Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-21
O'BRIEN WINS.
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same place. O'Brien pegged away with
his left ana FitZ again bled profusely
from mouth and nose. Finally FitZ
caught O'Brien over the mouth bring
ing blood from his mouth. O'Brien put
in two lefts, but Fitz countered with
hard right and left to the jaw.
Round 6-F'itz met O'Brien with
crushing left as the latter led but the
blow was partly blocked. fltz TOOK
two straight left jabs on the race anu
after missing right and lett Ior 'he
jaw, landed a right swing on the ear
Round 7-O'Brien planted right over
the kidney and quickly as HaSn
worked right and left swings to the
law. Fitz went after O'Brien sending
LEFT to face and a stiff right uppercut
to the body. FitZ put left to O'Briens
face and followed it with right swing
to the body, but O'Brien countered
| with two wicked rights to the face. one
of which raised big lump over Fits
right eye.
Round S-O'Rrien drove straight
| left to the face. F'itz worked his left
to the jaw twice and O'Brien was cau-
toned for holding. O'Brien ripped
nasty left over the eye and a moment
later foored Fitz with a stiff right to
the jaw. Fitz came up apparently
groggy. O'Brien then drove his left
| to the body and forced his man against
the rope with two hard lcfts. O'Brlen
then drove his left to the body and
forced his man again To the ropes.
Then two hard lefts TO face. AS the
round ended Fftz appeared to recuper-
ate but went to his corner rather I'M
steady 1t was O'Brien'S round by
| big margin.
Round 9-Both appeared tired at this
stage and Fits face presented bloody
sight. O'Brien after hooking Il terrific
right to tie jaw followed it with two
| wicked uppercuts and as the bell rang
| nearly raised FitZ off the floor with Il
right hook to the jaw.
| Round 10-O'Brien met Fitz with
| straight Jab on the face, but Fitz re-
| taliated with a powerful right over the
| heart and swung his left to the face.
| O'Bricn shot in two lefts to the face
| as Fitz missed a right swing and
| quickly jabbed his left over the mouth.
| Suddenly FitZ hooked his right with
| great force over the heart, forcing
| O'Bricn to clinch. Fits two heart
punches i'll this round were the best of
| the fight.
Round 11-Fitz in a mix drove
| O'Brien to the ropes with a terrific
right. O'Ericn landed two uppercuts.
| Fi.z complained to the referee that
| O'Brien was hitting low. The crowd
Missed. Fitz forced O'Brien to the ropes.
| Fitz chased his man around the ring
| !andilg a straight left to the face.
1.,,l
| O'Rrien into a neutral corner, O'Brien
electrified the crowd with some fine
work. during which he shot three hard
let's TO Fits face and blocked all at
te,npts of Bob to counter.
Round 13-In mixup F'itZ sudden
ly drove a fearful right to the body
and then q terrific hook to the face
OBrien. however, retaliated with a
hard left uppercut to the jaw. F'itz
then planted hard left to the body
and they mixed it, both landing right
and left blows over the heart. After
Fitz went to his corner he suddenly
collapsed, falling to the floor. Blood
flowed from his mouth and nose and
it was seen that he was badly hurt
a doctor was hastily summoned. Fftz
was able to rise unassisted shortly af-
terward and LEFT the ring. 1t appeared
that he was seized with Il sudden
fainting fit ard hemorrhage as his
seconds We're working over him to
prepare for the next round.
There was nothing to indicate that
F'itz was in distress when he took his
scat after the 18th round. When Ref
cree Graney saw Fits condition he
Immediately awarded the contest tC
O'Bricn.