The San Francisco call., 1899-06-10
FITZSIMMONS
DID NOT SHOW
HIS TRUE FORM
BY KID MCCOY COPYRIGHTED, 1899
Copyright, 1899, by Kid Mccoy.

10 ASnt either the winner of to-
nights battle or Tom Sharkev, or to
n8ht Eitzslmmons at 158 pounds for
the middle-weig ght championship. H.
d. Jammen of the Denver Post offers
a purse of $25,OOO for Fitzsimmons
and me. Tt has been agreed that if
Doth men are holding, the referee gO
between them; if only one is holding,
the other can fight himself free. In
case of knockdown the official time
keeper viii call off the seconds. not
tha referee.
NaIln Julian was first in the ring.
' moved by Champion Bob. Time 1910
mere was tremendous cheering. a per
oFauon. Three minutes later JET
-ieS TOOK his corner with his attend
''''N- George Siler next entered and
was warmly received
ne men carefully studied each other
from their corners. While the gong
sounded for quiet. Jeffries looked very
nervous, while Bob looked calm and
apparently fun of confidence The men
had not weighed as promised. Jeff was
Drown and buTly. When told that Fuz
claimed to weigh 157 pounds he said
mat he weighed l4S. I should Judge
ne is fully 2l2 pounds Fitz looked fine
as usual Jefiries had red gloves. Fitz
!eii"" gloves, They shook hands
ROUND l-Fitz comes up smiling. JET
7It 7aIIles anxious and HrIe the aegressor. !
.ltl come together. no harm done. JET
lI.es shows his ineXpertence jeff leads
NC ana BOB goes away. They clmch !
fnd fttz tries first with the right and
they with the left and misses Jeffries
Ieyas but is blocked as the round closes.
- q - ~ --f ~ JaoS win the left and
$g.S return from jim. Jim jabs Fitz
with The left on the eye and again quite
z good one on Fits body Bob forces
me hShuEg. JEFF lands twice ON Bob's
lace. titz tries and fails. They cIinch
tIiZ avoids md ducks the left Jeff
knocks Fitz down with the left but he is
ROUND. &-First blood for JEFF. who is
tttz ltue the best Jehries lands on the
ongN- 1T is Sreat hghtins. Bob tries his
on jeff nose, who returns on the body
WIN the right Fitz is not showing his
ROUND JEFF is very strong. Fitz
lands mis- left on the face heavily. Jeff
returns good on the body. litz scores
three clean hits Fitz uppercuts neatly
+ itz round lie tries the right on the
jaw several times but misses.
ROUND 5-Fitz lands left and cuts Jef's
the eyes. Boil ducks rush. jeff gets in
good one on the body. then two good
ones on Bob,s face and again on the Jaw.
Bob tries left and right. misses and slips
10 the ground. FlfZ gets a lar0
the head and fights very poorly.
ROUND 6-Both are anxious. Jeffries |
lahs FttZ in the face. There are several |
hard exchanges. Fitz hits Jeffries at will |
Il, using his elbow. Jeff's face is bleed |
ROUND Bob is the aggressor and |
confident There are light exchanges.
Both miss and not good blow is struck |
when Bob gets heavy right on Jeffs !
lands two good lefts on Bob's Jaw. Fitz |
gets one CG the jaw. then misses q right |
swing. Fitz is pushed TO the ropes. There |
IS more sparring and F,itz sends two |
heavy blows on Jim's neck. waking him |
ROUND 9-Corbett advises Jeff Jim
another on B0b's ribs. Fitz misses a right
swing. Jim. doing the fighting, lands two
stiff Iefts. on the face and gets a return on
the mouth Fttz is bleeding. He is fight
lnF poorly and a little weak.
ROUND l0-Jef lands a left on Tob's
head. Fitz retaliates with a left jab on
Jefs nose. JEFF ducks wicked left swing
and knocks FitZ down with a left hook.
When Fitz rises JET again forces him
down. He forces Fitz an over the ring
Bob recuperates quickly. The claim is
raised that the round was seventeen sec
ROUND lief is the aggressor: III: is
weak and looks wild. JEFF hits B0b at
will. but does not know how 10 nniSh, but
finally krocks him OUT.
, a
the spectators from a scientific point
Of view ii was a failure Fitz through
out fought like the newest amateur.
His own intention from the start
seemed to be to secure a knockout in
a punch. and i'm trying TO accomplish
that he left many openings. several Of
which We're accepted by the new cham
piOn with the disastrous result that fol-
lowed. IT was my misfortune not to
have had the opportunity TO have met
F'itz tonight. He seemed to have lost
all form. and that shown tonight was
far below the form which he had dem
onstrated in the past. Ny next match
will undoubtedly he with Fitz for the
middle-weight championship. if he will
keep his word. While expressing deep
sympathy for Bob, I congratulate the
new worlds champion. who is a true
born American like myself. He is en-
titled to all the praise that can be ac-
corded him.
&C., @+-%-> - -~-H-H-s @
Ieft-hand smash. Fitz was still groggy
when he got up the third time. but he
showed wonderful recuperative power
and managed to last the round
Fitz showed remarkably good form
Sor a man who had received such hard
blows in the preceding rounds. Jeff led
off but rather mildly with the left on
the nose. He followed this a second
later with 2 stiff left on the nose that
sent the champion staggering back. JEFF
again landed with the left on the body,
right over the heart. Fitz did not like
The blow, and made a desperate effort
70 score with the right for a knockout
blow. lie let go viciously with his right,
but jeff ceverly lodged the blow and
laughed outright at The failure The
cool deneanor of the boiler maker
seemed to freeze Fitz and he did not
for a moment seem TO know what 70
make of it. Finally he made another
effort to accomplish a knockout with
his celebrated right hand hook blow h
missed. and Jeff smiled and sent his left
hard on the jaw. This blow shook up
Fitz. He dropped his hands and stood
motionless, like statue. for moment.
O1icly as fash Jeff realized the help
1essness Of his opponent. and sending
his powerful right across squarely on
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