The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-02-27

minute SIN, huU' u was maLG that
| have anticipated any other result than
this. was sure of him at all stages of
the game. He was afraid the minute
he put uD his hands aud | knew it. |
Just got in Oh him with my right and
caught him squaroly on the side OF the
Jaw. | knew it was all over when
landed on him, 1t was dead easy from
After Fitzsfmmons and his party had
come up to the railway station Ernest
Rector, the kinetoscope man, came to-
him with q proposition to fight Maher
Elk rounds in front of his machine,
which would not work today because Of
the bad weather. FitzsimmOns readily
accepted the chance, but said that he
must have $1,000 cash in advance and
90 per cent of the net receipts of the ex.
hibition of the pictures,
This was carried TO the Maher party,
and in the carrying of it, 1t was dis.
| torted that Fitzsimmons was made to
say that he would bet So 900 that he
| would stop Maher at any time within
six rounds. Quinn, the hacker OF
Maher, came rushing back TO see Fitz.
simmons about the proposition. The
new champion denied having said any.
thing Of the sort, and o war Of words
resulted Challenges for all sorts Of
sums were hurled back and forth, but
by the time the train had pulled out Of
Langtry for FL Paso nothing had been
done.
II don't care about fighting before
the kinetosCope, said Fitzsimmons.
"Every time they want me to do any.
thing they want to give the other fell.
low all the money and | want some Of
1t. will fight Maher again, Of course,
II the money is put up, but | don't fight
before that machine unless | get 50 900
cash and 90 per cent of the receipts"
General Mabry and 26 of his Texas
Rangers with heavy laden cartridge
belts, horse pistols and Winchester rifles
accompanied the tram to keep the fight.
ers from coming together on Texas soil.
The ranger and the adjutant general
witnessed the fight and enjoyed it.
Langtry is $50 miles from FL Paso and
234 from San Antonio. Del Rio is "a
miles away. A special train from Del
Rio and Eagle Pass brought 175, which,
with those from FL Paso, there were In
all about 250 at the ringside altogether
No more perfect place for a fight with.
out interference could be devised. 1t is
all but inaccessible, and from the Mexi.
can side cannot be reached except by
coming up or down the stream Tor long
distance. Once the banks were reached
the troops could fire from the cliffs upon
those who might be beneath. Two hun.
dred MeXicans were at Eagle Pass ready
to move upon advice from the governor
Of Coahuila, In which state the fight took
place, but it would have taken them two
days forced marching to reach the spot
Of the fight. A light rain fell during the
fight.
The general opinion among the sport.
ing men who witnessed the fight was
that it was q most brilliant and un
qualified victory for Fitzsimmons
Maher may not have been is as gooC
condition as the Australian, but hi
could not have been outfought so quick
ly, no matter what his condition haC
been, had he not been badly outclasseC
In point of skill. The general feeling
was that Fitzsimmons was fully cap
able Of giving Corbett or any othel
man on earth desperate hard fight any
time, No weights were announced a
the ringside, but Fit2 weighed about
l65 and Maher about 1S0