Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-21
0'Brien Won From Fitz in the
Thirteenth Round.
OLD BOXER COLLAPSED
TOMMY LOWE KNOCKED OUT
HART IN FIRST ROUND.
Good Bowling Scores-Racing at New
Orleans-Golfng and Base
Ball Notes.

SAN FRANCISCO, December 21.-Youth
and ability won, and age and cleverness
went down to final defeat last night. when
Jack O'Brien of Philadelphia dropped Rob
ert Fitzsimmons into athletic oblivion.
The twenty-round fight last night between
FitZsimmons and O'Brien ended at the be-
ginning of the fourteenth round by the ina
bility of Fitz to carry on the fight The
old man was completely exhausted. his
CHI went back him and he came
very near fainting in his corner. What
made his collapse the more pitiable was
that up to this time he had put up rat
Ting good fight, but youth was not to be
denied. and the old man of the ring could
not stand the pace and nature forced him
10 quit.
After the fight had been awarded to
O'Brien, FItzsimmons slipped to the floor
and lay PROSTATE in herring There was
a call for a doctor, as It was seen that
Fitzsimmons was in a state of collapse.
He revived, however, In few minutes
and with the assistance Of his seconds was
able to leave the ring. In his dressing
room he was attended by physicians.
o'Brien gave a remarkable exhibition OF
sparring and footwork. He ducked, dodged,
and sjde-stepped in a manner that was be-
widering F'itz would swing and find only
space several times nearly going through
the ropes from the force of his m1sspent
blows.
O'Brien Jeered and Kissed.
O'Brien would straighten up and dash In
a wicked cutting left which. while not pos
sessing knock-down force, was sufficient to
trouble the former champion. Fitzsim-
mons had the sympathy of the enormous
crowd, which jeered and Missed OBrien
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 older fighter, who was
known to possess dangerous punch.
While pounded in the face and several
times in Jeopardy, Fitz always managed TO
come to and resume the fight. Just at the
close OF the thirteenth round he Iandeo
left on O'Briens stomach, but the Pmlaoei,
phian came back with similar blow and
followed 1t with a left to the jaw. The gong
rang for the close of the round and F1tz
walked to his corner. As he sat down he
said to Graney: He hit me In the stomach
and 1t is all over"
Then his head fell over on his breast, his
whole body collapsed and he was unable to
proceed. Referee Graney then awarded the
fight to O'Bren.
OBrien fought the same kind Of a fight
that he did with Kaufman, jumping In and
landing right and left jabs on Fitzs mouth
and nose Nine blows out or ten t9at
o Brien delivered were on these spots. He
seldom reached the body, while most of
Fitz's blows were effective just above the
belt.
The first round was fairly even, the men
sizing each other up. F'itz followed OBrien
around the ring and tried to reach his Jaw
with his right and left swings, but his sight
seemed affected. as he could not connect.
Few blows were landed.
In the second round OBrien began his
tactics of jabbing. landing five or six
straight punches to the mouth and nose.
Fitz being apparently unable to protect
himself. Fitz again rushed his man around
the ring trying to land a haymaker, which
he failed to do.