The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-03

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stripped 10 the waist. Fita wore scar
let brcecl cloth with black fighting
shoes and black stockings. Official
weights rs announced were: Fitzsim.
mons lG5; Mahcr IFS. Time WIS called
ut 9:lj and the men met in the centre
OF the ring
First round-Fit2simm knocks
Nlaher down with tho right in the jaw;
Maher lungesnt him, missed him. fit2
hits him heavy in tho mouth, Mahcr
groggy. Fila draws first blood, and
Mator hits Fitz staggcrcr.
Second round-Bolh men sparring
and tired. Both missed heavy face
blows. Maher hit Fit2 terrific lick on
tho heart. Fitz landed heavily on
Mnhcr's neck. Both mon tired. Ninhcr
rus hes, hits him hard, Maher bleeding
bad from mouth.
1lonoSG about oven. Both men weak.
Third round-Both mon sparring for
wind both cautious. An exchange OF
light blows follows. Maher leads and
falls short. Mahcr hits for head. Fitz
lodges him and, leading, lands heavily
on Maher's neck. Niaher leads and
falls short. Maher runs after Fitz, who
ducks away. They face and hit each
other hard. Ilonors still about even.
Fourth round-AIaher leads; misses
him; leads again. Fitz jumped away.
Mahcr hit Fitz light on the nose. Fitz
leads and jabs Mahcr in the mouth, he
countering on Fitz's chest. Fitz repeats
tho iab on the mouth hard. Both men
cautious Fit2 ducks and jabs Nahe"
| twice in tho mouth. Hits him again.
| Fitz has tho best OF tho round.
IT GROWS IETEkEsTlSG.
Fifth round-The men met in the
centre OF the ring again, spared for Il
few moments, and Fitz landed 4 heavy
left but received the same moment
later. NIahcr landed 4 heavy right
handler heart punch, and Fitz immcdi-
atcly duckcd away both let's on face,
but Fitz put two heavy lefts OH Mahcrs
bloody mouth moment later. Both
landed heavy leits and Alaher staggered
| his man with Il left OIL juw. MahGr
tried tho lett for the jaw again and
Eitz staggered going TO his corner rs
the round ended.
Sixth Round-Nahcr tried with his
left and Fitz ran away. The men
landed heavy lcits and litz received 4
lett upper cut as ho ran away from
Maher. Maher landed left upper cut
again us Fitz ducked TO avoid punish-
ment. Fitz was playing continually for
Mahcr's sore mouth and frequently
pushed tho lattors head back with
straight lcfts. Fitz staggered Niahcr
with heavy right handler on the jaw
and ran away to avoid punishment.
Both landed heavy lcfts. Fitz staggcr-
ing. Fitz now lands LETT on Maher's
| nose.
Seventh round-Both men stepped 10
the centre briskly and Fitz landed
left stomacher. Both exchanged leits
on the head and Maher flung his right
lightly in his opponents ribs. Fitz
cleverly duckcd and pulled himself out
OF tight corner into which the Irish
man had placed him. The latter, how
ever, reached 4 heavy pilot blow, which
was not barred in the agreement. 1t
was n heavy blow on the neck and
drew forth objections from Naher's
corner; got in too close and received
two heavy lefts in tho mouth. Fitz
now lands left on Mahor's jaw. /.
Eighth round--The Irishman still
played for right cross counter. but
Fitz was wary and seldom got close
enough to give it. Maher missed two
leads by Fitz's clever side stepping.
Mahcr tried for tho stomach, landed
lightly, but Fitz landed right and lett
on head clinched. Fitz dashed his left
repeatedly into Maher's sore mouth
and nearly knocked him down with 4
left OIL nose. Maher now ducked clever
ly and avoided q wicked left aimed ior
nose. Both landed heavy lefts OH the
nose and Mahcr Gecmed weak as he went
10 his corner.
FITS STOCK GOES Up.
Ninth round-Alahcr appeared rather
weak, still trying for tho right. He
landed q moment later, but received
left heavy ON tho nose. Fitz duckcd
neatly out Of corner, but received 4
right upper cut on ribs which made
him grunt. Mahcr's left led for head,
but fell short and he wasted great
deal OF strength by missing frequent
blows. Fitz landed two let's on the nose,
was perfectly cool and avoided several
heavy blows. The Australian chatted
with his opponent in this round and
looked like awinner. He landed light
blow on the nose as time waa called.
Tenth round-Maher's left missed
again and SO did his right for the ribs;
he got left on the nose from Fitz's
forearm, but landed heavy right on
Fitz's jaw. 1t was anybody's fight now
from appearances, though Fitz landed
lett on the soro mouth. Maher aimed
heavy right for the body, but struck
tho point OF Fitz's left elbow. The lat
Ter Immediately sent in heavy blow
on the sore mouth and clinchcd. \
well meant right slipped off Fitz's jaw
and Maher missed right and left
swing for the head. Maher was bleed
ing again rs time was called. Ilonors
were still easy, and barring knock out
blow it looked like Fitz's battle.
Eleventh round-Fitz landed a light
left and avoided Maher's right in return
Both landed light leits and Eitz avoided
| two right swings intended for his stom-
ach. Fitz hit Maher heavy right in
the jaw and avoided return blow.
Both men were cautious. Fitz fcintcd
10 draw Maher on, the lattor trying
right on the body. 1t met only Fitz's
elbow. Fitz landed left on the sore
| mouth again, but got singing right on
| the back OF his head. Fitz staggered
| his opponent with heavy left and jab-
| bed the same hand under tho sore nose
andmouth againas time. was called. This
was Fits round.
Twelfth round-Fitz stock went up as
the battle progressed, and as his left
| pt int hnh 20 CT.