Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-03-03

waited;arrival of the pugilsts. Maher
was the first TO show up. He had been
kept in concealment all day at private
house on Canal street denying himself
10 all callers and seeing only his mana
ger and his immediate friends. He did
some light work during the evening and
at : o'clock got in cab with Warren
Louisa, Billy Madden, Gus Tuthill Jack
Fallon and P. Kelly and drove down to
the club.
Everyone knew that the tall and
handsome young fellow that walked
with Madden was the redoubtable Irish
lad. Maher wore heavy overcoat and
his cheek looked rosy. To an Associat-
ed Press reporter he said he weighed
17G pounds and felt in splendid condi-
ton. Ashed what his plans would be,
he said that depended altogether on the
result of the fight. After it was over
he could tell better. Maher was taken
into room upstairs aid stripped, and
while waiting for the call TO the arena
ne chattted with the men who were
with him.
Fitzslmmons reached the club at S
o'clock and at once stripped. He was
accompanied by Jimmy Carroll, Joe
Choynski and Prof. Robertson.
The Australian appeared in superb
condition, but he had little to say, and
of the fight he would not talk at all,
but there was supreme confidence in
every move he made. Carroll said titz-
simmons and friends spent the after
noon in playing the piano and singing.
Fitzsimmons did not seem like man
going into the contest OF his life, while
he was being rubbed down. The men
entered the ring exactly at 8 o'clock,
Peter Maher first, dressed in black
trousers, with black stockings and black
fighting shoes. Gus Tuthill, Billy Mad
den and Jack Fallon were his seconds.
Fitzsimmons 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 Greegans
who assisted Carroll in Fitzsimmons'
corner Immediately began the prepara-
ton for the fight.
The usual parley in the center OF the
room took in one of the greatest pugi-
listic party ever seen.
Both men were stripped to the waist.
Fitz wore a scarlet breech cloth with
black fighting shoes and black stock
ings.
The official weights announced We're:
Fitzsimmons, 165; Maher, 17s. Time
was called at 9:15 and the men met in
the centre of the ring.
Fitz opened the ball by feinting Ma
her. The latter made two left leads for
the face, and Fitz countered on the eye.
Maher made another lead with his left,
but missed. Both men missed lefts,
and Fitz iabbed his left glove into Ma
hers nose. Fitz knocked Maher down
with a right under the jaw and landed
his left on Maher's nose, when Maher
got up. Fitz staggered Maher with
another left and repeated it moment
later with the right. Maher oled free
ly from the mouth and knocked fItz as
time was called. This was terrible
round, and both men were carried to
their corners; honors even.
Round 2-Ftz essayed the left and
Maher ducked. Both were very eau
tlous and both missed face blows. Ma
her landed heavy left on the body,
and repeated it In the ribs with the
right Fitz landed heavy left on
Maher's ear and jabbed his left into
Maher's bloody mouth. Maher bled
profuSely from the mouth, but landed
again with his left on Fitz's body.
Both landed heavy. Maher landed a
heavy blow on Fitz's ear, and the lat
ter ran away. Both men landed right
and left, and Fitz staggered his man
with left in the mouth. Fitz jabbed
his left repeatedly into Maher's bloody
mouth, and both went 10 their corners
very weak. Honors still easy, though
Fitz appeared to be the cleverest OF the
two, and landed the most blows.
Round 3-Maher attempted left, but
FitZ landed on his nose. Maher was the
aggressor, and both landed lefts. Maher
tried with his left for Fitz's body, but
received a left on the nose. Maher tried
to hit for the head with his left, but
Fitz ducked and saved himself. The
latt. landed heavy right on Mahers
ear and avoided return. Maher landed
heavy right on the stomach and got a
left ON. the nose. Maher almost stag
gered4s time was called, by missing a
blow.
Round 4.-Maher still bled from the
mouth and Fitz aimed for the cut spot
and landed the left on Maher's nose and
avoided two blows aimed at his body.
Maher land left on the nose but got
the same a moment later. Fitz landed
right and left on Makers head. Maher
landed a heavy heart punch with his
right and received in return a stagger-
er on the cut mouth from the Austral-
ian's left. Maher was trying for right
cross counter and landed good left
upper-cut. Fitz landed two heavy
straight leftS on the mouth aud Maher
presented the sight CT beaten man.
This round was all in FitZ's favor.
Round 5-The men met in the centre
OF the ring, spared for a few moment:
and Fitz landed heavy left, but re-
ceived the same a moment later. Mahel
landed a heavy right-handed heart
punch and Fitz Immediately ducked
awav. Both landed lefts on the face.
but Fitz put two heavy lefts on Maher's
bloody mouth a 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 Fit1
staggered, going TO his corner as the
round ended.
Round 6-Maher tried with the left
and Fitz ran away. The men landed
heavy Iefts and Fitz received a left
upper-cut as he ran away from Maher.
Maher landed left upper-cut again a:
Fitz ducked TO avoid punishment. Fit
was playing continually for Maher':
sore mouth and frequently pushed the
la,ter's head back with straight lefts.
Fitz staggered Maher with a heavy
riQht-hauder on the jaw and ran away
10 avoid punishment. Both landed
\ heavy Iefts, Fitz staggering. FitZ ther