Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-03-16
FITZ WINS
THE FIGHT
all Is Terribly Worsted IN the
Great New orleans
Mill.
A Mighty Blow in the Fourth
Round Does the
Work.
Said to Be the Hardest Hit
Ever Given in the Prize
Ring.


OF the middle-weights is over and Bob
t1tzsimmons stands before the country
as Halls cOnQuerer and the winner of
flle largest purse ever fought for.
The purse was $4,000, of which
5000 went to the loser and the re-
malnder to the winner
1t was magnificent crowd in point OF
size and personnel that saw the great
battle tonight. Clubs and managers
t.1rd lUr several months to bring the
australians together and it was only
successfully accomplished after numer-
DIS disappointmentS and failures in
negotiations. Each OF the principals
S regarded us Il wonder in his class.
They are men somewhat similar in
Ollid. They are both giants, strong,
healthy, big-boned, long-armed, stout,
stubborn, formidable fighters, adopts in
ycience, experienced in the ring, and
lurd puncherS, and each with distinct
I've style
SO close was the match that for a
'ong time even money was wagered.
~ tlali was strongly the favOrite,
'Oney beat down Hall and made F'itz-
.gmoGS Tor Il time the favorite
Neither man worked hard on the
aSt day, each remaining quiet except
when FitZSimmOns went to take out
his naturalization papers and Hall to
dine with Charley Mitchell. Both men
We're trained to a fine point
Tho mon nJltnl.oI tho I,Oo ut q
ly, Hall leading the procession He
was loudly cheered, as was Fitzsim-
mons, who came in waving the Ameri-
can flag.
Referee Duffy made a neat little
speech, asking for the usual good order,
and cautioning the men about fouls and
the usual club rules. Captain Barrett
weighed the gloves, and found them Of
lawful weight. Mitchell selected the
principals gloves.
Referee Duffy announced the pivot
blow barred and the men stripped.
Round one-After the usual hand
shaking both men stepped nimbly to
the center and tented for an opening
Fitzsimmons attempted left upper cut
Ond time and clinched. Hall then led
for the stomach and received tap on
the shoulder. Fizsimmons scored a
heavy left on Halls mouth and a right
Oh the heart without return.
Hall made a wild left swing and Fitz-
simmons smilingly lodged. FftZsim-
mons landed heavy left and lodged
a return. Hall landed heavy right on
the ear and Fitzsimmons clinched.
Hall hit Fitzsimmons on the head as
the round closed.
Round two-Fitz missed left on the
stomach and Immediately after right
on the body because Hall clinched.
The men were extremely cautious.
Hall received a heavy left on the stom-
ach responding with a left on the head.
Hall landed a heavy left and received
a good return in the head. Fitzsimmons
forced Hall into the corner, but the
latter clinched to avoid punishment.
Fitz tried to land a left but was neatly
stopped. Both men in a hot rally
scored hits on the head.
Round three-Fftzsimmon was the
aggressor, landing on the stomach. Lat.
er ON the body and head. Then Hall
landed two heavy lefts on the face and
heavy right upper cut. FitzsimmOns
clinched to save himself and Duffy
had difficulty in parting them. Fitz-
simmons continued clinching to avoid
punishment.
Round fOur-Han came up the az
gressOr. Fitzsimmons landed a heavy
right on the jaw, knocking Hall into
the middle Of the ring The blow was
a tremendous right hand swing and
landed full on the point of the jaw.
Hall was a long time coming to and
was finally helped to a corner by Fitz-
simmons
The referee awarded the contest to
States flag over his head, walked to his
opponents corner and shook hands, and
as he was leaving the ring he received
a tremendous ovation.
The fight was the easiest OF all f1tz~
simmons in America and the blow that
knocked Hall out was universally said
to be the hardest any old prize ring
nabitue ever witnessed.
The audience rose to it's feet and d
tremendous shout went up.
Hall lay unconscious on the carpet,
a look OF agony on his face. 1t was
feared he had suffered serious injury,
but his seconds. with club officials and
a doctor, ran quickly to the Frustrated
pugilist and applying restoratives grad
ually brought him back to conscious
ness.
Fitzsimmons ran around the ring hast
lily pulling off his gloves and helped to
resuscitate his conquered foe.
When Hall was brought to he was
carried limp to a chair, where he re-
manned until able to go to his dressing
room.
Fitzsimmons was frenzied with de-
light over his comparatively easy vic
tory.
Ex-Secretary Charles Foster said last
evening that the treasury was down to