The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-11-21

dan, is the man who knocked out Dan
Donovan at Maple Bay, near this city,
about eighteen months ago. Donovan
died under similar circumstances as did
Riordan last night. p. j. Donohue, who
died in New York yesterday, was the
referee in the Dunfee-Donovan fight.
Capt. Glori has engaged Corporation
Counsel Charles Z. Ide of this city as
counsel for Fitzsimmons.
Gives Bail aud Is Released.
Fltzsimmons was arraigned on the
charge of manslaughter in the first de-
gree. When Fitzsimmons appeared be-
fore Judge Northrup for bail it was dis
covered that his attorney had failed to
waive examination in his behalf. This
fOrmality was necessary before he could
be released and he was locked in the
court house cells until the police justice
could be found. At 3:15 o'clock the errors
in Fitzsimmons's arraignment were cor
rected and bail was fixed at $4,000. Yank
Sullivan and Charles Gang signed the
bail bond and Fitzsimmons was re-
leased.
An autopsy was held on Riordan's body
at IL a. ma. The certificate issued gives
as the cause of death ''hemorrhage with
in the cranlal cavity, causing compression
Of the BRAIN" Riordan was found to be
in perfect health. DR.. TOman, who con-
Quoted the autopsy, says that RiOrdan
must have been struck a terrible blow
on the chin, which communicated direct
with the base Of the brain. The depres-
sion on the right side Of the brain was
very deep and remained for half an hour
after the clOt was removed.
The funeral of Con" Riordan will be
held at the undertaker's rooms at $50
tomorrow morning just previous 10 the de-
parCure of the FitzsimmOns troupe for the
East. Simply a prayer will be offered by
protestant clergyman
FitzsimmOns bears all Of the funeral ex-
penses. Tonight a dispatch was received
by FitzsimmOns from Richard Riordan of
San Francisco, a brother Of "Con," ask
ing that the body be sent TO that city. The
expense would be $500 and a reply was
sent in return to that effect. In the mean
time the body will be placed in a vault.
The FitzsimmOns Vaudeville company
is filling an engagement at the Jacobs
opera house. On Monday, Manager Glori
says, the company will go to Boston for
a weeks enga cement
The Fatal Blow.
The bout which resulted fatally to
RiOrdan was a lively one. In fact, Fitz-
simmons is such a quick boxer and hard
hitter that his opponent never has an
easy time. The idea in a sparring bout
is 10 interest the audience without MAX
ing il a fight. To make a bout bear
close resemblance to fight, however
the star not always deals gently with
his opponent. Every man in the house
was positive last night that Fitzsim-
mOnSs blow landed on the jaw and that
Riordan dropped forward on his face-the
worst kind of a Knockout. That did not
seem to be a hard blow. and probably was
not The chances are that ii was new
punch which Fitzsimmcns has said he
discovered a few weeks ago. 1t may be
described as practiced by FitZsimmOnS
and Riordan in this way; Riordan would
lead with a Straight left. 1t was the
custom for FitZsimmOns to counter with
his right, forcing Riordan's glove back to
his own face and neck, with FitZsimmons
landing a light punch. Fi,ZsimmOns con-
ceived the idea Of reversing this method
when the lead of his opponent was not
particularly s,rong. Riordan would be al
lowed 10 shove out mis- left and FitZsim-
mons would counter with his right on
the inside of the opponents left arm, fore
ing mis- fist out and away from the body.
Then with lightning rapidity Fitzsim-
mons would continue the cOuntering blow,
landing in nine out of ten cases on the
other mans Jaw or face. 1t is one Of the
most scientific blows in pugilism, but Il
has been C0ntended very holly by author
tiles on boxing that a man cannot punch
hard enough wiki it to produce a knock
out. If this was the blow practiced last
night the arguments against it are forever
thrust aside, for here, where there was no
intention 10 put RiOrdan out, or even TO
hit him hard, his friend and employer
landed the blow which ended his life.
The Dead PugiIist's Career.
Con Riordan, who died today, as alleged
in consequence of blow struck by Bob
Fitzsimmons in an exhibition boxing
match last night, was born in Melbourne,
Australia. and was thirty-one years cd.
He was five fee eleven inches and a hat
in hight and weighed. in fighting con-
dition, 160 pounds. When he was twenty
years old he made his first appearance
as a boxer, and soon after fought a six
round draw with Martin Costello In San
Francisco. the police stopping the contest
in the sixth round. His next bout was
with Max Feurner, the Swede, and he
beat him in eighteen rounds. He then
returned 10 Australia and met Billy Colo
at Melbourne and defeated him in
eight seconds. the shortest fight on
record. He next defeated George Bloom
field in three rounds; George Langdon in
three rounds; young Wilson in two
rounds; H. GOwan in five rounds, and
Tom Frake twice in three and four
rounds, respectively. After returning
10 America McAu,iffe enGeavored to stop
Riordon at San Francisco on Aug. IL,
1888. and the contest ended in a four
round draw. At the Golden Gate athiet-
ic club of San Francisco he met Aus
tra,ian Billy Smith and was defeated by
him in eight rounds. He was then en-
gagged by Peter Jackson as a sparring
partner and went 10 England with him,
but soon returned TO this country. Later
ne was matched by the Ormond club Of
London 70 meet Jack Slavin, and on June
2 1892. he was beaten by him in nineteen
rounds. Since that time he has not en-