The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-10
Fight by Rounds,

ground, JetIrleS Keeping almost in mid
die of ring. Je1fries was evidently try
ing to get right over. Fitz led left to
head but Jeffries ducked. Jeffries led
left and fell short. He led for stomach
and again fell short. Again he led left,
swinging for Jaw, but Fitz was out of
the way. Jeffries tried right for body
and left for head, but Fitz blocked and
got away. Fitz tried left landing on
neck. Fitz essayed right swing for
neck, landing lightly and they clinched
but broke clean. Jeffries tried straight
left for jaw but did not reach Fitz
shot left to ear as bell rang.
Round two-Fitz in middle of ring,
made Jeffries break ground and Fitz
sent left to body. Jeffries countered
with stiff left on face Jeffries tried
left for body, but was blocked. Jeffries
then assumed crouching attitude bear
Ing in with left on jaw, but was attack
ed and they clinched Jeffries landed
two lefts on body and shot the left
three times to Fitz's face without return.
Fitz tried right for head, but was short
and they clinched, referee coming be-
tween them. Jeffries tried left for head
but F'itz ducked. Jeffries tried left
swing for head but F'itz ducked. jeff
ries then knocked Fitz fiat on his back,
with a straight left on face The cham
pion was up in two seconds, and then
the bell rang and they went to corners.
Round three-Fitz looked very deter
mined when he came up with Jeffries
on the aggressive. They clinched twice
without damage. Fitz's nose was bleed
| ing. After a clinch F'itz landed a hard
left on Jeffries' face and repeated it in
center Of ring. Fitz landed left swing
on jaw and left hook on ear Jeffries
came back with left hook on side of
head and they clinched After some
feinting Jeffries sent both hands to
body and drove Fitz back with left or
chest. Fitz endeavored to land left on
body and they clinched Fitz landed
left on head; Jeffrles counterng on
face as round ended
Round four-Ftz came up determined
and smiling, and swung right, but fail
ed to land. Jeffries tried left for neck,
but failed. Fitz landed left on wind.
Jeffries sent two left hooks to side head,
Jarrlng the champion. In mix-up Fitz
got his left to head and right to body
After some fiddling Fitz sent left
straight to eye and was heavily coun-
tered on body by Jeffries. Jeffries land
cd left on neck and then Jeffries plant
ed heavy left on chest, and Ftz broke
ground, but returned quickly shooting
left to jaw Even round.
Round five-Fitz led off with a left
on face, splitting Jeffries left eye, which
bled freely. Jeffries retaliated with left |
on ear, and Fitz tried his right over the
a rp1 ri
for head, but Jeffres ducked and they
clinched. Fltz landed left on Jeffries' |
mouth and forced him to ropes. JEFF !
fries broke, but they clinched. Jeffries |
led for body and Fitz failed to land a |
right for the head. Jeffries landed right |
on forehead. Fitz rushed, but in trying |
to side-step almost fell through ropes,
but saved himself and landed left on
neck and right on body. Jeffries re-
piled with two stiff hits on face. Bell
separated them.
Round flve-Fitz jumped across the
ring and Jeffres broke ground. Fitz
swung left for head, landing lightly,
and blocked a right for the body. Both
tried lefts for head, but were short.
F'itZ landed left on Jeffres head. Fitz,
still on aggressive, sent left to face and
landed right on wind. Fitz crowded in
with left and landed on wind. They
clinched and Fltz sent left to face. An
other clinch followed, and the referee
them. Ftz sent left twice to
head and followed it with hard left to
chest. Jeffries fought back wildly land
ing both hands outside. Fitz guarded,
and after another clinch Fitz uppercut
rir1,f ,r,;,, ~tr To- l
blow of the round which was in favor
Of F'itz.
Round seven-Jeffries was bit slow
coming to scratch and broke ground,
making circle Of the ring Fitz land
I'd right on head and Jeffries got left to
lbs. Jeffres jabbed left to ribs and got
away. Jeffries endeavored to land right
IN face, but failed. Ftz was on aggres-
'ive and sent a left on neck. Jeffries
.ried to crowd F'itz to ropes but Fitz
rot away nicely. There was a rapid
nix-up Both swung rights for the
,ead Slanding lightly. Fitz landed left
IN Jeffries head and Jeffries jumped in
With right on body. Fitz landed right
'ver heart when gong sent them to cor
lers. Fitz's round.
Round eight-Jeffries was tardy in A
coming to scratch and the referee had
% wave his hand to him. Both rushed
matters without damage other than c
until Ftz sent left to ribs and 9
Teffries hooked two lefts to face. JEFF
ries tried with right but failed Fitz
'ut a straight left on Jeffries' injured q
we. Fitz endeavored to land a right j
wing on body, but Jeffries got out of G
he way. Jeffries then bore down and f
ent straight left to Fitz's face, stag 4
.ering the champion to the ropes. AS II
7itz walked to his corner he smiled t
Round nine-Both came up smiling, p
'itz still on aggressive. Fitz received a s
ard right on body, and then they 6
lnched Both tried lefts at close quar-
ars, Jeffres landing twice; Fitz landed
eft on body. After another clnch JEFF
ries put two smart lefts on nose which L
1ade Bobs nasal organ ble:d again. h
effries brought his left on Fits nose. 2
effries threw his right over the heart
18th all his might Jeffries had decid- ri
1ly the better of the round, :,
Round ten-Fitz Wore an earnest look :,
n his face; Jeffries came up looking 81
1nfident The Californian was first to =,
md and with straight left on body ie
ringing it up to head. Fitz clinched. n
ding in a clinch Fitz drove his left n
rd tn the wind After a lot of fiddinp