The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-26

" IlCAA cASHACAA il4 tiAC III CSoIilso loVA44 AN fore the fight as to his weight Fitzsim- mons replied:
 "Oh, about 158 or 160."
 He added that when he fought Jef- fries at Coney Island he weighed 156 pounds.
 As Fitzsimmons has not been weigh ed in the presence of any outsider re- gently his exact weight is problemati- cal
 Jeffries, according to Delaney weigh ed 215 pounds this afternoon. These figures might be stated at about 217 ringside.
 Fight by Rounds.
 Round They came quickly to the center, Jeffries in a half crouching at titude, and both feinting rapidly. Jef- fries followed Bob around. feintirg with left and looking for an opening. Fitz- simmons was the first to lead. He sent short right jab to the jaw and another moment later Jeffries crouched and rushed, but Fitzsimmons side-stepped out of the way. Jeffries rushed again and Fitzsimmons smothered his left for i the body. Both of them did lot of | lSlIlLlilS, JGIIlSo lllldlly HIS lC4l AOl l the face but it fell short. He forced his man into the corner, but missed hard left swing. Then Fitzsimmons tried for the face, landing lightly. Jef- fries sent in hard left on the body and Bob countered on the head without | damage. Jeffries continued to force his man, and when the gong sounded he was on the aggressive When the champion took his corner his nose was bleeding slightly from one of Fitzsim- mons left jabs. He looked confident, however and sat watch ng Fitzsimmons i during the minutes respite.
 Round 2-Jeffries went after Fitzsim- mons, trying left for the head and fall- ing short. Fitzsimmons jabbed left to the neck and Jeffries smiled and forced him to the corner. The lanky fellow quickly side-stepped out of the way. Fitzsimmons tried right for the head, but was quickly and neatly blocked. | Fitzsimmons broke ground before Jef- fries left, but finally tried left for the head. It was light, however, and the champion caught it on the shoulder. They exchanged lefts, Bob putting stiff left on the face. Jeffries crouched low CT and sent Fitzsimmons back against the ropes with left on the body Fitz- simmons put two left hooks on the face and got out of the way of the cham pion's left. Jeffries went at him with a stiff left on the head He got left jab on the nose that brought blood in a stream from Jeffries' nose At the close of the round Jeffries was somewhat 1 worried, but took matters cOolly during the minutes rest. His nose was bleed- ing freely. Fitzsimmons, on the other 1 hand, was as cool as a cucumber and was not in the least blowed.
 Round 3-Jeffries came LID forcing | matters His bloody nose annoyed him a little. He changed his tactics for a moment and stood up straight. Two left leads were blocked by Fitzsmmons and left jab on the sore nose re- turned. Jeffries tried another left but was stopped with a left jab on the face. In clinch Jeffries pushed Fitzsim- mons back. Fitzsimmons put stiff one on the nose and Jeffries bled freely. Jeffries' cheek was opened by left hook, and more blood flowed. The champion rushed, swinging left and right. They were blocked, but left caught Bob hard in the stomach. Bob jabbed left to face twice. Jeffries look ed worried. The lanky fellow was cool and got out of the way. Jeffres' face was covered with blood at the end of the round from his nose and gash over the right eye. Delaney busted himself over him between rounds.
 Round 4-Jeffries looked enraged as he crouched and clinched his lips. He was very careful and stayed clear of Fitzsimmons' left jabs. Bob blocked two swings for the head and got out of the reach of another. A moment later they came together and exchanged lefts on the face. Fitzsimmons put a short right hook on the head and Jeffries landed left on the chest. Fitz- simmons put Jeffries head back with a left jab and started the blood Jeff ries got another right on head but came in with two left hooks, one for the head and another for the body. Fitzsimrhons was going away, however, and the force was broken. Bob led stiff left to the body but got a right on the head Fitz- simmons then took a turn at forcing putting left on face twice and compell- ing Jeffres to duck away. Jeffres look ed worried as he listened to Delaney instructions.
 Round 5-They 'feinted for a moment. Then Jeffries led left for the body but missed and got chop on the body. Fitzsimmons got left to Jeffries' face but took left and right on the body. Jeffries forced Fitzsimmons to the ropes and put left on face twice. Fitzsim- mons clinched and when they broke sent in two body blows from left and right delivered from the hips. They clinched repeatedly. Fitzsimmons put a terrific right on the jaw and mo- ment later left on face. Jeffres cut Fitzsimmons' right cheek with a left. They fought rapidly, Ftzsimmons cut ting Jeffries face with his left and put ting right on head. Jeffries was bleed ing freely and was tired. Just before the close of the round Fitzsimmons put right over Jeffries' left eye, cutting it and bringing blood. Jeffries was not winded but was bleeding from the nose, left eye and right cheek. The only mark on Fitzsimmons was a slight abrasion on the right cheek.
 Round 6-Jeffres came up and crouched low. He missed his first at- tempt with left for the head He rushed but the willy red head blocked every blow and got out of the way