The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-27

rushed Gardner 10 the ropes. Fltzsim-
mons put left TO the face and right to
the body. Gardner fighting back hard.
Fit2 gave fash OF his old fire in this
round and drew Gardner on. This was
Fitzsimmons' round,
Round 4.-Fitz Immediately swung
right TO the jaw and they mixed IL, Bob
ducking and blocking cleverly. Fit2 sent
Gardner down for seven seconds with two
straight let's to the jaw Gardner came
up fighting wildly. Fitz forced him to the
ropes with straight left TO the jaw, send
ing Gardner against the ropes. Fitz then
hooked vicious right to the jaw and
Gardner went to the floor He came up
and Fltz planted several frightful let's
and rights to the face and body that sent
the Lowell man to his corner groggy. He
nearly had Gardner out twice.
Round 5.--Fitz landed a left swing to
the Jaw and Gardner went down for the
count OF 8. Fitz forced Gardner to the
ropes with left to the jaw and right
hook to the body Fitz looked bit tired
came to mix up, Gardner being desper
ATE and rushing He was bleeding from
the nose
Fitzsimmons swung left and right to the
face and forced Gardner to clinch AS
the gong rang Gardner put in left and
right TO the body without apparent dam
oge. FitZsimmons had the crowd guess ng
as to whether he is shamming or actually
tired.
Round 6.-Fitz missed right swing for
the head and backed away from Gardner.
Fitz missed another left for the head and
then sent in straight right to the head
as Gardner was going away. Fitz cleverly
evaded several rights and lefts for the body
ana they mixed it in a corner, fighting
tamely. Both exchanged straight letts to
the face and Gardner drove straight
right to the body. The crowd Missed at
the tameness of the fighting. After mix
up, F'itz caught Gardner with lett and
right to the face, cutting Gardeners eye
open. Gardner got in a straight left to
the stomach at the clang of the bell.
Round 7.--Fitz rushed in and swung
hard with left to the head He fouglt
fiercely in the mix up and FitZ was Missed
for holding ON. Gardner missed q hard
right swing for the jaw. FitZ swung left
hard TO the jaw and Gardner countered
with right to tie jaw and left to the body.
Gardner missed right upper cut for the
jaw and chased F'it2 to corner without
landing blow. Fitzsimmons then missed
left swing for the jaw. Both men look
ed very tired at this stage. They got to
close quarters and both tried left and
rights for the body, but the efforts were
futile. The gong found both men fighting
tamely. Fitzsimmons appeared to be los
ing his speed
Round S.-Both were short with lefts to
the face. F>itz Tented with right and put
good left to face. The Australian was
backing away, allowing Gardner to do the
leading. Gardner finally planted left and
right to the stomach and left hook ght
iy to the face. Gardner blocked a vicious
left for the jaw and sent a straight left
lightly to the face. FtZ sent Gardner
against the ropes with left and right to
the jaw and then q left to the jaw and a
right to tie body. Fitz improved again
in this round and had the advantage.
Round 9.--The Cornishman backed away,
allowing Gardner TO do the leading. Gard
ner was short with left for the head, and
missed right swing for the body. II tx
then met him with left hook TO the jaw
and danced awav AZ the Lowell pugillst
chased him around the ring. Fitz missed
hard left swing for the body. Gardner
continued to chase Fitz around the ring,
but did not succeed in landing. Fitz fin
ally waded in and forced Gardner to the
ropes, but more from WEAKNESS than
blows. Gardner swung a good right to the
kidneys and swung a right to the jaw as
tie bell sounded. but it was CHANGING
blow and Fitz only smiled.
Round l0.--Fitz missed fierce right
hook for the head and Gardner was wild
with right swing. Fitz backed away and
contented himself with blocking Gardeners
leads. Fitz jol ed Gardner with a left to
he jaw but Gardner retaliated with
hard right to the jaw. FitZ hooked his
left to ..ie face and they came together.
Fltz broke it up with LETT hook hard
q the stomach and Gardner jabbed Fits
routh three times with left, drawing the
blood. Gardner kept jabbing with left to
tie mouth and tantaliZed the Australian.
Fitz. however took the blows with view
TO getting in a good punch They came
together with considerable force at the
close of the round and Gardner slipped TO
his launches He was UP quickly and
went at once to his corner.
Round 11.-Fitz caught Gardner with
right to the stomach and then hooked
him viciously with left on the wind
Fitz fought hard but Gardner blocked
i'm. Fitz jolted Gardner with a straight
left 70 the stomach and Fitz cleverly
blocked Gardner's attempts Fitz took
most of the light blows but blocked the
hard ones. Gardner sent straight right
TO the face and Fitz sailed in with a left
swing to the jaw, staggering Gardner