The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-10
JEFFRIES WINS.
FitZSimmOlS Defeated for The
Championship.
IT WAS A COMPLETE KNOCKOUT.
The End Came in the Eleventh
Round.

Californian Ginnt Scores Clean Knock
Out in tho Eleventh Round-Fnz Is
| Floored In the Second and Twice In the
Tenth-New Heavyweight Star Uses His
Left Almost Ex clusively, and After Pound
ing His Rival Into Helplcssncss Whips
His Right Across-The Decisive Blow
| Lands Flush on the Point of the Jaw
chief of Police Dcvery Present, but Does
| Not Interfere-The Betting and Views on
| the Result A Great Crowd Cheers Victor.
James Jefrries. the gigantic Californian. is
| champion heavyweight pugilist Of the world.
| Last night. in the arena Of the Coney Island
| Sporting Club. this modern Hercules
Knocked out the hitherto incOmpara-
| bic Robert Fit2simmons. whose victories
| in the past several years have made
| him famous the world over There was no
| fukc about this victory. for it was cean-cut
| and painfully decisive. FItzsimmons was out
| weighed and outmatchcd. Ieffries showed
| that while in physique he is the biggest and
| heaviest puglist in the world to-day he IL one
! OF the clevcrest and one Of the fastest
! Fit2simmons could not get To his man rs
often as he liked. and when he did his great
| punches had little or no effect. He landed on
| the Jaw repeatedly. but failed to make the big
| fellow rock and his famous solar prxus blow
| was nothing when it landed.
Jeffries showed wonderful speed with his
| lett hand. II was with this glove that
| he did the most damage. until in the
| eleventh round he had Ftz going with II and
then nut the right hand across. The last blow
| was the first that Jefrries tried with this hand
"a fha rip . LON, III 4,
| point of the Jaw and knocked Fitzsimmons in
| sensible.
The defeat OF the champion came as q thun-
derbolt from a clear sky Nobody looked for
such sudden ending. aud tho mere thought
OF Fit2simmons lying unconscious on the
boards wns too much for tho ex-champion's
hosts Of friends. who had come to the ringsido
and wagered their money upon him.
JeffrieS was Il surprise from the very mo-
| ment he put up his hands. He was cool
headed and looked SO powerfully strong
that Fitzsimmons's friends appreciated the
fact that Bob had his hands full As
soon as Fit2 began to bleed at the nose.
there was some expression Of surprise. When
he was knocked down in the second round with
a jolt on the face there was more wondcrment
but in the tenth round when he was practically
ont and managed TO stay the round through
sheer pluck and gamoncss, the crowd saw the
beginning Of the end.
Jefrrcs took advantage Of his reach. ana
from the very beginning OF the fight stood
Fitz or with his LEFT, That was the plan out
lined by the Californian n week ago. He said
at the time that he would be able to stall the
CHAMPION of in this manner. and when the
onouing came he would end the fight with
rGht-hand swing on the jaw.
Up to the time of the knock -out last night
JefTres did not rut his right hand loose at long
range for the jaw. He watched out carefully for
Fits hooks and kept away with religious care
He simply took his time and with this power
full left OF his swinging constantly in the Cor
nishman's face he slowly but surely battered
Bob's cOuntenance until it looked like huge
rosebud.
Fitasimmons showed beyond doubt that he
is one OF the pluckiest fighters that ever got
into ring. Though ovcr-matched and hope
lessly beaten in the tenth round. he refused to
sit down in his corner during the minute rest.
and came ont for the last and fatal round
ready to take the medicine which he must have
known was coming to him
Fit2simmons forced the fight from the start
He looked his man over and evidently thought
he would win easily. Jcfrrcs looked so big that
Bob probably expected him to be "a slow as a
cart horse. Accordingly fitz started to feint
him and try to make him look like novice.
that Jeifries was much cleyerer pugilist than
he had supposed,
JefYries fought with excellent judgment
keeping his head at all times never losing
his temper and following out n line OF
work which he had mapped out before
he had entered the ring. When he got
down to real business he showed that his
remarkable physique made it impossible for
Fitz to seriously hurt him He handled Fitz
easily. and Whenever he got into n cnch no
pushed the former champion off as IL he was n |
lightweight.
JcfTres's loft hand was fastcr than tho
average, He worked it so rapidly that at times
Fitz who did not try to block it of. was daaed In
the very beginning Of tho fight when, Fitz was
sent to the floor. the crowd saw that Jeifrles
had the power, Still as the rounds went by, |
FitZsimmOns was expected 10 get in one Of his |
famous blows which had beaten so many noted
fighters before. One punch was looked for.
but that punch. while it may have been deIiy-
cred, had no effect.
Fitzsimmons hlcd profGSely from the nose al
an early stage hur that was nothing. as his |
nose has always been sensitive but when he
was staggering and reelinG and lettering in
the tenth Il was n hopeless task for him and
everybody knew il.
JcfrieS hal his lc' eve cut. and hcl consul |
crably. but there never was time IN the
fight when he wa, in serious trouble
Fit2 worked at him like n demon in
every round but the last two. Ho tried
every known method OF attack. md landed
repeatedly. He got both hands TO the big fell
lows body. but it was bpcked up with
n protection OF steel which caused Ftz's
blows TO bound of as II his gloves were made
OF rubber. In short JefTries while reasonably
clever In defensive work, showed wonderful
am cunt Of ability to take punishment without |
showing its effects.
Experts who sat at the ringside adj.
nit Jcfiries took blows from Ft2 that
would have beaten an ordinary heavy
weight in quick order. This ability was what
helped to beat Fitzsimmons. for when he found
that he could not AFFECT the giant with his
punches, he began to tire from the effects OF
his work.
Jeffries was cautious to the end There was |