The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-22
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LOSES THE FIGHT
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| F1tz then missed teartul right tor
jaw and went to his knees from the
force of missed blow. The bell rang
with men in clinch.
Round Seven-They rushed to a
clinch and F1tz again missed O'Brien
foot with right swing. O'Brien then
as flash, worked right and left
swings to the jaw. Fitz, however,
went after Jack, sending left to face
and stiff right uppercut to body.
Fitz sent his left to o'Brien's face and
followed It with right swing to body,
but OBrien countered with two wick
ed right smashes to face, one of which
raised big lump over Bob's right eye.
Jack had the advantage Of the round.
Both men had put up a great fight UP
to this stage.
Round Eight-They went to a clinch.
Jack missed with left and right for
the face and then drove straight leIt
to face. Fitz missed q hard left for
jaw, but minute later worked his left
to jaw twice and O'Brien was caution
ed for holding Jack ripped in nasty
left over the eve and a minute later,
hoored Bob with a stiff right to the
jaw. OBrien drove his right to body
and forced FitZ to ropes with two hard
lefts to the face.
As the round ended Fitz appeared
TO recuperate, but went to his corner
rather unsteady. 1t was OBrien's
round by big margin.
in a straight left to face and they
clinched. Jack hooked his right over
the heart and blocked a hard right
counter for the head. Fitz missed two
for the jaw and O'Brien met him with
straight right to the stomach. Both
appeared tired and Fits face present.
ed bloody sight, Jack, as the bell
rang, raised Fitz off the floor with a
right on the jaw OBrien had hon
ors safe up to this stage Of the fight.
Round Ten-Fitz wades in with left
swing for the jaw. Jack sent stiff
jab to the face but Fitz retaliated
with powerful right over heart and
swung his left to face. O'Brien shot
in two lefts TO face as Fitz missed a
right swing and quickly iabbed his left
twice over the mouth. O'Brien's foot
work and blocking was too much for
Bob. Fitz's two hard punches were
the best of the fight so far.
Round Eleven-O'Brien planted
right to the face but Fltz quickly shot
two powerful blows to face. They
mixed. Fitz drove O'Brien to the ropes
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at this. Fitz sends hooks to face and
forced OBrien 10 ropes with right and
left to face The be,i closed the
round. This was Fits round and cas-
lily the best so far O'Brien appeared
worried as he took his corner. Fitz's
rally In this round caused a terrific
uproar among the spectators.
Round Twelve-O'Brien drove Fitz
against the ropes with two lefts to the
face and Fitz retaliated with light left
to face. Fitz chased O'Brien around
the ring but missed several leads.
O'Brien worked in straight left that
started blood afresh from Fitz's sore
mouth. At close range Fitz clouted
0'Brien on the jaw with left and after
electrified the crowd with some Won
derful foOtwork, during which he sent
three lefts to Bobs tace. This was
O'Brien's round.
Round Thirteen-FitZ sent 0'Brien
back with left swing to the jaw and
a moment later shot O straight left to
face. 0'Brien then blocked some mas
ty blows and shot two lefts to the
face as the Cornishman forced him
around the ring. Fitz planted hard
left to body and they mixed it botn
landing left and right short arm blows
over the heart. 1t was a stirring round
and FitZ appeared to have the advant-
age. After Fitz went to his corner he
suddenly collapsed blood flowing free
ly from mouth and nose. 1t was seen
that he was badly hurt. A doctor was
hastily summoned FitZ was able to
rise shortly after tho doctor had en-
tered the ring
O'Brien was the winner. 1t appears
Fitz was seized with sudden faintng
iit and hemorIhages as his seconds
were working over him conditioning
him for the next round. There was
nothing to indicate that Fitz was in
distress when he took his seat after
thirteenth round.
When Referee Graney saw Fitz's
condition he Immediately awarded the
contest TO OBrien.