The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-24
Geo. 7. Brodnax, Inc,
Importing Jewellers
and Diamond Merchants.
Memphis, Tenn,
O'BRIEN AND FITZ
FAST BOUT OF SIX ROUNDS PULLED
OFF IN PHILADELPHIA.
At the End of the Go Both Men are on
their Feet, but Bob In In the
Better Condition of the
Two.

| fastest six rounds ever witnessed in
| this city between men of their weight.
When the gong announced the close
| of the fight both men were on their
| feet. but both bore the marks of the
gruelling fight they had gone through.
Fitzsimmons's lips were twice their
| normal size. and his left eye was
almost closed while OBrien's left eye
was also cut and swollen.
While OBrien landed the greater
number of blows. they did not do
nearly so much damage. as those land
ed by Fitzsimmons and the latter was
the fresher at the close of the fight.
There was not n clean Touchdown dur
ing the bout. but three times O'Brien
to get away from Fitzsimmons and the
third time partly from Fitzsimmons's
right which landed on O'Brien's neck
and partly through the latters feet
getting tangled.
The fight was held on the National
League baseball grounds, the ring be-
ing pitched directly over the pitchers
box and the grand stand Immediately
over the home plat. It was the first
open air boxing exhibition ever given
In this city and the novelty of the af-
fair drew a crowd of about 5000 per-
sons. There was a liberal sprinkling
of women In the grand stand and sit
ting close to the ringside was Mrs.
Il
was to see her husband fight. She
never took her eyes off her husband
during the six rounds. and when Fitz-
simmons sat down at the close of the
fight his wife rushed over TO his cor
ner. climed the steps leading to the
ring and planted kiss on the badly
| swollen lips of her husband.
There were four preliminaries which
served to KEEP the spectators in good
humor.
Five o'clock was the hour set for
the men to enter the ring, but It was
5:06 before Fitzsimmons. accompanied
by Bill Lester. Bonnie Murphy, Joe
| Edmundston and Charley Savidge. his
seconds. made his appearance. Seven
| minutes later O'Brien came on. He
| was looked after by Lew Bailey, Joe
| Hagen, Billy Mccartney and Billy Rey-
| nolds. A long wrangle ensued over
the kind of bandages worn by Fitz-
simmons. Underneath the strips of
muslin were. O'Brien claimed. plaster
| bandages. o'Brien said the bandages
must come off or there would be no
there will be no fight" After keeping
the spectators waiting for ten minutes
Fitzsimmons removed the plaster.
Each man selected his own gloves, and
at 5:2S they were called to the center
of the ring by the referee and given
their instructions.
At $3.50 the gang sounded and the
battle was on.
footwork. darting in and out with
wonderful cleverness, landing light
lefts and an occasional right. FitE-
simmons was content to block, evident
ly endeavoring to land on O'Briens
wind. This opportunity came near the
close of the second round when he
drove his right to O'Briens body with
terrific force. The first three rounds
were in O'Brien's favor. but after that
he grew a trife slow from the awful
pace he had set and FitZsimmons was
able to get in some hard blows on the
body. Both men were covered with
blood when they went to their corners.
at the close of the fifth round, O'Brion
bleeding from q cash over the left eye
and Fitzsimmons from the mouth and
nose.
Both men were in distress when the
sixth round closed, but Fitzsimmons
apparently in the better condition.
Round 1.-Fitzsimmons led with his
left. but missed and as O'Brien duck
ed he landed right on the BACK OF the
neck. O'Brien landed light left on
clinched. Fitzsimmons landed a light
right on OBrien's wind and the latter
drew blood from Fitzsimmons' mouth.
Jack again landed left to Fitzsim-
return. O'Brien then knocked the
skin OFF Fitzsimmons's nose with
light upperccut and drew the blood In
a stream from his mouth. Fitzsimmons
missed n ferocious right ana u brlen'
in an attempt to get away, fell to the
floor. O'Brien had all the best OF the
round. r,,.,
mons missed two lefts. but handed
third on OBrien's jaw. and as the lat
ter rushed in Fltzsimmons drove his
right to the stomach. O'Brien landed
a hard right and left to Fitzsim-
mons's jaw, bringing the blood again.
Fitzsimmons was unable to land with
n'Trian 70 this time.
O'Brien cut Fitzsimmons's left eye with
a short right and moment later
caught him full in the mouth
OBrien's footwork was marvellous ana
landed a hard right to the stomach as
the hell sounded, the most damaging
blow that OBrien had yet received.
Round 3-The men danced about the
ring and then Fitzsimmons missed
hard right for the jaw. He landed
a light left on O'Brien's stomach and
the latter drove a stright left to Fltz-
simmonss mouth, again starting tne
blood. Fitzsimmons landed q nara iett
on OBrien's wind. which made the lat
ter finch OBrien missed a left TO the
face, and the men clinched. Fitzslm,
mons tried a right for the wlnd ana
1t was short. O'Brien countered win
a hard right to face. In an exchange
of blows Bob landed a hard left on
O'Brien's chin. and Jack brought his
left flush on Fitzsimmons's jaw. The
men were clinching at the bell
Round 4.--O'Brien was the first to
land, but missed a left for Fitzsim-
monss face. Bob led with his left
and the men clinched. Fitzsimmons
tried a hard right and as he came in.
O'Brien uppercut him with left.
O'Brien then landed three blows with
out return. Fitzsimmons landed
right on Jacks wind, and the latter
ran away. left to the face again
started the blood from Fitzsimmons's
mouth. Jack landed q light left on
the damaged mouth and the referee
had to separate the men. Fitzsimmons
missed a left for the face, and OBrien
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