The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-03
FITZSIMMONS CONQUERS.
NE EASILY KNocKs our MAHER
In tho Twelfth Round of the Great Weller
Weight Championship Contest IN New
Orfeans-Fight by Rounds.

NEW ORLEANS. March 2.-Never in the his
tory of the Crescent City has such throng
made its way through the French section
what may be called the Latin quarter Of New
Oreans-as passed up Royal street TO Mon
tague tonight. Following close upon the
Ryan- Needham fasco Of Monday and receiv-
ing the benefit of the overflow Of the great
influx of Mard Gras visitors it was natural
enough that one of the greatest puglistic
encounters the country has seen OF recent
years should receive an unwonted amount OF
attention and demand abnormal concentra-
tion of public interest.
GREAT INTEREST MANIFESTED.
But even the most sanguine officials OF the
Olympic Club failed in their anticipation OF
the event of tonight. Such interest on the
part of citizens and strangers alike IN q pusl-
lastic event has never been maniiesleu III
CITY of the Mississippi. The scenes Whlch
were made memorable on the occasion OF the
meeting of Sullivan and kilrain were not ohiy
paralleled. but exceeded.
The mob that surrounded the Great
Eastern depot on that occasion IN july t"o
years ago when the heavy weight champion
Of the world and HIS opponent left for tneir
equally crowded all day long. Nothing but
fight was talked in the hotels. Among the
rJups on the streets, IN the hundreds OF
saloons in the manufactures and IN workshops
As early as o'clock the pedestrians began
30 wend their way toward the club mousse Oh
the Olympic.
TREMENDOUS CROWD.
BY O'Clock not only Royal street for dis
tance of several blocks but also the parallel
thoroughfares to the east and west were
packed solid with broughams coupes
and Omnlbuses while outside OF
the club house there was crowd
that filled both sidewalks as far as the eye
could reach The big fight was preceded by
| boxing bouts between Mitchell and jpman.
| Slayin and Vanquein. Mitchell and Slavin also
boxed three rounds. The greatest enthusiasm
prevailed when Maher and Fitzsmmons ap-
| peared Maher looked "A tritie nervous. while
| titZsimmons greeted the immense throng with
smile which betokened great confidence IN
himself The Fitzsimmons- Maher fight was
for purse of $4,000, Oueensberry rules.
The official weights were: Fitzslmmons, loo;
Maher, IFS.
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
The fight by rounds was as follows
First rOund-When the battle began both
men watched each other. Both exchanged
blows. Maher was the aggressOr. He led
| FItzsimmons and landed on the ribs and both
displayed great science. FitzsimmOns knocked
| Naher down with his right on the jaw and
| Maher lunged at him but missed. titzsim-
| mons hit him apparently stlh one. Maher
lunged agaid and missed him. tltzslmmons
! hit him heavy in the mouth. Maher APP
neared orooey but gets first blood. Maher
! hit Fitzsimmons hard staggering him. The
call of time saved him terrible lighting. Hon
ors were even.
SECOND AND THIRD ROUNDS.
D,tb ,,op Iaron Iv anor
ring Tor wind Both missed heavy face blows.
| Maher hit FitzsmmOns q terrible blow on the
/ heart. FitzsimmOns in return landed heavy
| on Maher's neck Maher rushed and Int HIM
hard. Maher began bleeding from the mouth.
! Honors about evou. but both men weaker.
Third round-Both again sparrlng for wind
and cautious Both exchanged light blows.
Maher leads but falls short and hits for the
| head. but FitzsimmOns lodged. landing
| heavily on the neck. Maher ran after him
and Fitzsimmons ducked. They both hit
each other. Honors even.
MAHER AGAIN MISSED.
Fourth round -Maher led but missed and
led again and Fitzsimmons jumped away.
Naher hit him light on the nose. tltzsm-
mons led. iabbed Maher in the mouth Maher
| counted on the chest. fltzslmmOns again
iabbed him in the mouth. Both men were
! cautious now. FitzsimmOns ducks away ana
struck Naher twice in the mouth and hit hlm
orain. Fitzsimmons had the best OF this
Fifth round-Both again spared for wind.
Fi.zsimmons led light on the chin. Maher
countered heavily on the body: Both men
landed lefts on the face. Maher bleeding
badly from mouth, his mouth looks like beet
steak Fitzsimmons him twice more IN the
| month Maher Ian at him. but titzsimmons
ducks cleverly Then both brought hard.
Maher hit Fitzsmmonsl lightly IN the stomach.
Maher landed left on the neck. titzsIm-
mons had the best or the round.
FIrzsrNMoNs GETTING THE BEST OF IT.
Sixth round -Fitzsimmons led with a light
blow on the neck Both hit heavily. but
| Fitzsimmons seemed TO he the fresher OK the
two Fitzsinmons again led and hit his oppo-
nent hard on the neck: he counters. Maher mt
him hard and terrible fighting resulted, Doth
slu0pinp. HOnors still even.
Seventh Roundabout led. Eltzslmmons
landing on the stomach. BOth exchanged
Los IN the head. AIaher went 10 Fitzslm-
,o''o, 20 corner hut Fitzsimmons ducks away.
Thev both exchange hard blows on the neck.
Fitzsimmons gives him the pivot and lands
a terrific one on his neck. Both hit hard on
the neck with the right. Fitzsimmons iabs
him again. and landed heavily right on the
call of time. Fitzsimmons had the best OF
this round.
TIE AUSTRALIAN GAINING GROUND.
EIGHTH round -Fitzsimmons jabbed Mayer
in the neck. Both men then spared for
wind They both exchanged blows and
! clinched. Fitzsimmons again jabbed his OPP
| ronent The Australian Int the lri-hman In
| The mouth and he countered on the neck.
| Fitzsimmons labbed him twice and he retail
ated on the neck. Fitzslmmons has far and
away the best OF the round.
| Ninth round -fitZslmmOns seemed 10 b 9
tbe freshest both landed on tho face and
bit eaeh other hard on the neck. tltzsim-
mons labs Naher again lie landed lightly on
| the shoulder. FitZslmmons pounded his op.
moment fercely in the mouth. Maher seemed
| IN he Getting weak and his blows lacked force.
Roth men appeared tired. The round was
Somewhat tame. HonOrs slightly IL favor OF
| EitZ.lMmOns.
rIrzsNrHoNs' GOOD WORK.
Tantn round -Fitzsimmons punched Maher
bi., bloyvs on the neck and IN return Naher
| ~ FitzsimmOns on the neck Both men
r,ere very cautious Fitzsimmons then
no,nded Naher III the mouth. Both men
,rars on the defensive. FItZslmmOns landed
" Neber's Jaw. Maher led and hit fltz-
oimmons hard in the stomach and then
sv-nn0 two vicious blows. but they missed.
| Tbav both landed heavy. HOnors even.
Eleventh round Both men were cautious.
FitIsimnons jabbed Maher IN the mouth ana
lands again. Both exchaged blows. titz-
simmons landed again Maher led him on
! tbe arm: FitzsimmOns labbed him IN return IN
! H. month. Maher landed on the breast. Ihey
hoth landed heavy blows on the neck. III
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