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lEFFRIES IS NOW CHAMPION.
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| ne put on bold front. When tsked as to
MS opiniorof the result. Julian replied:
Oh there is very little for me to say
| Everybody knows that Bob is game and I
| feel certain that he stil has warm place
IN the hearts of many. No matter what
comes or goes Bob need not worry about
anything as long as 1 am alive"
Started With IA Rush.
| The fight by details was as follows:
Round One-Both men met in the center
Of the ring. They tented, with Fitzsim-
mons breaking ground, JeffrSes keeping
| almost in the middliug of the ring JEFF
Iries is evidently trying to get The right
| over. Fits mmons LED a left to the head
but Jeffries ducked ceverly. Jeffries led
MS left and fell short He led for the
stomach and again fell short Again he
led left swing for the<jaw, but Fitzsim-
| mons was out of The way. Jeffries tried
| a right for the body and a left for the
| head, but Fitzsimmons blocked and got
| away. Fitzsimmons tried a left landing
on the neck. Fitzsimmons essayed right
| swing for the neck, landing lightly, and
| they came TO a clnch, but broke clean
| Jetfres Tried straight left for the jaw
| but did not reach, and Fitzsmmons
| blocked an attempt alta left hook, shoot
| ing his Left to the ear as the bell rang.
| Round Two-Fitzsimmons, in the middle
| of the ring, made Jeffrles break ground,
| ana Fitzsmmons sent left to the body.
| Jeffries countered with stiff left on the
face Jeifries tried for the body, but was
| neatly blocked. Jeffries then assumed a
| crouching attitude, boring In with the left
| on the body, but was again blocked and
| they came 10 a clinch. Jeffres landed two
| let's on the body and shot the left three
times TO f1tzsimmOns' face without a re-
| turn. titzsimmons tried his right for the
head but was short, and they came to a
clinch, the referee going between them.
| Jeftries tried a left chop for the head, but
| Fitzsimmons ducked safely. Jeffr,es tried a
| left swing for The head, and another for
the body, bus Fitzsimmons ducked away
from him. Jeffries then knocked Fitzsim-
mons fiat on his back with a straight left
| on the mouth. The champion was up in
two seconds. and then the bell rang.
Bob Was Determined.
Round Three itzsimmons looked very
determined when he came up for this
| round with Jenries on the aggressive.
! They clnched twice without doing dam
| age Fitzsimmons tried right hook for
the body, but failed, and it was then seen
| that he was Bleeding from the nose. First
blood was claimed for Jeffries. After an
other clinch Fizsimmons landed a hard
left on Jeffries face. and repeated it three
| times, coming TO the center of the ring.
| F'itzsmmons landed a left swing on the
jaw, and a left hook on the ear JeffreS
| came back with a left hook on the side OF
the head, and they came TO a clinch. At
| Ter some feinting Jeffries sent both hands
| to the body and drove Fit2smmons back
with left on me chest. Fitzsimmons. en-
deavored to land a left swing on the head
and they clinched. FItzsinmons landed
left hook on the head. Jeffries countering
on the face just as the round ended.
Round Four.-Fitzsimmons came up de-
termined, and tried a left for the neck,
and a right swing, failing to land. Both
! clinched Jeffries tried a eft for the face,
but Fitzsmmons got inside of his lead,
landing left on wind. Jeffries sent TWO
hard left hooks to Fitzsimmons' head. In
the mX-up Fitzsimmons got his left to the
head and right 10 the body. After some
feinting Fitzsmmons sent left straight
| TO the eye, and was heavily countered on
the body by Jeffries' right A hard right
over the heart by Fitzsimmons was an
| swered by Jeffries with a left on the neck,
| and then Jeffries planted a heavy left on
the chest and Fitzsimmons broke ground
but returned quickly. shooting his left to
the jaw. This was an even round
Champions Good Work.
Round Five-Fitzsimmons led off with a
left to the face, splitting Jeffries' left eye,
| which bled freely. Jeffries retaliated with
q hard left on the ear, and Fitzsimmons
| tried his right over Jeffries damaged eve
failing to land the left for the head. JEFF
fries ducked and clnch followed. Fitz-
simmons put a light left on Jeffries mouth
and forced him 10 the ropes. The Cali
fornian broke but clinched. Jeffries tried
a left swing for the body, and left an
opening which Fitzsimmons failed to take
advantage of. Jeffries encouraged by this
overlook, sent two iefts 10 the jaw aud
i,strr h.,
Fitzsimmons rushed, but in trying to side.
step, almost fell through the ropes, but
regained himself and came back with
hard left on neck and right on body JEFF
fries replied with two stiff hits on the face
as Fttzsimmons crowded in on him. At
this moment the bell sounded.
Round SiX-G'itzs mmons jumped across
the ring, and Jeffries broke ground. F'itz-
simmons swung his left for the head.
landing lightly, and blocked a right lead
for the body Both tried lefts for the
head, but were short. Then Fitzstmmons
put his left TO the face, and missed right
cross for the jaw Fitzsimmons, still on
the aggressive, bored in, sending the left
TO the face, Jeffries countering lightly on
the wind. Fitzsimmons crowded in with
The left following, and Jeffries crossed his
right TO the ear. They broke frorn
clinch, and Fitzsimmons sent the left to
the face and a hard right upon the in
jured eye. Another clineh followed, and
the referee had to separate them. Fitz-
simmons sent his left twice to the head
and followed with hard left To the chest
Jeffries fought back wildly landing both
hands outside of Fitzsimons' guard and
after another clinch Fitzsmmons upper
cut his opponent with his right on the
wind. This was The last blow of the
round, which was in Fitzsimmons favor.
Little Change Yet.
Round Seven-Jeffries was a bit slow in
| coming 10 the scratch, and broke ground,
making a circle of the ring. Fltzsimmons
tried the right to the head landing aight-
~. and Jeffries got a lett 10 the ribs. jeff
ries jabbed his left TO the right, and got
away clean. Then the Californian endeav-
ored to land a straight left for the face
but was blocked neatly, and received a
left counter on the ribs. Fitzsmmons was
on the aggressive, and sent left far back
on the neck Jeffries tried TO crowd Fitz-
simmons on the ropes, but Fitzsimmons
Ia, a