Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-26
HOW JEFF LICKED FTTz.
Robert Tells About the Terrific WaIlap
the 6oiIermaker Handed Him
Grieved Because Papers Said II Was
Frameup.

Eli never ear of that Jenrles but
what Hi feel dis eartened," said Bob
F'itzsimmons just before he left for
London. E was sure the beginning
of run of bad luck for me.
JEFF viii tell you imself that I'll 'ad
i'm beat up to that heighth Eound. Hi
felt the hold man was coming back.
II was fighting like a cyclone hand
Hi was poundin jeff hall hover the
plice.
Hit was my fight. Hanyone will
tell you that Hup to that time HID
a bet a million dollars on myself
Hi didn't see hany good reason why
Hi shouldn't be confident. Il was
never there with wallc that HI
couldn't duck hor get haway from, and
Hi was beatin i'm somethin' shame
full.
Hand then a horful thing appened.
H know now Just 'ow 1t 'appened. Hi
could Of seen il comm and should of
seen il comm. II ad waInin enough.
but foist off, before Hi know hany
thing. Hi sees Jefrs big fist hup in
the hair.
&c was standin' there like a big
bear with that big paw hup in the
hair. r was just lookin' me hover
and standin' still, hit seemed to me.
for hours. and Hi says to m'self. Hive
got you, and Hive got you good for
Hi thinks to mself 'e's bug standin
there like that Hi frames up one hof
the hold sort, a sidestep TO the left
hand quick shift to the solar pleXuS,
and Him just about slammin' hit hin
we'en something horful 'appened.
That big paw hof is just made
big circle through the hair and landed
huppercuttin, in me ribs.
"Oh. 'ow it did 'urt!
1T just raised me off the floor about
two feet. Hit was just like hexplodin'
Itrf init ant
hup in the hair and sprawled hover
hon my back and Hi knew hit vas all
hover Hi I'd nothing to say. Hi was
tryin' to get to my feet, but Hi was
saying to m'self. 'E's killed yod, hold
man. You'll never get hup hin time
Hand Hi didn't.
When they to Jk me bout of the ring
Hi just cried Hi was so sore hover
that horfHl thing. Hi went to my 'ote.
and tried to sleep, but Hi couldn't
sleep none and Rose she looked after
me and cheered me hup hall she could,
but Hi knew it was no use. That wal
lop 'ad set me back too far.
Hand then next mornin' when 1 see
the pipers me cart is fair broke.
They call it a cross. Guys as
wouldn't know a cross if they met one
in the street says in the pipers that
hits a cross that Hi fought.
"Heverybody as knows fight from
pInpie. lhdt saw thdt nRnt Knows MI
couldn't ave been no cross. There is
never so such 'ittin in a cross as Hi
did and never no man got such a wal
lop as Hi got. fightin a cross.
But there hit his hin the mornin'
pipers. Bib F'itzsimmons Fights a
Cross and when Hi see hit Hi fair go
hoR me cad. Hi just iOps back hon
the bed and cries and cries just like a
big billy. Him that broken up Hive
got 'ysterics.
Hand Rose she gets hall halarmed.
She thinks Him balmy. mybe. or
something like that and she gets a
slug OF liquor and gives me. 'hopin' hit
'elps me, but hit don't 'elp none and
then she sends for a doctor
Hand the bloomin' doctor comes
and e finds me cryin hall hover the
works and e smells me breath hand
says to Rose, There's nothn' the mat
ter with i'm. savin' 'e's been drinkin'
a bit too much and e shakes Rose
down for $50 and hall the drink Hive
'ad is the slug of whiskey she gives me
while the doctors comm.
Hit was surely the most lawful
time Hive ever 'ad."