Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-08-02
WON AND les
"Lanky Bob" Had the Pondrous
eolIsrmaksr Bleeding But Gould
Not Knock Him Out.
sIo MAN STILL CHAMPION.

was fraught with brilliant and cOuror
geous work ..Obert Fitxslmmons to-
night forfeited his last claim upon the
heavy weight championship. He was
knocked to the floor by James Jeffries
and counted out after he had so badly
punished the champion that II was a
foregone conclusion among the spec.
tators that the Cornishman must win.
Bleeding from number OF gashes In
the face. apparently weakening and
clearly unable to cope with Fitzsim-
mons superior skill. Jeffries delivered
two lucky punches as Fitz paused In
his lighting to speak to him and turned
the tide. The battle was brief but Il
was noteworthy and will live in pugl-
listic history. F'itx tried once to arise
from the mat but sat down again In
helplessness and heard himself count
ed out. where. but a moment before,
he had had apparently all the best Of
II
Il will never fight again." said the
battle SCARED veteran OF the ring when
| he had sufficiently recovered to talk.
"The fight was fairly won and to the
best man belongs the laurels.'
you are the most dangerous man
alive" said JEFF In return. land con-
slider myself lucky to have won as I
did"
Fitz had been lighting at a furious
gait. but was cool anu deliberate and
was chopping the champion to pieces
with those terrific rights and lefts that
have made him famous. II was a
horse ana the racer from the tap of
the gong. When the men came to-
gcther FItz appeared rather worried.
hut upon the opening OF the first rolnd
he assumed an air OF absolute confid
ence and fought with elaboration
OF a general. As early as the second
round Fitz had Jeff bleeding profusely
from the mouth and nose. Again and
again he landed on his bulky opponent
and kept getting away In such clever
manner that II brought down the great
house with cheers. II seemed. indeed.
that Jeff could not weather out the
gale.
Then came the eighth round and un-
der a series of hot exchanges. Fitx
paused with his guard down and spoke
TO the champion. The latters reply
consiel ed OF two terrific blows that
brought back to him the fieeting
cham ionship and forever removed
veteran Fitx from the fistic arena.
Fitz took his defeat with amazing
GOODNESS and good cheer. He walked TO
the center Of the ring and raising his
hand addressed the multitude. say.
irg:
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ceded him the championship and for.
ever retired from the ring. retire
now. Just the same. but without having
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