The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-02-28

right, but fell short A mix-up followed,
in which Maher landed both right and
left on either side Of Fitz's 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 Makers 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 35 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 occasioned 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 it
was over 1t was the identical blow that
knocked out Jim Hall in New Orleans
For the first part of the round Maher had
the better of it. He led often and forced
the fighting In his eagerness to get at
Fitzsimmons he committed palpable
foul duringa clinch and was warned by
Referee Siler that its repetition would
cost him: the fight Maher fought well,
but he was no match for his red-headed
opponent, who proved himself one OF the
craftiest mon that ever stepped into ring.
The train arrived at Langtry about 800
central tine, and over n rocky road wind
ing about the precpitous cliffs along the
Rio Grande the crowd wended us way 10
the sandy beach of the river. Forty-two
Mexicans had carried the ring material
down to tie river bank Thursday night,
after working hard all day on a roadway
down the bluff A narrow wooden foot
bridge had been put up across the swiftly
flowing ltroam. The crowd stumbled
over the stony path and waded ankle
deep in thl sand guided by little Jimmy
White, 10y who came from Toronto to
be at the fight.
The battle ground was a sandy fiat upon
big bendin the Rio Grande river on the
Mexican SHE. 1t was just two miles from
the villagdof Langtry, In the center OF
a canvas Iall about 2OJ feet in diameter
the ring WIS pitched. The board floor was
covered WITH canvas, over which rosin
was sjrfatel At one side was the frame
cont fnr the taking by the kineto-
SEQ. pictures OF the fight as 1t pro
ccedes the opposite side of the ring
were t.eo tic tents for the principals.
Little tinJ vas lost in getting ready, and
the gloves lere soon on the hands of the
cbampionsn