The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-06-14

been presented and gloved. When
they equared eff Jefres looked 80
pounds to the good. The opening
round Was try out pure and simple,
and not single blow of an effective
nature was landed. The second round
began in a business-like way With
Jeffries trying his left. just as the
round closed Jeffries downed Fitzsim-
mons With q blow on the jaw.
The champion came up slowly in q
dazed sort Of way and reeled toward
his man. Tie crowd cbeered Jefries
90, but the gong ended the round.
Fizsimmons was aggressive again in
the third. He was bleeding but 6ght-
iog viciously.
Fi,z made bis best showing in the
6f,h He began the round With a
punch that opened Jefries' left eye and
sent a little torrent Of blood courslpg
down bis cheek. he forced Jefries
bat the California slipped away from
him.
FITZ USED ALL HIS TRICKS
Fitz was the aggressor in the sixth
and that. too. was his round. He
tried all Of his tricks with left and
right, but was unable to place them
rigL% The seventh might be said to
have been Fits, but he did no par
ticular damage with punches. The
eighth saw the beginning Of the end,
for Fitz never regaiued ais balance
after that round. Jeffries began with
straight left on the face that again
brought the blood out of his oppon-
ent's mouth. The Cornishman stag
gered against the ropes, but came
back for another facer. There was
fear in Fitzsimmons' corner and
Julian yelled to Fitzslmmons to be
careful. Fitz planted one of his iefts
on JeAries' jaw and Jared him as the
round closed.
Fitzsimmons looked like beaten
man. The ninth was all Jefries'.
He sent the Australians head back
With q series of lefts, put his right ON
the body and avoidad any serious
punishment. The tenth was in
reality where the fight ended
Jehties rushed his opponent and
downed him with left swing. Fitz
seemed out and there was moment
of the widest excitement. Julian
ran along the side Of the ring and
sprinkled water on his fallen idol. At
the end eof seven seconds Fiez stag
gered to his feet only to go down
again he was up again and Jefries
poised himself for the finish. He
shot his left to the body and tried for
the head with his right. He was
calm aud collected but the time was
too short Again did the gong come
to the aid of the man who was then
going staggering and dazed to Ger.
tain defeat.
There was a frantic effort to
revive the champion. but he was
clearly gone and his seconds could
not restore him.
The fate-like gong changed again
and the old fighter wabbled out to
meet the sturdy young Hercules who
awaited him 1t was as courageous
and gritty as dash up to the firing
line in bettle. but it was hopeless
They were together. 1t was splen
did moment and full of all that
dramatic intensity that characterizes
a tragedy Jeffries was as fresh as
at the start There was'a movement
of spsrring and the giant arms of the
Californian shot through the air. II
was left aud right and over Fitz-
simmans, limp and unconscious, drop.
ped to the floor Jeffries stepped
back for he knew the force that he
mad put behind bis terrible blows
The timers counted off the seconds
that counted out an old ring hero and
heralded another. but nobody heard
them The crowd was on it's feet
bowling There was rush for the
ring but scores of blue coats barred
the way. Ten seconds are short.
and when the tenth had come there
was new roar of excitement to vel
come the victor Julian, Hickey,
KeDney and Everhardt gathered up
tue pros.rased man He was still in
q trance They carried him to his
corner and little blood oozed from
his mouth as his head fell forward on
chest chest
The new hero crossed the ring aud
shook the hands of his rivals after
which he was surrounded by his
friends who hustled him from the
ring and into his dressing room.
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