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Jeffries Captures World Heavyweight Title in 11th Round
In San Antonio the crowd of about 1000 watched Jim Jeffries stop Bob Fitzsimmons in the eleventh round to win the world heavyweight championship and a $20,000 purse. Police intervened as fans surged into the ring after the knockout.
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San Antonio
Alamo Plaza
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jim Jeffries
Hank Dyer
Dan Breen
Coney Island Sporting Club
Surf Avenue
Far West
California
Jeffries
Jefferies
Fitz
Bath Beach
Jim Corbett
Geo, Siler
Chicago
Ben Mulford
Cincinnati
Lou Houseman
al Smith
New York
Fred Burns
Martin Julian
Dan Hickey
Yank Kenney
Jack Everhardadt
Billy Delaney
Jack Jeffries
Jim Daly
Tommy Ryan
Kid McCoy
Inspector McLaughlin
Captain Kingly
Wm. Engeman
Brighton Beach Racing Association
Phil Dwyer
Gravesend Racing Association
Jack McDonald
Hen Stelker
Sol Lichtenstein
Davy Johnson
Digby Bell
DeWolf Hopper
Peter Maher
Little Geo. Dixon
Teddy McGovern
Scannel
Pat Keenan
Joseph McReamer
Joseph O’connell
Tom Sharkey
Bob
Ocean Side
Joe Wendie
Corbett
Ocean
Brown
Australia
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Fita
Jeff
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