Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1910-06-24

JAMESL.JEFFRIES
j copyright. 1910, by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate. Copyright In Canada and
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CHAPTER XXI.
I PUT BOB FITzsIMMoKs AWAY FOR THE
lfs@ SECOND TIME.
r TRAINED at Hardin Springs for
that second fight with Fitzslm-
| mons and got into very good con-
| dition. The bout was held at
| Alec Greggains' San Francisco Athlet-
ic club, at Fourteenth and Valencia
streets. A lot Of my Los Angeles
friends came up to bet on me- guess
they brought up at least $4,000 or
$4,000, George Miller got down S.
600 at the regular odds, which were 10
TIC in my favor. Chalk" Roberts
brought $4,000 Jim Hayes. the pro-
prietor Of Hardin Springs, put up 81
GOO on me. Lots of the other boys got
down smaller sums.
There was big crowd at the ring
side that night. Fitzsmmons was in.
troduced first and had great recep-
ton. He was always well liked in
San Francisco, where he fought his
first fight after coming to America
from Australia. Bob looked In as good
shape as when he fought me at Coney;
Island. He didn't even look day
older, although he was thirty-nine now.
A challenge from Jim Corbett was.
read, and the crowd cheered. was
glad to hear the challenge taken So
well, for the heavyweight crop was
running ont. and there didn't seem to
be many more fights in sight for me.
Az soon as we began lighting went
after Bob steadily. We were both a.
little cautious at first. sent a good
hard left into his body. and he took
It all right Before the end OF the first
round he had begun landing on my
head. and my nose was bleeding a lit
tie.
i had found out something too. The
new ring platform was too lightly
built, Fitzsiinmons could skip about
on IT like a Frisco flea, but whenever
moved quickly the boards bent under
me- twas ftike trying To dance
around on q snringboard. I Ii made my
Footing uncertain and awkward and
took away halfsmy speed. ss
In my crouching position the give,
OF the ring platform affected my foot
ing 50 much that j tried standing
straight up. Fitzsimmons mixed it
with me, and we both got In some stiff
punches. The way the old fellow could
hit was & wonder. He was hammer.
Ing my face In. The blows were as
heavy as any 7 ever felt. The lar
didn't dase me, but had never been
SO cut and bruised In a light before. 4
Fitzsimmons was a wonderful Fighting
boxer.
Along In the fifth round managed
70 get over left hook that cut Bob
along the cheek bone. but moment
later be stepped In with terrible
right that landed squarely on my left
eye and nearly knocked my head on.
The blow opened d big cash along my
eyebrow was In pretty bad shape
fora champion now all cut to pieces
and my eyes closing. When Invent
back to my corner Billy Delaney was
mighty anxious. Jim he said, ..you
have got to get him before your eyes
close. 90 after him. b
~ crouched as came from my cor-
ner that time ana went at Fttzsim-
mons with q rush. He skipped out or
my way and laughed as be moved
around kept turning to face him
like q bull IN q bull ring, and every
time he seemed within reach i rushed
him again. Once u cornered him Oh
the ropes, but he slipped away, and as
he went by me he landed d couple OF
hooks that made the blood run again.
4 conduit get him he surely was a.
slippery fellow.
on've got To do Ii soon, !, said d..
ianey again.
With my cuts all closed up and the
blood washed on 4 went out after Bob
again al hard as ] could 60. An of
my injuries were on the surface. In
side was as sound and fresh Is ever.
4 w0uldn't think any worse of Fttxstll-s
mons Is be had shown dtscouragement
about this time. he had beaten me
enough 10 knock out any ordinary man.
4 knew his right hand was gone, f0r
once when hs land d haavy smash
on ny forehead { could hear the hone
crack and, ell though he went right d
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