The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-11-27


left which reached his body.
Eighth round-Fitz was trifle slow
In coming to the center. Both tried
lefts for face but were short. Fitz
feinted with his right and smashed his
left heavily over Gardner's guard,
reaching his face. Gardner landed
right and left to wind and followed
with a left to face which drove Fitz
backward Fitz tried a vicious left for
jaw but Gardner blocked it and sent
his right to Fitz's face Fitz swung
for'the body but fell short and clinch
followed. Gardner was driven against
the ropes by straight left to jaw and
-clinched to save himself from falling.
Fitz tried right and left uppercut,
but was blocked.
Ninth round--George tried with his
left. but was short and missed right
for body. Fitz hooked his left to jaw
end lodged away from fierce coun-
ter. F1tz missed a hard left swing
for the body and kept backing away
without trying to land. He was ap-
parently adopting his old time tac-
tics in the hope that the Lowell man
would leave vital spot open. Failing
In this, Fftz jumped back and drove
Gardner against the ropes. A clinch
followed which looked more like a
wrestling match than prize fight.
Gardner swung rights to kidneys and
jaw as the bell sounded.
Tenth round,-Gardnef tried hook
for head which went wild. Fltz, how
ever, backed away and assumed the
defensive Gardner landed hard left
10 face, Fitz landed hard to wind. Gard
ner fought back, 1abbing Fitz three
times in the mouth and drawing the
claret freely.
Eleventh round--Fitz landed his
right to Gardner's wind. He hooked
his left to the wind and face hard, but
Gardner blocked him and countered.
Gardner swung his left to body and
backed away from left swing for
face A straight left to wind stagger-
ed Gardner. Gardner attempted to up
percut but was blocked, his blows
lacking force. Gardner sent his rigA
to face and right and left swing on the
jaw which staggered him as the gong
sounded This was Fitz's round.
Twelfth round-A clinch followed
almost as soon as they met In the
center Of the ring. AS they broke
away, Fitz backed up and George
jumped at him jabbing his left into
Fitz's face. The latter tried a. left
for the jaw but George closed in and
blocked. Cries OF fake" began to go
up from all sides of the pavilion and
Fritz tried his shift, landing a hard
left swing on Georges jaw. He tried
to follow with q right but swung
wild. He tried right uppercut which
also missed, and Gardner landed a few
light body blows. Fitz tried a left
to Jaw which landed but did not have
steam enough behind 1t to do any
damage. Gardner countered but his
effort was weak one. The bell found
them sparring.
Thirteenth round-Bob tried left
swing for the jaw and received in re-
turn a straight left to stomach, fol-
lowed by another one which caused
FItz to back away towards his cor
ner. Fritz got his right over to
Georges body and swung his left to
nose, drawing more blood. George
landed two straight lefts on Fitz's
face, but neither of them were heavy
enough to do any damage. As the bell
sounded George was foored with Q
hard right to jaw. Gardner. was ur
quickly and showed no effect OF the
encounter.
Fournteenth round-George tried O
straight left for body but 1t was short
Fit2 fednted with his right and quick.
ly landed two lefts to jaw. Gardner
tried TO back out of harms way, but
Fitz followed and landed hard left
hook to jaw and right to body which
sent George against the ropes. Gard.
ner was groggy as the bell sounded.
Fifteenth rOund--Fitz swung his left
only TO miss, and George clinched. Al
they broke away Fitz missed a HARD
swing for the jaw and Gardner drop
ped a giancing left to jaw. Fitz drove
his right to body and shifted 1t tc
head. The Cornishman was fighting
carefully and most OF his blows now
counted. Fitz landed left and righ
TO jaw and missed left A hard righ
swing to jaw and left to body jarref
Gardner. Fitz missed right swing
for Jaw and clinch followed Gardner
put a light left to face when the bel
sounded. It is Fitz's fight thus far.
Sixteenth round-G Gardner landet
right and left to face but with littl'
steam behind his blows. although Fit,
backed away. Fits landed q strong lef
TO face and swung hard right to Jaw
This Gardner ducked cleverIy Georg'
mixsd Il tor . moment but Fit
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