The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-21
THE AUSTRALIAN WINS.
Knocks Out Dempsey in
Thirteen Rounds.
The Nonpareil Makes a
Running Fight
And FitzsimmOns Has it Nearly
All His Own Way.
Over Four Thousand People
Witness the Battle.
The Fight in Detroit--Scenes at III
Olympic Club.
And FitzsimmOns Has it Nearly
All His Own Way.
Over Four Thousand People
Witness the Battle.
The Fight i'm Detroit---Scenes at the
Olympic Club.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 14.-Arrangements
for the fight could hardly be better. In
the main building of the club each princi-
pal had a room far from the crowd
ing, curious mass below, and distant
from each other. The box-holders were
admitted through the club house, and
general ticket-holders through a gate on
another street. There were half a dozen
other gates, but they were kept locked
and guarded, being intended for the pur-
pose of egress only. All along the paths
and aisles there were strong guards Of po-
lice, and the steady procession was kept
going. The ampitheater was built on a
lasting plan, high walls making il solid
and enduring, and holding up a truss roof
so constructed that it can be removed in
case of warm and dry weather, or used as
The somewhat chilly weather of late
led to the place being well rooted
tonight. Under a square of electric
lights stood the ring, 1t is exactly twen-
ty-four feet square, on turf, and of river
sand just loose enough to be springy;
ropes and stakes were padded and it is al
together an ideal place to fight. Four
feet from the ring is another enclosure
with barbed wire instead of ropes. Be
tween the two rings were chairs for the
seconds. and the wire fence insured the
pugilistic party from outside interference.
Besides the gentle hint OF hands off con-
veyed by the sharp wires, the fence was
designed as a humane measure, prevent
ing accident to the principals from too
close contact with q crowd, and making it
impossible for a mob TO shut of air and
help from a pugilist should he be hurt.
Between the ring and the stands is a sort
of excavation in which the press stands
are placed. 1t is an excellent point to see
from, and does not interfere with the
crowd behind. No wires are allowed into
the grounds, so that the correspondents
fare alike. The same impartia,ity is
shown in the division of seats, and club
messengers will leave the stand at stated
intervals and club cabs carry all copy"
direct to The telegraph office.
Fitzsimmons was the first OF the con-
testants to reach the club, it being a part
of his program to reach the grounds before
any OF the Dempsey followers could get a
sight OF him. 1t was CarolT's plan to
take a look at the New Z~ealsnder. forbid
den fruit to Dempsey, until the men
reached the ring. expecting that the giant
like. i%Ong-boned, unusual proportions of
the New Zealander would strike terror into
the heart OF the American champion.
Fitzsimmons is twenty-eight years OF age
and has an unbroken record of sixteen
battles won. He stands six feet one inch
in hight, is half body and half legs, pecu
liarly shaped head, high bald forehead,
the prOtrnding under lip was brought out
prominently by the absence of the
mustache. the neck is short for
a man of his size, his
shoulders tremendous and heavily
muscled, with long, loose jointed arms,
seemingly able to twist and turn in every
direction, long, straight body, fair hips
and long, slender legs, which, however,
showed no signs of being unable to bear
up the liberal allowance of body. Fitz-
simmons appeared in fine condition, his
skin was clear, his eye bright and his good
nature surprising, considering the occasion
and his long training. Carroll and O'COu-
nell, his trainers, kept giving him hard
rub downs at intervals so as to keep his
weight from increasing, h big fellow
having very little to spare, and especially
under the conditions insisted upon by
Dempsey, that weighing be at the ring
side in fighting clothes.
Jackson Dempsey arrived later, and
bore his usual, of late, serious look, with
an occasional knitting OF brow and grim
smile. which showed that he had made
up his mind for desperate work. He and
Fitzsimmons are the same age and he is
the hero of half a hundred battles.
Dempsey was trained down as fine as a
race-horse; the muscles are strong, plant,
supple and well developed; his legs had
al their wonted strength. and he moved
around as easily, gracefully and quickly
as if 10 effort was wasted in going about.
He weighed l47 pounds the night be-
fore and did very little work during the
dav, so as to pick up a few pounds by
night.
Although Dempsey looked perfection,
for his inches, he was markedly over
Swallowed by the ungainlv, awkward
looking giant, with the swinging arms,
who stripped before him to do battle
for Dempsey's hard-won reputation.
In the amDhitheater of tine great Olym-
pic club tonight assembled 1000 leading
citizens, with a large spTinkling of the
finest sporting men ever seen in New Or
leans at one time, to witness the great in
ternational middle weight championship
of Australia and America between Jack
Dempsey, the worldwide reputed Non
pariel, and Robert Fitzsimmons, the big
gest m!ddle-weight on record.
The battle was for a purse OF $4,000
81 900 TO go 10 the winner and 81 900 to
the loser. The battle was fought under the
Marquis of Queensbury rules, and with
gloves weighing five ounces and over. The
police supervision was in the hands of
Capt. William Barrett, ably assisted by
Capt. Collier and $50 OF the Crescent
City's best officers.
Fitzsimmons weighed 1907 pounds,
while Jack tipped the beam at l47@.
The men weighed in the presence of the
audience. Dempsey's seconds were Jack
| McAuliffe, Gus Iutihill and Mike Conley,
the Ithaca giant, while Jimmy Carroll and
Dock O'Connell looked after Fitzsimmons'
interest.
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
alongside of his opponent.
Time was called promptly at 9:2j with
Mr.. Alexander Brewster, one OF the ablest