The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 29, 1903, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, VEDNESDAY. 2! 1903. APRIL 29, BOXER BRITT IS GIVEN THE DECISION OVER FITZGERALD 5 AFTER TWENTY ROUNDS OF THE FIERCEST FIGHTING W inner Lands thef Most Blows in Encounter. ; Loser Scores Two| Clean Knock- Downs. A California light- weig ad his first seric . ght when he fought we es te founds with Wi ed the most blows & ey were the most effective blow ered during the contest. It cee n the second round that Brit = = ' show his cham ship timber ght Fitz a r e head which sent him to the mat e seconds. With this tremend. antag Kk fig - Z PRAISES BRITT. vas wn B ~ himself g er the op- king was & stopping many BOTH MEN IN CON DXT!ON de are 2 a y “Tin House ¥ . Geo manag he ring, Fitzgerald walkec s . and clasped 1} e peated the ed = he best ma tz sur- ever block- the the head and a came back S Bt Eritt a er sent a right to the head h d ed him like a log. Both came e eir experience and started | 2 slugging 2 PACE IS FAST. “The pacé wa t. but no serious ram-' ge was done. F i was forcing e fighting and cking arsund | he ring. The fourth round was give and | ; itz took a hard ADVERTISEMENTS. Dyspepsia | and other stomach troubles quickly relieved and in most cases \ureh cured by the use of H lycozoné This scientific mnc:de is abso- Tutely harm. u:. it subdues the inflammation of the mucous mem- brane of the stomach, and by re- moving the cause, effects a cure. Used and recommended by leading phy- sicians. Take no substitute and sce that each bottie bears my ture. Trialsize, $1.00, at druggists of by mail, from Qf clettastes | | away BRITT SPEAKS | VERY HIGHLY | OF OPPONENT | the | ITZGERALD is toughest fellow I ever | met and miso a very | 1 took mno % he was clean fighter. chances with him, dangerous at never mixed with cause T knew that was the only chance he had of beating me. Fitz has a terrific wallop with both hands. He Innded a heavy blow on the back of my head In the second round, and for three mecomds I did not Lknow where I was. He cer- tainly jarred me, 1 made a careful fight and I think 1_ | showed the public that I dld’ not lose my head in the fast mix-ups. T will give Fitzger- ald a return match, but will not be able to fight him for some time. as I am tled up to meet Jahex White, the Eng- lixh champion. 1 also have n mateh on with O'Keefe and | want to meet him first. Fitz- gerald never had me in dan- ger at any time during the fight. I mever saw a fellow who coufd take such a terrific punchin You can see for yourself that I ve mot = mark on me. My hands are in good shape and I finished strong. He did not knock me down in the Iast round. I slipped, but was up and right at him again. punch in the hope of 1 s chance d , but on ng on a frac ) a lerrible th round, p There was some and Fitz sent a right to the the breakaway. He ducked into eft at the end of the round. Britt Fitz t ope ecarly in the sev- slugging him th Fitz- all the pumishment his op- i him Fitz had Britt the eight round and just a chance of winning and Britt came back at him, sending o body ht head He 1 Fitz on the the end of the rather dis In thé ninth Eritt ducked a right swing At the end of the rournd there was a fast p. both and lefts. paying no to their guards o rock Britt, swing n it just Jeft Britt by missed the sk anger. zgers head head in a hard ed ropes in th SR round but Both were swinging i effectively that he would saved t but did not | hac 1 his ten the ]1~‘ At at Britt was a chance friends ! opening « e eley n a workmanlike thought he wa going He well until Bri left to the head, which to a quick endifig of the figh a left e nose at the oy twelft and comme with and left t the head matters k bad again for Britt BRITT LANDS REPEATEDLY. Fitz took to land another, but no damage W in the excitement at the end of the round Britt did not the gong and delivered a blow, at the crowd showed its displeasure. Britt ded repeatedly in the thirteenth round manne to t r right seen scoring king the one s done but Fitz came back fighting every time. Britt ducked a left swing that looked dangerous Britt in the four nth round showed he picked up k of “rocking’’ and triea the ics on Fitz. The latter got out of danger. Britt ducked some wild swings in the fif nth Britt landed a right after & “shift,” nailing Fitz against the Larkin street side of the ring ta's head dropped over the top rope and Britt tried his best to finish him, but the round ended he coud do Fitz re- turned the compliment in the seventeenth, | rushing Britt through the ropes and land- ing some hard lefts. Britt came back and forced Fitz into his corner, where there | was some going. Britt started with a hard left to the body and had Fitz in distress. but he lasted the rou Fitz tried a left shift in the e round, but missed. Britt tried get in a decisive blow, but ; avail Fitz sent a left to the head early in the nineteenth round, but Britt was just out of range. The twentieth round w. | fast and vicious. PEELIKINABY BOUTS Georgie Curran and Willie Snailham ams, opened the entertainment. Al | Greggains was referee and as usual made the youngsters keep to their work. Snail- ham won in the second round. He was too strong for Curran and landed heavier blows. Curran made a good show- ing while he lasted. “Toothpick” Kelly was sent to drean nd by “Muldoon” McDonald inrsthe fir round. The ending of the battle was sur- prising to the spectators. Kelly towered over his colored opponent. He forced the fighting from the time the gong sounded vntil he was knocked out by McDonald. Kelly went right at McDonald and used a siraight left. The colored man counter- ed hard with body punches and danced Kelly went after his man and took some more punches in the ribs. Me- Donald was wary of his huge opponent and side-stepped out of danger. Kelly | rushed in and the black man let fly with s right. The heavy blow caught Ke“}' on the head and Kelly went down. He doubled up like a rabbit, his head strik- ing the platform with a bang. Greggains counted five and “Toothpick” staggered to his feet. He backed up against the ropes and covered his head with his long arms. “Muldoon” feinted and then swung his right, connecting with Kelly's jaw. Kelly doubled up and was counted out. s best without 59 Prince Street New York. Send for Beoklet. He managed to rise to his feet and then measuring his length on the plat- fell, i ferm. et and | point | hear | which | the R BT T For 7A4HEL FrR ST, TIrIE N /S CRARELR, OFSERVELD TrrE RNG | I~ TS AT TrTYOE « PRINCIPALS IN LAST ABOUT THE RING N THE REP! 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They did not [ time with'them 1d’s once, and he had Fitzgerald in trouble frequently. gerald after the gong sounded, but I did not - disqualify him, as he committed “itzgerald is a game fellow He can at all times, but Fitz did not seem to second round. but [ | tzgerald did not use his right hand aiter:the d good generalship, as Britt v I look upon Britt as a very t Fitzgerald for nineteen and one-half | Both men always wary | think Fitz- | and gave me no trouble I could not good man, but I “rough it"” Descrlptlon OLLOWING is an expert descrip- | tion of the fight by rounds: | Round 1--Fitzgerald led first with ieft e face, but was short. He then missed a icious left swing for the jaw and turned pletel 4 from the force. Britt put | | 1ert to body t®ice and right to the ried with e it was shor ducked a hard left swing for | he hey went into a clipch, Britt | | tried head and blocked a counter He dr a straight right hard to Fitz's body and escaped a return. Jimmy blocked a left | and tn hard to stomach and fo | lowed w1 jaw. Jimmy agul | drove nis to stomach. He easily avotded e the head Bilet | showed himse ), quick., He is v } deliberate and coc was Britt's round. | Round 2—Fitz tried for head, but Jimmy | caught him with ha 1t 1o the wind. Britt | sent left to body and Fitz retaliated with @ left swing to the Jaw, forcing Britt to che | ropes. Fitz put light left to the stomach. | Britt his left to the body. H> got Fitz | in a c and planted right to the body and | left to the jaw. Jimmy then planted straight | #ght to the stomach. Britt peppered Fitz on and left.. Jimmy very stomach with his right He sc the dl his second 5 lose his head a bit and nodded tc that he was all right. The bell rang at this | siage. Britt had the better of the early part | | of the rounc H ound 3—Fitz missed a lefemfor the bod | and a right ercut for the jaw. Fitz put 1 right and Jeft to the be Jimmy fighting | mora careruily. He' drove. a straight right hard to Fitz's stomach. Fitz put. left and right hard, to Byritt's jaw. Jimmy sent a | terrific 1t to thd wind and escaped a viclous Jeft for the jaw. Fitz tried with left and right | | for the jaw. but was blocked. Jimmy put | 1eft to Fitz's nose and Fitz.whipped a stift right (o the head. Britt jabbad with left and Fitz caught him_ with left uppercut to | the saw. As the bell sounded Britt put-left and right 10 face. The fghting ls very fast | and. Fitz is. showing up very .well ‘and has the harder punch FINDS BRITT ELUSIVE. Fitz tried With left dnd Tight for as ‘blocked. Britt ducked hard lert {t for the Jaw, bul.the blow was smothercd. . Fitz sent left te™the head. Jimmy ducked a left swinz and Fiiz went to his knees from-the force. Fitz then put a right behind Jimmy's ear. ' Britt shot hig left hard to the body twice. Fitz put straight left to the nose and Jimmy put left and right lightly to the face. JBritt neatly ducked a-vicious left to the head and Fitz then sent hard left Lo the top Round 4 | nead, but w and iried a of the head. Fitz crossed Iightly with left and kept Jimmy husv ducking. Britt sank his right into Fitzgerald's. stomach as the bell rang. This rovnd was ahout even Round 5 Flitz led with lett three times and then tried right . swing, but Britt cleverly avoided them. again fell short and sent s right bard to the Britt then put twe hard lefts to the stomach. Fitz swung left to the stomach and a left lightly to the face. Fitz blocked a_left and a right for the jaw. Jimmy sent left and right to the. body, but Fitz straightened him out with left to the f Jimmy got out of reach of a hard left nd sent in a hard left to the nose and. then stiff left to the body. Fitz missed left wing and Britt countered with hard right to ' the body. They mixed it and Jimmy put left and right to the face as the gong sounded. This was Britt's round. LOCAL MAN LANDS OFTEN. Round 6—Fitz tried a left swing for the head and again went wild. Britt blocked three It for the body and a left for the jaw. ~Britt n ducked a hard left for the face and ught lis Tight to the jaw.. Fitz then sent « left hard to the back of Britt's head and fol- lowed it with light left to face. Jimmy shot | Fitz to ropes. with two el | blocked [ feazed” Fitz. by Rounds of the Hammer-and Tongs Con- test Between the Pugilists. . of quickness to th blows This round was even Round 7--Fitz, as usual led with left sev- I times, but was blocked, Jimmy drove itz to the roves and landed right and left to body, - Britt put left to the stomach and sent straight left (o the f: Brit ked a left &wing for the head - Britt sen! to the body and blocked a left return. He then sent right and left o the head. Fitz put siralght left to ths | jaw and Jimmy sent right to body. Fitz jabbed twice with: left to the face and Britt sent his left hard to the wind. Fitz crnus:d twice with lett to the jaw and Jimmy sent Fitr in a_neutral corner with a succession 6f rights and lefts to the face. Hell Round S—Fitz jabbed with left on the face Britt tried with a left for the head, but was Britt blocked a left for then sent his left hard to Fitz's ribs Britt to.a corner with left and right to face but Britt stalled and came back with a vi I'clous left to the stomach, Fitz swupg Ieft to the jaw and escaped a return. Beitt jabbed left to face twice. Fitz sent in left. uppercut to the Jaw and Britt put his left-to the jaw. Britt then sent in two very hard lefts to the stomach which made Fitz wince. Britt right ‘hard to the jaw just as the bell rang tha: nearly put Fitz out This was Britt's round. althouzh he was in a tight place earlier in the round HISSED BY CROWD. Round ®—Fitz jabbed left to the face and Britt blocked left for the sams place. Fits blocked a vicious right foi the jaw and sent in light left to the face. Briti ducked a stralght {1eft for the face ahd Fitz then blocked a bard left for the body. Britt blocked left for head and sent In his unerring .left to the stomach and then sent hard left on the point of the chin Britt swung right hard to the jaw and ishes Fitz to the ropes. Britt sent left to the omach hard and a left to the face fought back gamely and put left and right to the jaw. Britt again sent his lef( to the stom- ach Fitz clinched to avoid punishment Britt’s’ clever ducking of I'itz’s lefts is' one of the features of the battle, better of this round. Britt had much th Round 10—Britt again ducked Fitz's lett for] the face. Fitz tried. with left for the body and Britt sent his left to the face. Fitz jabbed left to face and Britt swung heavily with left to the jaw. Britt slipped, but was up like a flash and forced. F'itz to his corn Fitz tried right swing, but was short. Once mare Hritt planted his left to the body and followed 4t with right uppercut to the ja Britt put left and right to the jaw, but Fitz came back and gave Jimmy a similar dose. Filz sent straight left lightly to the jaw. Jimmy planted his right to the shoulder and as the bell rang forced Fitz to his corner while the ecrowd bissed. Jimmy, however, did not hear the bell. He was quickly dragged off by his seconds. Honors even left. for. the -stomach Round 11—<Fitz : tried thrice, but was blocked. itz smothered two He tried with left hard rights for_the jaw. for the stomach, but Jimmy easily blocked. Fitz missed.right for the jaw and Britt coun- tered with right and left to the face, Britt ther planted & wicked left to the wind, whieh Fitz fighting more carefuily, but Jimmy again sent his straight left to the stom- ach. Fitz jabbed with left (o the face. Britt 'ducked a stralght left for the face and sent in two lefts to the stomach. Jimmy put right and left hard to the jaw and forced Fitz to the ropes. Britt agaln shigged itz after the gong sounded, but no. harm done. Britt's round. Round 12—Britt tried left swing for the head, but was blocked. BRit put light left to the face and easily evaded two straight, lefts. for the face, Fitz put stff left w0 Jimmy's chin and blocked a right for the body. Much fid- dling now. Jimmy sent a left to the face and Fitz tried to batter down Britt's guard. Bri sent in his left to the body rather low and hiseed. Fitz caught Jimmy hard with left and right to the jaw. Britt put two lefts to the his left to the face and Fitz blocked a left for the body. Fitz put his right to the kid- neys. Britt landed left on face and followed with right to the body. Fitzgerald sent a_hard left to the jaw and Britt came back with a right to the head. ‘Both men fighting very 1 carefully, but at the same time there 1s plenty Stiff left to the face. body. In a mix-up Britt put left hard to the bodi but Fitz ghtes Jthu Californian out with hard rights and lefts to the face and jaw. Britt_again hit after the sound of the gong, but immediately apolcgized. Titz had some: what an advantage in this round. Round 13—Fitz tried twice with his left ana Jimmy sent in right twice (o head and then a They mix it and in break- the face and | Fitz sent | pat | but Fitz | | Inx free Britt put lett and right swings to the | face. ~ Fitz put hard left to the body and foi- Ilowed it with a terrific right to the jaw, ing Britt back. Britt tried with left { head, but Fitz blocked. Fitz | 1eft o the neck and Jimmy | straight to the body. Jimmy cleverly avolded | & hard left swing. Fitz pretended to be groggy. but Jimmy was not to be decoyed. Tk | bell reng with both men ten feet apart. ors even. FITZ PROTECTS HIMSELF. | | Round 14=Fits ratnea right and lert to the | face,"but’ Britt came out smiling. He tried | right to- the head. but Fitz ed himselt | cleveriy. Britt sent left lghtly to the body | Britt put” his left lightly to body and cleveriy ducked a viclous jeft for the head. The Cal fornian once again put his left to the bod | and they clinched. Jimmy missed a left for | the jaw.. He forced Fitz to the ropes, but | did ‘mot land a teliing blow. Fitz prettily blocked a right for the body and as the be | rany Britt whinved a stiff right to the jaw. | “kound i5—Fitz bored in and Jimmy jabbed Hon- left to the face. Fitz put in short-arm ieit 1o the body and Jimmy got inside of a rigit and left to the head. Jimmy put in hard left over the ghest and ducked a terrific right swing for the ja Britt jabbed le(t lightly to the face and they mixed with no damage. Jimmy put left to the wind twice, but w partially blocked. Fitz got In a glancing left } 1o the face.” Fitz tried with left for th¢ head but missed a foot. Britt then sent in a light left to the body and then sent his right to' the point of the jaw, but the blow was not strong enough to do damage. This round Britt's by slight margin Round 16—Hoth tried with lefts for the head but were short. In a mix-up Fitz landed left 'to the body. Britt whipped right to the | Jaw ‘and PFitz sent stralght left to the jaw. Fitz then put a left swing to the head. Britt sent light left to the face and Fitz got in a straight left lightly to the face. Britt put his l2ft (o the body and Fitz sant in a straight left hard to the stomach. Fitz tried straight left .for the head and then Britt ran into a ht right to the head. Britt jolted Fitz ght to the jaw and had the Easterner He trled to follow up the advantage, hut Fitz had his senses and kept Jimmy off unti). the bell rang. Round 17—Fitz essayed a lelt to the body and Jimmy jabbed him with left to the face. Britt’ serit”in a left uppercut to the wind and escaped-a return. Fitz sent Britt to the ropes | with a straight left to the Jaw and Fitz blocked a left, return for the head. Britt planted his left again to the body. Britt sent left to the body and followed It h right swing to the jaw, which, however, had partially spent fts force . when it landed. Fitz tried twice with left for ‘the body and was blocked. Britt fought Fitz to the ropes, sending a hard ie: to the stomach. Fitz had Britt in his own cofner and was putting in rights and lefts to the body and jaw as the gong clanged. Britt's round. Round 18—Fitz again led with left for the body and Jimmy tried with left for the face. but was short. Britt cieverly ducked a hard left.and then a right for the face. Fltz put left to the ribs and Fitz tried straight left for the face. Britt rpissed right, but landed two hard lefts to the jaw. Jimmy easily biocked saveral stiff lefts for the face. Britt pat lert to stomach and then sailed in with a hard right to the jaw. Fitz jabbed lightly with left 1o the head. 1In a mixup Britt put his right tg the body. He then swung hard right to the w and Fitz came back with an equally hard Tight smash to the head. ~Britt's advantage. Round -19—Both men ars now very careful and loth to take chances. Fitz sent left twice to the jaw_and then sent in another straight left to the hi Britt jolted Fitz with left to the face and then sent left uppercut to the jaw and followed it with left to the body. Britt blocked Fitz's blows with ease. Briti forced Fitz to ropes, but missed left and right for jaw. Britt swung hard with left to the body and’ Fitz put right to the head. Britt sent in straight le?t to the head and blocked 4 counter. Britt forced the fighting and his ex hibition of clever ducking and blocking was a FITZGERALD ! SAYS HE HURT ‘ RIGHT HAND | RITT won all right. bat I would like to have another chance to fight him. When I knocked him down in the second | round my right hand went | back on me, and all I conld do with it was to “atall” throughout the con- test. He is the toughest fel- low ¥ ever fouzht. I injured | my right hand boxing with | “Rough Housxe” McDonald = | week ago. It hurt me more | than Britt's punches. If Britt | will fight me again 1 will wmeet him at any weight and at any time he says. Britt is | a stiff puncher, but he never hurt me. In the second round he hit me on the jaw and for | a few seconds I did not know whether I was in a ring or on horseback i w handi- capped by having a bad hand. ! If it had not been for that, I | feel certain that I conld have beaten him. The decision wa all right. I can't complain of that, but I would like the public to know that with a | "mood right hand I could make a hetter showing against Britt. I am not going to make | any excuses. I found him clever and possessed of a punch in both hands. There was no time during the fight that I considered mywself in Tdanger of being knocked out. a falled to take advantage of it e but no damage. Fitz put right to the and floored Britt with right and left Britt was up quickly and gong sounded. — ’ oth Men Stand a Fast Pace Well. Immense Crowd W itnesses the Bout. ’ B | HE San Fra manageme: the excellent handled the immense crowd that attended fight A large corps of shers handled the reserved seat holders 3co deserv manner Athletic Clubh praise ftor in which it the and every man wiht a ticket secured his seat. The scenes that spoiled the Mc Govern-Corbett contest were not in ‘evi- | dence. Chief of Police Wittman was at the fight and looked after the police ar- rangements. Police Lieutenant Kelly | and a large squad of officers kept the | aisles clear and it is due to their watch- fulfess that no accldents occurred. Before the first bout was called An- nouncer Pratt informed the spectators | that Lieutenant Kelly had received orders | from Chief’ Wittman not allow the | | fghts to go on until every ticket holder had his seat. All th who held e pons and did not t seats w invited to report to Lieutenant Kelly | who would see that they got what was | | coming to them. Owing to the excellent | care taken by the club management no | one appealed to the police | The galler was cked The crowd mix -wm] was even larger than that which attended | the “Corbett”-McGavern fight. This was due to the nominal admission charged by the ciub. The lower part of the Pa | was also crowded to its capacity life were in the s sport Athletic Club permit { month and Harry Corbett is willing to | h the pa It is expected that their respective manag will come together | to-day and decide upon the condition g a return match of the two | ht-weights | ipts were $7 The club | per cent, or $3M7 50. Britt's | 75 per cent. was 32810 &, and Fitz- | | gerald’s, 25 per cent, $536 9. To Discuss the Dick Bill. Major J. T. McCreagh of the First Peg iment Infantry, N. G. C., will leave t €éay for Cleveland, Ohio, to attend th session of representatives of the Natlonal Guard of each State having such organiz ation, having been specially detalled for that duty by Adjutant General Stone. The convention will discuss the Dick bill, so as to thoroughly understand its relati | pasih il L~ s | Physical Culture Lectures. i Professor Walter ¥ R . E. Magee, Supervisor got his left lightly to the jaw and they clinch. [ of Physi will hold meetin Considerable clinching. Britt sent straight left | for . instruction in school gymnastics to the face and a left to the body. | the G High School auditorium atly blocked Fitz's returns. Fitz tri-d | afternoon and next Wednesday, Thursdas right swing, but Jimmy easily ducked Britt | and Friday afternoons. , Principals are to drove a left to the kidneys. 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