The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-21
JACK O'BRIEN WON
 FROM PRESENTATIONS
Thirteenth Round Proved Un- lucky for Former Champion
PHYSICAL CONDITION BAD
He Could Not Stand the Awful Strain and Collapsed in His Corner. Graney Gives o'Brien
 the Decision.

Mechanics Pavilion, San Francisco, De- cember 20-Robert Fitzsimmons collapsed at the close of the thirteenth round of his fight with Jack OBrien. 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 wonder of the age was .'all in" Referee Graney saw his condition and awarded the fight to O Brien.
 While punched in the face and badly cut up, and several times in jeopardy Fitz always managed to come to and re- sume the fight Just at the close of the thirteenth round he landed left on OBrien's stomach, but the Philadelphian came back with similar blows and follow ed it with left to the jaw The gong rang for the close of the round and Fitz walked to his corner. As he sat down he said to Graney:
 Eddie, he hit me in the stomach and it's all over"
 Then his head sank and Bob Fitzsim- sons was defeated.
 Referee Graney said:
 "Fitzsimmons showed his class. OBrien is a wonderful boxer and the old man stood up and took his punishment Occa- sionally he showed flash of his old-time form, but his strength could not last"
 After the fight had been awarded to OBrien, Fitz slipped to the floor and lay prostrate in the ring. There was a call for doctor, as 1t was seen that he was in state of collapse. He revived, however in a few minutes and with the assistance of his second was able to leave the ring.
 Brien gave d remarkable exhibition of sparing and foot work He tucked, lodged and sde-stepped in manner that was bewildering. Fitzsimmons would swing and find only empty air, and several times nearly went through the ropes from the force of his misspent blows.
 OBrien would straighten up and dash in a wicked, cutting left, which while not possessing knock down force, was sufficient to jar the old gladiator.
 Ftzsimmons had the sympathy of the enormous crowd which jeered and hissed OBrien when he tucked and ran away.
 
 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 lit- tk speech in which he said he had done his best. He said he had fought his last fight.
 O'Brien Was Favorite.
 When Fitzsmmons and "Philadelphia" ho chanics' Pavilion to battle for the light weight honors O'Bren was favorite in the betting at 10 to s. The shifting of odds for the Phladelphian to favoritism came rather suddenly. At late hour this even ing the Cornishman was a pronounced first choice. due to many large bets which had been placed early in the week. OBrien's supporters then materiaized in unexpected numbers and at o'clock this afternoon the odds were at eVens. The large blocks of O'Brien money continued to roll into the pool sellers boxes and the price was quickly cut to 10 to in O'I3riens favor.
 The men had agreed to fight at catch weights OBrien gave out his weight at 165 pounds while Fitzsimmons is said to have tipped the beam at 15S.
 Mechanics Pavilion held one of the greatest crowds in it's history. The gal leries bulged with congested mass of humanity and hundreds were denied ad- mission to the upper part of the house. On the main floor every seat was occu. pied. Two four-round preliminaries pre- ceded the feature event. In the first round not more than four blows were exchanged OBrien contented himself with dancing about with Ftzsmmons following, but seldom attempting to land. In the second round Ftzslmmons crouched low and after O Brien had 1aff wi laff and righ. to the face and E'itzsimmons partially landed a straight left and right to the face and body. Fitz drove O Brien Into a corner and then cleverly tucked hard left intended for the jaw. In the break that followed Fitz got in n little uppercut to the jaw. O'Brien suddenly shot bis left To the jaw and catching Fitz eff his balance drove right and left to the face and then clinched. O Brien was very active. Ftz missing him foot at times. Fitz showed up his right to the face and O Brien countered with a short-arm jab, but the bell rang.
 Solar Plexus Blow.
 Round 3 As O'Bren backed away, Fitz caught him with a hard left the jaw and a moment later shot his left to the face Fitz drove left hard to solar plexus and mixing 1t worked his left to the face. OBrien just as the bell rang 
 the nose and sent him to the floor. Ii was not d clean blow. being more of a push.
 Round l. O Brien forced Fitz nearly through the ropes with a rush and Fitz fell on his left knee. He was up quickly and put a stiff left over O Brens eye OBrien then drew blood from Fitz's mouth and nose.
 Round 3. O Brien planted his left quick ly to Fitz's sore face and moment later drove two more lefts to the same place OBrien begged away with his left and Fitz again bled profusely from mouth ano nose Finally Fitz caught o'Brien ovel the mouth. bringing blood. O'Brien put in two lefts. but Fitz countered witt hard right and left to jaw.
 Round 6 Fitz met OBrien with crushing left as the latter led. but tho blow was partly blocked. F'itz received two straight left jams on the face ana after missing right and left for the jaw landed right swing on the ear.
 Round '. O'Brien planted a right over the kidney and quick as a flash worked right and left swings to the jaw. Fit went after O'Brien, sending left to tht face. and followed it with right swing [, the body. but O'Bren countered with two wicked right smashes to the face. one o which raised big lump over Bob's right eye.
 Round 8. O Brien drove straight Jeff to face. Fitz worked his left to the jaw