The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-03-03
ON THE BATTLEFIELD
THE GREAT EVENT COMES OFF AT
NEW ORLEANS.


Maher, in tho First, Fails to Improve
the Only Opportunity offered to Finish
His Scientific Opponent.
NEwORLEANs, March 3.--long before
time the mammoth pavilion was packed
with enthusiastic humanity, testing the
seating capacity of the structure which
l. given at 1900 persons by mathemat-
ical measurement. Outside the club
house beforeS o'clock crowd beseiged
the doors clamoring or tickets and
pushing and almost climbing over each
other in their anxiety to get in, but to
no avail The Olympic had sold no
tickets than their seating capacity war
ranted and with the last ticket that
passed out of the box Office business
was suspended in that direction.
1t was quarter to o'clock when Mr..
Ed Curtis entered the arena and by re-
quest of President Charley Noel spoke a
few verses. He told of the calculation
made for seating every ticketholder and
announced the programme. He regret
ted, he said, that no men could be found
for love or money to stand up and be
knocked out respectively by Mitchell
and Slavin but that two local men had
agreed to box them. They were Arthur
Upham and Felix Vaquelin, the creole
heavyweight. Mitchell and Slavin
would follow in an exhibition sparring
bout.
Charley Mitchell Entered
the ring, attended by Tom Allen, Pat
Allen and Frank Slavin. Mitchell looked
round and fat, decidedly better than
during his last appearance here, when
made by seconding Kilrain.
Upham, who was introduced as the
champion heavyweight of Texas, looked
beefy and in no condition to spar.
Mitchell toyed with him and buffeted
him about the ring three rounds and
then much better three. round exhibit
ton was given by Vaquelin and Slavin.
Vaquelin showed marked improvement,
and got in some good ticks that elected
hearty applause.
Slavin and Mitchell
followed in an interesting three-round
set-to, which was entertaining as a
brother act if nothing else.
1t was 9:05 o'clock when Maher en-
tered the ring clad in green tights. He
was attended by Billy Madden, Gus
Tuthill and Jack Fallon. The Irish boy
was warmly greeted, but the applause
was tremendous when three minutes
later Bob Fitzsimmmons came into view
attended by Joe Choyinski, Jimmie Car
roll and Professor Robertson. Fitz
turned about as he passed Makers
corner and shook hands with the Irish
hearty manner that evoked laughter and
applause from the audience.
When stripped Fitz looked a perfect
bunch of bones and muscle, bigger and
heavier than when he settled Jack
Dempsey in such short order, but though
the scales said so, the extra flesh was so
well distributed that it was not promi-
nently perceptible.
Maher stripped full and round. His
chest was broad full and deep, standing
out prominently. He was heavily mus
cled in the back. tapering gracefully
down to full and rounded hips. The
audience
| Asked for the Weights
and Referee Professor John Duffy, after
consulting with the men exclaimed,
"Fitzsimmons 1865, Maher 49,"
The referee announced Mr.. P. j.
Donahue, the New FORK sporting writer,
as timekeeper for Maher, Mr.. George R.
Clark for Fitzsimmons and Mr.. r. M.
Frank for the club.
AS the men faced each other for a
fight and the contrast i'll their appear
ance became apparent the friends of
Fitz felt strengthened in their judgment
of him, while those who had wagered
wealth ''sightunseen" ON the Irish cham
pion concluded that they had made a
good investment His big frame and
sturdy look inspired confidence, which
one brief hour dispelled and
showed the burly Irishman to be
The Rankest GUTTER
who ever stepped into the ring, worse
even than Tommy Callahan, the light.
weight, who displayed the white feather
before Cal Mccarthy thought Callahan
did at least have the grace to make be-
lieve he was put out.
AS the men tented for the initial open.
ing Maher lacked grace, but looked
formidable in his massiveness. He
planted himself firmly and held his
guard low and stiff.
Fitz was to the contrary on springs
He kept his arms moving in unison with
his feet, eyes bright and sparkling and
lips firmly set, breathing wholly through
the nostrils. He looked serious but firm