Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-09-29
SECOND BATTLE OF
''FITz" AND JEFFRIEs
The Big Boilermaker Showed
His True Form in This
Important Fight.
BY GEO. O'BRIEN.
From the Sioux citv TT.

o'Brien dealing with famous ag6ts %eofg'
Pacific coast.-Ed.1 "a
"A short time ago / was asked 70 to,i
OF the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. batt,e ~
z, pulled Off In San Francisco .Tulv OK
1902. so, In order to keep my stand,,r
good, l will relate just what / saw frops
8 p. m. to $3.50 p. M; also a feu ~,
dents that happened outside OF the en-
closure. GU
A lot of interest was created by tba
matching of Jim Jeffries and nob r,ta'
simmons for a second fight, and NAM.
wise" one predicted Jeffries' defeat
when he again faced Fitzsimmons os
course, now, you and I know Bob coma
not come back. During the summer 80
1907 | was running my boxing scheoI
in Los Angeles and saw Jeffrfes nearly
every day UP to about three weeks he
fore he met Fitzsimmons, and lust he
fore he left for his last training nuar-
tiers, Hardin Springs, I asked him
n he thought Of the coming battle
JEFF" replied that he felt sure. that
from the way he felt, and from what
he knew OF 'FitZ," the spectator would
see a "corking good fight willie it last
ed" This was all the satisfaction he
gave any one. / am sure Jeff" told
the truth, for after the mill I felt
repaid by WHIT / saw for my time and
$3.50 which / paid to see the fight.
The Southern Pacific made a rate OF
$3.50 for the round trip, and $40
bought me a seat within 35 feet OF the
ring. At 5 D. m. / had an early supper
and reached the arena at Sixteenth
street and Valentia avenue. Upon ar
irving there I found both streets crowd
ed with people. At least 1900 were
around the high fence inclosing a
piece of ground 200x200 feet. The ring
was in the center, surrounded by three
grades Of seats; So bought a general
admission seat; sc a good se&yEG feet
carer than the IS seats; SIS Ilght q
seat from where you could not see as
much as could be seen In a S. seat;
the $40 seats were fine, right up to the
ring.
Nearly a Riot.
Before the doors opened at 6:15 p. m.
three rows of humanity were stretched
clear around the square. Those outside
Of the three rows were afraid they
could not get q seat, n all, as ono
man, made a rush on the holders Of
positions in the rows. Nearly all OF
these lost their places and a near
riot took place. About 10 MOUNTED po-
licemen rod into the crowd and after
much work restored order. When the
doors were opened a steady stream Of
So gold pieces poured into the little
windows where tickets were sold 1t
took about an hour and a half 10 get
the crowd Of 5000 inside, and ! don't
think a more interesting gathering
ever graced a seat than this
one did. About 10 women
were there. Chinese. Japs, Negroes and
men well dressed sat along side Of men
whose appearance would hardly justify !
their spending 81, TO say nothing OK
So for q ticket. The first on the pro- J
gram vas a four-round battle royal
between four young negroes. This light 1
drew a lot of yelling and laughter from !
the audience. The next preliminary J
was a 10-round go between Dave Barry 4
and Harry Foley. Foley knocked
Barry u BY the time the main event
vas staged the crowd was propeTly&
keyed up for the biggest fight OF the
times.
A few people were perched on a roof
of a building overlooking the arena,
and were the first to see "EYz" driyek
up. he came down the ais1te E~earingg
a bath robe and a few red hairs. Thief
reception he got was deafening. All
seemed to want him to win. A teWP.
minutes later Jeff" came walkingR''
down the same aisle n received aFL
faint cheer. He wore a panama hatIV
and o~yercoat, and chewed gum jeff Ia
lost no time in any way and startedh.
testing the ropes, 1oor and canvass.Eo
After satisfying himself that every-f'
thing was o. k, he took off his coatfH
and hat and had 2 talk with thes
referee, whom l think was EddlsE'
Graney. The referee called the fighters
to the center of the ring and read uefl
rules of them. he
Fight Begins
nFitz' and Jeff then had a photoi
graph taken, showing them shaklh9
hands. The bell rang for round onei
JEFF" assumed his crouch. 'Fitzln
danced around him landing some lghq
blows on "Jeff's" face and trying fo1
an opening. Each landed a few nioWf'i
in this round and at the end honorft
were even. All present were surprise1E6e
at "Jeff's" quickness. He was actuail4
out boxing "Fitz." r
From the first to the fourth roun1
no hard blows were landed, In ing
fourth oun ''Fitz" let loose and Iiter1 i,
ally cut "Jeff's" face to pieces. AZ y
made a chOy ping block OF JEFF" In ths
fifth the crowd called to "Fitz' to fnisA
his man. JEFF" kept right after "Fftzh
and caught him coming in, with a hartT'
right punch on the breast that lifteX<
'Fitz' Off his feet. This blow t@urne
the fight. From the sixth to the eighty
JEFF" kept "Fftz" running back ardv&
and clinching. "Fitz" landed a har
blow on "Jeff's' jaw in the seventh
and stopped JEFF" In his rushing. -
the elgutn FItZ ruSne0 jim any
clinched. AS they were coming oat a
the clinch 'Fitz'' got caught In his owj
corner and could not get away. jeff
hit him an awful smash in the win
and crossed his left to 'Fftz" JAY
putting Fob" out.
This fight proved JeffrfAs a CRED
fighter and a real champion, nj yellow
streak was I'm either mans make VI
Had Johnson been FitzsimmOns
would have turned white from the eff
feets OF the blow that finished Fit
simmons. When JEFF" wen he got
rousing cheer, and all that was comm
to him. 'Fitz" walked to the ropes an
threw his gloves into the crowd, an
declared this my last fight"
Several hero wo~rshiperss fought I'd
hts gloves, one young man brushed
the resin from the corner where Fit
sat, and look 1t away for a souveni
two huskies fought for the chair Fit
sat In.
How have the mighty fallen."-Bo
Jeff AID "Fitz." Peace be with the
The Rose.
The rose IS fairest when 1t is budding Nc
And hope is brightest, when II daw
from fears: