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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 Fltz-
simmons 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. Fitzslmmons put short right hook
on the head and Jeffries landed left on the
chest. Fitzsimmons put -Jeffries' head
back with left jab and started the blood
Jeffries got another right on the head,
but came back with two left hooks. one
for the head and another for the body.
F!tzsimmons was going away, however,
and the force was broken. Bob led a stiT
left on the body, but got a right on the
head. FitZsimmons then took a turn at
forcing. putting left on face twice and
compelling JefTries to duck away. Jefrries
looked worried as he listened to Delaney's
instructions.
Frequent Clinches.
Round 5-They tented for a moment, then
Jeff led left for body, but missed and got
a chop on the body. Fitz got a left
to Jeffries' face. but took left and right
on the body. Jeffries forced Fitzsim-
mons to the ropes and put left on the
face twice Fltz clinched. and when they
broke sent in two body blows from left
and right delivered from the hips. They
c!inched repeatedly. Fitzsmmons put a
terrific right the jaw and moment
later left on the face. Jeffries cut Fits
right cheek with a left. They fought rap
idly Fitzsimmons cutting Jeffries' face
with his left and putting right on head.
Jeffries bleeding freely and was tired.
Just before the close of the round F,itz-
simmons put right over Jeffries left eye,
cutting 1t and bringing blood. Jeffries was
not winded. but was bleeding from the
nose. left eye and right cheek. The only
mark on Fitzsimmons was slight abrasion
on the right cheek.
Round G-Jefries came up and croucned
low. He missed his first attempt with
left for the head. He rushed, bat the Wy
red head blocked every blow and got out
of the way. FftZSimmons put right on
Jeffries head, one on the body, and another
on the nose. Jeffries broke ground and
ducked out of the way. They exchanged
lefts on the head. Fitzs-mmons' being ire
most damaging. Jeffries rushed again and
again, but he was Smothered and took three
leftS and a right on the face. Jeffries rushed
Fitzsimmons to the ropes but got a right
and left on the face which started the blood
afresh. FitZsmmons showed remarIia bic
cleverness in getting away from rusncs.
His left jabs We're cutting. and Just as the
gong sounded he put another on Jeffr.es
sore mouth and nose.
Jeffries Rushes Fitz.
Round 7-Jeffries showed up well and
rushed F'itz determinedly. He put left on
body, but took left and right on the head
Neither was damaging. however, and when
moment later they came together Jeffries
put two terrific left swings on the body and
head. JEFF wore a determined look. As he
stopped to spit, FitZsimmons jabbad him.
three times in the mouth and forced him to
the ropes. Jeffries came back like an en-
ragged bull, and bleeding from his nose,
mouth and cheek, he rushed the smaller
man to the ropes. putting left on body right
over the heart. FitZsimmons stood him off
however, with left jabs. occasionally send
ing left to the head. Jeffries sent left to the
head and in the clinch they carried on a
conversation, FitZsimmons smiling good
naturedIy, while Jeffres was bleeding and
presented a terrible appearance. He was
not tired however, and took it easy in the
wait.
Round Sob stood up straight, feinting
with his left and drawing Jeffres on. JEFF
fries smiled through his blood -colored foa-
lures, sent left swing, landing hard one
on the ribs. Then they went at it, Fiiz put
ting left on face and took one on the head
F'itZ missed right and took stiff punch
on the body. Jeffries forced the fighting at
right high and left far back. They came
together and clinched AS Fitzsimmons
stepped back, he smiled and spoke 20 JEFF
fries. Before ne could get out of reach JET
fries quickly hooked his left on the law
and FitZ went down on his back. He came
UP slowly, but before he could get uDon
both feet the referee counted ten and the
fight was over.