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Round Nine-Both came up willingly,
with Fitzsimomns the asgressor, but
Jeffries sent him back with
straight 10 the face. Fitzsim-
mons missed a left swing for the
head and received a hard right on the
body. Then they clinched, and after the
breakaway, both tried lefts at close quar-
tiers, Jeffries landing twice. FitzsimmOns,
still on the aggressive, was sent back
once more with left on the body. After
another clinch, Jeffries put a smart left
rap on the nose, which made Bob's nasal
organ bleed again. Jenrles played again
for the head smartly with his left, hitting
straight, and then with back-hand blow
brought his left in a contact with Fitz-
simmons nose. Fitzslmmons failed TO re-
spond 10 this and clinched. Jeffries threw
his right over the heart with all his might
and had Fitzsimmons guessing, when the
bell rang. Jeffres had decidedly the bet
ter of the round.
Round Ten-Jeffries came up looking
confident, and Fitzsimmons wore an earn
est look on his face. The Californian was
first to land. with straight left on the
body bringing it up to the head. Fitz-
simmons cliuching Going into the clinch.
Fitzsimmons drove his left hard to the
wind. After a lot of Kidding Fitzsirn-
mons tried left swing, but went wide of
the mark, but caught the California;
second later with left swing on the
nose. A straight left from Jeffries made
Fitzsimmons' head wabble, and then with
left swing on the jaw. put Fitzsimmons
on his back. Fitzsimmous was very grog-
gy when he got up in seven seconds and
was sent down again with left and right
on the jaw. He came up again in FIVE
second, and Jeffries rushed him into
corner, trying very hard to finish the
q Tyh was GRO Taf fffa
was too anxious and failed to finish his
man.
where the Champion Lost.
Round Eleven-Fitzsimmons came up
slowly, but seemed the aggressor. Jeffries
standing off, evidently waiting for
chance for a Knockout blow. They
clinched three times, coming to close
quarters. Jeffres put two hard rights
over Fitzsimmons' heart. sending him
back and then sent a straight left 10 the
neck, following with a left on the chest.
Fitzsmmons crowded ia, trying his right
for the jaw but fell short, but succeeded
in blocking the Californians right return.
Jeffries then assumed the aggressive and
jabbed his left 10 the head. left on the
Jaw from Jeffries dazed Ftzsimmons, who
stood helpless in the middle of the ring.
Jeffries looked at him for a second and
when he mad him a his mercy, swung his
right and left to the point of the jaw, and
Fitzsimmons went down and out. reln-
gushing the championship to the Califor-
MAN.
The time of eleventh round was / min
ute and 81 20 seconds. AS soon as Fitz-
simmons was carried to his corner the
spectators crowded over the benches and
through tne ropes, and the police had great
difficulty in keeping the ring clear.
The partisans of The Californian almost
went crazy in the excitement. Pandemo-
mum regned for several seconds. Filzsim-
mons came to very quickly, and Jefries
walked across to the defeated champions
corner and both shook hands warmly.
Judging from the expression on FitZ-
simmons face, he did not feel much lis
grunted at his defeat