Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1905-12-21
FitzsimmOns' Fighting Days
Are All Over.
OLD MAN OF AUSTRALIA
is CLEAR GRIT TO FINISH
CoIIapses Utterly at End Of Thirteenth
Round --0'Brien Gives Wonder
full Exhibition.

| Mechanics Pavilion, San Francisco,
| Cal. Dec 20.--Robert Fitzsimmons
collapsed at the close of the thirteenth
round of his fight with Jack O'Brien.
He had fought hard, but nature could
no longer stand the strain and after
the gong had sounded for the close of
the thirteenth round he walked to his
corner and sat in his chair, Then his
head fell over on his breast, his whole
body collapsed and the fighting Won
der of the age was "all in" Referee
Graney saw his condition and award
ed the fight to O'Brien. While punch
ed In the face and badly cut up and
several times in jeopardy, Fitz always
managed to come to and resume the
| fight Just at the close of the thir-
teenth round he landed a left on o.
Brien's stomach. but the PHILADELPHIA
an camelback with a similar blow and
followed it with left to jaw. The
gong rang for the close of the round
and Ftz walked to his corner. AS he
sat down he said to Referee Graney:
Eddie, he hit me in the stomach and
/ it is all over
Then his head sank and Bob Fltz-
simmons was defeated
Referee Graney said: "Fitz showed
his class, O'Brien is a wonderful box
er, but the old man stood up and took
/ his punishment. Occasionally he
showed flash of his old time form.
but his strength could not last"
4 After the fight had been awarded %
/ O'Brien, Fitz slipped TO the floor and
/ lay PROSTATE in the ring, There was
call for doctor, ms Il was seen ne
was in a state of collapse He reviv-
ed, however In a few minutes and
with the assistance of his seconds was
able to leave the ring O'Brlen gave
a remarkable exhibition of sparring
and footwork He ducked and lodged
and slde-stepped in a manner that
was bewildering. Fitz would swing
and find only the empty air and sever
al times nearly went through the
ropes from the force of his mis-spent
blows.
O'Brien would straighten up and
dash in a wicked cutting left which.
while not possessing knock-down
ANANNt wac suiAANiNill W JdU Ailt Olu
gladiator. Fitz had the sympathy of
the enormous crowd which jeered and
Kissed O'Brien when he ducked and
ran away. But the Philadelphia man
had laid out his plan of battle and
could not be coerced into mixing
things with the old fighter who, was
known to possess "a dangerous punch.
Before Fitz left the ring he made a
little speech In which he said that he
had done his best. He said he had
fought his last fight.
The Fight BY Rounds.
San Francisco. Cal, Dec. 20.-In the
first round not more than four blows
we're exchanged. OBrien contented
himself with dancing about with Fltz-
simmons following, but seldom at
tempting to land.
In the second round Fitzsimmons
crouched low and after O'Brien had
missed left for the face he whipped his
/ left and right to the face and Fltzsim-
/ mons PARTIALLY landed a straight left
md right to face and body. Fitzsim-
mons drove O'Brien into a corner and
/ then cleverly ducked hard left in
/ tended for the jaw. In the break that
/ followed Fitz got in a light uppercut
/ To face. O'Brlen suddenly shot his
! left to face and, catching Fltz off his
balance, drove right and left TO face
and they clinched. OBrien was very
quick. Fitz missing him foot at times
Fitz showed his right to face and
O'Brlen countered with short arm
I jnb as the bell rang.
Round 3.--As O'Brlen backed away
Fltz caught him with hard left upon
the Jaw and a moment later shot his
left to face Fitz drove his left hard
to solar plexus and, mixing IT, worked
his left to face. OBren, Just as the
tell rang shot a straight left that
: caught Fitz on the nose and sent him
to the floor. IL was not clean blow.
I however, being more OF punch.
| Round 4.-O'Brien forced Fitz near
ly through the ropes with rush and
Fitz fell heavily on his left knee. He
, was up quickly and then put stiff
left over O'Bren's eye. oBrlen drew
) blood from Fitzs mouth and nose. Il
was O'Brien's round.
Round s.-O'Brien planted his left
quickly to Fitz's sore face and a mo-
menf later drove Two more leIts 10
the same place. O'Bren pegged away
with his left and Fftz again bled pro-
fusely from the mouth and nose. Fin
ally Fitz caught O'Brlen over bhe
mouth. bringing blood from his
mouth. o'Brien put in two lefts. but
Fitz eountered with telling right and
left swings to jaw.
Round 6.---F1tz met oBr1en with a
crushing left as the latter led but the
blow was partially blocked. Fltz re-
celved two straight iabs on the face
and after missing right and left swings
for the jaw. landed a right swing 70
the ear O'Brien continued to display
wonderful footwork but eased up con-