The Washington times., 1910-04-21


, and Fitz avoided me and kept out OF
danger. Then we both settled down tD
work There wasn't much doing thGt
first round, except that ] had a chance
TO realize FitzsimmOns' strength By th=
way he pushed me away from clinCi--
He seemed stronger than Sharkey- Later
on in the fight, from the way he h'I.
should judge that he was a tilird a.
strong again as the sailor yes at least
a third
In the second round I began cutting
loose. I punched the champion two or
three good ones in the body and he
clinched. / pulled mis- arms down and
tossed him away he came back WIZ
a rush, but was swinging wild caught
him on the ear with right and BIZ
stepped away and scratched his nead
with his glove, laughing. Look out
Jim. he's bluffnS, Ryan called from
my corner. But 1 vas doing my own
fighting now. I jumped IN as suocSniy
as / could and shot my LETT uSt slralslL
TO the champions jaw could teel Ine
weight Of Bob body al the enQ OF nly
arm The punch lifted him larry IRON
his feet and dropped MIN LiAl Oh Ai9
back on the floor
Afterward, when Fitzsimmons told
/ Martin Julian he was orusSeo "Heu
] he fought me Julian said -. -
Yes, bob, that punch Je1 nll goG@
| IN the second round druggeo yo0 a.
! rignt" 1t certainly was a good punch
and the jar Fitz got when he SITES @
the floor on the end OF ms SPINE o5szL-
/ heip MIN much. I was surprised WheA
/ - 1i,--,,-.e5 ~, IN a couple OF seconds
and came tearing back az me- Hlsa =
I q horsar For an instant was temp
/ Cd 10 cut Ioose~Ihen and take chanceS
IN a plain slugging matcns DuI e
| membered my determination, kept EIlE
/ head. laughed at kitz ana OioS-Ao1 a.
! After mat round I fought like a ma
chine doing my work steadily Keep
that right hand doWn-Ise ~ AGI - -
bo5v' Billy Delaney told me IN Liy
/ conner Filz- sore over having been
/ knocked down and beginning 70 Ieai-
] ize that he Uas up against q nalo pl o.
/ ,vaIJxina- into me and trying hook a-ler
/ hook de didn't 30 for the BODY muSh-
/ A-roost all OF his blows were sent LoI
M Jaw. Many OF tbem i DlocAe,1 "
[ ducICes n3Ir a lew reached me- and the
/ champion surely could NIT IN the mo
( die OF rhc fourth round dropped tAs
J croucIs for q moment and stralgnteIleo
! I'D 70 slug. ana tnen as 4ll75Li- -
! u-hirIed into me I bent over ana drove
( my right into MS ribs so naro Ihal ne
/ went dow1 20 his knees ano staS e4
/ rbere fye seconds. I waited and gave
( him plenty or time, and we we're taxing
{ il easy wuen the bell rang
j Prom that time on useo me IAe x - -.{
/ and the Ieft for the BODY haTd ana
/ often. and / could see FltzslfIlLllo ~
Z gradually weakening he Desan tl
1 know, after 2 while, that nearly go 80
! r11sh would e1d by nay getting IN hatc
. punch along the edge Of lis rlbs, yet ne
/ never stayed av az ana never stoppSt
! trying TuC way he recuperaled N
Z every minutes rest after goiuB 70 ms
I sorner tired and urobhly vas aStOnish-
( suz- No matter how weak ne was al
I the end Of a round ne GlWa]s came lD
/ strong and full Of fight for the next one
! In the seventh rO-ud- tnlnk u was
: Bob landed a terrible rlSht-nancer sl
3 the pit OF my stomach 1J pas as - y
| as the blow ne finished Corberr with ~
. Carson Lucky for me, I had q thick
( Iayer o. muscle 20 bounce the blow OIL
! il hurt. but II didn't stop me or slow
{ me uU ve=y uuchs aithOu gh J. made my
I legs feel heavy for moment
] The amount OF punching Bob could
/ take was a wonder II the eighth, a1leT
{ landing a bunch OF hard blows on MS
/ ribs. 7 sent IL one that lifted him FROM
9 the floor and nearly threw him over the
/ ropes Yet FitZ came back AZ me grin
ming as II ne liked II. and trying 20
knock my mead on had q DIX cut
/ over one eve and his swings opened II
{ fresh every round Stiu I wasn't get
Z ting cut ur the way 7 cNpeCed TO be
I FftZsiumons was bleeding much more
+ from my LETT 5ahs-
3 In the ninth slipped In hard rights
I 10 Bob 8 ribs as he rushed ne and then
! suddenly varied by following the right
Z with q left hook 50 hard that the breath
I few out OF his mouth That vas a
great combination OF punches 7 knock
ed out Jim COrhett the same way year
I later IN san Francisco This time =
{ didn't put the champion down. but z
/ robbed him Or his judgment, and al
/ though he came at me again II his dead
rr1AAAt 44N- VIII AalE-
{ either went short or around my neck
: as ] duCEed IN toward hi0l-
I Go SLOW ] said 20 myself Go
{ slow. you've EOC this fellow licked The
! end was near think everybody in the
I house br1t FltzsimrUunE realized Il The
; crowd that had been cheering ike mad.
I grew CUieter- Il was seeing the passing
Of great champion
In the tenth round Fitzsimmcus start
{ cd furiCuslE and drove me across the
ring and against the ropes AS I felt
{ them At nv back I managed 10 slip
e away to one side FitZ turned and fair
I " jumped at me. I met him with