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FIT/;.-FAIRLY BEATEN
JIM JEFFRIES IS HIS MASTER. AT.
THE GAME OF GIVE AMI ..
TAKE WITH GLOVES
NEW CHAMPION WILL DO
With His Highly Frame and Hie
•" - "Skill That tins Been Tcngkl Him,
It Will Be Many Days Before the
"Man Is Found "Who Will Slriy
Him of His Title— Fitx, Like. S'ul
• 11 vii Fought Once Too Often. .
.. Many years ago there- rambled into
illarry Hill's "place/" in . New York,
a.--gn*wk of a. youth, who inno
cently, but", in a determined manner;
announced that he was a fighter, and that
he had come down to the big city to earn
a name for himself in that line. He was
accommodated, 'with little resort to pre
liminaries. Hal!" a dozen of the loungers
were soon engaged in a rough and tumble
haul.- with .the "greenhorn," who had the
temerity to declare himself a fighter'in
their presence, in the very. fig..ting head
quarters- Of the great city. Down ..the
; .roem.' and finally out into the street fhe
stripling men ' battled;'- one":""against;,
1 many", until Hill,' completely' taken • up
\ "With the. unknown youth, stepped in and
. stopped. the rather unequal contest. The
..• boy - was - pretty roughly handled, . but
several of antagonists were In worse
shape than was he. a That youth: -was •
- John Morfissey, who afterward became a
7 famous* pugilist. : ■■
';.,!'. 1: ; JEFFRIES A PROTOTYPE. . ","' .:,
.5 Out of California recently came Jim Jef
frie-.-, ' the T giant who last' night' wrested
from 'Bob'Fitzsimmons the title of cham
pion of the.world in the pugilistic line.
-.He.. like.Morrissey, came seeking battle.
,'He,: like the man who afterward became'
famous as a fighter and politician, was
' 'accommodated, and he, like his prototype,
gained for himself undying fame in his.
calling. in his victory over Fitzsimmons
Jeffries established his .right to assert
that he is the "greatest of living, fighters.
Not a corporal's guard of the army of'
followers of the. ring' who are.up-In'" the
sport would have thought that any such
result would come out of the battle be
tween Fitzsimmons and Jeffries.. Now"
there are none who saw the fight, or who
will read the details of It by rounds, but
will do the hew champion honor, for he
won on his merits. He defeated the great
est fighter of the age, except himself, In
as clean a ring battle as has been fought
i'r all the annals of the prize ring.
FITZ WAS OVERMATCHED.
When-Jeffries fought Sharkey, when he
net all the men against whom he had
intended up to the time of his match
vith Fitzsimmons, he was not the master
-of-the then champion. Nature had en
dowed him with the physique of a giant.
• Strength, unaided by science, would," how
ever, have availed him naught against
such a pastmaster of the art of self
defense as is Fitzsimmons. The embryo
champion was taken in hand by capable
trainers—men who had all the fine points
' of the game at their command, and the
.. result; is seen. The world has a new
ring champion, made out of nature's ex
cellent. material by the skill of the ex
- pert. Much credit is due Billy Delariey
■■•: and Tommy Ryan. The former is recog
nized as the most successful trainer of
boxers-in the business, while there* is no
" man in the ring who is faster than Tom
. my Ryan with the gloves. Out of a wil
ling, brave youngster, these'professors of.
the manly art of self-defense have made
a premier boxer, who, ir he takes good
care of his physique, will be a second
John L. Sullivan to the ring.
FITZ FELL. FIGHTING.'".'
- There -is no disgrace attaching to the
N defeat of the former champion. "Fitzsim
mons fell fighting gamely. To the final
.blow: that robbed him of his 'tltla, the
conqueror of Corbett was battllngfike a
demon. He was the aggressor even after
there-was nothing left him save a for
lorn hope. With the good grace that ac
companies bravery, Fitzsimmons cordial
ly grasped the hand of his conqueror—
is is safe to" guess will have no harsh
words for him, even after the sting of
defeat is fully felt. Fitz was fairly beat
en by a better fighter than he, and the
new champion is entitled to full meed of
praise for last night's work. There are
surely none in any way interested in the
..sport who. will withhold from him the
.laurels he so gallantly won In last night's
:; .great battle. ' ■»'-?-- --i.-? -Willie Green
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for one for their collateral, and- 1 Fitzsim
mons people were slow to give it. 777-.-.
The great house.filled very slowly, and
it was after 9 o'clock before the police
had to bestir themselves and clear the
aisles. Time.seemed to drag, and the ab
sence of any t preliminary contests gave
the crowd a 'fight appetite! They began
calling for the fighters at 9:30 and at 9:45
were accommodated.
FIGHTERS ARRIVE.
Jeffries was the first to show. lie came
though the main entrance and walked the
length of the hall at'9:3o, to an accom
paniment of cheers,:-while. Fitzsimmo-,s,
who was ' accompanied 'by his Spartan
like wife, gained the building and dress
ing room by a rear door.' .'~\-
The disagreement as to the conditions
of clinches and breaks was discussed and
settled outside of the ring, and'there was
but little delay when the terms . were
agreed upon, '.-'.". . •'. '7 '.77.7:
Fitzsimmons' entry into the 7 ring at
1C:05 o'clock "was: made the occasion for
a theatrical demonstration:"--Julian' was
first, and then came the fighter. The
seconds were next in line, and then came
two men bearing a great floral piece that
was almost funerel in appearance. It
was inscribed "Good Luck to the Cham
pion," but "the flowers are wi'ted now.
Fitzsimmons bowed-' c-remonious'y to' It.
Jeffries was next into the arena, and,
like his opponent, got a demonstrative re
ception. Fitzsimmons looked lanky and
thin but his], skin was . clear,/.his eye
bright-and his step elastic. He made a
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great display of an. American flag at his
waist. Jeffries looked sturdy and massive,
arid seemed a little nervous. He got the
worst'; of the assignment of. corners, for
the great lights shone .into..his /ace, and
he blinked at them in "a. nervous - sort 'of
■'way',. "j/3"i«?.r,. too, looked colorless ' and ... ill
at ease!' There was no-long delay at
the ring, and the big gong - sounded al
most as soon as the men had been pre
sented and gloved. When they squared
off, :\ Jeffries looked fifty pounds to tho
good. The opening round was a try-out,
pure and simple, arid not a single blow
of an effective nature was .landed. First
one was the pacemaker, and then. the
other essayed the.. pressing. They were,
however, almost equally active,' and their
work recompensed the crowd for the lack
of excitement. .. ...- % - - - . . ' ...
FITZ BADLY DAZED.
The second round began. in a business
like fashion, "with Jeffries' getting in , his
left. Fitzsimmons then took a turn, ■ but
was short. : Just as the round closed
Jeffries downed. Fitzsimmons with a hard
straight left-hander on the jaw. The
champion came up .slowly,' in a dazed
sort of way, and reeled towards his man.
The crowd cheered" Jeffries, but the gong
ended' the round. Fitzsimmons rallied
in the rest, and was aggressive again
in "the third. Fitzsimmons was bleeding.
but , fighting viciously. He made the
pace, but It was the Californian's round.
The fourth was fast, but not decisive.
' Fitzsimmons " made his ' best showing
in the fifth. He began the round with a
punch that opened Jeffries' left eye and
sent a torrent of blood coursing down
his cheek. He forced Jeffries against
the ropes, but the Callfornlan slipped
away from : him. He made Jeffries hug
around, but when the round ended Jef
fries was back'and fighting. 7
Fltzsirhmons was the" aggressor in the
"sixth, and that, too, i was his round. He
tried all of his tricks with left and right,
but was unable to place them right. • He
closed with a strong right upper-cut, but
that, too, was blocked. The seventh
might be said to have been Fitzsimmons",
but he did 'no particular damage with
his punches.
The 'eighth saw the beginning of. the
end, for ■ Fitzsimmons: never - regained
his balance after that round. Jeffries
began- the round with a straight left on
the face that again brought the blood
out of - his opponent's mouth. The Cor
nishman staggered against .the ropes,
but. came, back for another facer. There
was fear in. Fitzsimmons' corner, and
Julian yelled to Fltzslrnmons to be care
ful. 1 Fltzsimfhons planted one of his
lefts on Jeffries' jaw, "and staggered -him
against the ropes. Fitzsimmons looked
like a beaten man. The round was all
Jeffries. He sent the Australian's head
back with a series of lefts, put his right
on the body, and avoided any . serious
punishment. Fitzsimmons -kept pressing
forward all the time, however, but was
unable to find his opponent. ■; :,
THE END IN SIGHT.
The tenth was in reality where the
light ended. Jeffries rushed his oppo
nent and downed him with a.left swing.
Fitzsimmons. seemed out, and there was
a moment of the wildest ■ excitement.
Julian ran along the side of the ring
and sprinkled: water on , his fallen - idol.
At the end of seven seconds .Fitzsim
mons staggered to : his feet, only to go
down -again.. He; was up again, and
Jeffries poised himself for the finish. He
shot his left to the body, and tried, for
the head with his -■. right. . He was calm
and collected, but the j time was too
short. "" Again did 5 the ' gong I come '• to -: the
aid of the man who was then going,
staggering and dazed, to certain defeat.
There was a frantic effort to revive the
champion of champions, but ho was clear
ly gone, and his seconds could mot re
store him. The tate-liki gong clanged
again, and the old fighter wabbled out to
meet the sturdy.: young. Hercules who
awaited him.. It I was as courageous and
gritty a dash as: up to: the firing line .in
. battle, but it was hopeless.:" They were
together. 'It • was a splendid ', moment,
and full of the melodramatic -Intensity
that characterizes a tragedy. Jeffries was
as fresh as at the start. There was a mo
ment of sparring, and the giant arms of
tha . Californian 7 shot out ".through" the air.
It was left and right and all over. " Fltx-
THE ST. PAUI< GLOBE, SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1899.-
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE}.
Simmons, limp and unconscious, dropped
to the floor.-' Jeffries stepped back, for
he knew the force that had been put be-,
hind his terrible blows.
ON WITH THE NEW.
The timers called off the seconds that
counted' out an eld ring- hero and her
alded another, but nobody heard them.
The crowd was- on its feet, howling.
There was a rush for the ring, but scores
of blue coats barred the way. Ten sec
onds are short, and when the tenth-had
come there was a new .. roar of excite
ment to welcome the victor. Julian, Yank
Kenny and -Eveihart gathered up the
prostrate man. lie was still In a trance.
They carried him to his corner, and a lit
tle blood : oozed from his mouth as "his
head fell forward on'his chest. The new
hero crossed the ring and shook the hand
Of his rival, - after which he was sur
rounded by his friends, who hustled him
from the ring and. Into his dressing
room. . " ' """»'
Jeffries had the good wishes .of his
clergyman lather, out at Los Angeles,
Cal. This wire.'was placed in his hand
as he reached the ring:' ;" "• ' - 7T-7-
"Jim, we know you will win. Keep
good spirit. Re confident of our blessing.
-. v:_ . —"Father, iMother and Family."
PAEANS FOR THE VICTOR.
The scenes enacted ' in the dressing
room, of: Jeffries-, which was only a few
feet away from that occupied by the de
feated pugilist, were ; of the most joyful
character. Crowds of persons hammered
at the door for admittance, anxious to
congratulate the new champion. Brady
was dancing with rdelight from the'mo
ment the decision. was given that made
him, for the second time, manager of %
world's heavyweight "champion:". : \~77-\
""? "Jeffries is a 'corker," he said, ' "and
there is not a man on earth that - can
beat" him. He is a: wonder, arid no mis
take. Let - them all come 'to him now.
None of them can'class with him." '.-. '".:•
Billy Delaney, Jeffries' chief "trainer,
was ' beside -himself with delight. He
said: "_' "'-.'"_'. -';' — " -;-- : ...u::-
"I have again brought- a champion
beater from California and aril naturally
proud of it. Fitzslminons' was beaten
fair and -. square, and although he "' put lup
a game fight, my man had his measure
taken from the moment they shaped for
the first-round.""." '7. - .' ' ' '•'"' -
Jim Daly and Jack Jeffries had very
little to say regarding-, the victory, but
their good-natured faces were wreathed
in smiles, and they looked upon Jeffries
as a-' veritable - world-beater...-- Jeffries
himself was surrounded' by a host of
friends, who congratulated him "on his
well won honor. -In response to congrat
ulations the new champion said:
THE NEW SULLIVAN.
"Fitzsimmons fought. a good and game
battle, and hit harder , than any man I
have been up against. He can whip
Sharkey in two rounds. I would gain
nothing by meeting Sharkey7 again, but
am willing .." to meet any man in the
world in whom the public has confidence,
and there need be no fear of my | quit
ting the ring for the stage. No, I'll de
fend my .title as champion, at all times,
GEORGE SILER,
(Referee.)
and against all comers. At no time dur
ing | tonight's fight did I feel any mis
givings as to my. ability to win. : I am
satisfied that I have well earned the
right to be called the champion by beat
ing Fitzsimmons, who was. undoubtedly
the greatest "fighter of the age." "
Jeffries and his party left . for New
York at midnight, and will make the
Vanderbllt hotel their -. headquarters. ■-.
7- THE FALLEN-GLADIATOR.
Just as soon as- Fitzsimmons reached
his dressing room, his wife, who was
anxiously awaiting the outcome of the
light, greeted the fallen champion af
fectionately. _ '„-.• .-,-■:
.."Keep up your spirits. Bob," she said.
"You fought splendidly and although you
.was beaten,' you are still the prince of
fighters." ;
Martin Julian, -, Fitzsimmons' manager,
spoke encouragingly to the defeated,
pugilist, but the latter seemed not to real
ize what was being said to him. His train
ers and : sparring-partners laid the lanky
pugilist on a cot, and whispered words of
encouragement -in his | ear. Fitzsimmons
had only partly recovered from the shock
of - defeat, - and J occassionally.. murmured:
"How did I come to fight him."
" Mrs. Fitzsimmons and : Mrs," Dan Hickey
i bent over the prostrate man, and bathed
1 his 1 head t and .. face. Blood }. flo wing -: from
. the ■ mouth and• damaged nasal ! organ waa
:a ' source. of worry [to | Mrs. Fitzsimmons.'
"I have nothing to say about the fight."
11 ■
said she, ."but Bob has a host of friends,
who will: not forget", his career In the
ring." - -Z ■:■-■ ►/;':"- .. ; ■*>' ■•
Martin Julian .was down-hearted, but
assumed a bold front. When asked his
opinion of tho-result, Julian : replied:'-:'' >"'•
. "Oh, -there. Is j very "little "for. me to say.
Everybody,'knows Bob Is. game, and
I feel certain that he still has a warm
place in: the hearts -b't many. No mat
ter what : comes -goes. Bob need not
worry about-anything, as long as I am
alive. He is my friend'"-"' and I 'am his.
Ho "shall never 'want'-for anything; and
while I feel hls'*<downfall ! most keenly..
I have the satisfaction of, knowing that
he was beaten by a clever young fellow,
with a decided pull Hi the,weights, who
showed such cleverness thatjj the sting of
defeat is softened.to. a great extent."
. JEFFRIES .GREAT- SHOWING.
I Yank Kenney, the heavyweight spar
ring partner, who has been with Fitzsim
mons all through his training, was crest
fallen at the ' turn affairs' had "taken. ."I
did not look fur such a result," said.
"Bob is in excellent. .and the quick
manner in which,he recuperated from hie
knock-downs; in'-*tire "tenth round proved,
that, he -was-. In., fit .form. "Jeffries was a
surprise to me, and. his quick, movements
with botli^hahtWahd feet ] were a revela
tion to all -of us■'•• who had seen- his pre
vious jw^rfotmanec^i" 7- ■-■■ '•. :"■';
Jack Everhard,t- was .equally.,downcast
at'the defeat "of'-Fitz'simmons.'-'"You can
say for : me, -he 'said,; "I _ never imagined
that Jeffries .could have improved so vast-
ly. Bob was; up against a great handi
cap In regard to weights, and I'think he
acquitted ■ himself splendidly."" 7.
. ;;X-.. i ; v FIGHT ROUNDS. fr '
viid.l3 #*!-'/• *?'JuZloi%-i s<U '-afi-'-CtiTS ; 7 & J'.
Every Movement of the Gladiators
'"' Is 'Herein, Recorded. "'.' j " '
round ONE— v --'J !
Both meet -in center ; of ring. " They
feinted, with Fitzsimmons breaking
ground,; Jeffries-keeping-almost In tin
middle of : the * ring. Jtff.i a was t evi
dently trying to get the right over F.tz
simmons'. left to head, but Eitz duck*d
cleverly. Jeffries Ted left and fell short.
He led for stomach; and again fell short.
Again he led a left swing for jaw, but
Fitzsimmons was out of the way... Jef
fries tried right, for body .and left for
head, but Fitzsimmons blocked and got
away clean. Fitzsimmons tried left;
Fitzsimmons essayed a left swing: for
the neck,' landing "lightly. They clinch
ed, but broke . Clean. : Jeff -tried a
. straight left for, Jaw, but did not reach,
and Fitzsimmons blocked an attempt at
a left hook, shooting his left to the ear
as the bell rang, s~d;5 ~ d; ■:"-'; ... - -
ROUND TWO— 0 . j. .- _
Fitzsimmons in.' middle of . ring made
; Jeffries break; Fitzsimmons sent left to
body; Jeffries countered with stiff .left
• on face. • Bob tared; left for bdy, but
was neatly blocked,*, Jeffries assumed a
crouching attitude, boring in with left
on body- but Was Sagain ■? b'o.k3d and
they came to a* clinch. Jeffries landed
two lefts on body and shot the leit
. three times to Fitzsimmons' face with
out a return. -<FltZßimmons tried his
j right for the head, but was short,
they came to a, clinch, the referee go
ing: between them' Jeffries .: tiled a left
. chop for the'§ he*3}; but ; Fitzsimmons
ducked safely; -Jeffries trie! 53 a : left
swing for the head,\ and another, for
-. the body, * but Fizslmmons ducked away
: from i him. Jeffries then - knocked 'Fitz
simmons - flat on his back with a
straight left on the mouth. The cham
. pion was up in two seconds and the
-bell rang.":"... .7 : ■'■-•}'i -.. - ! - ...-/.
ROUND THREE— ""''-' ■'.* -:."'- 7 -V :
-'. Fitzsimmons 7 looked very determined
| when :he • came \up ; for this - round, with
• Jeffries on the aggressive. They clinch-
ed twice without doing damage. Fitz
simmons tried a right hook for the body,
but failed, and it was then seen that ho
; was bleeding from the nose. First blood
claimed for -Jeffries.■;■ After another
: clinch Fitzsimmons landed; a hard left
. on Jeffries face, -.and repeated •it three
' times. Coming to the center of the ring
Fitzsimmons landed a left swing on the
; jaw and a left hook on the ear. Jeffries
came back with a left hook on the sids
" of the head, arid they came to a. clinch
: After some feinting. Jeffries sent both
| hands -to the body: and drove Fitzsim
mons back with" a left: on the chest.
Fitzsimmons endeavored' to land a left
swing on the head and then came to a
clinch. - Fitzsimmons landed a left hock
. on head; Jeffries countered on the face
just as- the' round closed.'.. -.-.•_..
ROUND FOUR- ' ' V ;'
"Fitzsimmons came up determined and
tried a right swing. "and both clinched.
Jeffries tried a left for the - neck, but
- Fltzsimmqns got,;, inside of ;,his lead,
landing left on wind. Jeffries sent two
- hard lefts' to the 'side of Fitzsimmons,
' jarring the champion each time. In the
mix-up Fitzsimmons got : his left to head
and right to body. S After some fiddling
and feinting Fitzsimmons '■■ sent a left
- straight to the eye and was quickly
countered on the'bOSy-by Jeffries' right.
. A hard right over the heart by-Fitzsim
mons was answered by a left 7on the
neck, but he planted a heavy left on the
: chest, and "Fltzsimrhons broke ground
shooting his left to the jaw. 7 This was
an even round. Jrf ,,f fi .-
ROUND FIVE— ,[.,., •-.-"■ - ■_ '-
■ '■.. Fitzsimmons led off with a left to the
face, splitting Jeffries' left - eye,; which
bled freely. - Jeffries 7 retaliated with a
hard left on the ear, and Fitzsimmons
• tried his right Over the damaged eye
: Failing • to land Fitzsimmons - tried left
- for 7 head, but. Jeffries^;ducked ■ and " a
clinch followed. Fitzsimmons put a light
left on Jeffries' mouth, and fired him to
the ropes. The Californian broke, : but
clinched immediately. " Jeff.- tried a
:■ left swing for the body and left an open
ing which 1 Fitzsimmons; failed :to - take
; ; advantage -of,"-- Jeffries, 5 encouraged ■■ by
'this oversight, -sent two rights «to:- the
Jaw, and a right on the'forehead, 1 with
-7 out a return. , Fitsslmmons - rushed and
in ,; trying, to '? side step, t 4 almost ,: fell
z through the ropes, .but .regained himself
... and came backWlth a hard left on neck
;I, and right '. on body. Jeffries ; came - back '
;-;-. with two stiff ones, which hit ' Fltzslm- I
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mons on the face, and Fitzsimmons
' crowded in on him. At this moment the
bell-separated--them.- — • •'.--■
ROUND SIX—
.. Fitzsimmons jumped. across the ring
and Jeffries broke ground. Fitzsimmons
-swung left for head, landing lightly, and
blocked a right lead for body. Both
''tried'rights'for'body,. but were short.
Then Fitzsimmons put" his. left to the
face and missed a:. right cross for: the
jaw. Fitzsimmons, still on -the aggres
] sive, bored in, sending , left to face,
. Jeffries - countering lightly 5 on wind.
I Fitzsimmons crowded in with right for
the wind, and Jeffries countered right
'to ear. They broke from a clinch and
. Fitzsimmons sent left to face and a
hard right over the injured eye. Anoth
• er clinch followed and the referee had. to
separate" them. , .Fitzsimmons. .sent left
twice to ear, and followed It* with a hard
. - left-to-face. ■ Jeffries fought back.'land
. ing with both hands, and after a clinch
Fitzsimmons upperctit' his opponent with
his right on the wind. This was the last
blow of . the round, which was in- Fitz
simmons' favor.:.- ;':■.-.•:.::... --."■■ ■'•;-_•
ROUND "SEVEN— -7-777. >.-.,--•.-"• '■ 7-
,.*. Jeffries-was a bit slow coming to the
scratch, and broke ground, making a
;;.circle of the ring. Fitzsimmons tried;
! a right -for the heart,, landing lightly,
and Jeffries got a right to the ribs.
'-■ Jeffries jabbed his right to the ribs and
„ got away.. The Callfornian endeavored
to land a straight left for the face.'but
: was blocked, neatly and received a left
on the neck. Fitzsimmons was qn the
aggressive :and sent a left back'dn-~the:
, I neck. Jeffries tried- to crowd . Fitzsim
• mons on the ropes, but Fitzsimmons got
away nicely. In a rapid mix-up both
5 sent lefts for the head, landing lightly.
Then Fitzsimmons hooked a left to the
- right of the head, and Jeffries jumped
in with a right, hard on the body. Jef
fries swung his left for the head, but
Fitzsimmons got: Inside of it and drove
his right over the heart when the gong
.. sounded. This was Fitzsimmons'
- round. ■-. ■ ■ ~;.
ROUND EIGHT— 1
Jeffries was late in coming up and
the referee had to wave his hand at
him to come to the scratch. Neither
did any damage to the other beyond
clinching, until Fitzsimmons landed a
left on the ribs and Jeffries landed two
lefts on the head. Jeffries swung a
. right lightly on the chest. Fitzsimmons
put a-straight left, on Jeffries' bad eye.
Jeffries came back with a- hard left on
. the body. —. Fitzsimmons .endeavored to
land a vicious blow.with his left on the
• body, but Jeffries came back with a
simile--.- blow on -Fitzsimmons'.,head.
Jeffries then bored in and sent a straight
" left to Fitzsimmons' face, - staggering
• him to the ropes. Nothing of any mo
ment occurred during the remainder of
.the round, and Fitzsimmons went to his
corner smiling at his seconds. This was
Jeffries' round.' ..---:•-V-.J
ROUND NINE—
Both came up willingly, with Fitz
simmons the aggressor, but Jeffries
held him back with a straight left on
the face. Fitzsimmons missed a left
." swing - for the . head gg and received a
hard-right on the body. - Then ; they
• clinched, and after, the breakaway, they
tried, close .. quarters, i.-Jeffries -^landing,
twice. Fitzsimmons, still on the aggres"
--' sive, .was sent back (once more with f a
'- left on the body. After a clinch : Jef
fries put two - smart left 5 raps on the
nose, which made Bob's organ bleed
again.; Jeffries -landed again on ! the
head with -his v left, 'hitting-.-straight,
, and then with a backhand blow brought
...his left in-contact -with^Fitzsirrini6n3'!
nose. Fitzsimmons failed to respond to
this and 'clinched. "Jeffries . then - sent
. his right . over the heart with all his
might, and had Fitzsimmons guessing
: when the bell rang. Jeffries had . de
cidedly the better of the round.
ROUND. TEN— .
Jeffries came up looking confident and
Fitzsimmons.- with an earnest look on
his face. The Californian was aggres
sive, and sent a straight left to the
r head, Fitzsimmons .clinching. Going
into the clinch Fitzsimmons drove - his
Eg left hard to.. the t wind. After fiddling
-Fitzsimmons tried a right "swing, but
went wide of the mark, and caught the
Californian" a.second later with a left
swing on the nose. Jeffries made Fitz
.".: Simmons'-head wabble, and then, with a
left swing on the jaw, "put Fitzsimmons
lon his back. Fitzsimmons was groggy
--when-he got up, in seven seconds, and
was sent down again with left and
right on the jaw. He came up again in
I five seconds, and Jeffries rushed him -
. into a corner, trying very hard to finish
the champion, who was very" groggy.
Jeffries was too anxious and failed to
•finish his man.- . .
ROUND ELEVEN—
Fitzsimmons came up slowly, but as
sumed the aggressive, Jeffries standing
off, evidently waiting for a knock-out.
They - clinched three times. - Coming, to
close quarters Jeffries put two,.-hard
rights on Fitzsimmons'; heart, .sending
him back, and then, sending a straight
left for the neck, followed with a left
on the ; chest. Fitzsimmons : crowded
7 in, .trying his right for the jaw. falling
;short, but succeeded in blocking the
Californian's right return. Jeffries then
-Jabbed 7 his left to the head. A . left
on the jaw dazed - Fitzsimmons,-. who
■■■'• stood ■In • the middle of. the ring. Jef
. fries looked at him for a second and then
he had him at, his mercy. -He swung
; his right : and left to the jaw, and-Fltz
'.'.- simmons went down -and out, relin
quishing the championship title: to the
.7Californian.. Time of eleventh round,
1:32 3-5.' ~ ' --.
'As soon as •■ Fitzsimmons; was carried to
his; corner, the spectators crowded over
, the i benches and through «the ropes, s and .
the - police - had -, great difficulty In . keep-1
ing the ring : clear. ;. The ;partisans of l the
'. Californian almost went crazy; in. the ex
. citement, 1 and i pandemonium ; reigned 1 for
several seconds. Fitzsimmons ■-. camo to ,
very; Quickly, ;a$ : Jefff'-'p rushed • across %
to'the" defeated champion's corner and
both shook hands warmly.- Judging from
the expression on Fitzsimmons' face, he
did not feel much disgruntled at his de
feat. - ; ...-- _• -■■■ ..."
JEFFRIES EXPECTED IT. .
Signed' Statement Given" Oat by the
Champion Before the Fight.
In view of the outcome of the Fitzsim
mons-Jeffries fight there is Interest in the
following signed statement. by Jeffries,
telegraphed to the Chicago Record Tnurs
day night: "'
Saturday morning I expect to b- cham
pion ..of the world... It sounds rath =r-b:g
to say that, but it is only a matter of
working some part of an hour with a rr.ai
instead of a bag. in front of ms—a: man
I can let go at 'and hit, not one' that I
have to go easy. with, for fear of being
shy of a sparring partner for the next
day. Acknowledging Fitzsimmons to he
the best fighter of the decade, giving him
credit for- being' the hardest puncher at
the . weight, the c . world . has ever known,
and in no way holding ,cheap the man
who by strategy and gameness has work-
g Measurements of the Men.
JEFFRIES- 7 ,; \ 7'" \ FITZSIMMONS. '"*"'
Height - -..- 9- feet 1 I'? inches > Height 1 . 3 feet II 3-4 inches
Weight.. - Jj. 200 pounds <- Weight - - '*-*- 157 pounds
Reach - - _ 70 3-4 inches ,' Reach - _ _ 75 1-4 Inches
Neck - - _ 17 1-2 inches .< , Neck _ _ _ 10 - inches
Chest - - - 43 3-4 Inches I Chest - - - 44 . . Inches
Chest expanded 48 : inches S Chest expanded -48 inches
Waist - - - 34 inches I Waist -"*_,_ .38 Inchest
Hips - _ _ 42 Inches J Hips - _ _ 40 . Inches
Thigh - - - 24 1-2 inches j. Thigh - - - 23 1-2 inches
Calf _ - - 10 1-2 inches ,[ Calf ... 14 Inches
" Wrist - - - 8. inches J, Wrist . - _ - 7 1-2 Inches
Forearm - ''."j 13 Inches i\" Forearm - - II 3-4 inches
Biceps - - -'•-- 15 1-2 inches Biceps . _ _ 14 1-2 inches
Ed his way from the bottom to the top,
I am firmly convinced I will win.
Of course I do not know what tactics
. I shall use, and If I did know I hardly
think it would be wise to say so. This
much I do know, however, that whenever
Fitzsimmons comes within reach of me
he will get a fight. It is true that the
rules are not to my liking. I would rath
er fight straight Marquis of Queensbsrry
rules, but "Fitz" insisted on the present
modifications. If I wanted to fight 1 was
obliged to accept the terms laid down by
the champion. I am fighting him at his
own game, and'l expect to beat him.
—James - J. Jeffries.
HEARD THE NEWS.>
A Large Audience Wildly Cheered
the Victory of Jeffries. -
.'; At the St. Paul Athletic club gymnasi
um lat»t- evening " €00' people gathered to'
hear the detailed, ieturns of the Jeffries- .
B'itsfimmons fight, and when the result
was ; announced'- in : the eleventh round,
every Individual was on ills feet cheering
wildly for the new champion. The club
management for the comfort of-those
present was all that could have been de
sired, and what with three fast sparring
bouts arranged as preliminaries to enter
tain the audience until tho returns came
in, and the quick, accurate report of the
big battle-by rounds, every one present
departed highly satisfied with the even
ing's entertainment. t
The reports were read by "Jack"-Skel-'
ly, the undefeated amateur featherweight
of America, who also refereed the spar- ■
ring bouts. Skelly kept the crowd in
good humor with bright bits' of raillery..
and made an excellent referee.
A noticeable feature of the evening was-
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the change that came over the audience
as the big fight progressed.. At.iirst the
bare mention of Fitzsimraoris' -. entrance
into the ring brought forth cheers, while
Jeffries' name was unheralded. As tho
fight progressed and the big. Calif or man
showed his prowess against Fitzsimmons,
the sentiments began to switch. Gradu
ally those present became convinced that
Jeffries was making a great fight ami
enthusiasm set in toward him, - until at
the announcement- of his - victory the
crowd stood up and cheered for.nearly a
minute.
The sparring bouts were alone worth
the price of admission. The first, go, be
twet Frank McSiay and E. Ebbes, feath
erweights,"was fast and interesting. Ref
eree - Skelly i gave McStay the' decision.
-- In the second bout E. McDonough and
Tommy "Williams, middlewcights, up
a lively bout. Both were aggressive and
each landed frequent— stiff -: * punches,
though doing little damage because of the
"pillows" used. After four rounds this
contest was'declared a draw. ■-'■""
Morris Self and James ■•■ McGinn, the
latter from Minneapolis, went four rounds
for points and gave a good exhibition
Self got the decision.
\ Aside from the natural enthusiasm in
cident to a gathering of admirers of the
art of self-defense, not the slightest sug
gestion of disorder was apparent during
the evening, and the victory.of Jeffries
sent most of the-crowd home happy.
HALF-ARM JABS.
Mrs. Fitzsimmons sat Just outside her
husband's dressing room prior to the
fight. She greeted Billy Brady cheerily,
and said she hoped Bob would defeat his
new aspirant for the championship.
Fitzsimmons and Jeffries agreed as to
the Interpretation of the rules and then
lived up to them. The fight was strictly
fair. *
- Peter Maher picked Fitzsimmons to win.
and quickly.
"Kid" McCoy said Fitz should win in
side of five rounds.
• Fred Burns acted as master of ■ cere
monies, and introduced the fighters in
neat speeches. -
Ren Mulford, the well known Cincinnati
sporting writer, was timekeeper for the
club. Lou Houseman held the watch for
Fitz, and Al Smith acted in similar capa- -
city for Jeffries.
. The ring in which Fitzsimmons and
Jeffries fought was but twenty feet square
—four feet less than regulation.
"Kid" McPartland bet that Fitz would
win. -. ' ■• • • •, ■;
The . vltagraph people had . two Instru
ments on t hand, in order to assue suc
cess of the picture end of the tight. 'A—"'-
Topi Sharkey challenged the winner, cr
"Kid" McCoy. No attention was paid to
him. :. - • ' ' •- - - - »7
The Westchester club cffiiol a. pur c
for a go between Tommy Ryan and ' X d"
McCoy. ■■.■ ..:■■'■
Joe vendig lost heavily on Fitzsimmons,
and he had more money to place. '• '