Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-15
THE PUGILISTS.
y itzsimmons Meets a Stiff Pro-
 position In Joe Grim.

Him outA-Grinn Was Knocked Down
 Innumerable Times, But Bounded Up
 Agains-other Interesting Fighting
 News.
 Philadelphia, Oct 15.--The Fitzsim- mons wallop, the most famous in the history of the prize ring has, failed at last. 1t could not put out one Joe Grim. Grim does not know enough about lighting to last him over night, but he made the boast that no man could knock him out, and he made 1t good iast night.
 Fitz hammered him at will for six rounds before the Southern Athletic rlub---hammsred him in the face and In the body. dropped him to the foor nine times, but Grim bounced up after each knockdown and stayed the limit. that was what happened.
 Round One-Grim began to dance around, and Fitz looked him over as if he was some strange animal. Grim started a right swing. Fitz threw it away and then sent vicious left hook toward Grim's jaw, but missed fire. Then Grim rushed Fitz to the ropes and got home a right and left on the old mans neck. Fitz stabbed Grim in the nose with his left, and then step ping in, sunk his left in the Philadel- phian's wind, and Grim doubled up. Fitz laughed and cut loose another straight left to Grim's nose Grtm kept dancing around the ring like a whirlipg Dervish, and Fitz laughed. Then the old man stepped in and swung his left to the ear at the bell.
 Round Two--Fitz started after his man as soon as he came out of tho corner and slammed a vicious left Into his wind. Then he crossed his right to the jaw and Grim elinehee5., Eitz threw him off and Grim came back with two light rights in the kid- neys. Fitz was a bit wild with n right swing to the jaw. but made good with left stab. Grim covered up. 3rn the breakaway Fitz dropped the Quaker with an uppercut to the wind. Grim appeared to be angry and start to his corner laughing.
 Round Three-Fitz started in to do real business, but Grim was there with. the fight himself Fitz made him break ground, however, with a couple of left hooks to the jaw, but missed an ugly looking right. This seemed to annoy the old man, far he ripped fierce one into the Quaker's wind, dropping him to the floor for the count He got up and ran after Fitz. Fitz stabbed him in the nose, making 1t look like an over-ripe to- mato. Fitz had Grim all at sea, and cut loose smash after smash, but fail ed to knock his man out at the bell. Round Four--Grim danced into clinch. Fitz stung him with left to the nose and dug his right into his wind Grim clinched. Fitz fairly poured in left hooks and right jolts, and every one landed A vicious left. las final compliment, sent grim down, but he was up at the count of eight, |Fitz was evidently tired of this kind |pf play. and pushing the Quaker, into Ia corner, measured his distance care Isully and, crossing his left to the jaw. dropped him again. But the rubber luke Grim got up again.
 Fitz's face was a study. Had he found something at last that he could hit and couldn't put away?
 Zing! Another right smash to the law and Grim toppled under it as if he had been hit with a derrick beam. But he got on his feet again and was aoing we'll at the old stand when the bell gave him rest
 Round Five-Fitz came out evident lW determined to end matters. He waltzed over to Grim smashed him on he nose and dropped him for count of nine. A right on the wind sent him 10 the canvas again but he bobbed lap serenely and even began to fight. sErin smothered up and Fitz volleyed blow after blow into his body. Then < he crossed over right to the jaw and HHrim was on the floor taking the count at the bell.
 Round Six-The thought of being unable to finish Grim was a bitter blow to Fitz. The crowd began to guy him. Fitz bit his long. overhang \ ang under lip and started after Grim. I He smashed him on the jaw with his right, and he biffed him in the midriff with his left. Grim was swaYing, md then Fitz cutting loose everything sthat was in him dropped him again with jolt to the chin. But this most remarkable of all fighters was up on his feet as usual. And the bell made n end.
 Detroit. Oct 15.--Harry Forbes and Tommy F'eltz fought a ten.round draw last night before the Metropolitan Ath- Ietic club. Both men were strong a The finish and showed little signs of punishment. Forbes did the leading For six rounds. and then Feltz took a aand, having decided advantage in he seventh. eighth and ninth rounds. rhe last round was fast and furious, both men trying hard for knockout. but neither was able to land the de .isive punch The men weighed in at y o'clock. both balancing the scales at l16 pounds.
 Tim Callahan, the featherweight hnd Eddie Lenny of Chester. Pa, who have long been bitter rivals. are to dash in the star bout at the Lancaster