The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-09

over his head, walked to his opponents
corner and shook hands, and as he was
leaving the ring received a tremendous
ovation.
After Hall was brought back to con-
sciousness FitZsimmons skipped nimbly
to his room and without putting on his
clothes drew on a heavy overcoat and
jumped into carriage with his wife and
drove to his quarters. A great crowd
congregated in front of the winner on
Canal street, giving him rousing well
come as he drove up. After he had gone
upstairs Fitzsimmons came out on the
balcony and made modest speech.
Afterwards in his room he said to an
Associated Press reporter: ''Hall is the
cleverest man ever met. He clearly out
pointed me III the third round, but he
thought because some of my blows fell
! short / could not reach him, and | fooled
him. can only say | am very lucky to
win as soon as l did. -
The Hall people were detected. Hall
was picture of tribulation in the corner
before he was led to his room and his sec
onds looked like men who had lost their
| best friend, Hall blamed himself and his
seconds blamed him by inuendo for care
| lessness when his quarters were reached.
! He lost superb opportunity, princely
purse, reputation and all in moment
of over-confdence and they have reason,
they think, to lament.
| For three rounds it was a superb ex-
hibition of clean hitting, delft maneuvers,
skillful lodging and audacious swinging.
There was more fighting in those three
| rounds according to rules, than in the
entire battle between Sullivan and Cor
bett last September and memory does not
supply in ring history match when it
was so difficult to pick the superior man.
| Hall felt that he could win when those
! three rounds were gone. He meant to
force matters in the fourth, but for mo-
ment he was unguarded. In that mo-
ment he lost a fortune.
| Hall remained in his room an hour after
the fight was over. For long time he
was dazen and uncommunicative. What
, he said was little, but it meant volumes.
81 got it on the jaw that was ALL" 1t
was all he could and would say.
The fight was the easiest that Fitz Sim
mons had in America, and the blow that
knocked Hall out is universally said to be
the hardest one any old prize-ring
habitue ever witnessed. The audience
rose to it's feet and tremendous shout
went up. Hall lay unconscious on
the carpet, there was look of agony in
his face, ana it was feared that he had
suffered serious injury, but his seconds,
with club officials and doctor, ran
quickly to the PROSTATE pugilist, and APP
plying restoratives, gradually brought
him back to consciousness.
FitZ Simmons ran around the ring,
hastily pulling off his gloves, and helped
resusitate his conquered foe. When Hall
was brought to he was carried to a chair,
where he remained until he was able to
go to his dressing room. Fitz was frenzied
with delight over the comparatively easy
victory.
The Crescent City Athletic club where
the battle took place is a chartered
organization with a capital stock Of 500, :
600. Under the provisions OF its charter
$50 life members are eligible to member
ship, and even now there remains but q
! few more of these to be taken up. The
capital stock has been entirely taken up.
4 The shareholders are not confined to New
Orleans, Louisiana or the south, but the
/ club carries on its rolls the names of the
I leading men interested in mercantile and
commercial pursuits in the country at
large. 1t is a responsible organization
and is backed by some of the most in
, fuential men in the city. Its officers are
gentlemen in business, men identified
! with the commercial advancement OF the
city and pioneers in the south in the
development of the manly art and sports
generally.
They are experienced in the conduct OF
such affairs and their past records, when
in charge of the Olympic club, can be
taken as evidence of their ability to man.
age glove contests. President Noel, Vice.
President Babst, Mr.. Sprol, of the con-
test committee, Captain Frank Williams,