Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-26


jaw The pace again slowed up and
the crowd yelled at the man. Fitz
shifted and brought hard left swing
TO the jaw. He tried to follow with q
right, but missed his mark. FItz then
swung for the head, but missed. Gard
ner landed few light blows on Fitz,
but FitZ took them, at the same time
trying to bring his right into play.
GARDENERS blows were light. He has
failed to land telling blow on Fitz
Round 13-Fitz missed Il left swing
for the jaw and received a straight left
on the mouth. Gardner then poked
Fitz in the stomach with a straight
left and chased FitZ into a corner.
They danced around the ring for fully
4 minute without a blow being landed.
Gardner kept pegging away at F.tz,
but the latter easily got out of harms
way Finally Fitz brought his right
to the body and q left to the nose.
Gardner sent in two straight lefts to
the face and 4 light left to the body
but there WAS little force to them. Just
as the round closed FitZ swung a hard
right to the jaw, sending Gardner to
the floor. He was UP within two Sec
onds and showed no effects of the blow
as ne took his chair
Round lt-fiardncr was short with a
straight left for the body Fitz Tented
with his right and sent two lefts to the
jaw. He followed it with Il hard left hook
to the jaw and hard right TO the body.
Swinging fiorcely he sent the Lowell man
to the floor for five seconds. Fitz then
missed a fearful right swing for the jaw
and chased Gardner against the ropes,
trying to put in Il final blow. but his ct-
forts were wild. Gardner looked groggy
and stalled repeatedly. Blood was stream
ing from his nose and as they Went to Il
clinch the crowd Kissed Gardner for hit
ting in the clinch. FiiZ swung his right
to the jaw and sent Gardner against the
ropes. He followed him around the ring
and missed q right swing that would have
ended the fight had it landed as the bell
rang. Gardner went to his corner grogSy.
F'itz appeared cool and smiles at his
friends.
Round la-Fitz swung with left and
missed. Then they both went to clinch.
Emerging, Fitz missed q hard swing for
the jaw and Gardner succeeded i'll get
ting CHANGING left to the jaw, titz
shifted it to the head and cyGded coun-
ters. Fitz fought carefully and made his
olows count when he reached the. Lowell
right swing to the Jaw and just missed
another for the same place. :,Z Jared
Gardner with 4 hard right swing to the
jew and 4 left hooh TO the body. Gardner
again stalled. fitz missed another right
swing fer the jaw and as they came TO-
gether Gardner got in a straight left to
he face This VAS Titzs round.
Round 1t-fiardncr got in Il light right
on kob's face and forced him to a cor
ncr. I'itz came back with Il singing
straight left for the face. FitZ nurscd
MS strength carefully and made no I'M
eight for the jaw but Gardner ducked it.
Iardncr mixed it. but Fitz caught him
Mitn short left to the face. Gardner
Fi.z, caught Gardner on the mead with a
nard right swing and covered up well
Gardner swung his right to the jaw at the
End of the round but the force was slight.
appointing fight.
Round 17-'rhey spent much time in dos
altory sparrinS Fitz looked for an open
ng. I'itz got in Il light left to the face
nd both missed rights for the BODY. Filz
vas short with straight left for the
body and Gardner put in right to the
head and left to the face. forcing Fitz
to the ropes. No harm was done how
ever, the blows being weak. Fitz missed
4 hard left hook for tn, body and they
vent to, Il miXup, in which ITitz did some
clever blocking. Gardner got his left high
On the body and 1Hitz missed left swings
for the jaw and body. Gardner sent =
aard right to the jaw at the end of the
round. 1t was the hardest blow ,lardaet
had turned loos" during the fight but was
not hard enough to worry Fitz, who went
to his corner smiling.
Round 1S-(ardner forced ritz about the
ring, missing left and right swings for the
jaw. Fitz tried Il left SWIM. for the jaw,
out Gardner got inside 1t and tried q right
hook for the body. but Bob blocked it.
iardner swung his right to the face light
". Bob tented with his right and swung
vicious left for the jaw. but missed. He
then swung hard with his right hut re-
ceiveI d left hook TO the jaw that made
him vince. F'itz hacked away and Gard
nsr got in a Glancing blow to the face.
Fitz got in two rights hard to the jaw
they closed in and blocked q right upper
cut for the jaw.
Round 19-Gardner forced Fitz to the
ropes. ritz came back with Lett 10 the
head. Gardner then Slipped to the floor
ner sent 4 straight left to Fits nose and
followed it up with two more weak lcftT
to the face. fitz smiled rs he swung 4
Gardner head Fitz missed left swing
for the head and Gardner rushed in and
got right and left to the body. Gardner.
then hit Fitz rather low and was caution
several good rights The bell rang with
Gardner fighting fiercely and he succeed
ed in landing several short arms TO Fits
stomach. 10th Were weak.
Round "o.--l'itz missed a straight loft
for the face and they went 10 n ciinch.
Fitz led with his left for the face and III :,
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Gardnrr got in a light left to the stomach
and blocked two left swings for the body:
Gardner swung . right TO the body and
in n mi,;up landed several rights and lefts
TO the body. They cinched and the ref
cree could hardly separate them F'itz
sent n straight left to the face and both
Of the hanging on. Gardner was clinging
to Fitz and Referee Graney could not sep
arate them the final gong rang.
Craney. promptly gave the decision to
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