Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-21
F1Tz SAYS TT Is ALL OVER"
LOTS Or O'BRIEN MONEY.


but his strength could not last"
LOTS Or O'BRIEN MONEY.
When Robert Fitzsimmons and Phila-
1eiphia Jack O'l3ren entered the ring
tonight at Mechanics Pavilion to fight
'or the lisht heavyweight honors,
O'Brien was favorie in the betting at
10 to g. This afternoon Fitzsimmons was
pronounced choice. due to many large
bets which had been placed early in the
week. O'Brien supporters then came
out large numbers and tonight the
odds were at evens. Large blocks of
DBrien money continued to roll into the
ocol sellers boxes and the price was
quickly cut TO TO in OBriens favor.
Tho mon had agreed to fight at catch
weights. OBrien gave ont his weight
at l65 pounds, while Fitzsimmons is said
to have tipped tie scales ut 15s pounds.
PAVILION PACKED Full.
Mechanics Pavilion held one of the
greatest crowds in its history. The
galleries bulged with n congcsted hui
mantY. On the main door every seat
was occupied. Two preliminaries pre-
ceded the feature event.
In the first round not more than four
blows We're exchanged. O'Brien con-
.cntcd himself with dancing about with
Fit2simmons following. but seldom at
tempting to land
In the second round Fitzsimmons
crouchcd low aud after O'Brien had
missed left for the face. lie whipped
his left and right to the face and F'itz-
simmons landed Il straight left to the
face and body. lie then drove O'Brien
into a corner and then clcverly ducked
left intended for the jaw
O'BEIEN VERY QUICK.
In Tie break that followed, Fitz got in
light upper cut to the jaw OBrien sud-
denly shot his left to the Jaw catching
Fitz off his balance. drove right and left
to the face and then clinchod. O'Brion
was very quick, Fitz missing him Il foot
at times. litz showed his right To the
face and O Briea countered with "A short
arm jah as Tie bell rang
rs % i3rien backed away in the third
Fiiz caught him with hard left on the
jaw and a moment later shot his left to
the face. Fitz drove his left hard ia
the solar pleXus and mixing it. worked
his l'ft to the face. O'Bren Just rs the
bell rang shot Il straight left that caught
l'itz on the nose ana sent him 10 ;he ilnor.
u was not a clean blow being more of n
push.
. B!i"n forced Fi,Z to the ropes in the
fourth in a rush and Titz fell on his left
kno" lie Was up quickly and put a stiff
I"ft over OBricn's eye. OBrien then
drew blood from Ftz's mouth and nose
POUNDED THE SORE SPOT.
Oliti"n planted left quickly To Fitz's
sore face in tho fifth and a moment later
Grove two more icfts to the same Mace
- Bri"n begged away with his left and
IltZ again bled profusoly from mouth
and nose. Finally F!tz caught O'Brien
oyer the mouth bringing blood from his
mouth. O Brien put in two let's but Iitz
countcrrd with hard right and loft ia tho
jaw.
In the next round Fitz met O. Brien with
IA crushing left as the latter led. but the
blow was partly blocked. Fitz took two
straight left jabs on the face and later
landed right to the face.
G'Brion planted right over the kidneys
and quick as a flash worked right and loft
SWINGS 10 the jaw. This was the seventh
round ,'tz went after O'Bren sending
left to face and n stiff right upper cut
to the body. I'i2 put left to O'Bricn's
face and followed it with right swing to
the body, but O'Bren countercd with two
wicked rights to the face one of which
raised big lump over Fitz's right eye.
CAUTIONED FOR HOLDING.
- Brien drove straight left to the
face. Fitz worked his left to the jaw
twice and O'Brien was cautioned FOR
holding. O'Brien ripped n nasty left
over the eye and a moment laten floored
Fitz with a stiff right to the jaw. Fitz
came up apparently groggy. OBrien
then drove his right to the body and
forced his man again to the ropes with
two hard let's. OBrien then drove his
left to the body and forced his man
again to the ropes. Then came two
hard lefts to face As the round ended