Omaha daily bee., 1893-03-09
FITZ IN FOUR BRIEF ROUNDS
Jim Hall Knocked Out by Single Punch
from Long Bob's Terrible"
GREAT CARNIVAL PROVES A FAILURE
Hardly Five Thousand People Attend the
Last Event OF the Series-Hall's Greed
Almost Prevents the Fight-De-
tails of the Affair.

RINGsIDE, crescent CITY CLUB, New On
LEANS, La, March S.-TSpecial Telegram tC
IHE BEE This has been a disagreeablC
spring day for New Orleans, with an inces
SAINT driving rain from early morning until
sunset. This has left narrow streets in.
undated, with Shiny water and darker and
gloomier than the perlieus of London, and
the atmosphere with an edge on it akin to
that of Nebraska blizzard. Every one who
ventured out became wet and bcdraggled
and sort of wholesale disgust settled over
all at very early stage of the game.
To add to the very general depression pre-
vailing, the air has been filed with suspi-
cious rumors touching the great SAC, 900 bat.
tie between Fitzsimmons and Hall, in which
stories of gigantic fake and Interference
on the part of the authorities cut no. little
figure. But the big fight has been fought,
and already the result has been flashed to
the furthermost corners of civilization, and
thus all of these untoward stories have
merged into fable.
1t Almost Fizzled.
However, these vague rumors had more of
foundation than but few suspected, for the
battle did come within an ace of flashing in
the pan. Being strictly on the inside circle,
what is related here may be relied upon as
gospel At half.past 10 this morning the Hall
contingentnotifed the officials of the Crescent
City club that before any other action could
be taken looking toward the consummation of
the clubs plans to pull off the big contest
they would require two certified checks, one
for S31,50O and the other for - 800,
to be deposited by 1 o'clock with
the New Orleans Commercial National bank
or the whole affair was off. OF course this
threw the camp of the Cresccnts into dire
CONSERVATION, and up to the prescribed hour
there was some of the liveliest hustlng on
the part of the club that has marked the
hitherto clear sailing of the organization.
For time there were the gravest kind of
doubts whether the battle would come off or
not, but that it has is all the evidence
necessary to show that tho demanded surety
was duly raised and deposited
This expose is made simply to demonstrate
the utter foolhardiness and danger in any
club hanging up such large sum of money
to be striven for by such an unreliable and
disreputabe quantity as the professional
prize fighter.
Another thing, the combined carnival of
two clubs, the Olympic and the Crescent,
that it had its inception and development in
the same spot that lei to the imperious de-
mand by the Hall party that the idiotic and
unreasonable purse be put up. 1t has been n
lesson that.New Orleans clubs, AT least, will
remember ana profit by to the end of their
days.
Very Little Enthusiasm.
But the fight of the giants
The crowd, while nothing in comparison to
that which witnessed the Sullivan Corbett
fight, embraced possibly 5000 people They
were trifle late in arriving, and stragglers
came dropping in even after the men had
taken their corners, n potent evidence that
the interest of the people in the contest had
but faint resemblance to that on the occa-
sion so frequently referred to.
Hall, attircd in long light gray mackin-
tosh was the first of the gladiators to arrive,
and while he was greeted with a rouslng
shout, 1t was but brief and spasmodic. Fitz-
simmons shambled into the arena half hour
later, when the demonstration was even less
marked. Both men We're pictures of robust
health and herculean strength and were
glib and hippant in expressing their supreme
confidence in proving the master of the
other.
Started the Trouble Easily.
At o'clock prompt Hall, followed by his
backer, Squire Abingdon, Charlie Mitchell
Jack McAuliffe and John Kline, entered the
ring, amidst deafenng silence, but when
F1tzsimmons, with Frank Bosworth, his
trainer, brother Bill and Martin Julian,
came up the uproar was something tremen-
dous.
F1tz was naturalized today, and stepped
jauntily to his corner waving a large sample
of The stars ana stripes.
There was but little delay. The men were
soon standing face to face, and the battle was
on. t1tzsinmons at once assumed the ag-
gressive. He soon discovered that Halls
defense was something marvellous
In the first and second rounds E'itZ got in q
number of stiff body bows, but in return
was visited stiftty in the face by Halls left.
The third round was terrific one IN
which it was give and take from start to
finish. Hall seemed to have decided ad-
vantage for the first half, but III the last E'itz
recovered and went at Hall like fend,
landing tremendously blow after blow upon
Halls ribs, which he received, however
without vince. The men were savagely at
1t when the round closed.
How it Was Ended.
The fourth was short. Fitz iabbed Hall
once or twice in the face with his left, when
suddenly, on Halls endeavoring to force mat
ters Fits long right arm described circle
in the air and his big fist landed like can
non shot on Halls jaw. His feet went to the
air as if dynamite bomb had exploded
under them, and his lanky form went 20 the
floor like a thousand of bricks. His head
struck with horrible force, the concussion
even being felt by those in the press boxes
about the ring
Hall then lay fat upon his back as lfeless
apparently, as n man hewn from stone He
was counted out amidst q scene of wild ex-
citement.
Charlie Mitchell sat as if paralyzed, but
was soon at his friends SIDE together with
McAulifc ana the squire
Hall lay unconscious 0for several minutes
with tit2 standing at his side astrde his stiff
fened limbs The red-headed wonder wore a
look OF deep concern, until Hall began to re-
vlve, when he cavorted about the stage like "A
lunatic. Mitchell picked Hall up in his
arms and carried him to his corner, and sat
him in his chair, FitZ following closely and
watching the work of restoration with a
puzzled look upon his comical face.
Surprised the Attendance.
1t required ten minutes to bring Hall
around, and with Mitchell holding one arm
ana McAuliffe the other he was led
slowly from the ring.
The whole thing happened with such sud
denness that the big crowd could not realize
what had occurred, but Halls s pros stratc form
too soon told the story.
From scientific standpoint the fight was
an unparalleled one, ana will remain as such
in the annals of the ring for many years to
come. That t'itz is a wonder admits of no
further dispute, ana in case Mitchell falls at
Coroetts hands Pompadour jim will not be
long wanting worthy antagonist.
SANDY GRIswoLp.