Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-03
Right on Nose, Left on Sore
Mouth, Blood Follows
HEAVY SMASH ON LEFT EAR
Right and Left on Ribs, Right in the Eye,
Another lab on law.
Tapped the Clares Again-Oh. 1t Was a
Beautiful Gathering OF Distinguished
Gentlemen From Many Countries.
Fitzsimmons-Mzher Fight.
Flt-.immons-sraher.

| honors and Robert FitZsimmonS, the
New Zealander, middle weight champion
of the world, met tonight before
the Olympic club of this city for purse OF
$4,000, of which the loser got $1,000, and
Maher was the loser The Olympic arena,
| which seats COCO, was fully tested to-
night. It was magnificent gathering.
There were sporting men present from
Englrnd, Ireland and every corner of the
| United States.
In addition to the great contest arrange
ments had been made for bouts between
Frank Slavin and an unknown and
Charlie Mitchell and an unknown. When
the exhibition opened it was found 1t had
been settled for Arthur Upham 10
meet Charlie Mitchell to box four
Valequin four rounds and Slavin
and Charley Mitchell four rounds.
Mitchell and Upham were the first to
enter the ring at $50. Slavin and Va
quelin now took their places and Slayln
had it all his own way during the
contest Slavln did not take OF
his gloves, but seated himself awaiting
Mitchell, who Immediately took his corner
and appeared to box with his Australian
star. In this set-to Mitchell's tricks
were nicely counteracted by Slayln's
cunning. This closed the preliminaries,
and the audience prepared for the even
ing's card. The men entered the ring ex-
actly at 8 o'clock. HitZsimmOns grasped
Makers hand and was cheered to the echo
for so doing The usual parley IN the CEN
ter Of the ring took in one OF the
GREATEST PUGILIsTIC
parties ever seen, and the good fellowship
that marked the opening chat elected very
favorable comment
Both men were stripped to the waist.
The official weights announced were, FItz-
simmons, 165; ALaher us. Time was called
at 9:l5 and the men met in the center
the ball by feiI.ing Maher and
after hard fighting knocked Maher down
with a right under the jaw. Maher bled
freely from the mouth aud knocked Fitz-
simmons down as time was
called. This was a terrible round.
The contest continued round after
round in much the same way, both men
hammering each other hard. In the twelfth
round Maher walked to his corner aud
threw up the fight. The fight lasted fifty
minutes.
BY ROUNDS.
Following is the Eight by rounds:
Round 1-Fitzsimmons opened the ball
by feinting at AIaher. The latter made
two left leads for the face and
Fitzsimmons countered on the eye. Maher
made another lead with his left but missed.
FitZsimmons knocked Maher down with
his right under the jaw and landed his
left on Makers nose, who,
when he got up, was staggered
with another left, and a moment later with
a right. Maher bled freely from the mouth,
and knocked F'itz down as time was call ed.
This was terrible round, and both II hen
were carried to their corners.
Round 2-Fitz essayed his left and Ma her
ducked. Both were very cautious and
both missed face blows. Maher Ian ued
heavy left on the body and re-
peated it in the ribs with his ri int
Fitz landed heavily on Maher's ear
and iabbed his left into sia-
hers bloody mouth. Ma her
bled profusely from the mo nth
but lan1ed again with his left on Fiji as
landed a hard blow on FIJI Us
Both men lanued right and left and F sz
staggered his man with his left in he
mouth. Fitz iabbed his left repeatedly
into Makers mouth and both men went I'D
their corners very weak.
Round S-Maher attempted his left, bat
Fitz landed on his nose. Maher was tlLe
aggressor, and both landed left. Mahe-
tried with his left for the body, but re-
ceived left on nose. Maher tried 10 hit
for the head with his left,
but Fitz ducked and saved
himself. The latter landed a heavy right
on Makers ear and avoided its return.
Maher landed a heavy right on the stomach
and got left on the nose. Maher almost
staggered as time was called by missing a
blow.
Round 4-Maher still bled from the
mouth and EitZ aimed for the cut spot.
Fitz land left on Makers nose and avoided
two blows aimed at his body. Maher
landed left on nose, but got the same 4 mo-
ment later. Fitz landed right and left on
Makers head. Maher landed-a heavy heart
punch with right and received in return
staggerer On his cut mouth from the Aus
frp of x-aE a
right cross-counter and landed q good
left upper-cut. Fitz landed two heavy
straight left on mouth and Maher pre-
sented the sight of a beaten man. This
round was all in Fitz's favor.
Round 5-The men met in the center Of
the ring again and spared for
few moments, and Fitz landed a
heavy left, but received the same
moment later Maher landed a heavy right
handed heartpunch and Fitzsimmons i'm
mediately ducked away both lefts on the
face, but Fitz put two heavy let's on Makers 1
bloody mouth moment later. Both landed |
lefts, and Alaher staggered his man with
left on the jaw. Maher tried left for jaw |
and Fitz staggered, going to his corner as
the round ended.
Round 6-AIaher tried with left and Fitz
ran away. The men landed heavy lefts
and Fitz received an upper-cqt as
he ran away from Maher. Maher /
landed an upper cut again as
F1tz ducked to avoid punishment.
EitZ was playing continually for Makers
sore mouth, and frequently pushed the lat
teris head back with straight blows. FttZ
Maher with heavy right-hander
on the jaw, and ran away to avoid punish
ment.
Round both men stepped to the cen
ter briskly and Fftz landed on Makers
stomach. Both exchanged on
head and Maher flung his right
lightly in his opponents ribs
Fitz cleverly ducked and pulled himself out
Of the tight corner into which the Irishman
had placed him. The latter. however. re
ceived a heavy pivot blow, which
was not barred in the agreement. II
was a heavy blow on the neck
and drew forth objections from Makers
corner. The Irishman landed heavy
right on Fits jaw and received two heavy
let's in the mouth Fitz now landed his
left on NJ aher's jaw.
Round S-The Irishman still played Tor a,
right cross counter, but Fitz was wary
Maher tried for the stomach with left,
landed lightly but Fitz landed right and
eft on head and clinched. Fitz dashed
mis- left repeatedly into Makers sore mouth
and nearly knocked him down
with singer on the nose.
Maher now ducked cleyerly and
avoided wicked thrust for the nose. Both
anded heavily on nose and Maher seemed
weak as he went to his corner.
Round 9-Maher appeared rather weak