The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-27

Ben Solomon was timekeeper or the
club, Edward Wheeler for Fitzsimmens
and Billy Gallagher for Jeffries.
| When Jeffres stripped off his sweater,
he showed up to perfection. He looked
| as if he had taken off considerable
| weight, but his muscles stood out firm
| and hard. His flesh was as brown as a
berry, showing the effect of hard work.
Fitzsimmons was introduced and was
| given quite as heuarty greeting as that
| which greeted the champion a moment
later. Bob DOTTED his dressing gown,
showing up in splendid shape.
He wore short lavendar tights and a
| belt of the American flag.
Eddie Graney, the referee, was attired
| in the conventional evening dress.
| The men were photographed with hands
| clasped in. the center of the ring.
| 1913 r. m.-Graney delivered his in
| structions to the men.
| 1925 p. m.-The men took their cor
| rers.
| While Jeffries fixed his belt Bob tested
| the ring by jumping around the floor.
Round They came quickly to the
center, Jeffries in half crouching at
tftude and both feinting rapidly.
Jeffries followed Bob around feinting
with left and looking for an opening
Fftzsimmons was the first to lead. He
sent short right jab to the jaw and
another moment later. Jeffries crouch
ed and rushed. but Fitzsimmons neatly
slde-stepped out of the way.
Jeffries rushed again and Fitzsimmons
smothered his left for the body Both
of them did a lot of feinting. Jeffries
finally trying left for the face, but it
fell short. He forced his man into the
corner, but missed hard left swing.
Then Fftz tried for face, landing lightly.
Jeffries sent in hard left on the body,
Bob countered on the head without dam
age. Jeff continued to force his man,
and when the gong sounded corners he
was on the aggressive. When the cham
pion took his corner his nose was bleed
ing slightly from one of Fits left labs
He looked confident, however. and sat
watching Fitzsimmons during the min
ute's respite
| Round Jeff went right after Fitz
trying left for the head and falling short
Fftz iabbed left to the neck and jeff
smiled and forced him to the corner.
The lanky fellow quickly side stepped
| out of the way. Fitzsimmons tried right
/ blocked. Fitzsimmons broke ground be-
fore Jeffries left but finally tried a left
! for the head.
1t was light, however, and the cham
| pion caught it on the shoulders. They
| exchanged lefts, Bob putting stiff left on
the face. Jeff crouched lower and sent
Fitz back against the ropes with a left
| on the body. Fitz put two left hooks on
OtIf nf bo
champions left Jeffries went at him
with a stiff left on the head. He got q
left jab on the nose that brought blood
in stream from Jeffries' nose at the
close of the round, Jeff was somewhat
worried, but took matters coolly during
the minutes rest.
His nose was bleeding freely. Fitz. on
the other hand, was as cool as cucnm-
Der and was not in the least blown
Round S.-Jeffries came I'D forcing mat
tiers, his bloody nose annoyed him a liz
tie. He changed his tactics for mo-
ment and stood up straight. Two left
leads were blocked by Fitz and left
lab on the sore nose returned Jeffries
tried another left but was stopped with
a left Jab on the face. In clnch Jeff
1les pushed Fitz back. Fitz put a stiff
one on the nose and Jeffries bled freely
Jeffrles cheek was opened with a left
nook and more blood flowed. The cham
plon rushed, swinging left and right.
They were blocked, but.a left caught Bob
nard IN the stomach. Bob jabbed left to
lace twice. Jeffries looked worried The
ianky fellow was cool ard got out of the
way, Jenries' face was covered with blood
at the end of the round from his nose
and cash over the right eye Delaney
Dusled himself over him between rounds.
Round 4.-Jeffries looked enraged as
ne crouched and clinched his lips. He
was very careful and stayed clear of
Fits 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
F1tZsimmons put a short right hook on
the head and Jeffries landed left on the
chest. Fitzsimmons put Jeffries head
back with a left jab and started the
blood.
Jeffries got another right on head
but came in with two left hooks one for
the head and another for the body Fitz-
simmons was going away however and
the force was broken. Bob led stiff
left on the body but got right on the
head. FitZsimmons then took a turn at
forcing, putting left, on face twice and
compelling Jeffries to duck away. JEFF
fries looked worried as he listened to De-
laney's instructions.
Round 5.-They tented for a moment
Then Jeffries led left for body but missed
and got chop ON the body F'itz got a
left to Jeff's face, but took left and right
, on the body. Jeff forced Fitzsimmons
to the ropes and put left on face twice.
Fitz clinched and when they broke sent
in two body blows from left and right
delivered from the hips. They clinched
repeatedly. Fitz put a terrific right on
the jaw and moment later left on the
face. Jeff cut Fits right to the cheek
with a left. They fought rapidly, Fitz
cutting Jeffs face with his left and put
ting right on head. Jeff was bleeding
| freely and was tired Just before the
close of the round Fitz put a right over
Jeff's left eye, cutting it and bringing
blood. Jeff was not winded but was
bleeding from the nose, left eye and right
cheek. The only mark on Fitz was a
! slight abrasion on the right cheek.
| Round 6.-Jeff came up and crouched
4 H.