The morning call., 1892-03-04
SPORTING NEWS.
Whom VIII Fitzsimmons Meet Next?-A
Wrestling Match.

whom VIII FitZsimmons Meet Next IA
Wrestling Match.
There were divers opinions vouchsafed
yesterday on the result Of the Fitzsimmons
and Maher fight. and as usual thes" l. told
you-so" fraternity were as thick as feas in
an Indian camp.
Probably one Of the most happy women
In this city is the wife of the champion
middle-weight pugilist. She waited pa
tiently on Wednesday evening outside the
poolrooms on California street for the re-
suit, and when the rounds were repeated to
her by Billy Jordan, after they had been
announced to the big crowd that awaited
the news in the poolroom. she became very
much excited, particularly when the rounds
ended with the report "hOnOrs even."
Tie poolroom adjoining Corbetts saloon
was also packed.
Now that Maber is a conquered pugilist,
there are any number If people who brand
him as being rank gutter.
If Maher refused 10 fight purely on the
ground that he had had enough OF Fitzsim-
mons punches, then the people who
branded him coward were justified in so
doing. The telegraphc accounts, however,
state that Maher was bleeding fearfully
from the nose, and that it was thought a
bursted artery in that organ caused the
flow, which Makers seconds were power
less to check.
II this report be true. then Maher is ex-
cusable for having quit when he found that
1t would be decidedly dangerous for him to
prolong the battle.
1t may also have been tip from police
officer that brought the fight to a rather
sudden termination. If Maher was cut up
badly about the face the chances are that
the club was notified by the authorities 10
stop the mill.
Why Maher threw up the sponge when he
was said to DE physically strong and able to
continue the battle viii be explained when
the newspapers giving full account of the
fight arrive.
FitZsimmons' next opponent VIII In all
probability be either Pritchard of Engla nd
or Jim Hall. The latter is very anxious for
meeting. and several attempts have a.
ready been made by clubs to secure a match
between the two clever and hard-hitting
Australians.
There was a heated argument between
number OF prominent and wealthy mer-
chants at leading city resort last evening
concerning the FitZsimm0ns-M aher fight.
The majority were Of opinion that Jim Cor
bett could easily do up the doughty FitZ,
and various sums from $1,000 upward were
mentioned. Adolph Spreckels championed
the lanky New Zealander, aud finally
clinched all arguments by pulling out his
eheckbook and Offering right there and then
to back Filz for cool $1,000 to beat the
Hayes Valley pugilist. His offer was not
closed with and the subject dropped.
a letter was received by well-known
admirer of fisticUffS Yesterday from New
Orleans stating that Ryan had agreed to
go out" in his match with Needham, and
that the consideration he was to receive did
not come at the time appointed, hence the
result which has been announced.
Jim Corbett has written from Chicago
that he will arrive in this city about the lat
ter part of this month and that after he set
ties up matters here he will go to England
purposey 10 witness the Jackson and Slavin
fight Ccrbett did not witness Wednesday
nights fight.
Joe Acton and ID. Mcleod put up their final
deposit yesterday, and on the evening Of the
10Th inst. they will decide the mootec aues-
ton of supremacy at the WIgwam in a match
catch-as-catci!-can.