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was more terrific than that OF Fltz-
simmons. Probably SO.
lei Bpt the question which oof0 course.
Wifi remain unanswered, was: Can. JEFF
deliver harder blow than the lahky
Australian? Jeffries, with the cast-iron
frame and his gluttonous capacity for
punishment, could take Bobs best
punches without going under. Fitz. on
the ether hand, weak-jawed and old.
could not withstand the same amount
of punishment as could his younger
and stronger opponent. Had Jeffries
been constituted as Fitzsimnons there
Is no doubt that he would have been
a beaten champion before five rounds
of the contest had been over. Fitz hit
him hard enough and often enough to
upset him had he been a man say thirty
pounds lighter. But Jeffs jaws We're
too tough. Had he landed one-Ienth
of the blows on Fitzsimmons that the
latter landed upon him the end would
have come much earlier in the game.
Fitzsimmons was the master of the oc-
casion. He banged jeff when and
where he liked. His left was always
In evidence. Almost the first blow he
landed withythe useful member brought
the blood in streams from Jeffries'
nose.
siler describes the knockout blow
thus:
After the breakaway Bob dropped
in hard right at the body and jeff
followed suit. Then came Fitz with
a right to the jaw, a miss by Jeff, an
other right by Fitz, clinch, and three
left face hits by Bob. This brought
them near Fitzsmmons corner, and
Bob, In attempting to get away. turn
ed his back, which placed him in posi-
20 q Of swing which
landed on his solar plexus and lost him
the fight.
FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
: The fonowing is a detailed report of
the fight by rounds:
Round 1-They came quickly to the CEN
ter Jeffries in half crouching attitude
and both feinting rapidly. Jenries fol-
lowed Bob around. feinting with left and
looking for an opening. F'itz was the first
to lead. He sent q short right jab TO tho
face and another a moment later. Jen
crouched and rushed, but Fitzsimmens
neatly siae-stepped out of the way. JET
fries rushed again and FitzSimmonS
smothered his left for the body. Both then
did lot of feinting. Jeffries finally trying
left for the face, but it fell short he
forced his man into his own corner, but
missed hard left swing. Then F1tz tried
left for face, landing lightly. Jefries sent
tered on ths head without damage. JEFF
fries continued to force his man, and when
me gong sounded he was on the agrees
sive When the champion took his corner
his nose was bleeding slightly from one OF
Fitzsimmons' left jabs He looked conf
dent, however, and sat watching Fitz-
simmons grimly during the minutes
respite Fitz was smiling.
Round 2-Jeffries went right after Fitz-
simmons. trying left for the head and
1nff 70
falling short. t1tzsimmons Jaoped IeIt 20
the neck and Jeffries smiled and forced
him to his corner The lanky fellow quick
ly side-stepped out of the way. Fitzsim-
mons tried right for the head, but was
quickly and neatly blocked. Fitzsimmons
broke ground before Jeffries' left, but
finally tried a left for the head. 1t was
light however, and the champion caught
it on the shoulder. They exchanged lefts,
Bob putting a stiff left on the face JET
fries crouched lower and sent F1tZ5lIn-
mons back against the ropes with left
on the body. Fitzsimmons put two left
hooks ON the face and got out of the way
of the champions left. Jeffries Went at
him stiff and put left on head. He got
left jab over the nose that brought blood
in a stream from Jeff's nose AT the close
of the round JEFF was somewhat wor:1ed,
but took matters coolly during the min
ute's respite His nose was bleeding free
w. FftzsmmonS, on the other hand was
as cool as a cucumber, and was not the
least blown
Round Jeff came up forcing matters
His bloody nose annoyed him little. he
changed his tactics for moment and
stood up straight. Two left leads we're
blocked by Fitzsimmons and a left ]ao
on the sore nose returned. JEFF tried an
other left, but was stopped with left Jab
on the face. In the clinch Jenries pushed
back. FitZsimmons put
stiff left on the rose and Jeffrfes bled
freely. Jeffries' cheek was opened in
deep cash with left hook and more blood
followed The champion rushed, swing
ing left and right. These We're blocked
but left caught Bob hard in the stomach
Bob iabbed left to the face twice and JET
fries looked worried. The lapky fellow
was cool and danced out of the way
Jeff's face was covered with blood at the
end of the round from his nose and
cash over the right eye. Billy Delaney
ousied himself over him between rounds
Round jeff looked enraged as ne
,rojlched and eIenched his lips. He was
,ery careful and stayed clear of F1tzsim-
mons left jabs. Bob blocked two swings
FOR the head and got out of reach OF an
,ther A moment later they came togeth-