Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-26
F|TZaNkONS WON OUT.
Was Given Decision Over Gard
ner After Twenty Rounds
of Poor Fighting
GARDNER OUT OF HIS CLASS
He Landed InfrequentIy On His OPP
ponent and Never With Sufficient
Force to Do Any Particular Damage
Fight Did Not please the Crowd
Other News.

San Francisco. Nov 26.-Bob Fitz-
simmons proved last night that he was
not a dead one" when he outboxeG
and outgeneraled George Gardner fol
| twenty full rounds. Fitzslmmons was
| awkward and cunning as of yore, and
there was not a moment when he. was
old man could avoid punishment from
Gardner, he could not knock his oppo-
net out, although he landed number
of vicious blows. From his perform
ance last night Gardner is not in fitz-
simmons class. He landed once in
awhile but Fitzsimmons was always
going away from him and his blows
We're harmless. Several times Fitz-
simmons apparently had Gardner al
most out, but he was either too tired
or lacked his old strength and could
not land knockout punch.
The fight did not please the crowd.
and Referee Graney, who said it was
w
gave the decision to Fitzsimmons be-
cause the latter scored knockdowns.
Fitz said the reason that he did not
put Gardner out was because he broke
the knuckles of both hands early In
the contest.
Gardeners eye was cut open and his
nose knocked askew, while Fitz bled
a little at the mouth. Beyond that
there was no damage done to either
man.
Round 1.-They went ito the centec
quickly and INDUCED in sparring. Gard
ner danced around lively and ducked
a vicious left for the jaw. They CANA
together without result, and Fitzsim-
mons missed left swing for the jaw,
and then evaded a similar blow from
Gardner. Fitzsimmons sent a straight
left high on the chest. The fighting
was slow. both men exercising great
care. Gardner was short with right
uppercut for the jaw. Both then
missed lefts for the head. but NOM
ent later Gardner received singing
straight left to the jaw. F1tzsimmons
followed this with another left to the
law and a right to the stomach. Fitz-
simmons sent Gardeners head back with
a left hook to the jaw. Gardner then
planted straight to the face. F1tz-
simmons blocked hard left for the
stomach as the bell rang. The advan-
tage was slightly with Fitzsimmons,
who received absolutely no attention
from his seconds as he went to his cor
ner. Fftzsimmons appeared to be SUI
fering from cold.
Round 2-This round was about
even. the advantage, II any, being with
Gardner. Gardner drove his right twice
to the body and received left to the
body and a right to the jaw in re-
turn. Gardner sent in forceful right
and left to the body. and Fitzsimmons
retaHated with q right and left to the
jaw as the bell sounded.
Round 3.-This was Fitzsimmons'
Fitz tried occasional swings
and did not do much sparring. He
swung terrific right to the jaw and
rushed Gardner to the ropes. Gardner
fought back hard but did not damage.
Fitz received no attention from his
seconds at the end OF the round.
Round 4-In the fourth round Fitz
forced the fighting, Gardner fighting
wildly. During the round Fitz hooked
n terrific right to the jaw and Gardner
went to the floor. When he came he
planted several rights and lefts to the
face and body and nearly had Gardner
out. There was tremendous cheering
for Fltz.
Round Sat the opening Fitz swung
left to the Jaw and Gardner again
went down to the count of nine. Fitz-
simmons forced Gardner to the ropes
with n left to the jaw and right hook
to the body. Fitzsimnnons looked a
bit tired. but put in stiff left to the
body. They came to a nrtx-up. Gard
ner being desperate and rushing. He
was bleeding from the nose.
In rounds 6, and neither man did
much fighting, altho both did some
clever sparrlng and the men clinched
several times. Fitz seemed to be los
ing speed. but improved toward the
end of the eighth.
Round 9-Fitz seemed to be playing
for time and Gardner chased him abou,
the ring. Fitz appeared to BE- looking
for chance to get IN Knockout blow
and was batting" his oppopent.
hOuHu lU--1dIdHtI stctilt1 ~ IlatSt
the best of the round and tantalized
the Australian. Fitzsimmons, however
took the blows with View to getting
in good punch. They came together
with considerable force at the close of
the round and Gardner slipped to his
launches. He was up quickly and
went at once to his corner.
Round II - Fitzslmmons caught
Gardner with the right to the stomach
and then hooked him viciously with a
left on the wind. Fitzsimmons fought
hard, but Gardner blocked him. Gard
nar's punches seemed to lack force.
Gardner swung his left to the body
and backed away from two left swings
for the face. FGtzsimmons jolted Card
rer with a straight left to the stom-
ach. and Fitzsimmons cleverly blocked
GARDENERS attempts. Fitzsimmons took
most of the light Blows, but blocked
the hard ones. Gardner sent straight
right to the face. but Fitzsi,nmons
sailed in with a left swing to the jaw,
staggering Gardner. The gong rang at
his stage Fitzsimmons had the adj
vantage of the round.
Rounds ~ and 13.-The only damage |
lone in these rounds was a hard right |
o the jaw by Fitz at the close of the
thirteenth, sending Gardner to the
loor.
Round 14.-Gardner was short with a |