, 1891-01-15
DEMPSEY DOWRED.
The Nonpareil Not In 1t From
Start to Finish.
F%itzsimmons Whips His Man
in Thirteen Rounds.
The Defeated Man Very Bad
ly Punished.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Fighi.

est RatneTlDR Ol spOTtluR men ever seen III
New Orleans. witnessed the New Yea
lander, Robert Fitzsimmons, the biggest
middlcweight on record. kiosk out Jack
Dempsey, the world reBewned"Nenpa-
reil," in the great lot irrational match for
the :aiddleweieht championship OF Aus
tralia aud America and a purse OF $l2.-
600, SIl,0O 0 to the winner, and 81, 900 to
the loser. The battle was fought under
Marquis of Queensherry rules. with gloves
weighing five ounces. The men weighed
in the presence of the audience, FItzsim-
mons marking 1903, and Dempsey l474.
Dempsey seconds we're Jack McAuliift,
Gus futile and Mike Conley, while
Jimmy Carroll and Doc O'Connell looked
after Fitzsmmons. At 6 O'Clock this
evening titz=Immons was one pound over
weight aud was sent out in company with
Carroll to work down.
Dempsey was reported at weight and in
fine form though looking small alongside
OF his opponent. Time was called at 9:25,
with Alexander Brewster. one of the
ablest and most respected citizens OF Now
Orleans. as referee; Official ~timekeeper,
Prof. John Duffy master Of ceremonies,
ex Mayor G%uillotte. Dempsey offered to
wager 81, 900, which was accepted by
Mai. Frank Mclaughlin Of the California
Athletic club. but the Olympic club
officials refused to allow the bet to 20 and
it was called off.
Round The men shook hands and
advanced to the center. Bob, from appear.
ances, ouiclassing j aek. The men spared.
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his right. Bob crowded him into his
corner. where they clinched and broke.
Bob followed Jack all over the ring, land
defensive and running away. Jack led
and landed on the stomach. The round
ended with houors evenly divided.
Round Bob came up cautiously
and crowded Jack. Bob led his right on
Jacks head, after Rards leading his right
aud left on Jacks head. Bob led and
missed. Bob crowded Jack in the corner
and MISSED him. Jack led a right hand
body blow. Boo landed q right aud left
on Jacks face and Jack ducked and got
away. Bob landed his right on Jacks
face and Jack ducked and got away. Bob
landed his right oa } Jacks head. After
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for both. Jack got a left on the nose.
Round Bob crow ded Jack in a cor
ner and ran away from a left. Jack was
knocked down with a right. got up and
ran away. After some more clinches,
Jack was weak and ran away. This was
Bob's round.
Round Jack came up cautious, and
Bob ran away. bat quickly crowded Jack
again. Jack landed a vicious left in the
stomach. Bob hit Jack with his right on
80 ,unath ,nl A,ol nnA ,r,.k ~, La. 80.
the nose. A clInch and breakaway. Bob
landed a terrible left and repaired the
dose a momen later. Bob landed his
right and lett and Jack ran away. Fitz
landed a vicious lett hand upper cut on
jack stomach and Jack flew away.
Round Bob crowded, landed his
left on Jacks nose, and a terrible right
swing on Jacks neck. Cllnching marked
this round.
Round 6.-Jack came up looking red
and marked. Bob swung and landed a
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 a right. jack landed q
terrible right swing, and Bob landed heavy
blows on Jacks head. Bob led and
countered with his right. Jack ducked
and caught an upper cut Bob crowded
and Jack seemed grogRy.
Round Bob crowded; Jack tented
and ran away. Bob landed a terrible
body blow with his right. Sharp in-fieht-
Ing followed Jack was fought TO the
ropes and clinched. Jack fell to the
ropes with a punch in the stomach. He
was grogVy and looked beaten. Jacks
nose was bleeding.
Round s. Bob crowded Jack and
landed his left on Jacks nose. Dempsey
swung his left and landed. Bob swung
his left and landed on Jacks face, Jack
clinched, ducked and got away. Bob
landed a terrible right upper cut on Jacks
nose and also put his lett on his nose a
moment later. drawing blood again. Jack
fell on the ropes AMI Bob landed his right
on Jack nose. Jack Rugged and landed
right hand body blows again and again.
Bob landed a right swing and punched
Jack all over the ring.
Round Bob crowded Jack and Jack
clinched, but quickly ran awsv Bob hit
Jack all over the RUG, landed n terrible
right swing aud Jack was 9 Bob
landed a terrible left on Jacks right ear.
Both landed on each others stomach.
Jack was fought into his corner aud
seemed to die hard. Bob landed n terri
bic lett on Jack stomach, soon following
it with a right in the stomach.
Round l0-Bob crowded Jack and
landed a right body blow. Jack tented
and Bob ducked. Bob landed a terrible
right, Jack clinched and pulled Bob
around the ring. Jack attempted to up
per cut, but missed and clinched Bob
around the legs, Bob landed three let's
end Jack nearly fell. Bot hit Jack with
his left in the nose aud Jack ran away.
Bob landed his left and sent Jack down.
Bob punched Jack in the stomach and GO
ing down saved Jack. who was down three
times and nearly out. Dempsey fought
hard, but was outclassed.
Round blob crowded Jack aud
landed two lefts; Jack iell on the ropes.
Bob landed a terrible left and Dempsey
staggered. Dempsey led for the stomach
and Bob jumped away. Bob landed two
terrible let's and got a Touchdown. Bob
knocked him down again; let him gain
his wind aud landed a terrible right and
left. This was Bob's round. A towel
was thrown from Jacks corner as a token
OF defeat, but it did not go. 1t was to
fool Fitzsimmons. Jack was down aud
as McAuliffe did not expect the gong he
threw up the towel, but when the gong
sounded Re had one more chance and he
said the throw up" did not go; Jack
would try again
Round l2.-Bob led his right and left
on Jacks head. Bob punched Jack all
over the ring; Jack tried an upper cut
but missed. Bob fought fair and landed
his lett on Jacks stomach and face and
knocked him down. Jacd rose groggy
This was Bob's round and Dempsey was,