Show ION I FITZ WINS BATTLE I ON THE COAST j IN TWENTY ROUNDS I r Australian Fights With Old I Time Vigor I 6ARNER GAME TO THE LAST Bitting at Slant Was In Favor of the Cornishman I From the First Gardner Was Outclassed Out-classed on Points and Failed to Land Telling Blows San Francisco Nov 25 L5ol Fttthji TTons proved tonlcht tlnt t he was not a dead one when In oUlho rod and outgeneraled out-generaled GeoiGO Gardner for twenty full round FltzMnnnons was as awkward mIll as cunning1 as of yore and apparently apparent-ly l realizing that ho must foster his ftrcnuih there wan not a moment when ho was not carefulness poraonlllod While the old man could avoid punishment punish-ment from Gardner he could not knock his opponent out although lit landed a number of vicious blows From his performance per-formance tonight Gardner Is not in Fllas cia > lIe landed on the oldtimer once it fI wlille but Fllss was always going away from him and the blows were hnrmc t tUARDNKR UARDNKR OUTCLASSED Several tlmeji FIlz apparently had Curd Ucr almost out but lie wan either too tire or lackedhla l old strength and could not land a knockout punch Fltaslm inqiiM was vory rklllful In bloRklng and lodcing Gardner blows and In the clnuhcs and breakaway was very careful care-ful fulThe The fight did not pleano the h spectators nnd the men In the ring were frcfiutnlly hissed when they went through a round without apparently trying to fight PRETTY RAW FIGHT Rcfercc Kcldlo Graney at the close of the content said that It was tlu worwt light hf over saw Ho was forced to give tim derision to Fltz because h the latter scored the knockdown blows and received no damrige In return H WOP apparent that neither man Is qualified to claim championship cham-pionship honors BROKE IIIS KNUCKLES After the light Fllzslmmons appeared to be overjoyed at hi victory and claimed that the reason ho did not knock Gardner out was that ho broke thc knuckles of both hands early In the contest It was either for this reason or because Klu nlinnioiiH rhoao to net mainly on the t de fcnFlvo that the light was not finished long before the twenty rounds were over EYE CUT OPEN Gardners eye was cut open nnd his nose 1f knocked askew while Flt7 bled a little it nl the moiiih Ueyoud that hero t was no rr dnrnngp done to clthor man Gardner I t demonstrated that ho did not have a hard punch In him Whenever ¼ ho landed a swing1 it had no force In it und his left a 1 jab had not other I effect limn to make r FIts nose and mouth a bit ret re-t FIT55 TIRED EASILY 4 Fits several times stood with his guard down and allowed Gardner to poke him In i 1 tho none PO that t 11 t hn mOils could step I In mIll hand tihoiL arm Jolts There were A t f occnHlonal hashes when the Fllzblmmons + of olden times appeared ror a moment i1 1 But II was only for a moment lie seemed U 1 to tire quickly I and after n short vicious rush during which he would land on Gardner and l take the fight I out of him ho would lapse Into the defiwslve and rest durhtf the zcmalndcr of the round ROUND ONE They went to the center quickly and Indulged In-dulged In sparring Gardner danced mound 1 lively mill ducked a vicious left for the Jaw They came together without I 1 rcrult and Fltzslmmons mimed l a left I t swing for tho Jaw and thou evaded a similar blow from Gardner Kllzulmiuons sent a straight left I high on the cheat The fighting wan nlow both men excrclu Jng great care Gardner wall abort with l n riiht uppercut for the jaw Both then inlBKcd lufta for tho head and Gardner received re-ceived a stinging straight left to the Jaw FJtITI mon followed this with another left to the Jaw and a right to the atom rich KltzslmmonH sent Gardners head buck with a left hook to the Jaw Gardner Gard-ner then plajiUd 1 a slralght left to hue face Fltzulmmons blocked a hard left for the ntomneli all the boll rang The advantage was slightly with Filslmmons who received absolutely no attention from hli teeoudH is ho went to hla corner 1 FHasImraona nppcaru to he bothered 1 with os a cold t ROUND TWO I After considerable nnarrlnt both mlHiod lft for the body FltrsUnmonu got In t a light right to the head and Gardner landed twice I on the Australians kidney 1 C with right Gardner drove his right twlco to the body I and recelvml a left I to the i i body nnd a right to the Jaw In return i Gardner sent his right to the body nnd g 1 JuzalmmotiH slipped to the floor IIH he d backril from a right swing Bob drew a tralnht loft to the stomach and missed a t pJRUt to the Jaw Hob then planted his left to the boUy and a rlsht swing to the Jaw Gl1r ncr sent In a right und left l j forcefully to the bony and KHz retal p I 100t11 with a right and loft to the Jaw ua L tnc bell 1 1 eoundiid This rotund I wall com I PuratiVflv h nvtii the advantage If any t nelng with Gardner There wnt not much rforce to most of tho blows landed I ROUND THREE L Gardner WHS yhort with a l left for thin w po < ly and a moment hitter drove a hard I right to tin Coriilshmano ribs They Ithen cxchRiigcd light lofts to the body K Fltx mlscd a loft nwlng for the face and K was men with a ntralght right to tho B body Oirdncr followed It with a right f Sing to the rlhr and two rights to the t klcltICI1 Gar I1 r ccnt In loft and right to It the Jaw iltz ATtu trying occasional swings and did not do much sparring Ho I sent a straight left I to Gardners face and missed another for the omio place Fir swung It terrific right to the Jaw and rushed Gardner to tln t > ropes Fltz put left to tho face and right to the body Gardner lighting buck hard FIT gnvc aIn a-In h of Ills old tire In this round and dmw Gardner on This was Fits round I Ho I gain received no attention from hlg scc nds at the rounds conclusion ROUND FOUP FIU Immediately swung a right to the Jaw and they 1 mixed It Bob ducking and < 1 locking cleverly Fits stood back and then tried left and right for the jaw but was blocked He I repeated the attempt it moment later hut Gardner mcl him with a straight left to the Jaw Fllz thon ent Gardner down for seven seconds with t wo straight lefts I to the I Jnw Gardner tuno up lighting wildly Fit forcod him to the ropes with a straight left to the jaw striding Gardner against the I rope Fit then hooked 1 a vicious right lo the jaw and Gardner went to the floor Ho I amo up and Pit planted several frlghl fill lefts and right to the face and body and sent the Lowell man to his corner roggy The tumult for Fit at this stage I wnl tremendous KHz very cool He enrly had Gardner out twice I ROUND FIVE KHz landed II left awing to the law and Gardner went down for the count of nine Fllz chased him around the ring and had Gardner stalling ritz forced Gardner to ho rope with a left to the Jaw and ri right hook to the body Fits looked a bit lud hut put In n stiff left lo the body hey came to a 1 mlxup Gardner being eiperate I and rushing Ho h WEtS bleeding rom the nose Fltz landed left and right to the face and forced Gardner to a clinch Ijt was laughing and stalling and l trying to create an Impression of buSing tired larduer drove In two lefts and n right to he body Aa 1 flue gong rang Gardner put III left and right to the body without apparent damage Fit r has tIll crowd guessing as to whether he Is shamming or actually tired POUND SIX Fits missed a right swing for the hcnil I and backed l away from Gardner Kit7 ilsscd another left for the head and then sent In tl straight 1 rlgn > to the head UN Gardner was tfoliig uvay KHz took a couple of left Jabs to the fucu III order to ZH In a right but he was short Fltz loverly evaded I several rights und lefts fur thc body and they mixed It In a cur n cr fighting tamely Holh exchanged tralght lofts to the fact and Gardner drove a straight right to the body The crowd hissed at the tameness of the tight lug After a mlxup Fit caught Gard ncr with left and right to the face cut thug Gardners eye open Gardner got In a straight left to tho stomach with the ang of the gong SEVENTH HOUND Fltz rushed In and swung hard with left amid right to thehl all They fought fierce ng a mixup and Fit was hlscd for loldlng on Gardner missed a hard right swing for the jaw but Gardner countered with right to the jaw and left lo the jody Gardner missed right uppcrcut for the jaw nnd < chased Fltz to a corner without with-out landing a blow Fitz then missed a left swing for the Jaw Both men looked very tired at this stage They go to clone lunrters nnd both tried lefts and rights for the body but the efforts were futile The gaunt found both men lighting tunic h with the crowd Jeering and urging hem on Fltz appears to be losing his speed anti Icelll > content with acting mere on the defensive ROUND EIGHT Both were short with lefts for the face lolt feinted with right and put a good left to limo face The Australian was jacking away allowing Gardner to I do the leading Gardner finally J planted left anti right to the stomach and a left hook lightly to tho face Gardner blocked a vicious left for tho jaw and sent a straight left lightly to the face Fltz missed left and right swings for the body ind they came to a clinch In Gardners corner Fltz sent Gardner agnlngt thn mopes with left munch right ly the Jaw and then put a left I to the Jaw and a right tot to-t he body Gardner then clinched and clocked a right and loft uppercut for thn jaw Fltz Improved again In I lila I round ind had the advantage HOUND NINE The Cornlshman backed away allowing Gardner to do the leading Gardner was Hhort with left for time head and missed IL right swing for the body Fltz then flirt him with a left hook to the Jaw and danced away as the Lowell pugilist chased him around 1 the ring Fits inlHsed IL hard oft swing for the hody Gardner continued con-tinued to chase Fllz around the ring but lid not succeed In landing Fltr llnally waded In and l forcod Gardner to the ropes hut more from wrontllug than by blows Gardner swung a good right to the kidneys kid-neys and uwiing a right to the Jaw as tho bell founded but It was a glancing blow and Fltz only smiled Fltz has slowed up considerably but Is evidently haying 1 for huts famous knockout punch ROUND TEN Fitz mlspcd a fierce right hook for tim head and Gardner was wild with a right swing Fit backed away and contented himself with blocking Gardners leads Fitz Jolted Gardner with a left to the jiw but Gardner retaliatod with a hard I right to t the jaw Fltz hooked hut left to tho face and they camo together Fit broke It up with a left hook hard to tho sloiincli and Gardner Jabbed FltzK mouth three times with left drawing blood Fltz crossed with left to the face Gardner kopt Jobbing with left to the mouth ami tantalized tho Australian Fltz however took the blows with a Continued on Page S |