, 1892-03-03
TWAS A BLOODY FIGHT.
For Twelve Rounds Two Giants
Face Each Other.
FitzsimmOns Whips Maher at
the Olympic Club.
His Objective Point was His
Opponents Mouth.
1t Was a Game Fight From
Start to Finish.
Fitz is the Winner

NEW ORLEANS, March The much.
talked-of Ftzsimmons- Maher match is
oyer and Fitz is the winner, the lrishman
having given up the fight after twelve
rounds, a badly punished man. Tonight's
entertainment at the Olympic club was
one OF the greatest pugilistic exhibitions
ever occurring in one club the same night.
Frank Slavin and Felix Vauquelin, Char
lev Mitchell and Arthur Upham, and
Peter Msher, the champion of ireland.
and Robert FitzsImmons. middleweight
champion of the world. were the attrac-
TONS Prof. John Duffy was selected as
referee. Fully 5000 persons were present
and it was a magnificent gathering.
There were sporting men from Eng
land, Ireland and from every corner
of tho United States. Chicago
and New York between them had
fully 500 delegates. New Orleans
supplied its leading merchants and pro.
fessional men. OF course the Fitzsim-
mons Maher fight was the great event
and TODAY has been entirely devoted to
the prize fighters to the exclusion even of
interest in the carnival. Betting has been
free and rumors few thick and fast.
Fitzsimmons came in on an early train
this morning, his fine condition being
apparent to everyone who saw him. He
refrained from talking about the fight.
Fitzsimmons Is over six feet tall, and
when he trained for Dempsey and getting
down to 154 pounds, he was so thin he
seemed liable to break into pieces.
This time, however. without any weight
limit, he has trained up instead of down,
and has grown as stout as a man of his
build can be imagined. His broad shout
ders and chest are massed with muscles
and his long arms and legs have actually
graceful lines to them. His face too. is
round and rosy. He weighed tonight
very neal ITO pounds. After he walked
and talked through the crowd in the
morning. his friends obtained q renewed
confidence and many bets were placed on
him at even money. In Paris the mutual
majority OF bets issued bore the name of
Fitzsimmons.
Maher was also in great form. AL
though not as tall as Fitzsimmons he
looked stronger, his chest and shout
ders, especially the latter. were OF
true heavyweight proportions, and
driving power was imposed all over them.
His arms, although long, were heavily
muscled and were big and broad Of bone.
From the way the Irishman spoke and
acted during today he was very confident,
although not In a happy mood. There is
a good deal of viciousness In his DISPOSE
ton and 1t cropped out continually. He
thought Slavin and Mitchell and all big
pugiists we're anxious to have him
whipped despite their sweet words to the
contrary. One thing made him feel badly.
He objected ~strenuously to lighting on
Ash Wednesday and used every effort to
secure some other date, but without sue
cess. Superstition increased his vicious
ness and he also expressed annoyance this
evening because he forgot to 70 to church
this morning.
Many big bets were made this after
noon. The Garfield track syndicate of
Chicago. including Varnell. Condor and
others, placed upwards of $3.50 0 on
Fitzsimmons. George Clark of Chicago
put Sc, 900 OH Fitzslmmons; Jerry DAILY,
$4,000; D. FL. Ormsby, So, 500, also on
Fitzsimmons. On Maher Charley JOHN
son placed $4,000: Jim Adams of New
York, $500; Billy Madden and Steve
Brodie, $1,000 each.
Charley Mitchell and Arthur Upbam
who were to box four rounds. entered the
ring at $40. Upham looked very pale
auu ulllCuCl ulduc u uUlf 5uOW Vi 0lm, In
the first round his superiority being very
evident. Upham was very weak as he
came up for the second round and the
bout wss all in Mitchelps favor.
Slavin and Vaquelin now took their
places for a four round bout. Vaquelin
presented a splendid physique but was
about as pale as Upham. Slavin's super
iority to his opponent was not so great as
that OF Mitchell over Upham, however,
they gave an interesting exhibition and
Slayins cleverness was much admired.
improvement IN Vaquelin since his train
ing with Fitz was at once marked. The
bout was a vigorous punching match
throughout.
Then Slavin and Mitchell had a set to.
The first round was marked BY q vigorous
exchange of blows and the second one was
lively. In the fourth and last both men
appeared cautious, but when they got
warmed up raped each others faces and
stomachs in a wav that delighted the
audience, and Mitchell looked somewhat
vexed when the referee separated them
and sent them away.
Then came the event of the night. A
short time before the men appeared, an
associated press representative called on
them. Maher said he weighed l76
pounds and felt In splendid condition.
Fitzsimmons appeared in superb condi-
ton, but would not talk about the fight.
The men entered the ring at 9 O'Clock.
Maher was dressed IN black trousers,
black stockings and black shoes. Gus
Tuthlll, Billy Madden and Jack Fallon
were his seconds. FItz entered moment
later. wearing a scarlet breechcloth, with
black fighting shoes and black stockings.
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fitzsimmons. l65; Maher, 178. Time
was called at 9:15.
First NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. opened the
ball BY feinting Maher. The latter made
two left leads for the face, Fitx counter
ing ON his eye. Makers lead with his
left missed. Then Fitz jabbed a lett into
Makers nose. following it with a knock
down blow with his right on the under
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