Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-26

his left, but Fitz ducked deftly. He next blocked the left for the body, and the next instant Jeffries ducked left to the head.
 Fitz blocked the right for the jaw. Jeffries pressed in and landed q sting ing right on the ear. Fitz neatly evaded left for the head, and came back, landing lightly on the head with the left. Jeffries then hooked with the left, landing on the face. But Fitz bored in and drew first blood with a straight jab on the nose. This round was slightly in favor of Lanky Bob.
 Second round-T crowd seemed to be with Fitzsimmons, Jeffries forced the fighting. He landed light left on Fitz's body and followed with another on the shoulder. Fitz's landed on Jeff fries's jaw and cleverly ducked the counter. Then he landed lightly on Jeff's neck. Jeffries landed stiff left on Fitz's neck and then planted his left and right on his opponents chest. Fitz blocked left aimed for the body and landed a hard left on Jef- fries's. nose. Jeff then mixed things, landing right and left on Fitz's body. Fitz landed on Jeffries's face and they clinched. Jeffriess nose was bleeding
 
 ed on his mouth. Jeffries was bleeding badly when the gong sounded. This was Fitz's round.
 Third round -Jeffries looked angry and was still bleeding from the nose. Both fiddled. Fitz put the left to nose and followed 1t with straight left to the face, sending Jeff's head back. Jeff tried left for the face, but was blocked. Jeff continued trying with his left, but missed. Jeff put stiff left to the chest. Jeffriess face was bleeding furiously. Fitz kept on land- ing stiff lefts.
 Jeffries put hard left in the solar plexus, making Fitz vince. Fitz put two lefts again over the sore nose. Jeffries landed viciously left swing on the head. Bob blocked left for the wind Jeffries had a gash over the eye. which was bleeding freely at the bell.
 Fourth round-Jeffries looked deter mined and forced the fighting. F'ftz- simmons skilfully ducked from left swing. Jeffries landed twice with the left on the face. He tried again, but Bob got out of the way. Fitz swung hard left to the jaw and they clinched. Jeffries landed hard left uppercut on the jaw and blocked a re- turn.
 Fitz jabbed Jeffries three times on his sore spot. Jeffries was still bleed ing and trying hard to land a left on the wind. He followed Fitz around the ring, but failed to infiict any dam- age. Jeffries put left and right to the body. Fitz retailiated with two lefts to the nose. Jeffries neatly ducked a left swing for the head at the bell.
 Fifth round Jeffries looked anxious He tried q left for the stomach, but Fitz came back with a stiff left to the face. Fitz showed some fine foot work. Jeffries got in terrific left on the body. The blood still came down Jeffries's face. Jeffries forced Bob to the ropes and landed hard on the face
 Jeffries ducked hard swing Bobs eye was cut and he was bleeding slightly. Fitz landed a straight right and Graney cautioned Fitz. Fitz put right and left to the face and was chopping Jeff's face to pieces. Jeff sent in, straight left to the chest. Fitzs again jabbeds the face with the left before the be1T Y 70 U IT tii ll' iit'il 'll
 Jeff's eyes were in bad condition from Bob's left. Thus far Fitz had much the better of the contest and had the champion worried.
 Sixth round-Jeffries looked mad and came up savagely. He was more cau- tious. Bob landed left on the head and Jeffries rushed Fitz to the ropes and tried left, but was blocked. Fitz landed left on the wind, right to the head and put a left to the face and then blocked terrific left swing.
 Fitz swung a right to the eye and two lefts to the face. Jeffries was like a bull and rushed into Fitz, but failed to land F'itz put a hard left uppercut to the jaw. Jeffries ducked right for the head and landed a light left to the face. Jeffries landed a hard left on Fltz's face.
 Seventh round-Jeffries rushed into one of Fitz's lefts. He then rushed Fitz to the ropes and landed a hard left to the face. Jeffries put left to the face and another left to the body. Jeffries put in a fearful left to the solar plexus and followed it with q hard left to the face.
 Jeffries put right to the face, but Fitz came back with a right and left to the face, forcing Jeffries to the ropes. The referee cautioned Jeffries TOT nlIJlng III the cllncneS. BOD bored in with left, but was blocked. Jef- fries landed a left on the face and planted left to the body. Fitz put a left to the face. Jeffries improved in this round and it was q bit in his favor.
 Eighth round-Both fiddled and Jef- fries tried left swing for the jaw, but was trife short. Fitz got in a right to the point of the jaw. The blow sent Jeffries back step. Jeff missed a terrific right uppercut Fitz tried for the body with right and left, but was blocked. Fitz blocked left and went I in with two straight lefts to face. Jeff fries fioored Fitz with a terrific right | to jaw and Fitz was groggy. He arose and was apparently talking in a dazed l sort of way when when he went down from left hook to the stomach. l Fitz was counted out.
 Fitz was very groggy when he went l to his corner. He recovered quickly | and announced that he was fairly beat l en and retired permanently from the | ring. He said that in the event of his he would have given the cham | to Jeffries.
 Upon an examination of Jeffries by | a surgeon after his fight with Fitzsim- | mons last night it was found that Jef- | l~