The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-11-26
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danced around lively and ducked a left
for the jaw. They came together with
out result and Fitz missed a left swing
for the jaw and then received a similar
blow from Gardner. Fitz sent a straight
left on the chest. The fighting was
slow, both men taking great care.
Gardner was short with a right upper
cut for the jaw. Both missed lefts for
the head and Gardner received sting
ing straight left to the jaw. Fitz fol-
lowed this with another left to the jaw
and a right to the stomach. F'itz sent
Gardeners head back with a. left hook
on the jaw. Gardner then placed right
| to face. Fitz blocked hard left for
the stomach and the bell rang. The
advantage was slightly with Fitz, who
received absolutely no attention from
his seconds when he went to his cor
ner. Fitz appeared to be suffering
| from a cold WI, 4 I, .>s~. ...
Round AFTER considerable sparring
both missed lefts for the body. Fitz
/ got in a light to the head and Gardner
| landed twice on the kidneys with his
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
| Fitz slipped to the floor ais he backed
from a right swing. Bob drove a
| straight left to the stomach and missed
a right for the jaw. Bob then planted
his left to the body and a right swing
/ to the Jaw. Gardner sent in a right
and left for the body and Bob return
| ed with a right and left to the jaw as
| the bell sounded. This round was COM
| parativaIy even, the advantage, if any,
| being with Gardner. There was not
very much force to most Of the blows
/ landed. -
| ( Round 3-Gardner was short with a
left for the body, and a moment later
drove hard right to the Cornishnan's
ribs. They then. exchanged blows to
the body. Fsitz missed a left swing for
| the face and was met with a straight
right to the body. Gardner followed ii
with right swing to the ribs and two
rights to the kidneys. Gardner sent in
left and right to the jaw. Fitz was
trying occasional swings and did not dc
much sparring. He got in left straight
to Gardeners jaw and missed one to the
same place. Fitz swung a terrific right
to the jaw and rushed Gardner to the
ropes. Fitz put left to the race and
right to the body, Gardner fighting
back hard. F'itz gave a flash of his Ole
fire in this round and drew Gardner
This was Fits round. He received nc
attention from his seconds at the con-
clusion of the round.
| Round 4-Fitz swung a right to the
jaw and they mixed it, Bob duclSing
and blocking cleverly. Fitz 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 then sent Gardner down for seven
seconds with two straight lefts to the
Jaw. Gardner came up fighting wildly
Fitz forced him to the ropes with a
! straight left to the jaw, sending Gard
1er against the ropes. Fitz then hook
ed vicious right to the jaw and Gard.
ner went to- the floor. He came I'D and
F'itz planted several frightful lefts and
| rights to the face and body that sent
the Lowell man to his corner groggy
| The tunult for Fitz at this stage was
s., tremendous. F'itz was very cool. He
NEARLY had Gardner out twice.
| Round 5-Fitz landed left swing to
the jaw and Gardner went down for the
count of nine, Fitz chased him around
| the ring and had Gardner staggering
Fitz forced Gardner to the ropes with
a left to the jaw and a right hook to the
body. Fitz hooked in hit and put in d
| left to the body. They came to a mix.
| up, Gardner being desperate and rush
ing. He was bleeding from the nose
Fitz swung left and right to the face
and forced Gardner to cIinch. Fitz
laughed and tried to create an impress
sion of being tired. Gardner drove in
! two lefts and right to the body. As
! the gong rang Gardner put in left and
right to the body without apparent
damage. Fitz had the crowd guessing
as to whether he was shamn1ing or ac-
| tually in earnest.
| Round 6-Fitz missed right swine
fer the head and backed away from
Gardner. Fitz missed another left fol
| the head and then sent in a straigh,
fright to the head as Gardner was coins
away. Fitz took a couple Of left jabs
to tue face iii order to get in a right
but he was short. Fitz c1everly evadec
several rights and let's for the body
and they mixed it in corner, ightins
tanely. Both exchanged straight Iefts
to the face and Gardner drove straight
4 right to the body. The crowd Kissed al
| the tameness of the fighting. After q
mix-up Fitz caught Gardner with left