Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-03
DETAILS OF THE BATTLE.

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Round 1 to Round IL - One OF the
Greatest Pusilistic Parties Ever Seen
How the Fight Was Lost and Won.
Fitzsimmons did not seem like man
going into the contest of his life while he
Vas being rubbed down. Carroll opened
and read a bundle of kilograms from all owe,
the country, wishing the Australian sue.
cess. The most interesting one was from
his wife.
The men entered the ring exactly at
o'clock, Peter Maher first, dressed in black
trousers, with black stockings and black
fighting shoes Fitz entered moment
later and grasped Maher's hand, and was
cheered to the echo for SO doing. Jimmy
Carroll followed his principals example,
and Choynski and Greggalns, who assisted
Carroll in Fitzsimmons' corner, imme-
diately began the preparations for the
battle
Madden was pale as death during this
preparation for the fight. The usual parley
in the center 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. Fitz wore
a scarlet breech cloth, with black fighting
shoes and black stockings.
Tho Fight Told by Rounds.
Time was called at 9:15, and the men met
in the center of the ring. Fitz opened the
ball by feinting Maher. The latter made
two left leads for the face, and Fitz count
cred on the eye. Maher made another lead
with the left, but missed. Both men missed
lefts, and Fitz jabbed his left glove into
Maher's nose. Fitz knocked Maher down
with right under the jaw, and landed his
left on Maher's nose. When Maher got up
Fitz staggered Maner with another left, and
repeated it moment later with the right.
Maher bled freely from the mouth, and
knocked Fitz down as time was called. This
was terrible round, and both men were
carried to their corners. Honors even.
Round 2-Fitz assayed the left, and Maher
ducked both very cautiously, and both missed
face blows. Maher landed q heavy left on
the body and repeated it in the ribs with
Maher's ear ano jabbed his left into Maher's
bloody mouth. Maher bled profusely from
the mouth, but landed again with the left on
Fits body Both landed S,S heavy hits. and
and the latter ran away. Both men landed
right and left, and FitZ staggered his man
with a left in the mouth. Fitz jabbed his
left repeatedly into Maher's bloody mouth.
and both men went to. their corners very
weak. Honors still easy, though Fitz ap.
peared to be the cleverest of the two, and
had landed most blows.
Maher Begins to Sragger.
Round s-Maher attempted left, but Fitz
land on the nose. Maher was the aggressor,
and both landed left. Maher tried with the
left for the body. but received the left on
the nose. Maher tried to hit for the
head with his left, but Fitz ducked and
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right on Maher's ear, and avoided a return.
Maher landed heavy right on the stomach.
and got q left on the nose. Maher almost
staggered as time was called by missing a
blow.
Round 4-Mather still bled from the
mouth, and Fitz aimed for the cut spot Fitz
landed the left on Mahers nose and avoided
two blows aimed at his body: Maher landed
ment later. Fitz landed a right and left on
Maher's head. Maher landed a heavy heart
punch with his right, and received in return
staggerer oD the cut mouth from the Aus.
tralian's left. Maher was trying for a right
crosscounter, and landed good left upper
cut. Fitz landed two heavy straight-Iefts
on the mouth, and Maher presented the
sight of a beaten-up man. This round was
all in FitZ's favor.
Round 5tThe men met in the center Of
the ring again, spared for a few moments
and Fitz landed a heavy left, but received
the same a moment later. Maher landed a
heavy right-hander heart punch, and Fitz
ducked away both Iefts on the
face, but Fitz put two heavy lefts on
Maher's bloody mouth moment later Both
landed heavy lefts, and Maher staggered
his man with a left on the jaw. Maher tried
the left for the jaw again, and Fitz stag
gered, going to his corner as the round
ended.
Fits Does Little Running.
Round 6.-Maher tried with the left and
Fitz ran away. The men landed heavy lefts
and Fitz received left uppercut as he ran
away from Maher. Maher landed q left
uppercut again as Fitz ducked to avoid pun.
ishment. Fitz was playing continually for
Mahers sore mouth, and frequently pushed
the latter's head back with straight lefts.
Fitz staggered Maher with heavy right
handler on the jaw, and ran away to avoid
punishment. Both landed heavy lefts, Fitz
staggering. Fitz now lands left on Maher's
nose. Time called. Honors easy again.
Round 7-Both men stepped up to the
center briskly, and Fitz landed lett stom.
acher. Both exchanged lefts on the head,
and Maher flung his right lightly in his op-
ponent's ribs Fitz cleverly ducked, pulled
himself out of tight corner into which the
Irishman had placed him. The latter, how
ever, reached heavy pivot blow which was
blow on the neck, and drew forth objections
from Maher's corner. The Irishman landed |
3 heavy right on Fitz's jaw, got in too close, |
and received two heavy lefts IN the mouth.
Round S-The Irishman still played for q |
right cross.counter, but Fitz was wary and |
seldom got close enough to give it. Maher |
missed two leads by Fitz's clever side step |
ping. Maher tried for stomach, landed lightly, |
but Fitz landed right and left ON head and |
,linched. Fitz dashed his left repeatedly |
into Maher's sore mouth, and nearly knocked |
him down for O lett on the nose. Maher now |
tucked cleverly and avoided q wicked left !
aimed for the nose. Both landed heavy lefts |
On the nose, and Maher seemed weak as he |
went to his corner
Maher Begins to Break Down.
Round .9-Maher appeared rather weak,