The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-26

Fftzsimmons landed a left and right
swing to the jaw and just missed another
Tor the same place. Fitzsimmons Jared
Gardner with hard right swing to the
jaw and a left hook to the body. Gardner
again stalled. Fitzsimmons missed an
other right swing for the jaw and as they
came together Gardner got In straight
left to the face. This was Fitzsimmons'
round.
Round 16.
Gardner got in left and right on Bob's
face and forced him to a corner Fitz-
simmons came back with singing
nursed his strength carefully and made
no unnecessary moves. Fitzsimmons
swung hard with right for the jaw but
Gardned ducked it. Gardner mixed it but
arm left to the face. Gardner then hook
ed his left to Fitzsimmons' stomach. Fitz-
simmons caught Gardner on the head
with right swing. and covered up well.
Gardner swung right to the jaw at the
END or the round, but the force was
slight. Gardner put up a very disap-
pointing fight.
Round II.
They spent much time in desultory
sparring, Fitzsimmons looking for an
opening. .FitzsimmonS got in a right and
left to the face and both missed rights
for. the body. Fitzsimmons was short
with straight left for the body and
S Sia1 put, in right to the head and
the ropes. No harm was done, however,
the blows being weak Fitzsimmons
missed hard left hook for the body and
they went to a mix-up in which the Aus
tralian did some clever blocking. Gardner
got his left high on the body and Fitz-
simmons missed left swings for the jaw
and BODY. Gardner sent in a hard right
to the jaw at the end of the round 1t
was the hardest blow Gardner had turn
ed loose during the fight, but not hard
enough to worry Fitzsimmons who went
crfNi
Round 10.
Gardner forced Fitzsimmons about the
ring, missing right and left swings for
the Jaw. Fftzsimmons tried a left swing
for the jaw, but Gardner got inside if
ana and tried right hook for the body but
POD DlocKed 1t. Gardner swung right to
the race. Bob tented with right and
swung vicious left for the jaw. but
MISS it. He then swung hard with
that made him vince Fitzsimmons back.
ed away and Gardner got in gIancine
left to the face. Fitzsimmons got in
Two Tlgnts hard to the jaw as they
closed in and blocked a right upper cut
for the jaw.
Round 10.
Gardner forced Fitzsimmons to the
ropes, but Fitzsimmons came back with
left to the head. Gardner then slipned
to the floor, but Fitzsimmons assisted
MIN to his feet Gardner then sent a
straight left to Fitzsimmons nose and fol-
lo"eu II WITH TWO more weak leftS to the
face, Fitzsimmons smiling Fitzsimmons
swung left for the head, but it went
around Gardeners head. FitZsimmons
missed swing for the head and Gardner
rushed in and got left and right on the
body. Gardner then hit Fitzsimmons
rather low and was cautioned by the ref
cree Gardner then got in several good
rights to the body and FitZsimmons sent
his head back with a right to the head.
The bell rang with Gardner fighting fierce
ly, and he succeeded in landing several
short-arm lefts to Fitzsimmons' stomach.
AS usual they were weak.
Round 20.
Fitzsimmons missed a straight left for
the face and they went to a clinch. Fitz-
simmons led with his left for the face
In mix-up Gardner bombarded at F'itz-
simmons stomach, but the blows were all
blocked. Gardner got in light left to
the stomach and blocked two left swings
for the body. Gardner swung right to
the body in a mix-up, landed several
rights and lefts to the body. They clinched
and the referee could hardly separate
them. FitZsimmons sent straight left
to the face and both chung to each other,
Gardner doing most of the hanging on.
Gardner was clinging to Fitzsimmon anu
Referee Graney could not separate them
as the final gong rang. Graney promptly
gave the decision to F'itZsimmons which
was greeted with cheers.