The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-15
The Latter Comes Through Thir-
teen Rounds With Scarcely
a Scratch.
Dempsey OutfouElit at Every Stage snd ON
Every Line-He Was Badly
Punished.

America and purse Of $4,000, 81, 900 to
the winner and $1,000 to the
loser. The battle was fought un.
der Marquis of Queensbury rules,
with gloves weighing five ounces. The
men were weighed in the presence OF the
audience, Ftzsimmons marking 1901 and
Dempsey 147la5. Dempsey's seconds were
Jack McAuIiffe, Gus Tuthill and Mike Con-
ley. while Jimmy Carroll and Doc O'Con-
nell looked after FitzSimmons.
AT six o'clock this evening Fitzsimmons
was one pound oyer weight and was ont in
company with Carroll TO work down. Demp-
sey was reported at weight and in fine form,
nent. Time was called at 1926, with Alex.
Brewster, one of the ablest and most re-
spected citizens Of New Orleans, as referee.
The official timekeeper was Prof. ohm
Duffy; master of ceremonies, ex-Mayor
Quillotte. Dempsey offered to wager $1,000
on the result, which was accepted by Major
Frank Mclaughlin, of the California sth-
letic club, but the Olympic club officials
refused to allow the bet to go and it was
called off.
Round 1.-The men shook hands and ad-
vanced to the center, Bob, from appear
ances, outclassing Jack. The men spared,
Bob led with his left and landed; Jack
landed his right; Bob crowded him into his
corner: clinch and break; Bob followed
Jack all over the ring, landing a heavy
right; Jack was on the defensive and rum
ming away; Jack led and landed on the
stomach. The round ended with honors
evenly divided.
Round Bob came up cautiously and
crowded jack Bob led with his right on
Jacks head, landing right and left. Fob
led and missed; he crowded Jack into his
corner and missed him; Jack led with q
right hand body blow; Bob landed right
and left on his face, and Jack ducked
away; Bob landed his right on Jacks head.
After some clinches the round ended in
Bob's favor. Jack got left-hander on
the nose.
Round 3.-Bob crowded Jack into his
corner, but ran away from left; Jack was
knocked down with right; got up and ran
away; after some more clinches Jack was
weak and ran away. This was Bobs ound.
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 right ON the
mouth and head and with his left on the
nose; clinch and break away; Bob landed
terrible left and repeated; Bob landed
right and left and Jack ran away; Fitz
landed vicious left and upper cut on jacks
stomach and Jack flew away.
Round 5-Bob crowded, landed left on
nose and terrible right swing on Jacks
neck; clinching marked this round.
Round G-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 land
ed O terrible left and Jack landed his right;
Jack landed a terrible right swing; Bob
landed heavy blows on Jacks head: Bob
led and countered with his right; Jack
ducked and canght an upper cut; Bob
crowded and Jack seemed groggy.
Round bob crowded: Jack feinte and
ran away; Bob landed u terrible body blow
with his right; sharp infghtinR followed;
lack foash .b to tine and
stomach; no was groggy and looked beaten;
Jacks nose was bleeding.
Round s-Rob crowded Jack and landed
his left on his nose; Dempsey swung his
right and landed; Bob swung his left and
landed on Jacks face; Jack clinching,
lucked and got away; Bob landed terrible
right upper cut on Jacks nose and put his
| left on his nose Il moment later, drawing
blood again; Jack fell on the ropes and
Bob landed his right on his nose; Jack
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again; Bob landed right swing aud
punched Jack all over the ring.
Round Bob crowded Jack and Jack
clmched, but quickly rnn away; Bob hit
Jack all over the ring; he landed terrible
right swing aud Jack was groggy; Bob
both landed on each others stomach; Jack
WAS fought into his corner repeatedly but
seemed to die hard: Bob landed terrible
left on Jacks stomach soon following it
with Il right in the stomach.
Round l0-Bob crowded Jack and landed
right body blow: Jack feinted and Bob
ducked; Bob landed q terrible right; Jack
clinched and pulled Bob around the ring
Jack attempted to upper cut. but missed
and clinched Bob around the legs Bob
landed three lefts and Jack nearly fell Bob
hit Jack left in the nose and Jack ran
away; Bob landed left and sent Jack
down; Bob punched Jack III the stomach and
the gong saved Jack, who was down three
times and nearly out; Dempsey fought hard
but was outclassed.
Round ii. Bob crowded Jack and land
ed two lefts; Jack flew on the ropes; Bob
landed terrible left and Dempsey stag
gered; Dempsey led for the stomach and
Bob jumped away; Rob landed two terrible
lefts and knocked Jack down; Bob knocked
him down again. lot him gain wind and
landed terrible right and left. This was
Bob's round. A towel was thrown from
Jacks corner III token OF defeat, but 1t did
not 20. 1t WINS to fool Fitzsimmons. Jack
was down and ns McAuliffe 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 right and left OH
Jacks head and punched him all over the
ring; Jack upper cut, but missed; Bob
fought fair and landed lefts in the stomach
and face and knocked Jack down; Bob
swung his right on Jacks neck and knocked
him down; Jack rose RrOggy. This waA
Bob's round and Dempsey WIS. bar tiuke.
doomed.
Round l3.-Bob went at Jack in his cor
ner and punched him right and left; Jack
clinched and Bob knocked him DOWN. this
Nonpaleil lay like log after one or two
vain endeavors to rise and fight ON.
When the referee, Alex. Brewster, AWARD