Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-06-10
HIS COL0RS LOWERED.
Fi'zsimmons Yields the Championship
HoDors 10 Jeffries.
ENDED IN ELEVENTH ROUND.


night, TO fight for the heavy weight cham
pionship honors, and after eleven rounds
OF whirlwind lighting, Fitzsimmons was
knocked down and counted out. The
| eight by rounds IL ~ follows:
Round bob dances; Jeffries crouch.
"a IN Fitz leads left, which goes over the
shoulder and n light clinch follows. They
break instantly and jeff il short on 9
left jab for the head. More dancing and
fddnng. JEFF touches the chest with le''
and reaches mouth lightly with SAINT
glove. jeff leads left, but Is stopped.
Bob encirciing Jetf's neck with his right
jeff short with left again, but touches
the wind with left. Both duck.
Round 2-Jef misses left for head
Bob rushes and puts left on the neck and
| right over the heart, dancing away from
a return. jeff closes into q light clinch
then crOuching. puts left TO stomach, but
his right swing only grazes Bob's snoul.
ders. jeff pushes two let's TO the wind
and chest. then jsbs twice. jeff crouches
~ fitz leads lett, IL goes over the shout.
der and q light clinch follows. They
break instantly and jeff IL short on q LETT
jsb for the head. More dancing. JEFF
touching chest with left and reaches
mouth lightly with same glove. Jeh
misses left for head. Bob PUSHES and
puts left on neck and right over the
heart, dancing away from q return. J.n
closes into u light clinch. then crouchiDa
pushes left 10 stomach, but his righ'
swing grazes Bob's shoulder. jeff pushes
two lefts to wind and chest. then jab.
face twice with left. Fitz swings right
TO shoulder and jeff taps with right
| jeff runs TO clinch. They break and JEFF
lunges wildly with left. jeff shoots
straight left to jaw and Bob goes dow
sQuarely, IL ny and starts to rush, bul
his left and right drives for head arr
neatly blocked.
Round "a clinch TO open. Fiji
misses with left and jeff comes back
Fitz missed left and Jeff comes bach
with left on nose and the claret show
on Bob's face. Bob plants q good right
over the heart. and after sn exchange oil
left facers Fitz hooks ths left 10 mech
and jeff comes back hard on ribs will
left and right to stomach. jeff jsbs
twice to face. Jeffs puts u stiff n or
stomsch with left and repeats u second
later. Fltz hooks left 10 ear. Fitz SENDS
right over Jeff's head and al instant
later jeff ducks another one. Now JEFF
ducks into u stiff left, catching 1t on IN,
mouth; sparring at the end OF the third
Round i-Jetf misses a left, but duck
Fits right swing. Fitz misses left fol
stomach and jeff puts good right ovel
heart. His left for wind is stopped. bu'
he shoots "A hard left TO neck. jeff misses
a left and ducks. Fitz misses lett FOL
stomach and JEFF gets q good right 0veI
heart; his left for wind II stopped, bu'
he shoots a hard left to neck. Fit;
smiles and hooks right to ear. jeff plant
a sledge hammer right over heart
another miss OF fitz draws Jeff's right I,
his ribs. Fitz puts light left TO mouth
brings his right TO the ear, and JEFF
ducks into a stiff left swing. He rushe
Bob to the ropes. smiling, and hook
right to ear. Good foot work carries Fit
out OF danger.
Round Bob puts left straight Of
mouth and Jeifries misses left for tn
head. Fitz cuts the ice with his right
Both miss lefts; Bob shoots left TO tn
bad eye and swings to ear with sam
glove. jeff sends left to wind aud RICH
to ribs. Fits PUSHES and puts left o
neck; JEFF misses savage left swing. JeI
shoots straight lett to BOb's jaw and Oh
latter tries left for solar plexus. DO
tries left on chin, then lands on fac
with short arm left; fitz misses.
Round 6-Fitz IL up and ready ten set
onds before the gong; he swings right I
Jtff's ear and then jabs the free wit
left, jeff counteriDg with left on mouth
both miss rights and jeff swings left
forehead; JEFF ducks with right hook o
ear. They swap left fscers and Be
misses right swing. jeff smashing III
wind with right.
Round 7-Fitz uni JEFF across the rim
but Is short with left. and jeff sends
hot left to face. They come t0gethe
Jeff's right shaping Bob's side an
sounding like a drum: jeff hardly touche
the chin, Bob stopping handsomel.
jeff clinches against the two leads, bU
Bob puts right on ear. jeff answerin
right on ribs. Fitz lands light left o
neck and then q straight left to mOntl
Both miss left then Bob swings right o
head.
Round S-JtfT sends left to neck bu
> misses right swing. jeff with left 10 ri
Both putting straight right on mont
Bob misses right and JEFF jolts Bob's ia
with left, then shoots to mouth. Nv
clinchps and JEFF shOyes right 10 rib
fitz cOuntering on chin with left. FIJI
. sends straight left to eye, JEFF touchin
/. stomach with left. Bob's left over JEFF
shoulder and jeff swings left a foot 0v'
B0b's head. A straight left on ia
sends Fitz Keeling to the ropes. out
the center he clinches. then swings hal
: left 70 JEFF; he Is braced when the be
rings.
Round 9-Jeff jabs left TO mouth; b
lands on ribs In return. Another lie
. from JEFF to mouth. and he hooks II
the neck. They sway right to ribs al
:, Bob jabs left on face. Jeff's left draw
= more blood from Bob's nose. Bob miss
4 right and jeff puts right on ribs. JET
left finds the chin and again JEFF p0k
let to face. Bob comes back with
straight left IN mouth.
81 Round l0-Jef springs In and huI
/ Rob. After the break he puts left {
Bob's chest, then left to jaw, Bob repl
ling with left on eye. Fitz misses IL
n hook, ducking nicely; Jef's right
e stopped by Bob's elbow. Bob puts left
k cheek, jeff missing his answer. Nj
"a misses left and right and JEFF jabs IL
10 10 mouth. Fits crowds him TO corn,
le jeff shoots straight left to jaw. b
'e falls Hat on his back and takes eight se
o. onds TO rise, then he gets up, and j,
swings right to neck, and again Bob
down. He gets up, but is sent to !
knees by left. When he arises
clinches and the bell is heard. just
" the bell rings fitz swings a wild lie
FitZ very gr0ggy,
a Round ll-Fitz briskly misses left
y head jeff clinches. Fitz misses rigl
le JEFF jolts the neck with left. Fitz pJ
z left on stomach and right on chin. II
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