Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-26
FlTz WINS
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ribs. They then exchanged blows TO
the body. Fitz missed left swing for
The face and was met with a straight
right to the body. Gardner followed it
With Il 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 do much
sparring. He got in left straight to
Garuners jaw and missed one to the
same place. Fitz swung terrific right
to the jaw and rushed Gardner to the
ropes. Fitz put his left TO the face
ana right to the body. Gardner was
fighting back hard. Fitz gave flash
of his old fire in this round and drew
Gardner on. This was Fits round.
He received no attention from his Sec
ondS at the conclusion Of the round.
Round 5-t'itz swung a right to the
jaw. Gardner came up fighting wildly.
FitZ forced him to the ropes with a
straight left to the jaw, sending Gard
ner against the ropes. Fitz then hook
cd q vicious right to the jaw and Gard
ner went to the floor. He came up and
Fitz planted several frightful lefts and
rights to the face and body that sent
the Lowell man to his corner Sroggy.
The tumult for Fitz at this stage was
tremendous. Fitz was very cool. He
nearly had Gardner out twice.
Round 5-Fitz landed a left swing to
the jaw and Gardner went down for the
count of nine. INitZ chased him around
the ring ana had Gardner staggering.
Fitz forced Gardner to the ropes with a
left to the body. They came to a mix
up, Gardner being desperate and rush
ing. he was bleeding from the nose
Eitz swung left and right to the face
and forced Gardner to a clinch. 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 a left
and right to the body without apparent
damage. F'itz had the crowd guessing
as to whether he was shamming or ac-
tually tired.
Round 6--FltZ missed right swing
for the head and backed away from
Gardner Fitz missed another left for
the head and then sent in straight
right to the head as Gardner was going
away. ITitz took u couple of left jabs
to the face in order to get in a right. but
he was short. Fitz cleverly evaded sew
eral right and lcfts for the body and
they mixed it i'll a corner. fighting
tamely. Both exchanged straight
lefts to the face and Gardner drove a
straight right to the body. The GROVE
Kissed ct the tancness of the fighting
After a mixup Fitz caught Gardner
with left and right to the face, cutting
Gardeners eye open. Gardner got i'll a
straight left to the stomach at the
clang Of the bell.
Round T-Fitz rushed in and swung hard
with left and right to the head. He
fought ficrceiy in a mixup and FitZ was
missed for holding on. Gardner missed +
hard right swing for the law. Fitz swing
his left hard to the jaw and Gardner
countcred with his right to the jaw and
left to the body. Gardner missed a right
uppercut for the jaw and chased l7itz tC
a corner without landing a blow. F'it2
then missed left swnS for the jaw. Boil
men looked very tired at this stage. They
got to close quarters and both tried lefts
ana rights for the body. but the efforts
We're futile. The gong found both nleE
fighting tanleiy. with the crowd icering
AID urging them on. Fitz appears to be
losing his speed and seems content with
acting more on the defence.
found S-BOth were short with let's for
the face. Fitz tented with right and put
q good left to the face. The Autralian
was backing away, allowing Gardner to
do the leading. Gardner finally planted
left and right to the stomach and a left
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Il vicious left for the jaw and sent a
straight left lightly to the face. F'itz
missed left ana right swings for the body
and they came to Il cinch in Gavdncrs
corner. tiiz sent Gardner against the
ropes with left and right to the jaw ana
then put left to the jaw and a right to
The body. Gardner then cinchcd and
blocked q; right and left uppcrcut for the
Jaw. Etz improved again III this round
and had the advantage.
Round 9-Thc Cornishman backed
away, allowing Gardner to do the lead
ing. Gardner was short with a left for the
head and missed a right swing for the
body. Iitz then met him with Il left hook
to the jaw and danced away Us the Lowell
man chased him around the ring. F'itz
iiils-S"u a. i.uiu icil SWING Ioi lllc DoiS
Gardner continued to chase FitZ around
the ring, but did not succeed in landing.
FitZ finally waded in and forced Gardner
to the ropes, but more from wrestling
than from blows. Gardner swung a good
right TO the kidneys and swung d right
to the jaw as the bell sounded, but it was
IL CHANGING blow and F'itz only smiled.
F'itz has slowed up considerably but is
evidently laying for his famous knockout
punch
Round 10-FitZ missed fierce right
hook for the head and Gardner was
wild with a right swing. Fitz backed
away ard Contentcd himself with block
ing Gardeners leads. Fitz joltcd Gard
ner With q left TO the jaw. but Gardner
retaliatcd with q hard right to the jaw.
Fitz hooked his left TO the face and
they came together. Fitz broke it up
with Il left hook TO the stomach ana
Gardner jabbed Fits mouth three
times with his left, drawing blood.
FitZ crossed y left 10 the face. Gardner
kept jabbing with his left TO the mouth
and ntaIiZing Bob. Fitz. however,
took the blows in good nature. They
CAME together with considerable force
ut the close of the round and Gardner
slipped to his launches. He was up