The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-15
FITZSIMMONS WINS.
The Man from New Zealand Licks
Dempsey,
WHO WAS NOT IN THE FIGHT
The Nonpareil Was Game, but He Was Out
classed-The Opinions Of Lead
ing Sports.

1900 people, including the greatest gather |
ing of sporting. men ever seen in New Or
leans, witnessed the New Zealander, Robert
Fitzsimmons, the biggest middleweight on
record, knock out Jack Dempsey, the
world-renowned Nonpareil, in the interna-
tional match for the middle weight cham
pionship of Australia and America and
purse of 81, 000 S11, 900 to the winner and
81, 900 to the loser
The battle was fought under Marquis of
Queensbury rules, with gloves weighing
five ounces. The men were weighed in the
presence of the audience, Fitzsimmons
marking 1907 and Dempsey 1471a. Demp
sey's seconds were Jack McAuliffe, Gus
futile and Mike Conley, while Jimmy Car
roll and Doc O'Connel looked after FltZ-
simmons.
at 6 O'Clock this evening Fitzsimmons
was one pound over weight and was sent
out in company with Carroll to work down.
Dempsey was reported at weight and in
fine form, though looking small along side
his opponent. Time was called at 9;25,
with Alex Brewster, one of the a0lest and
most respected citizens of New Orleans, as
referee; official time keeper, Prof. John
GuilIeott. Dempsey offered to wager
$1,000, which was accepted by Major Frank
Mclaughlin, of the California Athletic
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 centre, Bob, from appear
ances, outclassing Jack. the men spared.
Bob led with his left and landed. Jack
| landed with his right. Bob crowded him
into corner. A clinch and break Bob
followed Jack all over the ring, landing
| heavy rights. Jack was on the defensive
and running 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, BOB landed right and left on
Jacks head. Bob led and missed. BOP
crowded Jack into the corner and missed
him. Jack led with a right hand body
blow. Bob landed right and left on his
face and Jack ducked. Bob landed right
on Jacks head. After some clinching the
round ended in Bob's favor. Jack got a
left on the nose.
Round Bob crowded Jack to the
corner and ran away from left handler.
Jack was knocked down with right, got
up and ran away after some more ciinches.
Jack was weak and ran away. This was
Bob's round.
Round 4-Jack came up cautiously. Bob
ran away but quickly crowded Jack. Again
Jack landed viciously with a left in the
stomach. Bod hit Jack with his right on
the mouth and head and with his left on
the nose. A clinch and breakaway. Bob
landed q terrible left-hander and repeated
the dose. Bob landed right and left Jack
ran away Fitz landed a vicious left
handler and upper cut on Jacks stomach
and Jack flew away.
Round Sob crowded and landed left
handler on the nose and terrible right
swing on Jacks neck. Clinching marked
this round.
Round 6-Jack came up looking red and
marked. Bob swung and landed a terrible
Highlander on Jacks head and punched
l him all over the ring. Jack cllnched to
save himself. Bob landed terrible left
handler and Jack landed a right handler.
Jack landed a terrible right swing. Bot
landed heavy blows on jacks head. Bot
led and countered with his right. Jack
ducked and caught an upper cut. BOZ
crowded and Jack seemed groggy.
Round Bob crowded, Jack tented and
ran away Bob landed a terrible body blow
with his right. Sharp mitigating followed
Jack was fought to the ropes aud cIinched
Jack fell to the ropes with punch in the
stomach. He was groggy and looked
beaten. Jacks nose was bleeding.
Round Sob crowded Jack and landed
with his left on the nose. Dempsey swung
his right and landed. Bob swung his left
and landed on Jacks face. JacE
clinched, ducked and got away Bot
landed a terrible right upperout on Jacks
nose and put his left on his nose momen
later, drawing blood again. Jack fell oil
the ropes and Bob landed with his right OF
his nose. Jack Rugged and landed right
body blow again and again. Bob landed {
right swing and punched Jack all over thu
ring.
Round 9-Bob crowded Jack and JACK
clinched but quickly ran away. Bob hi
Jack all over the ring. He landed terri
bic right swing and Jack was groggy. 30
landed terrible left on Jacks right ear
Both landed on each others stomach. Jac
was fought into his corner and seemed t
die hard. Bob landed terrible left-hande
on the jaw and on the stomach, soon fol
lowing it with right in the stomach.
Round 1Q-Bo5 crowded Jack and lande
a right body blow. Jack tented and Bo
ducked. Bob landed a terrible right
l. handler and Jack clinched and pulled Bo
around the ring. Jack attempted to uppe
cut, but missed and ciinched Bob aroun
the legs. Bob landed three left-hander
-, and Jack nearly fell. Bob hit Jack wit
s Bob landed with his left and sent JAG
Of down. Bob punched Jack in the stomac
is and the gong saved Jack, who was dowI
l. three times, and nearly out. Dempse
it fought hard but was outclassed.
Il Round blob crowded Jack and lande
to two lefthanders. Jack fell on the ropes
te Bob landed a terrible left handler an
S. Dempsey staggered. Dempsey led for til
stomach and Bob jumped away. Bo
landed two terrible left-handers an
knocked Jack down. Bob knocked hi
ce down again, let him gain wind and lande
in terrible right and left handlers. This wa
O.. Bob's round.
A towel was thrown from Jacks corne
10 in token of defeat, but it did not go.
a was to fool Fitz5immons. Jack was dow
w and as McAuliffe did not expect the gon
On he threw up the towel, but when the gor
u sounded he had one more chance and
e. said s.Throw upp' 1t did not go; JAG
$. would try again.
On Round 12-Bob led right and lief
81 handler on Jacks head. Bob punched JaC
e. all over the ring. Jack upper cut b1
ne missed. Bob fought fair and landed h
left in the stomach and face and knocks
Jack down. Bob swung his right on Jack
neck and knocked him down. Jack ro
rn groggy. This was Bob's round and DEM
IL, sey was for a fluke doomed.
~ Round 13-Bob went at Jack in his CO
ner and punched him right and left. Ja
clinched and Bob knocked him down. T.
NOnparell lay like log AFTER one or tv
as vain endeavOrs to rise and fight
of Dempsey was never IN the hight. Fit
nv simons punched him from the start to t
as finish, and in the fourth round Demps
n began to grow groggy. He was plain
" outclassed and licked from the start, b
did his best to win. There was never
pluckier contest in the ring.
v. In the sixth round Dempsey's frien
IT. realized the Nonpareil had lost, and VIII
DIS Dempsey went to his corner his faitht
seconds were also eognizsnt of this.