The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-17
DEMPSEY FITzsIMMONs.
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NEW ORLEANS, La, Jan. 16-Jack
Dempsey slept under the influence Of
opiates last night. The bridge Of his
nose is broken, and his ribs were so sore
after he was driven home from the ring
that he continuously gToaned and tossed
until the physician that accompanied
him from the club administered a strong
narcotic. He says his nose was broken
In the fourth round, although II did not
commence to bleed until the tenth.
IL was Sullivan-Kilrain fight over
again In lal ve measure. The Oregon
man was clearly outclassed from the
start, but he stuck to 1t until nature
could no longer exert herself. Fitz-
simmons fought fair and even. The
most chagrined friends OF the vanquished
are forced To admit that he is tho fairest
and most humane fighter that has ever
done battle In the ring. AZ the same
time h" had no business In the ring wi tn
Dempsey. He is simply a heavyweig ht
sweated out and trained down to a re-
Quisitc figure He IL as tall a. Sullivan
and with a longer reach. Fed up to $50,
aud he would give the Boston boy the
hardest time he has yet experienced.
He could play with Kilrain like a child
MuldOOn says that with twenty pounds
moro muscle, FitZsimmOns could fight
any man living, Sullivan not barred. As
result OF the fight it Is not unlikely
that the question Of height and reach
will hereafter cut as important a figure
In the making OF matches as that Of
weight.
The imported color is generally sack
cloth and ashes, while the New Orleans
people are iubIiant, and nearly all of
them backed the Australian and go wan
back at least half Of the Sl0O, 600 or 80
that vas brit and Host eH Jake KHrattr Il
little less than q couple OF years ago. II
Is an interesting fact that Fftzsimmons
never tasted intoxicating liquors, while
Dempsey took brandy between each
round. A handsome, shOrt-haired
woman, who gave her name as Emma
Walters and said she was variety act
ress from Denver, had her sex discovered
by police lieutenant. Just as she was
taking a seat In box she was arrested
and will be arraigned to-day for violating
the city ordinance relative 10 masquerad
ing IL Is said that no less than ten
women were In the audience I'm male at
tire. Budd Ronaud, the noted sporting
authority OF this city, won $40, 900 for
himself and $3.50, 900 for people IN score
OF places east and west who had sent
him money to stake. Parson Davies, OF
Chicago, Is another heavy winner.
what sullivan Says.
CHICAGO, Jan. l6.-The Chicago
sports" who backed Dempsey In the
fight, from the appearances In the down
town resorts, Outnumbered the Fitz-
simmons men ten TO one, and when the
news OF Dempsey's defeat arrived, 1t had
very depressing effect. Actor John l..
Sullivan could scarcely realize that
Dempsey had bocn beaten. He said:
Poor fellow / did not believe anyone
his weight could do him with or without
gloves, II the fight was on its merits
all the way through, FitzsimmOns must
be a whlrlwind. ! admired Dempsey as
fighter and a gentleman, always re-
garded him as one OF my best friends.
Then, again, ! considered him the best
middle-weight on earth, and although
| didn't overlook the fact that he
was bound to run against snag sooner
or later, I>ueyer dreamed of man of
Fitzslmmons' Caliber could give him any
bother How do ! account for IL? You
might as well ask me 10 account for the
spots on the sun. Ii Il one OF those
| things that can't be accounted for /
| understood that Dempsey was not i'm II
al any stage That makes ID all the
| harder, as he must have oeen I'm cOndl-
tlon. IL may be like this: Dempsey
has trained too often, and II Is not the
actual lighting, but the training, that
broaEs man up. All jacks fights
Nhaye been at weight or close 10 ID, and
he always had 10 train for them. When
La Blanche whipped him, thought II
was tho merest accident aud think so
yet. think also that nobody knew that
better than the Marine himself"
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