The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-01
JsfFi8s Wins
Big Fight.
Knocked Bob kitzsinimons out
in Eight Rounds Contest was
Bitterly Fought.

jim JetIrieS, the young giant VINO
came out OF the west and wrested the
Championship Of the pugllistic world
from. Robert FitzsImmons, again de.
monstrated his ability to protect his
position against all corners, by putting
ont the former champion, "Lanky
Bobp Fitzsimmons, In the eighth
round, in one Of the greatest fights
that has been fought by heavy weights
inrecent years. The fight tookplace
at San francisco last Friday night.
Returns were received here asglven
below:
Round No. One.
JEFF. assumes his semi-crouching
position and is tiddling for an opening.
Jell leads with left, but. Lanky Bob
Frances back, JET makes two attempts
to reach Bob with left, but Fltz blocks
left for body. Fltz blocks right for
jaw JefT presses in trying to land a
right. Fitz neatly evaded a left on
head. Fitz lands lightly on head with
left JEFF knocked Fttz with left In
fare. Fitz has first blood, landing a
straight to Jetf's nose. The round is
slightly in Lanky Bob's favor.
Round Two.
The crowd seems to be with Fitz, JEFF
fries is fighting. He puts light left
To body.and follows with another on
shoulders. Fitz puts left to jaw and
cleverly ducked a counter. Fitz whips
light left to Jeff's nose. JEFF landssti
left on Bob's neck. JEFF lands twice.
Bob blocked left. Jeff's nose bleed
ing. JEFF forcing matters. JeH bleed
ing badly from nose as gong rings.
Round Three.
jeff looks angry and is still bleeding
from nose. Both men tiddling. Fitz
puts left to JefF's sore spot. Follows
it with straight left to face, sending
Jef's head back. JEFF tries left for face
but is blocked. Fltz keeps on landing
still lefts. JEFF puts hard left in solar
plexus. Fi:z puts two lefts again over
sore spot. JEFF lands left swing on
head. Bob blocks left for stomach.
JEFF bleeding from cash over eye and
from nose. Bell.
Round Four
jeff looks determined. Fitz skill
fullyducks left swing. JEFF lands twice
with left on face and tries again, but
Fitz GETS away. Fltz swings hard left
to jaw and they clinch. IeT lands
hardleft upper cut on Bob's jaw. Fitz
jabS JEFF three times on sore spot. JEFF
tillbleeding JEFF is trying hard to
land left to stomach. He follows FitZ
around the ring. Jeif puts left and
right to body and Fitz retaliateS with
left swings to nose, JEFF neatly ducks
left showing for his head as the
gong sounds.
Round Five.
JelT looks anxious and tries left
for stomach, but Fitz comes back
with still left to face. Fitz is show
ing fine footwork. JEFF gets in ter
rifle left to the body, but the blood is
still coming down JetT'S face He
forces Bob to the ropes and lands hard
on the face. JEFF ducks a hard swing.
Bob's eye is cut and he is bleeding.
Fltz landed right to mouth, They
rough it and Graney cautions Ftz.
Fltz puts his right and left to face and
is chipping JefT'S face to pieces, JET
sent in straight left to breast. Fitz
again jabs .JeE as bell rings. JetY's
eyes are in bad condition. Thus far
Fitz has the better Of the contest,
Round Six
jeff looks mad. He is more cauti-
Gus. Bob lands left to head, Jeh
rushes Fitz 10 ropes Fitz lands left
to stomach, right to head and puts
leftto face and blocks terrific left
swing. Fttz swings right to eye and
two lcfts to face. Ien is like bull
and goes into Fitz, but fails tuand,
Fitz puts hard left upper cut toiaw,
jeff ducks right for head Jef lands
hard left and therG is blood On FITS
face. Rell rings.