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turn. Fitzsimmons tried his right for
the head, but was short n they came
to a clinch. but Fitz ducked safely.
Jeffries tried a left swing for the head
and another for b body, but Fftz-
simmons ducked away from him. JEFF
fries then Knocked Fitz fat on his
back with a straight left or the mouth.
The champion was up In two seconds
and then the bell rang.
Round 8. Fitz looked very determin-
ed when he came up for this round,
with Jeffries on the aggressive. They
clinched twice without doing damage.
Fitzsimmons tried a right hook for
the body. hut failed and it vas then
seen that he was bleeding from the
nose. First blood claimed for JET ties.
After another clinch FitZsimmons land
ed a hard left on Jeffries fac and re-
peated il three times Coming to the
centre of the ring, FitZsimmons land
ed a left swing on the jaw and a left
hook on the ear. Jeffries came back
with d left hook on the side o. the
head and they came to a clinch. AZ
ter some feinting JeffrieS sent both
hands to the body and drove Fitzsim-
mons back with a left on the chest.
Fitzsimmons endeavored to land a left
swing on the head n they clinched.
FitZ landed a left hook on the head,
JeffrieS countering on the face Just as
the round ended.
Round 4. Fitz came up determined
and tried a left swing, failing to land;
both clinched. Jeffries tried a left for
the neck, but Fftzsimmons got inside
Of his lead, landing left on wind. JEFF
fries sent two hard left hooks to Fitz-
simmons head. In the mix up Fitz
got his left to head and right to body.
After some feinting FitZsimmons sent
a left straight to the eye and was
heavily countered on the body by Jeff's
right. A hard right over the heart by
Fftzsimmons was answered by Jeff
with a left on the neck and then JEFF
fries planted a heavy left on the chest
and Bob broke ground, but returned
quickly, shooting his left to the Jaw.
This was an even round.
Round 5. Fitz led off with a lefc to
the face, splitting J~effries' left eye.
which bled freely. jeff retaliated
with a hard left on the ear and fitz-
damaged eye, failing to and the left
for the head, but Jeffries ducked and
a clinch followed. Fitz put a light
left on Jeffries' mouth and forced him
to the ropes. The Californian broke,
but clinched. jeff tried a left swing
for the body and left an opening which
Fitz failed to take advantage of. JEFF
fries, encouraged by this overlook,
sent W. lefts to the jaw and a right
on the forehead without a return. Fitz-
simmons rushed, but in trying to side
step almost fell through the ropes, but
regained himself and came back with
a hard left on neck and right on body.
Jeff replied with two stiff hits on face
as FftZsimmOns crowded in on him. AT
this moment the bell separated them.
Round 6. Fitzsimmons jumped
across the ring n Jeffries broke
ground. Fitzsimmons swung his left
for head, landing lightly AND blocked
a right lead for the body. Both tried
"1efts for the head, but were short. Then
Fitzsimmons put his left to the face
and missed a right cross for jaw. Fitz-
simmons, still on the aggressive, bored
in, sending left to face, Jeff counter
ing lightly on the wind. Fitz crowded
in with the left following and Jeffries
crossed his right to the ear. They
broke from a clinch, and FitZsimmonS
sent left to face and hard right over
injured eye. Another clinch followed
and the referee had to separate them.
FitZ sent left twice to head and fol-
lowed with a hard left to chest. JEFF
fries. fought back wildly, landing both
hands outside Fits guard, and after
another clinch FitZsimmons' upper-cut
his opponent with his right on the
wind. This was the last blow of the
u which was in Fits favor.
Round Z. Jeff was a bit slow COM
ing to the scratch and broke ground,
making a circle of the ring. Eitzsini-
mons tries right to head, landing
lightly and Jeffries got a left 10 the
ribs. Jeffries jabbed his left to the
ribs and got ava clean, then the Cal
ifornian endeavored to land a straight
left for the face, but was blocked
neatly and received a left ounter or
the ribs. Fitz was on the aggressive
and sent a left far back on the neck
Jeffries tried to crowd Fitzsimmons Oh
the ropes, but Fitzsimmons got away
nicely; then in a rapid miX-up both
swung rights and lefts for the head,
! landing lightly. Then Fitz hooked a
fries jumped in with a. right hard On
, the body. Jeffries swung mis- left for
the head, but Fitzsimmoas got inside
, Of it and drove his right over the
heart, when the gong sen them Il
I their corner. This was Fits round.
Round s. Jeffries was slow in com
ing up and the referee d to wave
his hand to him to come TO the
scratch. Both men rushed matters
without doing damage other than
clinching, until FitZsimmons sent his
left to the ribs and Jeffries hooked two
lefts to the face. Jeff tried with right
out was short, Fitz countering On the
| chest. Fitz put a straight left on Jeff
bad eye. Jeff came back with & hard
left on the body. Fitzsimmons endeav-
ored to land a vicious swing with his
left on the body, but Jeffr!es came
back with a similar blow ON Fits
head. Jeffries hen bored in and Sent
a straight left to Fitzsilnmons' face
staggering h champion to the ropes
Nothing of any occurred dur
ing the remainder of the rouni and as
FitZ walked to his corner he smiled
! at his seconds. This was Jeffries
| round.
Round 9. Both came up Willingly
with Fitz the aggressor, but jeff sent
! him back with a straight to Thea face
Fitz missed a left swing for the head
, and received a lard right on the body
Then they clinched and after the break
away both tried lefts at close quar-.
tiers, JeffrieS landing twice. Fitzsim.
mons, still on the aggressive, was sem
back once more with a left on body
| After another clinch Jeffries put twt
smart left raps on the nose, which
1 made Bob's nasal organ bleed again
4 Jeffries played again for the head
smartly with his left hitting straight
| and then with a back-hand bow
brought his left in a contact with Fitz's
nose. Fitz waited to respond to this