Gilpin observer., 1902-07-31
.EFFRIES IS VICTOR
WHIPS FITZsIMMoNs iN THE
EIGHTH ROUND.
Cornishman Apparently Has Fight
Won and Pauses to Talk in Eighth
Round, When Champion Lands Sue
ceosfui Blow.

San Francisco, July 26.-After ight.
ing a battle of eight rounds that was
fraught with brilliant and courageous
work, Robert FitZsimmons last night
forfeited his last claim upon the
heavyweight championship. He wss
knocked to the floor by James Jeffries
and counted out after he had so badly
punished the champion that it was
foregone conclusion among the specta.
tors that the Cornishman must win.
Bleeding from a number of gashes in
the face, apparently weakening, and
clearly unable to cope with FitZsim-
mons superior skill, Jeffries deliv-
cred two lucky punches as Fitzsim.
mons paused in his fighting to speak
to, him and turned the tide. The bat
tie was brief, but noteworthy, and will
live in pugilistic history. Fitzsim-
mons tried once to rise from the mat,
but sank down again in heIplessness
and heard himself counted out, where
but moment before he had apparent.
ly all the better of IT,
Comr:ent of the Fighters.
81 will never fight again. said the
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when he had sufficiently recovered to
talk. THE fight was won fairly and
to the best man belongs the laurels."
you are the most dangerous man
alive" said Jeffries. in return, "and
consider myself lucky to have won
when l did
Fitzsimmons had been fighting at
furious gait, cool and deliberate, and
chopping the champion to pieces with
the terrific rights and let's that have
made him famous.
It was the draught horse and the
racer from the tap of the gong. When
the men came together Fitzsimmons
appeared rather worried, but on the
sumed an air of absolute confidence
and fought with the deliberation of
the general that he is. =
Champion All but Out.
As early as the second round Fitz.
simmons had Jeffries bleeding pro
fusely from mouth and nose. Again
and again he landed on his bulky
opponent, getting away in such
clever manner that it brought down
the great house with cheers. 1t seemed
indeed that Jeffries could scarcely
weather out the gale. Then the
eighth round came and under a series
of hot exchanges Fitzsimmons paused
with his guard down and spoke to the
champion. The latter's reply con.
sisted of the two terrific blows that
brought back to him the fieetins
championship and forever removed
the veteran Fitzsimmons from the fis.
I tic arena. Fitzsimmons took his de-
feat with amazing good cheer. He
walked to the center of the ring and,
raising his hand. addressed the multi
tude, saying: THE best man has
won. Had l beaten Jeffries I should
have conceded him the championship
and forever retired from the ring. l
retire just the same now. but without
having accomplished my ambition. ]
am satisfied. I fought in the way
did because both my hands were gone
when l entered the ring. I injured
them on Wednesday boxing with Hank
Griffin. My right hand in particular
was almost useless. l am confident,
now even more so than ever. that in
my first battle with Jeffries I was
doped. His showing tonight proved to
me conclusively that my defeat at his
hands in our previous battle was un
warranted"