Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-10
The Californian is Now the
Worlds Champion
FITZ LASTED II ROUNDS
The Fight Was a Hot One But the
Champion Was ut-ClasSed at
all Points The Opinions of the
FiStic Experts.

New York, June 9.-James J. Jeffries
another sturdy young giant, has come
out of the West to whip champion pugi-
lists. AT the arena of the Coney Island
Athletic club tonight he defeated Robert
Fitzsimmons, the worlds champion in
two ACKNOWLEDGMENT and heavy
weight-in II rounds of whirlwind fight
ing. He came to the ring a rank out
slider. and left it the acknowledged mas
ter of the man he defeated. 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 Aus
tralian whipped from the ninth round
1t was acknowledged that Jeffries would
have an immense advantage in weight,
height and age, but the thousands who
tipped and backed his opponent to win
We're sure that he was slow and that he
would, in thai respect, be absolutely at
the mercy of the past master at the sci
ence of fighting that he was to meet. He
proved, on the contrary, that HI was
just as fast as the man he met and beat
him down to unconscious defeat in a fair
hSHe. LIZ Ii q cIildU1G giant Ill stature
and marvelously speedy for his immense
size. Less than a year ago he appeared
in New York.. a great. awkward, %ungainly
boy. Today he is the 1.-the, active, alert,
trained athlete. The men who prepared
him for his fight worked wonders with
him. They taught him a nearly perfect
defense, improved his foot movement and
instructed him in the methods of infict-
ing punishment. The transition since he
appeared last has been little short of
miraculous. AT "a he defeated Robert
F1tzsimmons, Tom Sharkey and Peter
Jackson, and, if he cares for himself, he
will probably be able to successfully de-
fend the title for many years. The de-
feated pugilist was as good as on the
crisp morning, when, on the plains OF far
away Nevada, he lowered the colors of
the Their peerless Corbett. He was just as
active, just as clever, just as tricky and
just as fearless of punishment. The fight
by rounds was:
Round l.. Both men in the center of the
ring. They tented, with Fitzsimmons
breaking ground. Jeffries is keeping al
most in the middle of the ring. Jeffrtes
was evidently trying to get over the
heart. Fitzsimmons led for the stomach
and fell short. He led for the stomach
again and fell short. Fitzsimmons led
left for the head, but Jeffries ducked clev-
erly. Jeffries led his left and fell short.
Again he led a left. but Fitzsimmons was
out Of the way.
Round 2. Fitzsimmons in the middle of
the ring, Jeffries breaks. Fitzsimmons
sends left to the body. Jeffries countered
with a stiff left on face. Jeffries tried
his left for the body, but was neatly
blocked. Jeffries then assumed a crouch
ing attitude, leading with his left on the
body, but was again blocked and they
came to a clinch. Jeffries landed two
lefts on the body and shot the left three
times to Fitzsimmons' face without a
return. Fitzsimmons tried his right for
the head, but was short and they came
to a cllnch. he referee going between
them. Jeffries tried a left chop for the
head. f1tzsimmons ducked safely. JET
fries tried a left swing for the head.
Jeffrles tried his right for the BODY and
also the left. Jeffries then knocked Fitz-
simmons fiat on his back with a straight
left. The champion was up in two Sec
onds and then the bell rang and they
went to their corners.
Round 3. Fitzsimmons looked very Ce-
termined when he came up for the third
round, with Jeffries on the aggressive.
They clinched twice without doing any
damage. Fitzsimmons landed a right
hook for the stomach, but failed to land.
1t was then seen that he was bleeding at
the mouth. After another clinch Fitz-
m landed a hard left on Jeffr;es'
face and repeated it three times, coming
to the center of the ring. Fitzsimmons
landed a left swing on the jaw and a left
hook on the ear. Jeffries came back with
a left hook on the side of the head and
they CAME to a clinch. After some feint-
ing Jeffries sent both hands to Bob's
body and drove Fitz back with a left on
the chest. Fitz endeavored to land a left
swing on the head and they came to a
cllnch. Fitz landed a left hook on the
body. Jeffries countered on the face lust
as the round ended.
Round 4. Fitzsimmons came up deter.
mined and tried a right swing, but failed
land and both clinched. Jeffries tried
the left on the neck, but Fitz got inside of
his lead, landing his left on the wind.
Jeffries sent two hard left hooks to the
side OF Fitzslmmons' head, Earring the