make bets could be heard Offering
ciis on Fltzsimmons or to take odds on
l.friss
Yesterday the Fitzsimmons money went
INTO the pool room in large amount and
finally forced cut from to 2 to . to 8,
while the odds on Jeffries were heightened
ron 10 TO to . with very light play
d the price, Th6-sheet showed the room
to sand to lose about Si20O on Fitz and
little over 5000 on Jeffries. The play was
heavier than had been anticipated at the
piite, for while any number Of people
Ancied the champion they were chary of
nsking even small money at . to l. A
large majority OF the smaller betters were
Boxing for odds and We're not disposed to
give them when 1t looked like sure
thing
Long before time for the fight to begin
lae pool room was almost filled, and when
olleuns began 70 come in giving the ar
iNal OF the audience at the arena, the
Nltlng odds, and other arrangements for
iae Dig hight, the house was packed, and
~ out on the sidewalks on both sides of
we building there was perfect mass OF
sApeetant and anxious men, a majority OF
,hm telling what kind of a monkey JET
u,ss would look like shortly.
Inc pool room betting was that Joffries
soald get first knuck-down and first blood,
~ mad quite number of takers. The
oais al the commencement of the fight
ana until the betting was called in was
fries va
Naen Il was announced that both meu
~.'e ready to enter the ring, and told
sesa they took their places in their re-
1--we corners and that both were in
nme condition, the crowd began TO
,ssVllsle as TO the winner, The sentiment
~ins largely in favor of Fitzsimmons but
ne rounds were described, and after
~ n'si had come in, the Fitzsimmons
sspe oesan TO weaken and at the knock
r rrHa piow Of Jeffries in the second round
10y OIL them gave him the victory.
va ne fourth round, when Fitzsimmons
,i MAJ smoked 10 his knees roar OF APP
,ssase was heard. and also in the seventh
N Seurles landed several wicked blows
N. u anu u'dIl. IN the te0tn. W1en
aHa knock-down blow was delivered
!. ps! nlles and the second and third blows
n -, r,.tzsslmmons arose that again sent him
n, le noor' there was intense silence until
II. ,un round had been described when
~, eIoWa went wild and sent up cheer
h, eheer Here the Fitzsimmons people
~. neari completely and were ready 10
an,o up the sponge. But when it was
,r.luued that Bob was only a uttle
49, ana still in shape to hght. they re-
Son.s same Of their lost courage. and
- S i. mat the tide would turn in favor
,b,.. iayorlte. Their hopes were Of
sisy,. ouration, however. for in the
FI,,.tp round Jeffries landed a blow or
aoo s''n .s Jaw that sent him TO tht
IA I. ana as the seconds we're called ant
ysnss % rise a death like stiffness pysa
vbs, until the tenth one was heard
pans ne crowd burst into uproarious ap.
ior-y, ara gave three cheers for the vic
AmSssnss Jefrries a new champion fo
s,stss who is a native of the Unite,
tssr,'.tl,' order prevailed during the entlr,
sstdins,.e Of the fight, which was ex