Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-03-03
Twelve Rounds Sufficient for the Aus
tralian to do His Man.
FITZ. HAMMERS MAHER'S MOUTH
TIL IT Blseds PrOfusely IN Every ROund-A Fine
Fight ThrOughOut-Splendid Order Maintained
And Scientific Work Done by Both
Men-FizsimmOns the Best Man.

this city for purse of $4,000 Of which
the loser gets 1000.
The 0lympics had an arena which
nearly seated 5000 people. 1t was fully
tested tonight to its fullest capacity,
IL was magnificent gathering. There
were sporting men from England, Ire
land, and from every corner Of the
United States. Chicago and New York
between them had fully five hundred
delegates.
There have been crowds around the
ST. Charlef Hotel and the pool rooms.
Betting has been free. Every rumor
has been passed about with lightning
like rapidity. Every pugilist has had a
fOllowidg. Prominent ones like Slavin
and Mitchell have had mob at their
heels. The climax came when Mitchell
showed up this morning, He had an
army behind him. His fine condition
was apparent to all who saw him. He
laughed, joked and chatted, but re-
Trained from any mention of the fight.
Fitzsmmons is over six feet tall, and
when he trained for Dempsey, getting
down to 154 pounds, he was so thin that
he seemed liable TO break into pieces at
any moment. This time, however, with
out any weight limit, he has trained uD
instead of down, and has grown as stout
as d man of Fitz's "build" can be imag-
inch 10 be. His broad shoulders and
chest are massed with muscles, and his
long arms and long, thin legs have act
ualiy graceful loins TO them.
The face, too, is round and rosy, and
altogether the New Zealander is strong
er and better than ever before. He
weighed between los and 172 pounds at
different portions OF his last work days,
and tonight was very near 10 pounds.
After he walked through the crowd in
the city his friends obtained renewed
confidence, and many bets were placed
on him at even money. Soon after his
arrival Fitz went 20 the house of a
friend near the Olympic Club, and there
spent most Of the day in rest, timing
himself so as TO get to the arena shortly
before the fight.
In accordance with the original pro-
gramme signed by Billy Madden and the
other mem berS of Maher's cabinet, the
IriShman was kept far from the Mad
dened crowd. Dave Holland was his
con- tant attendant. At o'clock he ate
dinner, and took no more nourisnment
until the fight. Maher was in great
form. Although not rs tall as Fftz-
simmons, he looked much stronger and
full of vim and stamina. He has black
hair, a low brow, firm broad jaws,
square chin and u short brown nous
tache above pleasant mouth and a
fine set of teeth. His chest and shoul-
ders, especially the latter, were of 2rue
heavy weight proportions, and driving
power was imposed all over them. His
arms, although long, are heavily mus
cled and big and broad of bone, the
kind that could be depended upon for
hard work. From the way the Irishman
spoke and acted he was very confident,
although not in happy mood.
There is good deal of viciousness in
his disposition, and it cropped out con-
tinually. He thought that Slavin and
Mitchell and all OF the big pugilists
were anxious to have him whipped, de-
spite their sweet words to the contrary,
but he said he would win. He seemed
eager for the hour OF the fight, and his
talk indicated that he intended to make
short OF the New Zealander il he could.
He refused several kind invitations TO
sup after the show, intimating that he
intended to keep to himself, bnt he had
2 private arrangement with Holland TO
open a bottle Of wine at half past g
o'clock provided the fight started at 6
o'clock.
Holland was imbued with all OF
Maher's confidence, and got away from
him long enough before the night to
place 81 600 upon the result, being in
favor OF Maher. There was one thing
that cast a gloom upon the Irish cham
piOn. and it was good deal in the ma
ture of a superstition. He objected
Strenuously to fighting on Ash WedneS'
day, and had used every effort to secure
some other date, but without success.
The fact weighed on him little, and
his chagrin was deepened because he
had forgotten TO go to church in the
morning. The superstition increased
his viciousnesS, and BODIED i'll for hi:
rival, il the fierce giant could get his
battering rams near the middleweight'S
| body.
II was arranged during the day that
Billy Madden and Gus Tuthill would be
behind Maher, with Jack Fallon and
Dave Holland as his assistants. The
preliminary bouts were arranged 10 take
place at o'clock, but the crowd com
menced gathering as early as o'clock.
! At s:35 the arena, with its sea OF human
ity, decorated in carnival drapery and
| flags Of all nations, presented a gala
sight. Prof. John Duffy was selected
as referee. Capt. Billy Barrett was as
usual in charge of the arena.
A few of the big bets registered to-
| day were as follows: Charley Johnson,
81, 200 on Maher; Jimmy Adams, OF
New York, So, 500 on Maher; ID. H.
| Ormsby, So, 500 on FitzsimmOnS; Billy
Madden, $1,000 on Maher; the Garfield
Track Syndicate of Chicago, upward:
OF 81, 600; George Clark, OF Chicago,
S6, 900 on FitzsimmonS; Steve Brodie
81 eco on Maher..
The Olympic club house is three mile:
| below Canal street. In that neighbOr
hood hundreds of women and children
we're collected and shouted al
the passing vehicles. 1t was s
| Fitzsimmons crowd throughout.
great force Of police and ticket taker:
were on hand however, and they hand
led the thousands who applied for ad
mission with rapidity and ease. Inside
the arena at 7:30 nearly every seat wa:
taken and the crowd was not only tht
greatest that has ever been seen at s
| fight in New Orleans but it was likewise
| the most representative. While the
throng waited for the preliminary bout: