Evening journal., 1905-12-21
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Edited by Harold Harvey.

reaching him easily. IoWaru tine close
Of the round OBren landed three hard
blows on Fltz's mouth. Fitz's sight
seemed poor, as he missed two fine
chances to uppercut O'Bmen.
ROUND 3-Fit2 led with a hard left
on O'Brien's chest, but O'Brien came
back with two lefts to the mouth and
nose. but they were not hard blows.
After a rally. Fitz made a rush for
lOBrien and crowded him to the ropes
and narrowly missed a heavy right to
the jaw. Again Fitz rushed his man,
and in a series Of rushes had all the
best OF it landing left and right on
lOBrien's jaw, but just before the end
OF the round O'Bmen landed clean
right iab on Bob's mouth just as he
went to jump back and Fitz landed
squarely on his back. Despite this &c
was Fitz's round.
ROUND 4-Fitz started IN with
rush and nearly was tumbled over from
a wild blow. O'Bren stood up to his
work well and landed a stiff night on
Fitz's nose. drawing blood. In "a rush
lOBrien crowded Fitz to the ropes and
knocked Fitz over the ropes. He re-
covered. and again Fitz rushed O'Brien
and landed "a stin right TO the jaw.
lOBuen jumped In and landed o hard
right and left TO the nose, tit2 being
apparently unablet oprotect himself
At the end OF the round Fitz was
pretty groggy having received three
hard blows to the mouth, one at the
ming side. Ftz's main trouble seemed
to be hack of sight
ROUND 5-OBricn started out jump
ing IN with short jabs and landing two
stiff lefts on Fitzs nose Fitz was
bleeding badly and seemed unable to
stop O'Brien's jabs. as landed both
night and left on the sore mouth Ftz
livened up for minute and landed a
good left to OBnen's neck, but O'Bmen
came back with the deadly jabs TO the
mouth and nose. At the end OF the
lround in sharp rally. Fitz held his own
lwell. landing a stin right and left to
lOBren's body. The round was even.
! ROUND 6--Fitz started rushing with
the left lead, but missed. O'Brien came
back. and there was some pretty feint-
ing with no heavy blows. Fltz was
levidently trying to force a knockout on
1.-THE jaw, but OBren was keeping away.
, In a rally. Fitz landed "a powerful left
ION O'Brlens body After another rally.
Fitz landed powerful right on
,O'Bnen's mouth and then followed him
around the ring. O'Bren evadlng
meeting. Fdtz made a Terrible rush at
lO'Brien, missing him and coming to
his knees at the ropes. This was Fitz's
round.
ROUND 7-O'Brien jumped I'm and
landed a stif iab to the mouth but
FNtz followed him up. missing both
right and left. In "a fierce rally. Fitz
landed twice on O'Brien's mouth heavy
lly O'Brien jumped in again. trying to
land another jab In the mouth, but Fitz
avoided him 30 cleverly that the house
cheered him. Fitz landed a heavy right
blow on the wind. In a rally, O'Brien
landed a heavy blow over Fdtz's right
eye, partially closing It,
ROUND S-O'Brien began forcing the
( inghtlng jumping in and trying to land
jabs on the mouth, but Fitz was too
clever. Again O'Brien rushed and re-
ceived a stiff left on the neck that sent
him back a yard. Bob followed him
around the ring, landing right and left
on the body O'Buien narrowly escaped
a knockout punch. O'Brlen hung on
and the crowd hooted him. IL was
evident that Fits blows hurt him.
After a rally O'Brien knocked Fitz to
the carpet. He came up very groggy
He rushed O'Brien clear across the ring.
but he could not protect himself
lO'Brien hitting him with right and left
lon mouth. but he was afraid OF Fitz's
lblows that he could not follow up his
advantage. The round ended with Fhz
lstalling for time
ROUND 9-Fitz recuperatod during
the rest and began on the aggressive.
but could not connect with either right
or left
Tired as Fitz was. ne kept O'Brien of
by feinting. hut finally at close quarters
lO'Bren landed several stif blows to
Fitzs mouth, making the old man grog-
igy but the gong saved him.
ROUND 10-Fitz started rushing. but
lO'Buen easily evaied his blows. and In
turn began ja.bbing him with right and
left IN the mouth, blows which Fitz
seemed unable to stop Fitz forced the
fighting landing a hard left on O'Brlen's
mouth, making him spit blood The
round ended even, Fitz showing re-
markable recuperative ability
ROUND 1i-OBrien jumped for the
face but Fitz got i'm two stiff lefts for
the face which evidently hurt him.
lOBnien gave ground. evidently afraid
lof Fitz's blows. until the crowd hooted.
lOBrien savagely around the ming and
1.-The crowd cheered him as he went 10
his corner.
ROUND 12-O'Brien came up with a
heavy crouch evidently intending to get
In jabs on the face, but F'itz met him
with a hard right 10 the mouth which
jarred him badly.
ROUND 13-Fitz again started on the
aggressive landing both right and left
ION O'Brien's mouth. Fitz crowded his
man TO the corner several times. but
lO'Brien held on for life until the referee
warned him. It was evident that he
feared Fltz's blows. IN a rally. Fitz
landed two rights and two lefts to
lO'Brien's mouth Furnishing him severe
lly. As he followed OBrlen around he
landed heavy left over O'Briens left
ear. Again Fitz rushed and landed a
stin left to o OBrien's body. In return.
Just as the round ended. O'Bren landed
"a heavy uppercut. Fitz was ia faint-
ing condition when O'Brien jumped
lover with the ammonia bottle and re-
wived the old man. OBmen worked over
him and the crowd cheercd. The crowd
lcheered Fltz. who then sat down in his
corner and rested his head In his aru,s
and cried Ike a child