The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-26

him to the corner. Bob quickly side step
ped out of the way. Fitzsimmons tried
right for the lead. but was quickly and
realty blocked. Fitzsimmons broke ground
Before Jeffries left, but finally tried q
left for the head. It was light, however,
end the champion caught it On the
shoulder. They exchanged lefts Bob put
ting stiff left on the face. jeff crouched
! lower and sent Fitz back against the
ropes with a le-. on the body Fitz put
two left hooks on the face ana got out
of the way of the champlons left JEFF
fries went at him with a stiff left on
the head, but got left jab on the nose
that brought blood IN a stream. At tho
! clcse 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 a cucurn-
Der and was not in the least winded.
Jeffrles Forced Matters.
Round 3.-Jefries came up forcing
matters His bloody nose annoyed him
a little. He changed his tactics for a
moment and stood up straight Two left
leads were blocked by Fitz and left
on Jeffs sore nose was landed by him.
JEFF tried another left. but was stopped
with a left jab on the face. In a
n
stiff one on the nose and JEFF bled free
| ~. Jeff's cheek was opened with a left
hook and more blood flowed. The cham
pion rushed, swinging left and right
They were blocked, but another left
caught Bob hard in the stomach. Bob
jabbed left to face twice. JEFF looked
worried. ritz was cool and got out of
the way. Jeffries' face was covered
with blood at the end of the round
from his nose and a cash over the 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 kept clear of Fitzsim-
mons jabs Bob blocked two swings
/ for the head and got out of reach of an
other. A moment later they came to-
gether and exchanged lefts on the face
/ Fitzsimmons put a short right hook on
! the head and jeff landed left on the
chest. Fitz put Jeffries' head back with
a left jab and started the blood. JEFF
fries got another right on the head, but
came in with two left hooks, one for
/ the head and another for the body. Fitz-
simmons was getting away, however, and
the force was broken. Bob landed a
stiff left ON the body but got right on
the head Fitz then took turn at fore
! ing. putting left on face twice and COM
polling JEFF to duck away. JEFF looked
worried as ne listened to Delaney's In
structions at the end of the round.
Fitz Gets Busy.
Round 5-They tented for a moment,
then Jeff led left for the body, but missed
and got a chop on the body. Fitz got
left to Jeff's face, but took left and right.
Jeff forced Fitz to the ropes and put two
rights to the face Fitz clinched, and
when they broke sent In two body blows
from left and right, delivered from the
hips, They clinched repeatedly. Fitz put
terrific right on the jaw and a moment
later on the face. Jeff cut Fitzsimmons'
right check with left. They fought rap.
idly, Fitz cutting Jeffries' face with his
left and putting right on head. Jeffries
was bleeding freely and was tired. Just
before the close Of the round F'itz put a
right over Jeffries left eye, cutting 1t
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-Jeffries came up and crouched
low He missed his first attempt with
| left for the head. He rushed out Fitzsim-
mons blocked every blow and got out Of
| the way. FHzsinmons put right on JEFF
| fries head, one on the body and another
| on the nose. Jeffries broke ground and
| duclSed out of the way. They exchanged
lefts on the head, Fitz being the most
damaging. Jeffries rushed again and
again but he was smothered, and took
three rights and left on the face. JEFF
fries rushed Fitzsinmons to the ropes,
| but got a right and left on the face,
which started the blood afresh. Fitzsim-
mons showed remarkable cleverness in
| getting away from rushes. His left jabs
were cutting, and just as the gong sound
| ed he put another on Jeffries soro mouth
| and nose.
Jeff Shows Up Well.
Round 7-Jeffries showed up well and
rushed Fitzsimmons determinedly. He
put left on the body, but took left and
right on the head. Neither were damag-
ing, however, and when moment later
they came together, Jeffries put two terri
fic left swings on the body and head
Jeffries wore a determined look AS he
stopped to spit Fitzsimmons jabbed him
three times in the mouth and forced him
to the ropes. Jeffries came back>like an
enraged bull and bleeding from his nose,
mouth and cheek. he rushed the smaller
man to the ropes, putting left on body
him off. however, with left jabs. occa-
sionally sending left to the head. JEFF
fries sent left to the head and in the
clinch they carried on a conversation,
Fitz smiling good naturally. while JEFF
fries was bleeding and presented terri
BILE appearance. He was not tired. how
ever, and took H easy IN the wait between
| rounds.
| Round S-Bob stood up stright, feinting
with his left and drawing jeff on. JEFF
fries wore a smile on his bloody lips,
and duclxing left swing, landed hard
left on the ribs. They went at 1t, Fitz-
simmons putting left on face and getting
one on the head. Fitzsimmons missed
right and took a stiff punch on the
body. JEFF forced the fighting at this
| stage, crouchng low and carrying his
right high and left far back. They came
together and clinched. AS Fitzsimmons
stepped back and spoke to Jeffries, and
before he could get out of reach Jeffries
| quickly hooked his left to stomach fol-
lowed by right to jaw and Fitzsimmons
went down on his back. He came up
slowly and before he could get upon both
feet the referee counted ten and the
fight was over.
HAS 100000 CLEAR.