The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-15

Ho DeHipScE lt2SlmmOnS glove night
will never be forgotten in Now Orleans.
1t has resulted in tn dispiac .ment OF
the great Americ IN middlewcight and
the elevation of tho Australian to a
)rrcsponding height. Jack Dempsp,
was Knocked out in Lilo thrtc mt
round. Half million dollars chingcd
hands.
The amphithcatrc of the Olympic Club
was admirably pr p.red for III event
Strong guards tf police lined the aislvs.
The ring WAS iwrnty-fuur feet square
and built up of turf AMI river sand The
ropes and stalk y were ptdded and
barbe1 wire mad, another enclosure
.fonr feet from the first to keep back ill.,
truders.
Fitzsimmons was The first of the con-
tcstants to reach the club lie appeared
in fine condition. his skin WAS clear, his
eyes bright and his good nature sur
prising, considering the oco sion and
his Long training. Carroll aud O'Con-
nell, hi trainers. kept giving HIM hard
rub downs Il intervals 50 as to keep
his weight from increasing, the big
fellow having very little to spare,
esp, CHILLY under the conditions insisted
upon by Dempsey that the weighing
siould be ut the ring side in tiyhttny
clothes.
Dempsey arrived later and bore his
usual serious look with an occasional
knitting OF the brUws and grim smile
VIII Oh showed that he had made up hi !,
mind for desperate work. lie and Fitz-
simmons are the same age, % years.
ID -Dpscy was trained down as fine us a
rae, horse. His muscles are long, PHI
amt, supple and well developed d. Ills legs
had all their wunted siren rth, and he
moved around as easily aud grac tfully
apd quic ely as 1t IL effort was wanted.
lie weighed lit pounds the night before
and he did very little work during the
day SO us to pick up few pounus by
night.
Although Dempsey looked in perfect
condition for his inches he was marked
ly over-shadowed by the ungainly,
awkward 'okng ant with swinging
arms. The men weighed in the presence
| of tho audience. D,mpsey's y, conds
WI re Jack McCauliffr. Gus Tuthill and
| Nike Conley, the Ithac, giant, while
Jimmy Carroll and u, O'Cunntll looked
after titzsimmons' interests.
Time was called promptly at oa?5
with Alexander Brewster. one OF the
| ablest and most resp, cted citizens of
New Orleans, IA ref.re'; official time
keeper, Prof John Duffy. The master
OF ceremonies was eX Mayor j. v. Gull
| lette. The men came into tho ring.
Fitzsimmons first and Dempsey q few
minutes later. Dempsey offered to
wager 81 900, which was acc pied by
Major Frank Mclaughlin. dir, ctor Of
| tho California Athl.t C Club, but the
| Olympic Club official refused To let
the bet go and it was died of.
| The men shook hands and advanced
10 the center, Bob, from appearances,
out CHASING Jack. The men SPARED;
Bob l. d with his left and landed. Jack
land d right: Bob crowded him in the
corner: they clinched and broke; Bob
followed Jack all over the ring; Bob
landed heavily with his right; Jack on
the defensive and running away; Jack
! led with his left and missed; Jack |, d
and landed on the stomach. Jack led
and missed; led again and c1untercd
with his left The round ended with
honors about evenly livid, d.
Round bob inc up iutlously and
crowded Jack; Bob led with his right on
Jacks head; Bob landing right and left
on jacks head; Bob led and missed;
Bob crowded Jack in the C ,rner and
missed; Jack Id right hand body
blow followed rapidly in an exchange;
lighting Was even; Jack ran away; jack
led and miss, d; Bob land, Il right
and left on fac and Jack duckrd away;
Bob landt d right on jacks head; jack
ran away; clinch and brr; k-away: Jack
land' d on Bob's head: Bob landed on
Jacks nose; Jack landed ON Bob's mead:
Bob crowd ID j; ok; JACK |. i for stomach
and missed: cllnch and break.away;
round ended in Bob's favor; Jack got
left on the nose.
Round 3-Men came up smiling; Jack
duckcd and ran away; Bob crowded
Jack in the corner; sparring and good
nature mark d the round: Bob ran away
from left; Jack was knocked dow n with
right; got up and ran away; Bob land, d
left ON Jacks fac JACK clinch, d 10
save himself from Il fall: Jack duck, d
and ran away; Jack landt d left on Bob's
n OK; Jack was weak and ran away;
time; this wasss l,obs round
Round +-Jack came up cautiously,
hii and Bob ran away; Bob crowded
Jack again. Bob followed JacS all over
ring; JACK ducked and got right swing;
Jack land rlghta and left on Bob; Jack
landed viclouslv in stomach; Bob hit
>; OK with right on mouth: Bob followed
J.cs and hit him in the head; Bob hit
HIM on nose with left: cliEch ami break
away; Bob landed terrible lett and re-
peatcd the dose later; Bob landt d right
and left and J.ck ran away: Fitz
land Il vic GUS Lit hand upper cut on
jacks stom; Oh and Jack t, " away:
clIncl followed; this was Isob's round.
! Round D lob crowded: Jack frint, d
at his stom' C and Jack ran away: Bob
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