The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-08-11

a mix up Gus beat him off to the ropes
with left and right to the face. Ruhln II
went at Bob with both hands to the head
cutting Bob's left eye and Bob slipped
to the floor. AS he got up Rubin who
did not hear tht bell swung on Fitz
face. Bob's seconds claimed foul but was
not allowed.
Round 3 Gus was the aggressor. Bob
ducked a left swing and they eXchaged
rights and left on face and a rattling ex-
change followed. Fitz hooked left to
the nose bringing blood. Bob bored in
but Gus met him with left and right to
the face. Both were tignting wildly. Fitz
sent hard left to the body and fol-
lowed with right and left to the body
which made Gus wobble and he clinched
Rubin sent a left to the face and repeat
ed the blow. Fitz shot his left to the ear
and brought his right up to the body A
left jolt put Gus off his feet Rubin went
down again and took the count. Neither
of the men heard the bell, and each was
so ratified that he did not know his cor
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Round 8. Gus came out very slowly but
sailed in and they exchanged lefts on
the body. Fitz missed a left swing to
the head but followed with a right on the
jaw. Ftz hooked a left to the head.
They exchanged lefts to the face. Gus
Kept jabbing until Fitz suddenly stepped
and swung his right to the head Both
men were wild, missing several swings
Fitz was the steadier and drove hard
right to the body but Gus countered with
a left to the face. Both stood still glar-
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to the wind, Gus clinched and held on but
broke at the referees bidding. At the
close Of the round Fitz sent left and right
to the face. Both were tired when they
went to their corners but Fitz seemed the
fresher. r ~
Round 4. Fitz was first up but Rubin
met him with a right on the chest and
F'itz swung left and right to the head and
they came to a clinch on the ropes Gus
tried left to the head but fell short.
Gus clinched When they broke away Gus
put left and right to the head and jabbed
a left to the head. Fitz missed a left
swing and Gus got his right to the body.
Gus sent three lefts to the face and then
sent left and right in that shook Fitz
to his toes Clinches are frequent and
both men are very tired. Work on both
sides was wild after a clinch Gus sent
right and left to the head three times.
Fitz went back with left to the solar
plexus and forced Gus to the floor where
he took the count. Gus came up very
groggy but knew enough to hold out his
left. Fitz missed a swing for the head,
Rubin ducking underneath at the clang
of the bell.
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Gus tried left swing but Fitz lodged.
Fitz sent a. left swing o the face and
they clinched again. Fitz landed a stiff
left over the heart. Fitz kept boring in
He dropped his left to the stomach and
right to the jaw They txchatgtd lefts and
rights on body. Fitz jabbed left in face
and Gus swung his right to the nose.
Both countered with lefts on body and
clinched. Gus jabbed left to the face and
Fitz sent left to face. FTtz then put a
hard left on body and threw his right
over. Fitz sent left and right to the head
and sent Gus reeing around the ring.
Both men are bleeding from mouth and
nose. The round ended with Fitz smash
ing Gus on the face with both hands, the
Ohio man being on the ropes when the
bell rang
Round 6. Gus was very slow coming,
out. They exchanged right and lefts and
clinched. Gus got his right inside land
ing on the chin and Fitz countered with
a left on the eye raising big bump over
Gus eye Gus broke ground with Fitz
following him. Ruhllr managed to stave
off Bob's lead with a straight left Fltz
bored in sending his right to the body
and Rubin cllnched on the ropes. After