The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-04
"MAHER QUIT LIKE A CUR.

FRANK blavin Splits on the PROSTATE
Form of the Unfortunate Irishman.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 3.-In special dis
patch to morning paper Frank Slavin says OF
last nights fight at New Orleans:
have always thought at the bottom of my
heart that Fitzsimmons would polish of Maher
The fighter who talks too much and makes bis
reputation on the strength of wind that is
puffed into his sails Is not fit ring companion
for such proper hero as Robert Fitzsimmons.
Who has Maher licked, pray? lot of nobodes,
including Gus Lambert, who got a bit the best
OF Peter Jackson when Peter was in no condi-
ton TO lick q sick chicken. / am surprised that
the American public tolerate fighter
whose manager has got newspapers his way, and
who has little more brains than the average run
OF men he handles. am writing this article
just as l talk, aud the English use means some
thing. even If il don't sound pretty.
Maher is man OF little science. He can't
punish with his left hand, and depends on his
right Tor mascot blow. Right-hand fighters,
or knockers.out, have q brief existence in the
ring; They are generally slow and without
good head.
Mike Clesry was a knocker-eur, but he is on
the shelf now, and never made q fight with
first-class man. Fitzsimmons Is not right
handed fighter altogether. and don't you for
get il. He has two hands and d head, and you
don't have TO chalkHark his gloves to tell the
difference between his left and right. Charley
Gallagher knocked out Tom Allen in round,
but ii WAS an accident Allen made monkey
OF him when they met again. Maher Is in the
Gallagher Cleary class. He is slow on his feet,
MS eve is not QUICK ana ne Is very poor on
guard. He cannot see an opening when it Is
time to get in with right and lett, and his lett
hand is simply ticker. He has nothing clever
in the top OF his head, and what little knowl-
edge of boxing he has makes a show OF him
when he goes against first-class man ike
Fitzsimmons. Fitz is one OF the best men 1
has two good hands and head to back them
up. Here is description OF the night as
saw 1t.
Fitz came up with a cautious look and con-
ifnd for m
landed two body blows with his right and left
and followed Fitz who stepped back aud aside
and got back with full right swing. Maher
led and grazed Fitz's jaw. Fitz knocked Naher
down with two body blows Maher got up
dazed, and Ftz picked out his mark for the
rest OF the fight. Makers face and meek He
punched Maher full III the face and brought
blood. Maher rallied and chased Fitz to the
ropes and applied two hard punches to fits
body and jaw. ritz staggered against the ropes
near Makers corner, and was within an ace oil
being knocked out The time call saved him,
aud his seconds carried him to his corner. In
the second round Maher struck Fitz in the face.
They clinched and exchanged body blows.
After the break Fitz socked Maher in the neck
with his right Maher got his right on FitZs
stomach q moment later, and FitZ stood it of
by applying his right heavily to Makers chest
Fitz then smashe him hard neck highlander,
and Maher barely reached the Australians body
with ieft-hander. lett on the neck and
right ON the jaw came next to the Australians
credit Then came brisk exchange, cross
counter and clinch, and after break Manner
tapped Fitz on the face. Fitz punched Maher
two hot ones, leit-handers, and then they spar
red for wind. The third round found them
sparring for wind. Makers neck and chest were
dabbled in blood, and he looked shaky. He
could not get his face out of Fits way, and was
losing his sight and sand. Maher did little
tapping and Fitz tried to drive his left, but
missed and then clinched. The lank Australian,
after the break, got in his left and right on
Makers bleeding and battered face. Round
four was good one. Maher led and tapped a
body blow or two, and the Australian
grinned. The Irishman next tried twice
with both hands. Fitz landed on Makers
neck with his right and left. The weakness of
Maher was plainly seen. He couldn't stand the
Australians driving right The best of the fight
was simply a series of left-handed repeaters
from Fitz. Maher was badly punished, aud
quit like a cur after the twelfth round. Fitz
wasn't scratched. The contest was finely con-
Quoted by the club, but Maher was badly
handled.
NEW ORLEANS, March 3-The morning trains
carried away many sports who saw last nights
fight, and there will be further and greater
exodus this evening. Fitzsimmons had good
nights sleep, and was up early this morning.
He said he felt well he ever did in his life.
He bore no marks resulting from last nights
contest. He declined to talk on any plans for
the future. Maher went to his room on Canal
street last night after the fight and did not show
himself on the streets Today because of his dam
aged condition, his face this morning being still
very much swollen and quite unpresentable
The men met the management of the Olympic
Club this evening and received their respective
shares of the nurse