The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-08-14
FITZSIMMONS
WON AGAIN.
Rubin Went Down After SiA
Vicious Rounds.
THE HOTTEST FIGHT IN YEARS
Men Were Several Times Almost Too
Weak to Stand End Was Not
surprise-Fought Like Fiends
nj Tlmea.

surprise-Fought Like Fiends
at Times.
New York, August 1.-THE big fight
is over and the lanky Australian is the
| winner. The city has been crowded with |
sports and the attendance was big |
While the betting has all along been In |
| favor of the Australian, there was a |
suspicion that the Akron giant might |
win out.
Interest locally and afar was won
derfully awakened as the night Of the |
| fight approached and the indications |
showed all day that it would be great
contest. The fight contains more than
ordinary interest, as in 1t lie the possi- |
bilities Of a future struggle for the
heavyweight championship between
Fitzsimmons and Jeffries.
The preliminary match was between
Monroe and Ryan and at 9:05 they en-
tered the ring and Referee White at
9:0S called the men to shake hands and
they started.
| OPENING BOUT.
The opening bout was an even thing
for two rounds. Monroe cut loose In
the third and nailed Ryan on the jaw,
flooring him. Ryan come up strong in
the fourth and staggered Monroe with
couple of jolts on the jaw. George
: Crossed right on the mark and Billy
reeled. In the fifth round Ryan reach
ed the jaw with acouple of hooks and
shook Monroe up. The sixth was even
and in the seventh George cooped Billy
on jaw with three swings. Ryan was
: plucky and finished the round strong.
The eighth and ninth were hotly con-
tested and an even break. Both Up
e strong for last round. Monroe raped
ear with right swing, when Monroe
. threw a hot one near the heart and
+ Monroe belted the ribs. Ryan missed q
e right swing and Monroe hooked on ear.
{ Ryan staggers Monroe with a swing on
r the jaw, and round ended in clinch.
Referee declared the contest a draw and
: the decision was cheered.
: THE BIG FIGHT.
II The terms Of the big fight called for 25
e rounds, at catch weights, between
e Fitzsimmons of America and Gus
s Rubin, of Akron, Ohio. Referee White
ordered the men to shake hands A
s short discussion with the men followed,
e and the men were to box straight
: Queensberry rules. At 1906 p. m. the
J. fight started.
n FIRST ROUND.
'e Feinting and fiddling, then BOZ
l. swings right on Ruhlin's eye. They
n clinch and Rubin sends right under
re heart. Gus chases Bob around ring anG
: throws left and right to body. Fit
hooks on ear and Gus hooks right OF
III ear. Bob smashes eye with left ant
Is Gus sends bot left to Bob's nose, ther
70 puts leftch mouth. Fitz a trifle wor
~ ried, butts back with a staggering
right on jaw. Gus bores in with lef
= and right on stomach and Fitz Is d
ropes. Fitz lands a right near hear
and Gus draws blood from the nose an,
he gashes Fitz's left eye with cork
ing right swing and another left o.
the chops and Fitz is groggy. He clin
j, ches and falls just as bell rings. Bo
was tired when he took his corner.
SECOND ROUND.
N Fitz misses left and Gus stagger
io him with left and right on jaw. Fitz j
now fighting like a madman. His lei
smashes nose. drawing blood, and hi
right crossed to jaw. Rubin wobble.
IN but comes back strong and they mix
furiously. Fitz sends his left to tn
solar plexus and Gus is tired. Bob hook
right on ear and Gus clinches, but Bo
beats him off and hooks left on ey,
HuS SIIldSHeS eye anu HlOull anu Clii
ches when Fitz hammers stomach
q, Rubin is cautioned for using elbow an
~, when they break Bob drops him with
,ot stiff left on jaw. Rubin takes tn
ed count and gets up very groggy. tt
as bell sounds.
%ia % THIRD ROUND.
~, Bob up slowly. Rubin rushes Bo
70 clinches. Fitz misses double hook, bl
,at lands hot left on mouth. Gus smasht
,os nose and Bob sends left to face, then
~ stomach. Rubin jabs face three tim'
with left and Bob hooks left on nee
ala, Both very tired and sailing in air Gl
,I lands weak left on face, Bob just as ii
hi, ed, but hooks left on ear. Misses h
"a right and Gus gets left on nose. Fl
,u, misses his right, but lands left on ston
tar ach. Fitz swings right on eye, ar
~ when they clinch both are willing
noe hold. After break they can hardly no
49, up their hands, but Bob manages
70 land left on stomach. Bell sounds.
FOURTH ROUND.
nj FitZ's left on stomach and a sol
left hook on jaw drives Gus to rope
where they clinch. Gus misses doub
no, swing and Fitz lands hard left on ey
ino Gus jabs face with the left and B,
on, swings right to ear. He misses his lie
nd and Gus smashes eye. Bob follows h
try man across ring and sends his left
old stomach clinching and hanging o
the Both weak. Rubin jabs left on mou
m and hooks right on ear. Fitz rush
hat with left and right on jaw and he sen
ich Gus to his knees. Gus up very grogl
and Fits splits his right eye with le
,IIv hook and they are clinched at be
loo Both so tired they can hardly stand.
cts FIFTH ROUND.
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