Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-03-03
MAHER IS DEFEATED.
Fits Blows Prove too
Much for Him.
A TWELVE-ROUND BATTLE
In Which the Irish Champion Seems
to Have Been Outgeneraled.

NEW ORLEANS, March 3.-Peter Maher
OF Ireland, an aspirant for heavyweight
-ors, aud Robert FitZsimmons, the New
.,,avo .,,.. middleweight champion Of the
world, met las. ..isat before the Olympic
club for n purse of $4,000, of which
the loser gets $1,000. About 5000 people
witnessed the contest. There were sport
ing men from England, Ireland and from
every corner of the United States.
Once again Bob FitZsir mons demon
strated his right TO high position In the
pugilistic world, and the Judgment Of
those who have characterized him as a
second edition OF the Boston lad" has
been more than abundantly INDICATED In
the presence Of one of the largest gather
ings that has ever been brought together
In this country by meeting OF pugilistic
giants The Australian has demonstrated d
his prowcss, science and skill. The chang
ing hands last night of fully S25O, ,0O0 from
nearly every state and territory of the
Union, is in itself. as the Australian re-
markell. the best tribute TO his standing In
the pugilistic world.
Tho Battle.
Both men were In fine condition. Fitz.
simmons weighed les, Maher IT'S Both
were stripped 10 the waist Time was
called at OILS.
In the first round Fitz knocked Maher
down with right under the jaw and
landed his left on Maher's nose. Maher
bled freely from the mouth and knocked
Fitzsimmons down as time was called.
This was terrible round and both men
were carried to their corners
In the second round heavy blows were
exchanged, Maher bled profusely from the
mouth. Fitz jabbed his left repeatedly
into Maher's bloody mouth and both went
to their corners very weak.
In the third round Maher was the az
gressor. Each was hit hard. Maher was
almost staggered, ss time was called, by
n terrible blow.
In the fourth round Maher still bled
from the mouth. The fighting was Wig
orous. Fitzsimmons finally landed two
heavy straight let's on the mouth, and
Maher presented the sight of a beaten
man. This round was all I'm Fitzsimmons'
favor.
In the fifth round Maher staggered his
man with a left on the jaw. Maher tried
the left for the jaw again, and Ftzsim.
mons staggered 10 his corner.
In the sixth round Fitz ran away sew
eral times TO avoid punishment. Stagger-
ing blows were exchanged Honors were
even.
In the seventh and eighth rounds Fitz.
simmons had the best OF IL.
At the end of the eighth round Maher
seemed weak "a he went to his corner
In the min h round Maher appeared
weak. He wasted his strength by missing
frequent blows. Fitzsimmons was cool
and looked like winner.
At the end of the tenth round Maher
was bleeding again and IL looked like
FitZsimmons' battle.
In the eleventh round Fitz got in some
staggering blows and was himself hit but
lightly
In the twelfth round Fizsimmons' left
shot into Makers sore mouth. the blood
respondn freely. Maher's head went
back twice, with two heavy lefts, and the
Australian slipped away to avoid punish
ment. The lrshman staggered in re-
sponse to two blows. Fitzsimmons, with
his left, again hit the sore mouth. Maher
staggered as he went back to his corner
and gave up the battle.
The victory was loudly cheered.
Fitzsimmons fought fair fight and at
the close congratulated Maher on the lat
ters game fight. Fitzsimmons proved
wonderful fighter, aud his cleverness with
both hands was marvellous.
Before the fight Arthur Upham and
Charley Mitchell boxed four rounds. Frank
Slavin and Felix Naquelin four rounds,
and Slavin and Mitchell four rounds.
The Garfield track syndicate Of Chicago
bet $4,000 on FitZsimmons and Jimmy
Adams bet $500 on Maher Other heavy
bets were made