Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-09
BOB IN FOUR ROUNDS
Hall Goes oa BY S~ee;aa
Right. ,
FITzsIMmoss WINS ss7,soo.
The I~aky Faxhses Hsd ~ nis oUn
Way fss sh~ fsrss Too Rounos-
waahx Easily.

for the largest purse ever contested for
>hs pafsiis,s ~as bruuekt on b, the Crrs.
cent -Afhletie club stonixhf son Canal
street = - ess< a. f,Io.OU people were
esesrly strained - ard ff.e Arers ~ the
prinarals. with thsH s-cohds aud fi-
4>sx<ss. ss~ksheisf flaces IN ops<~ais cdr
hers. IL may te1qussfibned ift~osich
magnificent speismcns ~ physical msn-
hood had ever faced each oft.sf 80 equal Z
~ matched in the p1ize .k'ne. ItAr@
could Dot he a doubt as "a Nhici q Cd
pair ~onid have been a R4sorits Il. .s,i
assembly ~ ARTISTS. fi3t. tail f<oad
shoulderod and darker IN the pale fsss q
The electric light than his crponent.
locked an idol athlete. A largo.
finewy neck. p-.tfecfls molfled and
gracefully joined 40 The broad. sla;6nx
shoulders. we'll coated With thin. hard
muscles A fuli and gfandls aessln,,c-l
cheet; cylindrical truck iaYer.ns
slightly az The uaisa and strongly jolnrd
a. ismbs which. While powerful add mus
cuinf 81 The thighs looked shade lean
from The knees down ilanab.ss8e - he
wac. hail Hooked every inch l.eticr A
hrm 81 Jaw. fetnkrning unlauntei
pluck and endurance. and aiiilf. tofake
"a vel as - administer punishment.
>"s Physical Bcaus,.
A. fiixsimpens took hls placr IN f,s
corner cne could noi hut ~ Impressed
9iih The thought that hr lo-oksi slucu.
larry unlike tia ideal cid time prize
tighter. He waT IonE. IAnks and .afhs.
lie stands Just sls feet IN bis stockings
and stripped Ia the rlfin ~ measures
over forty three inches around the
chest. fifty four around ihe shoulders.
thirty four ar0und the waist. thirty.
seven and hall arouud the biTs His
thigh measures twenty tWo inches. his
calf fourteen. his ticcf@ fDnr;epn. fore
arm fnelse. wrist eight. Desk scyentecn.
lie has somewhat round head. not un.
like that - cat. he has i'road.
firmly set jaw. and wears GENERAL lock
81 oa-slners and determination.
The crowd was representative in char
acfcr and thoroughly c~moIoistar. Tho
betting was 2 L. 10 on Hall and &c %
loo on Fitzsimmons
In Hall corner the men chC~rn g. look
after his Interests were iichtwcight
champion McAnliife. Charley Mitchell.
Squire Abingdon and John Kline. hold
ING the watch.
Fi,zsimrnons had men with lees repu.
fation. hui not iess faithful than Halle
attendants Billy Fitzsimmons. bic
brother: Martin Julian and Frank Bos-
worth. ID. T. O'Naliey time keeper.
The men entered the ring al q o'clock
promptly. Hal leading the procession
Referee Duffy took hie position almost
Immediately. He made a speech. IN
which he asked the crowd g. preserve
order.
The men then advanced to the center
- the ring followed hy their eeconds.
when Duffy cautioned them about fouls
and the usual club rules
Kept Hall Bnsy
Round The men shook hands af 2
o'clock IN the orthodox old time fashion.
both men coming ~ the scratch With
launtinc,s which showed their seeming
lack ~ care. They commenred work ln
a very "ca0y" manner. until fitxrim
mons led With ehe isft and fell short -
his mark Hale left on the counter
barely touched fitzsimmon's facr. The
latter was more active - the too. and
he st hxcls pace =, doing All the
leading aud landing frequently with his
lett on Halle body.
Hall Was fan n confidence and while
b. did not 90 ~ a. hard lighting be uas
excusaiie. owing - The tact that he Vac
kept - tais, dfdging and warning -
Ftxsimmons' blows that be bad no
time q show the people hle ability ~
hitter. fitx nas quick. ami lutil 81 he
distance - admirably that b landed 81
Enusi every il0E he delivered Win great
accuracy HAL received scme fitngtns
iious on the fil.s tuf te vac - thor
4.~.4| I.I.f
or No. effect TIE aggressive manner z
lI,za,nmons rather took Hall ~ sur-
prise. ard made him realize that he ned
no easy task 70 perform.
Ner, Tsss Fighting
Eound . Fifzsimmane sfiii tt-rfu~d
his leading tactics aud lnnded h,s right
and lett several times very hard %
Balls hos3f; be also g., IN good right
and left on Halls face n xas not until
ueii toward fbt ti,lsf ~ the fnnnd -
fore Hail coinmef ed - lard = fe~ god
blows. tnt thtt aefc ~ ~ means dan
gerous. II nee noi utfii lfai. snr.'ct.i~d
~ working iisfsinstloiss irto a d,rner.
uhrre be 1of IN efterai Fof.i sfIf fiura
that be hogan - strike out freely. lie
showed ,p ia snch tine tsrin 'owarii the
cipee % the round that the majority =
tho spectators brKar - have fheir
doubfs ~ - isnkf fsi's aiiiitt o. iloii
ouf against 81 rf,verlul ar ofGcuent -
Hall vas fsr the stronger = ihe tea
Bnfh men DID eenf sefs hard hiiiinG
and their bp~s Tel upon each ctset
like hail llcnofs ssre pretty stenly
diriied ann many rather theuxn' that
iiali Rad fri6r tie best - The hitting
Bs-s ~ me right