New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-03
FTTZSIN1fONS DEFEATSMAH
RESULT OF THE NEW ORLEANS FIGHT.
THE IRISH pUG1Hsr BEATEN IN TWELVE KooNps
By THE AUSTRALIAN CHAMp1oN-THoU'
SANDS wAGERED on THE FIGHT

SANDS WACkHED On ME ri"iiA
by NEW. WORKERS.
New-O Orleans March 2.-Peter Maher. OF Ireiana'
an espraut for heavy weight honors, was Dea"o' III
twelve rounds By Robert Fitzmmons. the Ne"-Ae'F
lander who Ia mldde-weght champion OF the "orlu'
tonight before the Olympic Club OF this Guy. Inc
fight was for a purse OF $4,000, OF which the loser
gets Al 900. Five thousand people saw the hght.
There were sporting men from England, Ireland ana
from every corner OF the United states. Chicago and
New York, between them, had fuzzy oOo specu..o'S
here Previous to the fight between Manner ana III"
simmons Arthur Upham and Charley Mitchell boxed
four rounds and Frank slovin and Felix vaquelln four
rounds. and Savin and Mitchell four rounds MITCHELL
made n show Of rpham In three rounds. slavin ana
yaauelin then boxed, the superiority Of the former
being marked Then slavln and Mitchell performed
to the satisfaction Of the spectators
Maher and Ft,simmons entered the ring at exactly
o o'clock "Guss Tuthlll "Blly' Madden and " jack
Fallon were Maher's seconds. F1tzsmmons entered
n moment later and grasped Maher's hand and was
oheered 10 the echo for so doing Jimmy carroll
followed hts principals example. and joe Choynsh
and Aeys (;reggans who assisted Carroll in Fitzsln-
mons's horner Immediately began the preparation Tor
battlo Madden Vas as pale as death during thls
preparation for the fight Both lighters were stripped
TO the waist Official weights announced were: flu-
simmons 1865; MalIer, 175 Time was called NJ O:lo'
and the men met in tho centre Of the ring Here ~
the way they fought
Round 1-FiusInmons opened the bail by fenting Ma
ber The latter made two loft leads for the face, and Fiji,
simmons countered tho eye Mahcr msdc mother Ieo'
with the left but missed. Both men missed ana rlw
,abbed his lef, glove Makers Fitz knocked
Maher down with RICH: under the Jaw and landed MS
vt on Maher'. no4e end when Maher got M Fzdmmns
staggered him with another left and repeated II mona'
later with the right Maher bed freely from tho mouth
and knocked Fitzsmnons down as tine Was called This
was terrible round and both men were carried 10 their
corners. Honors
Round 2-Ftzslramoos essayed the left ana MaheF
ducked both cautious and both missed face blows Manner
landed heavy left the body and repeated In the RIBS
with Tie right PltZsmmons landed a heavy LETT on Ma
hor car and ab,~d his left into Makers bloody mouth.
Maher bled profusely from the mouth but landed again
with tn sf, on FitzsmmOnss body. Both landed heavy
hts and Maher landed heavy blow on Ftfs'mnohss ear
and the latter ran Both landed right and lof
and Fl.z staggered his With left In the
mouth Eth jabbet his lef. repeatedly into Mahers
bloody mouth and both went to their corners erv
weak honors still easy, though F1usmmons appeared TO
be the Of the two, although Meher landed most
blows
Round s-Maher ATTEMPTED left. but Fitts'mmons
landed on the nose Mahar the aggressOr and both
landed lett Maher red with lft for body. but received
ft on Mshcr tried 70 ht for the head with his
left but Fits ducke and saved himself the latter landed
heavy right Makers car and avoided return Naner
landed heavy right the stomach and got cut on tho
nose. Maher almost staggered rs time was called
By terrible blow.
Round 4-Maher SUI Dled rom tne mouth anu Tith
aimed for the spot he landed left Makers nose
and avoided two blows aimed his body. Maher landed
a eft on the nOl', but got the some moment later
FitIsn landed right and left on Mahcrs heal Fiji
simmons landed heavy straight efs the mouth and
Maher presented tho sight OF beaten man. This round
was ell 10 Ftrsimmons's favor.
Round after round Il was the same. The Australian
Was too wary for the 1rtshman. FftLsimmons
dashed his lef. repeatedly into Makers
sore mouth In the ninth round Maher ap-
pcared rather weak The Australian laughed and
chattcd with his opponent, and really looked like
a winner Miners battered mouth bled profusely.
In the twelfth round F1tzslmmons stock went up.
Ills le,t shot into Makers sore mouth. the blood
responding freely. The Australian waS taking his
time now, seemingly. feeling secure. Moher's head
went back twice with two heavy lefts, and the
Australian slipped away 10 avoid punishment Tho
Irshman staggered In response to two heavy blows
md Fitysmmons with his left again hit the sore
mouth and Fitzsimmons stock rose above par Maher
staggered ho went to his corner and gave up the
battle
Fuxslmmons fought fair fight and offered flask
OF whsbey To his beaten opponent Fitrsimmons took
n hearty pull himself Of the red stuff. and then con
graduated Mahcr Oh his game fight The CHEERING for
F1tzsimmons dcafening In the extreme ana the
same mercnh methods that bad marked his fight
with Dempsey were offered again to the Irish cham
Idon some people commented OH Makers courage
when he gave up the fight but It Is only reasonable TO
think that he should have done so, when the
superior science and goneralship OF the
man from Australia Is called TO mind
There was one thing that cast gloom upon the Irish
champion and IT was II good deal In the nature OF
superstition. lie objected strenuousy to lighting on
Ash Wednesday and had used every effort ~ secure
some other date but without success The mct weighed
on him little and his chagrin WIS deepencd because
he had forgotten to GO to church In the morning.
few of the big bets registered today were ms fol-
lows: Charley Johnston. $1,000 on Maher; Jimmy
Adams OF New York. ST. 500 Mailer; d. III. Ornisby
a. 500 on fitysmmons, " Billy Madden. Sl,OOO on
Nrher The Garfield track syndicate Of Chicago. com
posed Of John Cond0n and Harry Narell and others,
upward OF $4,000 on f1tzsminons, George Clark OF
81 900 on Naher. jerry DAILY h said 10 have
wneered ~, 500 Oh Fit1smmOns.