Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-16

ound.
THE FIGHT COMMENCES.
At 9p. M. Jim Hall entered the ring,
followed by Charley Mitchell Jack Me. |
Auliffe, Squire Arlington and John Kline.
Hall took his seat in Bowen's corner. lie |
mad won the toss
Fitz entered the ring moment later,
bearing an American flag over his shout |
der, seconded by his brother Billy. Martin |
Julian and his trainer. He looked about |
soolly and rubbed his feet in tho chalk. |
Professor Duffy, the referee. walked to the |
centre of the stage and asked the spee.;i-
Tors to maintain good order. Fitz looked !
over at Mitchell and smiled. II was re- |
ported that Fitz weighed 100 pounds and !
Hall 1851.
Though Hall is unquestionably the
heavier man of the two, he does not look
rs large as the re i-headed blacksmith. The
principal reason for this is that Hall il
built upon more conventional and SYM
metrical lines. He is complctly built,
while Fitzsimmons is, in many respects,
loosely put together, Halls chest, though
not wide, is exceptionally deep and more
nearly cylindrical in form than that ot
The ordinary athlete. He is not Il partiCu
larly large man above the waist although
well filled out and handsomely proper.
toned.
His superiority in weight over lis
~
and muscular hips and limbs. Bg.idcs tllr
difference in general conformation Al
tween the men there Is Il notable Iiffer
ence in the shape ana cAaracfar II ;Le
muscles. Halls are long, watl-tilled ana
moulded in long graceful curves HIS
head is small having tic rounded sSUN Of
the typical pri2r-tigIier Ills Inyrr inn,
is deep, heavy and lirm-set, iElunrt!iig a
not altogether bright eyprpssinn Ia liz
general facial outlines. His cnunteuanco
Is less animated than Is that of IlItgsitn.
mons. He generally wears a sprions
thoughtful and determined look lndicat.
ing perseverance and stpnfIfastncss If ,,,,r
pose,
Fitzsimmons is siugularIv unlike tbr
Ideal old-time priyr-fyhter ITn mar,
nearly resembles a sprinter or n I0n".dis.
lance runner. Instead of beinu short o,,d
sturdy in his physical nIal;e-In he Il ions,
lanky and lathy. He stands i,Ist q feet Il,
his stockings and Stripped III flo skin
measures over as inches around the chest
81 around the shoulders and 81 around I'LL
waist. 37l around the hins. bis tbigE 90
his calf, IA; biceps, IA forearm ID, wrist
s; neck, IL.
His neck is short and muscular and tho
enormous breadth ma bni,,bt - III
shoulders make it look somewhat smaller
man IL really Is. II Is when the eye passes
below the neck that the beholder begins
l,;,t;,,,s' :. !. 49, -, - S' W, t''N'S
hittlhg powers are 70 ne found stripped
OF every ounce OF muscle, tlt1simmons'
shoulders anu chest could not he mistaken
as belonging to anything short Of very
powerful man, Tor from the waist to the
neck theTe are lew men having a more
loTnldaole pony structure.
fltzslmmons IS quick and shifty with
hands and feet and head and appears III
nus bearing TO nave mastered the art OF
producing the maximum OF effect from tho
MINIMUM OF eltort.
both men were clad i'll long listers and
walked 70 me centre OF the ring for q con
sullatioh WIN thelr seconds. In this dis
cussloi! Mitchell, IN his white tennis pants
was me most conspicuous figure. There
was very little TO choose in height and ap
peafanCe IN the lighters. Both appcurGt
in good tettle and eyed each other curl
ousiy' Then they walked back to thei
corners ana Threw aside their coats. Tn,
SPECTATORS began TO buzz and speculate
WniIe me gloves were being liScd in posi-
ton, The, shoulders of ft2 appeare,
much broader than those Of Hall, but tn
arms Of the latter seemed longer.
MHchell ptEah = knueklc ltIll' 5 glove
INTO shape anu was called down by Captain
barrett.
THE FIRST BLOW sTRrcE.
At9.tS both men stenred IN 10 ,o,,,-
of the ring and shook Iands ,,, ~
later they were rirclin.. "snYmr.n, ,,,,,,,,
wutChirIr for n chr,iCn lFi, ~
iuuDrd bnck uut,iir lIt5 Ii III, I'm 4 =
land Nit trial. yftn M. ,.,t,+ ',',,sl'
Both men were likr IiybtI,iiI, it.,Ii M,
riea q Nov und la6,I,.j XII 7g, i,'i 4.
rerk MI HI IfaiI I, Nh, t,.,I X M
neck DOM M ian,s, f't VIZ, "a ~, "
cautious. Haii r,,ri56T NJ III, liz " w.
on fhn tnft III, I'M IN,
red.bairpd r,ini, at,sr5.,aI =, ,,,. -
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