The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-26
BATTLE BY ROUNDS.
Round I.

Round !.
They went to the center quickly and
INDUCED in sparring. Gardner danced
around lively and ducked a vicious left
for the jaw. They came together without
result and Fitzsimmons missed left
swing for the jaw and then evaded
sent straight left high on the chest.
The fighting was slow, both men exer-
cising great care. Gardner was short two
right upper cuts for the jaw. Both then
ceived a singing straight left to the jaw.
Fitzsimnons followed this with another
left to the jaw and a right to the stom-,
ach. Fitzsimmons sent Gardeners head
ner then planted a straight to the face
FitzSimmons blocked left for the stom-
ach as the bell rang. The advantage
was slightly with Fftzsimmons. who re-
seconds as he went to his corner. Fitz-
simmons appeared to be suffering from a
cold.
Round 2.
After considerable sparring both missed
lefts for the body. aFitzsimmons got in
light to the head and Gardner landed
twice on FitZSimmonS' kidneys with right
Gardner drove his right twice to the body
and received a left to the body and a right
to the jaw in return. Gardner sent his
right to the body and Fitzsimmons slip
ped to the floor as he backed from a right
stomach and missed right for the jaw.
Bob then planted his left to the body
and right swing to the jaw. Gardner
sent in a right and left forcibly to the
body and Fitzsimmons retaliated with a
right and left to the jaw as the bell
sounded. This round was comparatively
even, the advantage, if any, being with
Gardner. There was not much force to
most of the blows landed.
Round 8.
Gardner was short with a left for the
body and moment later drove a hard
then exchanged blows to the body. Fitz
simmons missed left swing for the face,
and was met with straight right to the
body. Gardner followed It with right
swing to the ribs and two rights to the
kidneys. Gardner sent in a left and right
to the jaw. Fitzsimmons was trying oc
casional swings and did not, do much
Gardeners face and missed another for
the same place. Fitzsimmons swung a
terrific right toNthe jaw and rushed Gard
ner to the ropes. Fitzsimmons put left
to the face and a right to the body. Gard
ner fighting back hard. FitZsimmons gave
a flash of his old fire in this round and
drew Gardner on. This was Fftzsimmons'
round He again received no attention
from his seconds at the end of the round.
Round 4.
Fitzsimmons Immediately swung a right
to the jaw and they mixed, Bob ducking
and blocking cleverly. Fitzsimmons stood
back and then tried left and right for the
jaw, but was blocked. He repeated the
attempt a moment later, but Gardner met
him with a straight left to the jaw. Fitz-
simmons then sent Gardner down for
seven seconds with two straight iefts 10
the jaw Gardner came up fighting wildly.
Fitzsimmons forced him to the ropes
with a straight left to the jaw, sending
Gardner against the ropes Fitzsimmons
then hooked vicious right to the jaw and
Gardner went to the floor. He. came up
and Fitzsimmons landed several frightfm
lefts and rights to the face and body thar
sent the Lowell man to his corner .groggy.
The tumult for F1tZsimmons at TINS stage
was tremendous. He was very cool. he
nearly had Gardner out twice
Round 5.
Fitzsimmons landed a left swing to the
Jaw and Gardner went down TOT the count
of nine Fitzsimmons chased him around
the ring and had Gardner stalling. F1tz-
simmons forced Gardner to the ropes with
a left to the jaw and a right hook to the
but put in a stiff left to the body. They
came to a mix-up, Gardner being des-
perate and rushing. He was bleeding
from the nose F1tzslmmaeen n sw1 6a sa ieIr
to a cIireh Fitzsimmons laughed and
tried to create an impression of being
tired. Gardner drove in two let's ana ma
Gardner put in left and right to the body
without apparent damage. Fitzsimmons
had the crowd guessing as to whether ne
was shamming or actually tired
Round 6.
Fitzsimmons missed right swing for
the head and backed away from Gardner.
Fitzsimmons missed another left for the
head and then sent in a straight right to
the head as Gardner was going away
Fitzsmmons took two left jabs to the face
in order to get in right, but he was
short FitZsimmons cleveriy eyaded sew
eral rights and lefts for the body and they
mixed it in a corner fighting tamely. Both
exchanged straight lefts to the face and
Gardner drove straight right to the body.
The crowd Kissed at the tameness of the
fighting. After mix-up Fitzsimmons
caught Gardner with left and right to
the face cutting Gardeners eye open.
Gardner got in straight left to the stom-
ach as the bell rang.
Round z.
Fitzsimmons rushed in and swung hard