The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-03-09

his opponents corner and shook his
hand, and as he was leaving the ring
received q tremendous ovation. The
fight was the easiest Fitzsimmons has
had in America, and the blow which
Fitzsimmons delivered that knocked
Hall out was said to be the hardest that
any one of the old ring habitues ever
witnessed. The audience rose to lie
feet and tremendous shout went up.
Hall, however, lay unconscious on the
carpet, a look of agony on his face, and
the crowd feared he had suffered &c.
rious injury. HALLS second, with u
club official and DIR. Belts, ran quickly
to the PROSTATE pugilist, and applying
restoratives gradually brought him back
to consciousness. Fltzsimmons also
ran to the centre OF the ring, and pull
ing of his gloves helped to resuscItate
his conquered foe. When Hall had
been brought to he was carried limp TO
his chair, where he remained until able
to go to his dressing room. FitzsIm'
mons was frenzied with delight oVef
his comparatively easy victory,
At the beginning Of the fight the men
advanced to tho centre OF tho ring, fol-
lowed by their seconds, where referee
Duffy cautioned them about fouls and
the usual club rules. During this talk
both principals regarded each other
with an air Of supreme contempt.
Their eyes never met during the talk.
Capt. Barrett weighed the gloves,
finding them OF tho lawful weight,
handed them to Martin Julian, who
took them over to Hall for his choice
and Mitchell selected his principals
gloves. Referee Duffy announced that
the pivot below was barred and themen
stripped. When Frank Bosworth
jumped through the ropes after Hall
had fallen and the battle was apparently
over, Fitzsimmons forcibly thrust his
otficIoua second back through the ropes
Ho kept his word aud did his own
lighting.
THE CHAMPIONS CAREER.
Robert Fitzsimmons was born in
Cornwall, England, June A, 1862. lie
was taken to New Zealand while still
very youngand remained there until he
crossed tho Pacific ocean, landing in
California. Ho served his apprentice
ship in n blacksmith shop and was an
expert in horse.shoeing before he be-
came known as u boxer. When Her
bert SIade was touring through
New Zealand, Fitzsimmons was
induced to spar with him and
surprised himself by knocking the
giant out in three rounds. Fitzsim'
mons met jim Crawford, another heavy
weight, and bested him in three rounds.
Fitzsimmons next defeated Slavin,
brother OF Frank slavln. Next came
Fitzsimmons' meeting with Hall. Fitz-
simmons claims that in their first
meeting he defeated Hall in five rounds
and in the second, by preconcerted
arrangement Fitzsimmons went OUT
after supposed contest OF three aud a
half rounds. Hall contends that this
contest was bona fide contest on Its
merits, but Fitzsimmons insists that he
agreed to "go out"
The hardest fight OF Fitzsimmons'
career was the battle with Starlight" /"
the colored Australian middle weight.
Fitzgiinmons succeeded in knocking
him out in nine rounds. At jim Mace's
boxing tournament in New Zealand in
1880, Fitzsimmons won first prize by
knocking out four men in one night.
In the following year, 1881, Fitzsimmons
knocked out five men mon in one night
In an interview with an Associated
Press reporter, Fitzsimmons said
"Hall is the cleverest man | have ever
met. He clearly outpointed me in the
third round, and at long range he ia a
good deal cleverer than am. But he
thought because none OF my blows fell
short that could not reach him and |
fooled him.
l can only say that I was very lucky
to win as soon as / did. When I threw
Boswarth out of the ring 1t was not bc.
cause had lost my temper, but be-
cause I was afraid l might lcGe the
fight" :,
The Hall people we're detected. Hall
was picture Of tribulation in his cor.
ner before he was led to his room and
his seconds were like men who had lost
their best friend. His magnificent bat.
tic up 10 the moment Of Its sudden and
theatrical close had encouraged them Ia
believe he would win handily, and they
were unprepared for the tremendous
swing that sent him almost dead to the
floor. Hall blamed himself, and his
seconds blamed him, by inuendo, for
his carclessness when his quarters
were reached He had lost superb
opportunity, a princely purse, reputa.
tion and all in n moment Of over conf.
dence and he had reason, and thoy had
reason to lament the swing OF chance
that brought the splendid form to the
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