The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-07-26
JEEFRIES WINS THE FIGHT.
Californian Knocks Fi,zsimmons Out in the
Eighth Round.

Eighth Round.
The prize fight between James j. JEFF
fries and Robert Fitzimmons, which took
place in San Francisco last night, was
won by the former in the eighth round.
Il is estimated that there were 5000
spectators in the Mechanics pavilion, and
that the receipts were $4,000.
Fftz announced that he was fairly lick
ed and that he has retired permanently
from the ring. He also announced that
in the event of his winning he would
have given the championship to Jeffries.
Following is the account of the fight by
rounds:
Round jeff assumed his semi-crouch
position and both spared for an opening.
Jeff lead with a left but Fftz pranced
back. Fitz put his left lightly on Jeff's
eye and put a straight jab to nose. Fitz
blocked a right for his jak. jeff pressed
in trying to and a right. Fitz neatly
evaded a left for the head and landed
lightly on the head of his opponent. JEFF
hooked Fitz with a left to face. Fftz
drew first blood by landing a left to
nose. The round was slightly in Fftz's
favor.
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Fitz. Jef forced the fighting and put
left to body and followed with another
left to head. Fftz put left to jaw and
cleverly ducked a counter. Jeh landed q
stif left on Bob's neck. JEFF tried twice
for body with left and evaded a right
counter. JEFF mixed 1t, landing right
and left to body. JEFF. JEFF was bleeding
badly from the nose as the CONS sounded
and thee rowd went wild with cheers for
Fitz.
Round 3-Jeff looked angry and was
still bleeding from the nose. Both men
did considerable ffddling. Fitz put a left
to Jeff's sore spot and followed It with a
straight left to face. sending Jeff's face
back. JEFF tried with left for face, but
was blocked. Jeff put a stiff left 20 Fits
breast. Jeff's face was bleeding copiousy.
Fitz kept on landing stiff Iefts. JEFF put
a hard left In solar plexus, making Fitz
vince. JEFF lande a vicious left swing
on Fitz's head. Bob blocked a left for
stomach. Jeff was bleeding from a cash
over his right eye and from his nose.
Round 4-Jefr forced the fighting. Fitz
skllfully ducked a left swing. JEFF landed
twice with left on Fitz's face. Fitz swung
a hard left to jaw and they clinched. Fitz
jabbed JEFF three times on the latter's
sore spot. JEFF tried hard TO land left to
the stomach. He followed Fitz around the
ring, but failed 10 inhict any damage.
JEFF ducked a left swing as the gong
sounded.
Round 5-Jeff looked anxious. He tried
with left for stomach, but Fitz came
back with a stiff left to face. Fitz showed
fine foot work. jeff got In a terrific left
to body. He forced Bob to the ropes and
landed hard on face. Bob's eye was cut
and bleding slightly. The roughed It
and Referee Graney cautioned Fitz. Fftz
: put his right and left to face and was
chopping Jeff's face 10 pieces. JEFF sent
a straight left to breast. Fitz again
jabbed Jeff with left as the bell sounded
Round 6-Jef looked mad and came
up savagely. but he was more cautious.
Both landed lefts to head. JEFF rushed
Fitz to the ropes and tried to land left.
but was cleverly blocked. Fitz landed a
left to stomch and right to head. Fftz
put a lef TO face and blocked a terrific
left swing. Fitz swung a right to eye
and two lefts to face. JEFF was like a
Dull ana went INTO rlz, out ldlleu 10
land. JEFF landed a hard left hook on
Fits face at the sound of the gong.
Round Jeff rushed into one of Fitz's
lefts. JEFF put left to faceand another
left to body. following IL with a hard left
to face. JEFF put right to Fitz's face. but
Bob came back with a right and leftto
face, forcing Jeff to the ropes. The ref
cree cautioned JEFF for hitting in clinches.
Fitz put a left to face. JEFF improved in
this round and II was a bit I'm his avor.
Round S--Jeff tried a left swing for jaw.
but was short. JEFF sent In a terrific left
to stomach Fitz got IN a right to the
point of Jeff's jaw. sending him back.
Fitz missed a terrific light uppercut for
jaw. Fitz tried for body with right and
left, but was blocked. Fitz blocked left
and went in with two straight lefts to
face. JEFF fioored Fitz. He went down
with a terrific right to jaw and was
groggy when he arose and was appar
, emily talking to the referee in a dazed
sort of way when he was counted out.
Fitz was very groggy when he arose and
tried to reach his corner.