The record-union., 1891-01-15
He is Knocked Out in Thirteen
Rounds.
FITzSIMMONS CIASSED AS A MAR,
VELOUS FIGHTER.
-Four Thousand People Witness the
Great Battle Cor the NIiddle-yyeight
Championship-Dcn Receives a
Terrible Furnishing, While FItzsim-
mons Retircs Without Scratch
The Ex-Champion Out-CIasscd.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoS.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoS.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 4.--In the am
phithoater of the great Olympic Club
tonight four thousand people, including
the greatest sporting men ever seen in
New Orleans, witnessed the New Zea-
| lander, Robert Fitzsimmons, the biggest
| mlddle-weight on record, knock ont
Dempsey, the world-renowncl Nonpa-
rcil, III the great International match for
the emiddle-weight championship of Aus
tralia and America and a purse Of 81, 900.
Sll 600 to the winner and $1,000 to the
loser.
The battle was fought under Marquis
of Queensbelry rules, with gloves weigh
ing five ounces. The men weighed in
the presence of the audience, Fitzsim-
mons marking 1504 and Dempsey 147!.
Dempsey was seconded by Jack Nc
Auliffe, Gus Tnttle and Mike Conley,
while Jimmy Carroll and Doc O'Connell
looked after Fitzsimmons.
At q O'Clock this evening Fitzsimmons
was one pound overweight, and was sent
out in company with Carroll to work it
down. Dempsey was reported at weight,
and in fine form, though looking small
eSiOtS,SiuC vi IliS OpDOHcut.
Time was called at 9:25, with Alexander
Brewster, one of the ablest and most re-
spected citizen of New Orleans, as referee.
The official timekeeper was Professor
John Duffy, and the master of ceremonies
ex-Mayor Guillette.
Dempsey offered to wager 81 900, which
was accepted by Major Frank McLaugh-
lin, of the California Athletic Club, but
the Olympic Club officials refused to al
low the bet to go, and it was called off.
Round 1.-The men shook hands and
advanced to the center, Bob from appear
ances outclassing Jack. The men SPARED;
Bob led his left and landed; Jack landed
his right, and Bob crowded him in the
corner. There was elinch and break.
Bob followed Jack all over the ring,
landing his heavy right. Jack was on
the defensive, and running away. Jack
led and landed on the stomach The
round ended with the honors evenly di-
vided.
Round Bob came up cautiously and
crowded Jack. Bob led, landing his
right and left on Jacks head. Bob led
and missed. Bob crowded Jack in the
corner and missed him. Jack led his
right and landed q body blow. Bob
landed his right and left on the face, and
Jack ducked away. Bob landed his
clinches the round ended in Bob's favor
Jack got left on the nose.
Round 3.-Bob crowded Jack in the
corner and ran away from a left. Jack
was knocked down with right, but got
up and ran away. After some more
clinches Jack was weak and ran away.
This was Bob's round
Round 4.-Jack came up cautious. and
Bob ran away, but quickly crowded Jack
again. Jack landed vicious left in the
stomach. Bob hit Jack with his right on
the mouth and head, and with his left on
the nose. There was clinch and break
away. Bob landed his terrible left and
repeated the dose moment later. Bob
landed his right and left, and Jack ran
away. Bob landed a vicious lefthand
upper-cut on Jacks stomach, and Jack
flew away.
Round Bob crowded and landed his
left on Jacks nose, and a terrible right
swing on Jacks neck. Cinching marked
this round.
Round 6.-Jack came up looking red
and marked. Bob swung and landed
terrible right on Jacks head, and
punched him all over the ring. Jack
clinched to save himself Bob landed a
terrible left, and Jack landed right.
Jack landed terrible right swing. and
Bob landed heavy blows on Jacks head.
Bob led and countered with the right
Jack ducked and caught an upper cut.
Bob crowded, and Jack seemed groggy.
Round Bob crowded. Jack feinted
and ran away. Bob landed a terrible
body blow with the right. Sharp might
ropes and clinched. Jack fell to the ropes
with punch in the stomach. He was
groggy and looked beaten. Jacks nose
was bleeding.
Round s.-Bob crowded, Jack, and
landed his left on the nose. Dempsey
swung his right and landed. Bob swung
his left and landed on jacks face, Jack
clinching. He ducked, and got away.
Bob landed terrible right upper-cut on
Jacks nose, and put the left on his nose a
moment later, drawing blood again.
Jack fell on tho ropes and Bob landed his
right on the nose. Jack hugged and
landed right body-blows again and again.
Bob landed right swing and punched
Jack all over the ring.
Round Bob crowded Jack, and Jack
clinched, but quickly ran away. Bob
hit Jack all over the ring. He landed
terrible right swing and Jack was grogey.
Bob landed terrible left opJatk's right
ach. Jack was fought into his corner and
seem to die hard. Bob landed terrible
left on Jacks stomach, soon following it
with his right in the stomach.
Round l0.-Bob crowded Jack and
landed a right body blow. Jack feinted,
and Bob ducked. Bob landed a terri
BILE right. Jack clinched, and pulled
Bob around the ring. Jack attempted
to uppercut, but missed, and clinched
Bob around the legs. Bob landed
three lefts, and Jack nearly fell. Bob
hit Jack a left in the nose, and Jack ran
away. Bob landed his left, and sent Jack
down. Bob punched Jack in the stomach
and the gong saved Jack. who was down
three times and nearly out. Dempsey
fought hard, but was outclassed.
Round u.-Bob crowded Jack, and
landed two lefts. Jack fell on the ropes
Bob landed terrible left, and Dempsey
staggered. Dempsey led for the stomach
and Bob jumped away. Bob landed two
terrible lefts, and knocked Jack down,
Bob knocked him down again, and let
him gain wind, and landed terrible
right and left. This was Bob's round. A
towel was thrown from jacks corner in
token of defeat, but it did not CO. 1t was
to fool FitZSimmons. Jack was down.
and as McAuliife did not expect the gong
he threw up the towel, but when the gong
sounded he had one more chance, and he
said the ''throw-up" did not go. Jack
would try again.
Round 12.-Bob led his right and left on
Jacks head. Bob punched Jack all over
Jack uppercut, but missed. Bob fought
fair, and landed his left on the stomach
and face, and knocked Jack down. Bob
swung the right on Jacks neck and
knocked him down. Jack rose groggy.
This was Bob's round, and Dempsey was,
barring fuke, doomed.
Round 13.-Bob went at Jack in his
corner and punched him right and left
Jack clinched and Bob Knocked him
down. The Nonpareil lay like log,
after one or two vain endeavors to rise