The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-02-26

right, but fell short A mix up followed,
in which Maher landed both right and
left on either side Of Fitzs head. Maher
led with his left and another clinch fol-
lowed Fitz seemed bit bothered and
broke ground on Makers leads.
Ten Seconds Counts Him Out.
Maher followed him up and led with
his left, when Fitzsimmons stepped aside,
and swinging his right landed full on the
point of Maher's left chin. Maher meas
ured his length on the floor his head
striking the canvas with great force. He
vainly attempted TO arise. but could not
do more than raise his head His seconds
called on him to get up, but he failed to
respond and sank back to the canvas.
Maher vainly tried TO rise. The fatal
tenth second was counted, Maher declared
out and Fitzsimmons announced the vic
tor after minute and 30 seconds of rather
hard fighting. Fitzsimmons admirers
cheered him to the echo, and Makers Sec
onds carried the defeated Irishman to his
corner
Finds Out What Hurt Him.
1t was several minutes before he realized
what had happened to him and Fitzsim-
mons walked over TO his corner and shook
him by the hand Fitzsimmons also shook
hands with Quinn and the seconds in
Peters corner. Barring the slight bleed.
ing at the nostrils occasioncd by the left
hand jab Of Maher, the Australian showed
no marks of injury and appeared as fresh
as at the opening of hostilities. Maher
showed no sign of punishment except a
slight break in the skin just above the
point of the chin where Fitzsimmons'
master stroke had landed.
Played That Some Old Game.
Fitzsimmons played the same old game
he has SO often played before. leading on
his opponent until he had him where
he wanted him, and then landed light
ming right hand swing on the jaw and 1t
was over. 1t was the identica, blow that
knocked out Jim Hall In New Orleans.
For the first part of the round Maher had
the better of IL. He led often and forced
the fighting. In his eagerness TO get at
Fitzsimmons he committed q palpable
foul during clinch and was warned by
: Referee Siler that Its repetition would
cost him the fight. Maher fought we'll,
but he was no match for his red headed
opponent. who proved himself one of the
craftiest men that ever stepped into ring.
The train arrived at Langtry about $3.50
central time and over q rocky road wind
ing about the precipitous cliffs along the
Rio Grande the crowd wendell it's way to
the sandy beach of the river. Forty-two
Mexicans had carried the ring material
down to the river bank Thursday night,
after working hard all day on roadway
down the bluff. A narrow wooden foot
bridge had been put up across the swiftly
flowing stream. The crowd stumbled
over the stony path and waded ankle
deep In the sand guided by little Jimmy
White, a boy who came from Toronto to
be at the fight.
The battle ground was sandy fat upon
q big bend in the Rio Grande river on the
Mexican side. 1t was just two miles from
the village Of Langtry. In the center Of
canvas wall about 200 feet In diameter
the ring was pitched. The board floor was
covered with canvas, over which rosin
was sprinkled. At one side was the frame
compartment for the taking by the kineto-
scope of the pictures of the fight as IL pro
ceeded. On the opposite side of the ring
were two little tents for the principals.
Little time was lost in getting ready and
the gloves were soon on the hands Of the
champions.