The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-10

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Fitz was answered by Jeff with a left
on the neck and then Jeff planted a
heavy left on the chest and Fitz broke
ground but returned quickly, shooting
his left to the jaw. This was an even
round.
ROUND FIVE.
Fitz led off with a left to the face. split
ting Jefr's left eye, which bled freely. Jeff
retaliated with a hard left over the ear,
for the head. but Jeff dueked, and a elineh
mouth mouth and forced him to to tn ropes They
a left swing for the. body and left an
opening which Fitz failed to take advan-
and a right on the forehead without. a
return. Fitz rushed, but in trying to side
gained Himself and came Back with With hard
left on the neck and right on the body
face as he crossed in upon him At this
moment the bell separated them.
ROUND SIX.
head. landing lightly. and blocked right
head. but were short. Then Fitz put his
left to the jaw and missed a right cross
bored in. sending left to the face. JEFF
countered slightly on the wind. Fitz
Jeff crossed his right to the ear. They
broke from a clinch and Fitz sent left
jHred eye. Anofher clinch followed and
& nad to 70 tb Pbead and fooWed
with hard left to chest. jeff fought back
FITS guard, and after another. clinch Fitz
t u4pPercut his opponent with his right on
round, which was in Fits favor.
ROUND SEVEN.
Jeff was a bit slow coming to the scratch
ring. Fifz tried tried right to head landing ing
Lightly, and Jeff got a left to the ribs
away eiean rhen f. the ind g
deavored to land straight left for the
a left counter on the ribs. F'itz was
the aggressive. and sent left far back on
ropes, but Fftz got away nicely. Then in
a rapid mix-up both swung rights and
Fitz hooked a left to the Side Of the head
h bo 9 Je I'm w h left r 6r tb hard ea on
but Fitz got inside of it, and drove his
them, to their corners. This was Fits
ROUND EIGHT.
jeff was tardy in coming up and the ref
cree had to wave his hand to him to come
to the center. Both men rushed matters
clnching @nf FIJI sent sis left to 'f the
ribs ribs and jeff hooked two lefts to the face.
Fitz countering lightly on the chest E'itz
came back with hard left on the body.
Fitz endeayored to Land a vicious swing
back with a similar blow on Fits head
JEFF then bored in and sent a straight left
to the ropes. NofRng of 'a any en moment
occurred during the remainder of the
he smiled at his seconds. This was Jeff's
round.
Both came up willingly with Fitz the
aggressor, but JEFF sent him back with a
SWING for TO the ee and Tecsd hsr
right on the body; Then they clinched
at close quarters. JEFF landing twice Fitz.
still on the aggressive, was sent back
another elinch Jeff put two Smart left
raps on the nose, which made Bob's nasal
hg head ar aR w Ris s af agf h f9F
straight, and then with a backhand blow
noee Fit2 failed to respond TO Wi' thia 1 ana
clinched: JEFF threw his. right over the
guessing when the bell rang. jeff had de-
cidedly the better of the round.
ROUND TEN.
jeff came up looking confident and Fftz
wore earnest look on his face. The
Californian led with straight left on the
cnehed Gong into the ci Inc S4fz drove F5se
his left hard to the wind. They did lot
went wide of the mark. He caught the
Gaier M ne second r later With ft+ left
for Fits head, but was blocked. and then |
his back in seve Seconds Gn Jay RuT was a1 xe P9
groggy when he got up in five seconds |
right on the jaw. He came up again in |
five seconds and Jeff rushed him into a |
corner; trying very hard to finish the |
was too anxious and failed to finish his |
man.
ROUND ELEVEN.
Ftz came up slowly but assumed the
ly waiting for a knockout. They clinched |
three times coming to close quarters. Jeff |
put two hard rights over Fits heart, |
sending him back. and then sent a |
straight left to the neck following with a
left on the chest Fftz crowded in trying |
his right for the jaw, but fell short, but |
right return. jeff then assumed the ag- |
gressive and jabbed his left to the head. |
A left on the jaw from Jeffries dazed F'itz |
who stood helpless in the middle OF the i
and then, as he had him at his mercy. |
swung his right and left to the jaw, and |
the championship to the Californian. Time |
of eleventh round, one minute, 81 3-5 Sec |
onds. |
AS soon as FItz was carried to his cor |
benches and through the ropes, and the |
police had great difficulty in keeping the |
ring clear: The partisans of the CaHfor, |
pandemonium reigned for several seconds. |
Fitz' came to very quickly; and JEFF |
walked across to the defeated champions |
Judging from the expression on F'itz s |
face he did not feel much disgruntled at |
his defeat.
Last fall I sprained my left hip while |
handling some heavy boxes. The doctor |
1 called on said at first it was a slight |
worse and the doctor then said / had |
rheuma tism. 1t continued to grow worse, |
and could hardly get around to work |
I went to a drug store and the druggist |
me to try Chamberlain's
Pain Balm I tried it and one-half of a |
amy IN