The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-06-15

New York, June IL. James j.
Jeffr.es. another sturdy yonng giant,
has come out from the West to whip
champion pugil.Sts.
At the arena Of the COney Island
Athletic club last night he defeated
Robert Fitz-immons. worlds champion
in two classes middle-weigat and
heavy weight - In eleven rounds OF
whirlwind fighting. He came TO the
ring rank outsider and left 1t the ac-
knOwledged master of the man he de-
fcated. He was never at any time In
serious danger. and after the size-up
In the early rounds Of the contest took
the lead He had the Australian
whipped from the ninth round. 1t was
acknowledged that Jeffries would have
an immense advantage In weight,
height and age, but the thousands VINO
tipped and backed his opponent to win
were. sure that he was slow and that
he would i'm that respect be absolutely
al the mercy OF the past master at the
science Of fighting that he was to meet.
lie proved. on the contrary. that he
was just as fast as the man he met,
and beat him down to unconscious de-
feat in a fair fight. He is a veritable
speedy for his immense size. Less than
q year ago he appeared in New York
great. awkward. ungainly boy. At
twenty four he has defeated Robert
Fitzsimmons. Tom Sharkey and Peter
Jackson. and if he cares for himself he
will probably he able TO successfully
Defend the TITLE
for many years. The defeated man
was just as good as whe Il on the crispy
morning on the plains of far-away Ne.
vada he lowered the colOrs of the then
peerless Corbett He was just as a..
i've. just as clever. just as tricky and
just as fearless Of punishment He
went unfaltering to his defeat. He was
tine aggrcssor even at moments when
he was bleeding and unsteady. and
when stunned by the blows he received
he reeled instinctively toward his Op.
ponent. but found him different than
any he had met and difficult man to
fight. Jeffries fought from n crouch
ing attitude that was hard to get at.
He held his head low. his back was
bent down and his left arm was eX-
tended. He kept jabbing away with
the left and found no trouble in land
ing it. It was there that his superior
reach told. That giant arm served as
n sort OF human fender to ward Off
danger. He showed an excellent de-
Tense and the ability to use both hands
with skill He is game, too, for lie
never shrank from his punishment. 1t
was great fight to watch and COM
menced and ended amid scenes Of in
tense excitement. 1t was all very dra-
matte.
The contest was pulled off without
wrangle and was devoid OF the brutal
elements that Chief Devery alleged he
feared. Never was a crowd handled
with greater order and less friction. 1t
was all perfectly orderly.
Fight Starts Promptly.
There was no long delay at the ring,
and the big gong sounded almost as
soon as the men had been presented
and gloved. When they squared off
Jeffries 10 ,kcd fifty pounds to the god.
The opening round was try-out pure
and simple. and not single blow OF
an effective nature was landed The
second round began in business like
fashion with Jeffries getting i'm his
left FitZimmOns then took turn,
but was short. Just as the round
closed Jeffries downed FitZsimmoIs
with hard straight left on the jaw.
The champion came up slowly in Il
daZed sort of a way and realed toward
his man. The crowd cheared JefYries,
but the gong ended the round. Fitz
simmons rallied in the rest and was
aggressive again in the third FitZ-
simmons was bleeding but fighting
viciously. He made the pace. but it
was the Californian's round The
fourth was fast but not d C sive. FitZ-
simmons made his best showing I'm the
fifth. He began the round with
punch that opened Jeffries' left eye and
sent little torrent Of blood cOursing
down his cheek. He forced Jeffries
against the ropes. but the Californian
slipped away from him. He made
Jeffries hug around, but when the
round ended Jeffries was
Back and Fighting
FitZSimmons 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
right. He closed with strong right
upper-cut but that. too, was blocked.
The seventh might he said to have
been EitzsimmCns'. but he did no par
ticular tamage with his punches. The
eighth saw the beginning OF the end.
for FitZsimmons never regained his
balance after that round .Ieffries he
gan the round with a straight left on
the face that again brought the blood
out OF his opponents mounth. The
Cornishman staggered against the
| ropes but came back fer another facer
There was fear in FitZsinm MS corner
and Julian yelled to Fitzsimmons TO be
careful. Fitzsimmors planted one of
his lcfts on Jeffries' jaw ana staggered
him against the ropes. Fitzsimmons
looked like beaten man. The round
was all Jeffries'. He sent the Aus
, tralian's head back with n series of
lcfts. put his right on the BODY and
avoided any serious punishment. Fitz.
simmons kept pressing forward all the