, 1892-03-03
SLAVIN'S STORY
OF THE MANNER In WHICH s'FITZ,,
LICKED PETER MAHER.


Fighters Accurate Account of
the BattIe-Hts Opinion.
SAN FRANCISCO, March BIN a special
dispatch to a morning paper Frank Slavin
says of last nights fight: II have always
thought at the bottom of my heart that
/ Fitzsimmons would polish off Maher. The
fighter who talks too much and makes his
reputation on the strength of wind that is
pufted into his sails, is not a fit companion
for such proper heroes as Robert Fitzsim-
mons. Who has Maher licked, pray2 A
lot of nobodies, including Gus Lambert,
who got the best of Peter Jackson when
Peter was in no condition to lick a sick
chicken. am surprised that the Ameri-
can public can tolerate a fighter whose
manager has got the newspapers his way
and who has little more brains than the
average run of men he handles. l am
writing this article just as I talk, and the
English use means something, even if it
don't sound pretty. Maher is man of
little scienc ce. He can't punish with his
left hand and depends on his right for the
mascot blow. Right-hand fighters and
knockers-out have a brief existence in the
ring. They are generally slow and with
out a good head. Mike Cleary was a
knocker-out, but he is laid on the
shelf now, and never made a fight
with tirst-class man. Fitzsimmons is not
a right hand fighter altogether, and don't
you forget it. He has two hands and
head, and you dom t have tochalk-mark his
gloves to tell the difference between his
left and right. Charley Gallagher knocked
out Tommy Allen in one round. hut II was
a n anniHnnt IToI, /,
when they met again. Maher is in Gala
gher's Cleary class. He is slow on his feet,
his eye isn't quick and he is Yery Door on
the guard. He cannot see an opening
when it is time to get in with his right and
left, and his left hand is simply a ticker.
He has nothing clever in the top of his
head, and what little knowledge of boxing
he has makes poor show of him when he
goes against tiTst-class man like Fitzsim-
mons. Fitz is one of the best men 1 ever
saw, either in boxing, on guard or ducking.
He has two good hands and head to back
them up. Here is description of the fight
as l saw it:
Fitz came up with a cautious look and
confident. After feeling for an opening,
Maher landed two body blows with his
right and left and followed Fitz, who
stepped back and aside and got back with
full right swing. Maher led and grazed
Fitz's jaw. Fitz knocked Maher down
with two body blows; Maher got up dazed
and FItz then picked out his mark for the
rest Of the 6ght-Mahers face and neck.
He punched Maher full in the face and
brought blood. Maher rallied and chased
Fitz to the ropes, and applied two hard
punches to Fitz's body and Jaw. Fitz
staggered against the ropes near Maher's
corner and was within an ace of being
knocked out; time call saved him and his
seconds carried him to his corner.
In the second round Maher struck Fitz
in the face. They clinched and exchanged
body blows; after the break Fitz punched
Maher in the neck with his right; Maher
got his right on Fitz's stomach a moment
later and Fitz stood it off by applying his
right heavily to Maher's chest Fitz then
smashed him hard on the neck with a
right handler, and Maher barely reached
the Australians body with a left-hander.
A left on the neck and right on the Jaw
came next to the Australian credit. Then
came brisk exchange, a cross counter and
a clinch, and after the break Maher tapped
Fitz on the face. Fitz punched Maher two
hot ones -left-handers then they
spared for wind
wind. Maher's neck and chest were
dabbIed in blood and he looked shaky. He
couldn't get his face out of Fitz's way and
was losing has sight and sand Maher did
little tapping and Fitz tried to drive his
left but missed and then clinched. The
1etIlh AuotIetl4tIlI dlG6T Gu6 DEGdk, SOG III his
left and right on Makers bleeding and bat
tered face
Round four was a good one. Maher led
and tapped a body blow or two and the
Australian grinned. The Irishman next
tried twice with both hands. Fitz landed
on Maher's neck rightand left. The weak
ness of Maher was plainly seen. He
couldn't stand the Australians driving
right.
The rest of the fight was simply a series
of left handed repeaters from Fitz.
Maher was badly punished and quit like
cur after the twelfth round. Fitz wasn't
scratched. The contest was finely con-
Quoted by the club and Maher was badly
handled.
simmons slept we'll last night. He
said he felt as we'll as he ever did in his
life. He bore no marks resulting from last
nights contest. He decided not to talk on
any of his plans for the future. Maher
went to his room on Canal street last night
after the fight and did not show himself
on the streets today, because of his condi-
ton. His face, which this morning was still
very much swollen, was quite unpresenta-
BILE. The men will meet the management
of the Olympic club this evening and re-
ceive their respective shares in the purse
Mitchell was in consultation with the
Olympic club management, negotiating
for fight with Sullivan. He says he
wants to try his hand again, and is willing
to fight before the Olympic club in Octo-
Of $4,000 on himself. Sullivan may be
offered an opportunity to meet the Eng
hshman.