The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-11-26

then sent Gardner down for seven Sec
onds with two straight lefts 20 the
Jaw. Gardner came up fighting wIld-
Iy. Fits forced him TO the ropes
with straight TO jaw. sending Gard
ner against the ropes. Fitz then
hooke do vicious right to the jaw and
Gardner went TO floor. He came up and
iitz pushed In several frightful lefts
and rights 10 face and body then sent
the Lowell man 20 his corner grosgy.
The tumult for FItz at this stage was
tremendous. Fifz was very cool. He
nearly had Gardner ont twice.
Round s.--Fitz landed a left swing
to jaw and Gardner went down for
the count Of nine. FItz chased him
around the ring and had Gardner STALL
ing, Fitz forced Gardner 70 the ropes
with left 10 jaw and right hook to
body. Fitz looked bit tired but put
in stiff left to the body. They caEntj
TO a n,ix-up. Gardner being desperate
and rushing. He was bleeding from
nose. Fltz swung left and right into
face. forcing Gardner 70 cllnch. Card
ner hugging. Gardner drove in two
lefts and right TO D0dy. As gong
rang Gardner put IN two lefts and a
right 20 body.
Round e.--Fitz missed right swing
for head and backed away from Gard
ner. FItz took a couple left jabs TO
face In order to get In right. FItz
cieverly evaded several rights for body
and they mixed. Both exchanged
straight iefts to face and Gardner
drove straight right 10 body. The
crowd hlssed at the tameness OF the
fighting. Fitz caught Gardner with
left 10 face.cutting Gardner's eye open.
Gardner got in some hard lefts and
rights just as the bell sounded.
Round 7.-Fitz rushed and swung
hard with left and right to head.
They fought fercely in a mix-up.
Gardner missed hard right swing TO
jaw. F'Itz swung left hard TO jaw and
Gardner countered with right TO face
and chased FItz TO corner. Fitz then
missed left swing for the Jaw. Both
men looked tired at this stage. They
got TO close quarters and both tried
lefts and rights for the head, but miss
ed. The gong found both fighting tame
ly. Fitz appeared TO be losing his
speed.
Round S.-,i3oth were there with lefts
for face. The A astraNan backed away
allowing Gardner TO do the landing.
Gardner finally planted left and right
10 the stomach. Gardner blocked a
vicious left for the jaw. Eitz missed
left ana right swings for the body and
then clinched In Gardner's corner. Fitz
sent Gardner against the ropes with
left and right TO jaw. and then put a
left to the jaw. Gardner clinched and
blocked right and left uppercut for
the jaw. Fitz improved again in this
roGnd and had the advantage.
IsSund e.-The Cornishman backed
away, allowing Gardner to do the lead
n.s. Gardner was short with left for
the head. Bity then met him with a
left hook 10 Jaw and danced away as
The Lcwell pugilist chased him around
the ring. Eits missed hard left swing
for the body. Fitz dnally went in and
forced Gardner TO the ropes, but more
by wrestling than by blows. Gardner
swung a good right to the kidneys and
II right to the jaw as the bell sounded.
Fitz had slowed up, but was evidently
laying fer his famous Knockout punch,
Round l0.-Fitz missed fierce hook
for the head and Gardner was wild
with a right swing. Fitz backed away.
Fitz jolted Gardner with left to the
jaw. but Gardner retaliated with a
hard right to the jaw. Fitz hooked
with his left TO the face and they came
together. Fitz broke It up with hard
left hook to the stomach, and Gardnes
jabbed Fitz In the mouth three times
with left, drawing blood. Fitz crossed
with the left to the face. Gardner kept
jabbing with the left to the mouth.
Fltz, however, took the blows, with a
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
vas up quickly and went at once to his
corner. r ~
Round 1t.-Fitz caught Gardner with
a right to the stomach and then hook
ed him viclously with a left on the
wind. Fitz fought hard. but Gardner
hlooked him. Gardner swung his left
to the body and backed away. Fitz
jolted him with 9 straight left on
the stomach and Fitz cleverly blocked
Gardner's attempts. Fitz took most
Of the light blows but blocked the hard
er ones. Gardner sent straight punch
to the face. but Fitz sailed in with a
swing to the jaw, staggering Gardner.
The gong then sounded. Fitz had the
advantage in this round.
Round 12.-Fitx backed away as us
ual. Gardner jabbed his left to FltA
face aud closed in. Fitz tried straight
left for the jaw. The pace again slow
ed up and the crowd yelled. Fitz
shifted and brought hard left swing
to the jaw. Fitz then swung clear
around from missed right uppercut.
Gardner landed few light blows on
Fit2, but the cornishman took them,
at the same time trying to bring his
right into play, Gardner's blows were
very light and as yet he had failed
to land telling blow
Round 1S.--Fitz missed left swing
for the jaw and received a straight LETT
on the mouth. Gardner then poked
Fitz IN the stomach with q straight
left and chased Fitz into corner