The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-24
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S,Fitzsin1ions and OBricrl In
Fast and Fierce Bottt
iii Philadelphia.
NO DECISION is RENDERED
Fight Wash, Open Air and Was q
Witnessed by About
5000 People.
NO DECISION is RENDERED n |: / I

All
5000 People. b.
| (By Associated Press) @ q
PHILADELPHIA, PA, July 23.-Jack
o,I5rlen and Bob Fitzsimmons today
fou gllt the fastest six-ro,ind bout ever
witnessed In this city between men Of
their weight. When the gong announced
the close OF tho fight, both men we're ''t on
their feet, but both bore the marks OF
the gruelling fight they had Just gone S
througli.s Fitzsimmons's lips were twtc Q
their normal size and his left ,sa $.
almost closed, while O'Brien' 81 left eye
was also cut and Glen il S9.s
While O'Bricn landed the greater mum
Der OF blows, they did not do nearly 80
much damage rs those landed by Fisz.
and the latter was freshors Mt the close
OF the fight. There was not clean
knock down during the bout. but three
times O'Brien went to the floor. twice
III ondeavorlng to get away from Fitz.
and the Is third time partly from Fits
right, which landed on O'Briens neck,
and partly through the latter's feet get
ting tangled, III
The fight was held on tho NATIONAL
League base.ballS grounds, the ring be-
Ing pitched directly between the pit cher.s
box and tho grand stand, Immediately
over tho homo plate. 1t was the fret
open air boxing contest ever given In.
this city, and the novelty Of tho affair;
drew crowd 81 about 6, 900 persons.
Fight by Rounds.
The story OF the fight told by rounds
Els as follows:
a Round 1-Fitzslmmons led with his n
loft. but missed. and as O'Brien ducked,
he landed a. right on tho back Of The
neck. o. Brien landed light left on
Fits face and the men clinched. So
n Fitzsinmons Aded a light right on
O'Bricn's wind. and the latter drew the
blood from Fitzsimmonss mouth. Jack
again landed O left to Fits rose;S and J
got away without n return. Q Brlen thenf.
knocked the Skin off Fits nose with !!
a light uppercut, and drew tic blood in
u stream fromShis mouth. lctzsmmons 4
missed a u fcrocious right, and Q Brten,
In attempting to get away fell to the
floor. O'3rien had all the best Of the
round. N
Round 2-Both fcinted. and Fitz missed
two lefts, but@l landed hard on O Brien's
Jaw, and, as the latter rushed in, Fltz
drove his right to stomach. O'Brien
landed a hard right and left to Fitz's
Jaw. bringing the blood q gain. Fitz was
unable to land with success on O. Brien I
up to this time. o Brien cut Fitzsin,-
mons's left eye with a short right, and
and a moment later caught him fun In
| the mouth o Brien's foot work was
marvellous, and Fitz was badly winded.
Bob landed q hard right to he stomach
| as the bell sounded, which was the most
damaging blow that O Brien had yet re-
I$ceivedt &
Round s-rhe men danced about the
lrlng, and then Fitz missed hard right
| flor The jaw He landed a light left on
| O'Brfen,s stomach, and the latter drove
a straight left to Fits mouth, again
starting the blood. F'itz landed a hard
Ilcft on O'Brien's wind, which made tho L
|latter&flinch. o Brien missed a left to I
the face and the men clinched. l'ltz
Tried a right for the wind but was short,
Land O'3rien countered with q hard rigl
Ito, the face In an exchange of blows
| Bob landed Il hard left on O. Bricn;s chin,
land Jack brought lis left flush on. Fitzs
Jaw. The mon were cllnclled at the sbcll.9
Fast Fighting. u
| Rcund 40 Brlcn was the first to lead
l5but missed a left for Fits face Bob
led with his left. and the men cllnched K.
Iitz tried hard right, and as he came
Ein o 'Bricn uppcrcut him with a left
|5O'Brien then landed three blows with
| Tout return. Fltz landed rlght Oh II
Jacks wind, and the latter ran away
|A$left to the face again started the
blood from Fits mouth. ia kt landed
"a light left on tho dnmag ed nlout tn ana no
tic referee had to separate the men.
ritz missed o left for Re " faee Sc an ll
| o'Bricn landed 10 hard loft upparcu
|3Fitz brought tho bLonda- frUnl. OssB riGlts
mouth with straight left, but missed.
hard right as the men Yegs se g!ts IL
their corners. ''GI ~ N
Round 5--Fitz missed al left}fo tho face,
and O'Bricn countereds with q right = g.
! tic Jaw. Fitz missed anot-sr left and
| tho men had to DO separated by the ref
lorco. OBrion landed a light one, ana
Titz drove a hard one to @ rien, q vino,
repeating tho blow a. second later.
tOBrlen sent a light right A to the face,
ana as the men came together, O'Brlen
| drove a hard right to Fits wind. 9Thes
men wcro sparring for wind. iITltz land
Cd a light blow on O. Br!en's wind. and
thcn sent n left to the jaw nd q llgnt
On tho wind. which caused O'Br!en 70
j slip 10 the floor. As o Brlen got 70 j MS
! feet, the gong sounded. y'-iAs
Wife Kissed Swollen Lips,
4 RolAld 'G-l7ltz led with q " LETT .558 Plits
missed. lie landed tho same blow q q
SECOND later, and then drove q left , ~
Tie wind which took some OF the steam
Of O'Isrien Iltz opened q cut over
jacks left cyc, and then drove ms righ.
! to the wind. O'I3rlcn landed rlgll T ana
| lett to tho face, but, his blows lacked
power, Fitz landed ID right to the Joy
! and O'Brcn countered with q lc .t ~
4 Fitz's damaged mouth. Both nell 1 were
/ bleeding profiscly. O'Bricns slipped 70 20,
i tho floor In Attempting 10 get away from
i lritzs right I'itz landed q leIt lo
4 Tic wind, and Jack countercd With ~ left
| To tic mouth Tho men were E,cll ncleeSd IS
. as tho gong sounded, As the men walked So
/ to their corners, O'Brien's left eye had
n nasty gash oyer II, aud III - 3lelt ieyaa
4 was almost closed, Nphiles lcitH SUI tlll "
Ills corner, His wife, who had been g.
watching tho fight from thelG rms IN s Y
walked up Tie steps and splar;icd h Kiss
anon her h,lybn nh "a sNnl len llpS. t4sl sf