Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-15

Worlu heavyweight championship
from "Bob" Fitzsimmons, the man
who but few years ago put James j.
Corbett out of business. 1t is the first
time in Fitzsimmons' pugilistic career
that he has ever been defeated, but
the result was so decisive that there
could be no doubt of the superiority
of the winner.
Jeifries entered the ring with con-
fidence born only Of victory, while his
1.-THE opponent was equally sanguine.
pangs of defeat, and both were con-
ditioned to battle for a kingdom. But
it was a case of youth and Drawn
against skill and age, and the former
combination won,
The men fought before a crowd Of
1900 persons, and stood up in a great
beam of binding white light. 1t was
like thousand calciums, and it showed
their great white bodies in strange
relief. When the blood came it was
of an ihtenser rcd than usual. There
was not suggestion of interference
from the police. Chief Devery occu-
pied q seat by the ringside. but never
entered the ring. When it was all
over he sent Capt Kenny in to clear
the, ring, The contest was pulled off
without o wrapgle, and was devoid OF
the brutal elements that Chief Devery
alleged he feared. Never was crowd
handled with greater order and less
friction. 1t was all perfectly orderly.
The management rejoiced at these con-
dItions and at ticket sales that aggre-
gated about $4,000.
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Round l. Both met in centre of ring.
They Tented with Fitz breaking
ground, Jeffries keeping almost in the
middle of the ring. Jeffries was evi.
IDENTIFY trying to get the right over
Fitz led left to head, but jeff ducked
cleverly. jeff led left and fell short
He led for stomach and again fell
short. Again he led a left swing for
the jaw, but Fitz was out of the way.
jeff tried a right for the body and
left for the head, but Fitz blocked
both and got away clean. Fitz then
tried his left, landing on the neck.
Fitz essayed II right swing for the
neck, landing lightly, and they came
to clinch, but broke clean. Jeffries
tried a straight left for the jaw but
did not reach, and Fitz blocked IN
attempt at a left hook, shooting his
left to the ear, as the bell rang.
Round 2. Fitz rushed to tine middle
Of the ring and made Jeffries break
ground. Fitz sent his left to the body,
and jeff oountered with a stiff left
on the face. JEFF tried left for the
body, but was neatly blocked. He
then assumed q crouching attitude,
boring in with his left on the body,
but was again blocked, and they came
to a clinch. JEFF landed two lefts on
the body and shot the left three times
to Fitz's face without return. Fitz
tried his right for the head, but was
short. and they came to a clinch, the
referee going between them. jeff tried
a left chop for thea head, but Fitz
ducked safely. jeff then tried left
swing for the head and another for the
body, but Fitz duckad away from him.
jeff then knocked Fitz fat on his back
with a straight left on the face. The
champion was up in two seconds, and
then the bell rang.
Round 3. Fitz looked very deter
mined when he came up for this round,
with jeff on the aggressive. He
clinched twice without doing damage.
Fitz 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 Jeifries and
allowed. After another clinch Fitz
landed a hard left on Jeif's face, and
repeated it q few times. Coming to
the centre of the ring, Fitz landed
left swing on the jaw and left
hook on the ear. jeff came back with
a left hook on the side of the head,
and they came to a clinch. After some
feinting jeff sent both hands to the
body and drove Fitz back with left
on tho chest. Fitz endeavored to land
a left swing on the head, and they
came to clinch. Fitz landed a left
hook on the head, jeff countering ON
the face just as the round ended.
Round 4. Fitz came up determined,
and tried right swing, falling to
land, and both clinched. jeff tried
left for the neck, but Fitz got inside
of his lead, landing his left on the
wind. JEFF sent two hard left hooks to
the side of Fitz's head, iarring the
champion each time. In the mix-up
Fitz got his left to the head and right
TO tho body. After some fiddling and
feinting Fitz sent left straight to
the eye, and was heavily couptered CD
the body by Jeff's right. A hard right
ever the heart by Fitz was answered by
jeff with left on the neck, and then
jeff planted heavy left on the chest.
Fitz broke ground, but returned
quickly, shooting his left to the jaw.
This was an even round.
Round 8. Fitz led off with left to
the face, splitting Jetf's left eye, which
bled freely. jeff retaliated with a
hard left on the ear, and Fitz brought
his right over, but failed to land.
Fitz tried left for the head, but jeff
duclSed, and clinch followed. Fitz
put light left on Jeff's mouth and
forced him to the ropes. The Cali
fornian clinched and broke immedi-
ately. jeff tried a left swing for the
body and left an opening, which Fitz
failed to take advantage Of jeff, en-
couraged by this overlook, sent to
lefts to the jaw and u right ON the
forehead without return. Fitz rushed,
but in trying to side step almost fell
through the ropes, but regained him
on the neck and right on the body.
jeff replied with two stiff hits on the
face as Fitz crowded in on HIM. At
this moment the bell separated them.
Round 6. Fitz jumped across tho
ring and jeff broke ground. Fitz
swung for the head, landing lightly,
and blocked right lead for the body.
Both tried lefts for the head, hut were
short. Then Fitz put his left to the
face and missed right cross for the
jaw. Fitz was still on the aggressive,
and bored in, sending his left to the
face. jeff countered lightly ON the
wind. Fitz crowded in with loft for
the wind and JEFF crossed his right to
the ear. They broke from Glinch,
and Fitz sent left to face and hard
right over the injured eve. Another