Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-01-15
DEMPSEY'S DEFEAT
BY bob" PIlzsIMMOSS, THE LONG ARMED
NEW zEALlNDER.
He Makes a Game Struggle, but After the Second
Round BE Could Not Touch His Antagonist,
Who Plays With Him 10 the Thirteenth
Round, When BE is Knocked Out

Round BE Could Not Touch His Antagonist,
Who Plays With Him 10 the Thirteenth
Round, When BE is Knocked Out.
New ORLEANS, La, January IA
The arrangements for the big fight to-
night could hardly be better. In the
main building of the club the principal:
had room each, far from the crowding
curious mass below and distant from
each other. The box-holders were ad
mitted through the club house, the
general ticket-holders through a gate
on another street. There were hall
dozen other gates, but they were
kept locked and guardad, being intended
for the purpose OF egress only. Al
along the paths and aisles there were
strong guards of police and the steady
procession was kept going. The amohi'
theatre was built Orisi lasting plan, high
walls making II soliJ and enduring and
holding M truss iJOf, so constru cted
that il can be removed in case oi
warm and dry we;ther, or used rs a
protection from ccld and rain. The
somewhat chilly we ther Of late led to
the place being well soofed tonight. I'm
der a square of electric lights stood the
ring. 1t is exactly "a feet square, on
turf and on river sand just loose enough
to be springy; ropes and stakes were
padded, and it is altogether an ideal
place TO fight. -Four feet from the ring
is another enclosure with barbed
wire instead Of ropes. Be-
tween the two rings were chairs
for the seconds, and the wire fence in
sured the pugilistlc parties from out
side interference. Besides the gentle
hint of hands off conveyed by
the sharp wires, the fence was designed
as humane measure, preventing ac-
cident to the principals from too close
contact with crowd and making ii Inn
possible for a mob to shut off air and
help from a pugilist, should he be hurt.
Fitzsimmons was the first of the con-
testants TO reach the club.
1t was Carroll'S plan TO take look
at the New Zealander, forbidden fruit
to Dempsey until the men reached the
ring, expecting that the glant-llke,
long boncd, unusual proportions OF the
New Zealander would strike terror into
the heart OF the American champion.
Fitzsimmons is rs years OF age, and has
an unbroken record OF sixteen battles
won. He stands6 feet inch in height.
Carroll and O'Connell his trainers, kept
giving him hard rub downs at intervals,
so as to keep his weight from increas-
ing.
Dempsey and Flszsimmons are the
same ages years--and the former Is
the hero of half hundred battles. He
weighed 147 pounds the night before
and did very little work during the day,
so as to pick up few pounds by night.
Although Dempsey looked perfection,
for his inches, he was markedly over
shadowed by the qngainly, awkwark-
looking giant, with the swinging arms,
who stripped before him TO do battle
for Dempsey's hard won reputation.
In the amphithdatre OF the great
Olympic Club tonight assembled 1000
leading citizens with large sprinkling
of the finest sportsi len ever seen In New
Orleans, To witne S the great interna-
tional middleweiglt championship Of
Australia and Am srica between Bob
Fitzsimmons and ack Dempsey. The
battle was fof pure oI Si2, ,00o-Sif, 900
to 90 to the winner and $1,000 to the
loser.
Time was called promptly at 9:25,
with Mr.. Alexander Brewster, one OF
the ablest and most respected citizens
OF New Orleans, as referee; official
timekeeper, Prof. John Duffy. The
master of ceremonies was eX-Mayor D..
V. Guimotte. The men came into the
ring at s:55 p. m.-Fitzsimmons first
and Dempsey few minutes later.
Dempsey offered to wager 81, 900, which
was accepted by Major Frank Nc
Laughliu, the millionaire director Of
the California Athletic Club, but the
Olympic Club officials refused to allow
the bet to go, and IL was called of.
Round THE men shook hands and
advanced to the center, Bob, from ap-
pearances outclassing Jack. The round
ended with honors about evenly di-
vined.
Round Bob came up cautiously and
crowded Jack. Jack led for the stom-
ach and missed, clinched and broke
away. The round ended in Bob's favor.
Jack got left-hander on the nose.
Round Slack came up smiling. Bob
landed his left on Jacks face. Jack
clinched to save himself from fall.
Jack ducked and ran away, and Jack
landed his left on Bob's neck. Jack
was weak and ran away. This was
Bob's round.
Round Jack came up cautious, nit
Bob and ran away. Bob crowded Jack
again. Bob followed Jack all over the
ring. Jack ducked and got right
swing Jack landed vicious left in
the stomach. Bob hit Jack with his
right on the mouth. Bob landed ter
rible left-hander and repeated the dose
a moment later. FitZsimmons landed a
vicious left-hand upper cut on Jacks
stomach, and Jack flew away. A clinch
followed. This was Bob's round.
Round Bob crowded, Jack feinted
at his stomach and Jack ran away. Bob
landed his left on the nose. Bob landed
terrible right swing on Jacks neck.
Clinching marked this round. Jack
slipped to the ground in clnch. Bob
then landed terrible left-hander. This
was Bob's round.
Round 6.-Jack came up looking red
and marked; Bob swung and Jack
ducked; Bob landed a terrible right on
Jacks head and punched him all over
the ring: Jack clinched to save himself;
Jack landed terrible right swing, and
Bob landed heavy blows on Jacks head.
Bob led and countered with his right
Bob reached Jacks nose and the latter
This was Fitzsimmons'
round.
Round Bob crowded, Jack feinted
him and ran. Bob landed two lefts on
Jacks face. Bob landed terrible body
blows with his right. Jack tripped on
the post In the ring and landed his left
in the stomach and clinched. Jack land
ed his left on Bob's shoulder. Jack was
fought TO the ropes and clinched. Jack
fell to the ropes with punch In
the stomach. He was groggy and looked
beaten. Bob landed right and left.
This was Bob's round. Jacks nose was
bleeding.
Round s.-Bob crowded Jack and
landed left on the nose. Bob swung his
left but missed, Dempsey swung his right
and landed. Jack clinched, ducked and
got away, Bob landed a terrible right
on Jacks nose, and put the
left on his nose moment later, draw
ing the blood again. Jack hugged Bob
around the body, landed right body
blow. and did so again and again. This
was Bob's round again.
Ronnd 9.-Bob crowded Jack, and
Jack clinehed. Bob hit Jack all over
the ring. Bob landed terrible right
swing and Jack was groggy. Bob land
ad ON the stomach. Jack was fought