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moment later. Bob dotted his dressing
gown, showing up in splendid shape.
He wore short lavender tights and a
belt of the American flag.
Jeffries wore black tights and a belt
of the American flag.
Eddie Graney, the referee. was at
tired in the conventional evening dress.
The men were photographed with
hands clasped in the center of the ring.
At 1913 p. m. Graney delivered his
instructions to the men.
At 1925 p. m. the men took their
corners.
While Jeffries fixed his belt Bob
tested the ring by jumping around the
floor.
The Fight Begins.
Round One-They came quickly to
the center, JeffTies in a half-crouching
attitude and both feinting rapidly,
Jeffries followed Bob around, feinting
with left and looking for an opening.
Fitzsimmons was the first to lead. He
sent short right jab to the jaw and an
other moment later. Jeffries crouched
ard rushed. But Fitzsimmons neatly
side-stepped out of the way. Jeffries
rushed again and Fitzsimmons smoth-
cred \ his left for the body. Both of
them did lot of feinting, Jeffries
tirally trying left for the face, but it
fell short. He forced his man into the
corner, but missed a hard left swing.
Then Fitzsimmons tried for face, land
ing lightly. Jeffries sent in hard left
on the body, Bob countered on the head
without damage. Jeffries continued to
force his man and when the gong
sounded corners 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 confident, however, and sat
watching Fitzsimmons during the min
ute's respite.
This Was Fitz's Round.
Round Two-Jeffries went right after
Fitzsimmons, trying left for the head
and falling short. Fitzsimmons jabbed
left to the neck and Jeffries smiled
and forced him to the corner. The
lanky fellow quickly sidestepped out
of the way Fitzsimmons tried right
for the head, but was quickly and
neatly blocked. Fitzsimmons broke
ground before Jeffries left, but finally
tried left for the head. 1t was light,
however, and the champion caught it
on the shoulders. They eX-
changed lefts, Bob putting stiff
left on the face. Jeffries crouched low
er and sent Fitzsiinmons back against
the ropes with a left on the body.
face and got out of the way of the
champions left. Jeffrias went at him
with stiff left on the head. He got
left jab on The nose that brought
blood in stream from Jeffries' nose.
At the close of the round Jeffries was
somewhat worried, but took matters
coolly during the minutes rest
His nose was bleeding freely. Fitz-
simmons, on the other hand, was as
cool as a cucumber and was not in
the least blown.
JeHries Had Worst of This.
Round Three-Jeffries came up fore
ing matters. His bloody nose annoyed
him a little. He changed his tactics
for moment and stood up straight
Two left leads were blocked by Fitz-
simmons, and a left jab on the nose
returned. Jeffries tried another left,
but was stopped with a left jab on
the face. In a clinch Jeffries pushed
FitZsimmons back. Fitzsimmons nut
stiff one on the nose and
Jeffries nose bled freely. Jeff
fies cheek was opened with
a left hook and more blood flowed.
The champion rushed, swinging left
and right. They were blocked, but
left caught Bob hard in the stomach
Bob jabbed left to face twice. Jeffries
looked worried. The lanky fellow 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.
Jeffries Looks Angry.
Round Four-Jeffries looked enraged
as he crouched and elinched his lips.
He was very careful and STAYED clear
| of Fitzsimmons' left jabs Bob block
ed two swings for the head and got out
of the reach of another. moment
later they came together and ex-
changed lefts on the face Fitzsim-
mons put a 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 in with two left
| hooks, one for the head and another for
| the body. Fitzsimmons was going
away, however. and the force was
| broken. Bob led stiff left on the
body, but got a right on the head
| Fitzsimmons then took a turn at fore
| ing, putting left on face twice and COM
| pelling Jeffries to duck away. Jeffries
looked worried as he listened to De-
laney's instructions.
Warm Fighting in Fifth.
Found Five-They tented for a mo-
ment, then Jeffries led left for body,
but missed and got chop on the
body. Fitzsimmons got a left to JEFF
| fries face, but took left and right on
the body. Jeffries forced Fitzsirnmons
to the ropes, and put left on face twice
Fitzsmmons clinched and when they
| broke, sent in two body blows from
| left and right delivered from the hips.
| They clinched repeatedly. Fitzsim-
mons put terrific right on the Jaw,
and moment later left on the face.
Jeffries cut Fitzsimmons' right cheek
with left. They fought rapidly, F'itz-
simmons 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
Fitzsimmons put a right over Jeff
ries' 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 a slight abrasion on
the right cheek.
Jeffries Badly Punished.
Round Six-Jeffries came up and
crouched low. He missed his first at
tempt with a left for the head. He
rushed, but the willy redhead blocked
every blow and got out of the way.
Fitzsimmons put a right on Jeffries'