The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-03-03

ling from his mouth. The sight OF ~
seemed to make him vicious and he
rushed at Fitz landing heavy right
handler directly under the heart that
sent the Australian against the ropes near
Makers corner The Irishman was
ready to follow up his advantage swiftly
and the vast audience held its breath in
anticipation of seeing Fitz knocked out
in the first round, but Maher hesitated
a second and the sound of the gong de-
prived him of the golden opportunity of
delivering the decisive blow. Fitz was
saved and sigh of relief was given by
his hackers, but it was we'll nigh the
unanimous opinion that he would not be
In it much longer.
At the opening of the second rounu
Fitz Came Up n Triflc Weak,
but otherwise all right, his eyes swapping
and mouth shut. Makers mouth was
bleeding and his respiration heavy.
Fitz quickly recovered and from that
time on he simply kept jabbing with his
left hand on Makers face, increasing
the flow of blood with every punch and
skillfully ducking and lodging to avoid
the attempted returns of the Irishman.
Round after round saw no change in
the tactics on either side. Fitz would
coolly step up, jab Maher on his
Bleeding Nose or Mouth,
duck or jump away from dropping
swing and come back at his man at
will on the sore and bleeding spots. Fitz
seldom used his right hand except as a
guard to stop the blows aimed at his
wind. Two or three times Maher did
manage to catch Fitz with an upper cut,
but the blows seemed to lack steam.
In the seventh round Fitz landed a
neat pivot blow on Makers neck which
elected cries of foul, but no heed was
paid to them as there was no agreement
to bar such a stroke.
In round nine AIaher changed his Sc
rious look and smiled as Fitz jabbed
him in the nose and mouth, producing
a squashing sound audible all through
the pavilion and which brought fresh
flow of blood over Makers breast.
In the tenth round Maher started in
to force the fighting and made the pace
so lively that despite Fitzsimmon's
lodging and jabbing he got several
heavy clouts in the body that made him
very weary by the time the gong
sounded.
In agility, reach aud cleverness
Fitzsimmons Far Outstrips NIaher,
but when it comes to standing up and
taking punishment as administered by
the burly Irishman, Fitz wasn't in it,
If the first round taught him caution
the tenth round rammed it home to such
effect that he took no more chances
He jabbed through the eleventh and
twelfth rounds almost without a return,
and near the end of the twelfth round
he said to Fitz
"I'n Quit After This
Taking him at his word Fitz let up
until the gong sounded and as he walked
to his corner he said, Hes quit, jim
ME"
Recovering from his establishment,
! Carroll rushed across the ring to Ma.
/ hers corner and asked him if he had
quit. 'Oh, yes, Iquit," said Maher as
he was being sponged off by his attend
ants, and the sports who had backed
] tlO II Iohlhdll lOiuly bc"dlltu tllc iOSS Vi
their money and the champions pusila-
nimity.
Fitz was without a bruise except a
light red mark under the left eye and
another over the heart. Maher hadn't
really hit him a half dozen times. Ma.
hers lips are cut, nose bruised and body
SCARED, but beyond that he was not
damaged.
Fitz Received an Ovation
and trotted around the ring after shak.
ing hands with Maher and giving him a
nip from his private flask.
Billy Madden is the most disguised
man in town and there is talk of taking
upa collection to send his newest prod
ICY back to the Emerald isle.