Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-22
SUDDEN
Ending Of the Cham
pi0nShip Fight
PETER MAnEu WAS KNOCKED
OUT IN THE VERY FIRST
ROUND.
FITZ IS CHAMPION.
A blow on THE JAW PUTS An END
TO THE CONTEST.
Small Crowd In Aticndnnce-Thc
IStu.,ns.nn. Eull,l IA N urL On
FITz IS CHAMPION.
A blow on THE JAW PUTS An END
TO THE CONTEST.

Langtry, Tex. Feb. 20 .--Peter Maher
was knocked out by Bob Fitzsimmons
today In the nrst round after one min
ute and thlrty-ave seconds OF actual
fighting, Fltzsimmons 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 u lightning right-hand swing
on the jaw, und 1t was all 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. lie led often and
forced the fighting. In his eagerness to
get at gitzsimmons he committed
palpable foul during clinch, and was
warned by Referee siler that Its repe-
titlon would cost him the fight.
Maher fought well. but ne was no
match for his red-headed opponent.
who proved himself today one of the
craftiest men that ever stepped Into
the ring Fitzsimmons Ia now, by Cor
belts action in presenting the cham
| plonshp to Maher. the champion OF the
world. and after the fight was over he
| declared through Julian his Willingness
| to defend the championship against
any and all Corners.
| The train arrived at about $3.50, CEN
| trial time, and over a rocky road. wind
! ing about the precipltous cliits along
| the Rio Grande. The crowd wended lis
way to the sandy beach Of the river,
! Fnrty-two Mexicans had carried the
| ring material down to the river ponk
last night, and after working hard all
| day upon roadway down from we
bluff, n narrow foot bridge had been
put UP across the swiftly flowing
| stream. The crowd stumbled ever the
stony path and wadod ankle deep III
| the sand The battle ground was
sandy fiat upon a big bend In tho H'o
Grande river upon the Mexican side,
1t was lust two miles from the village
of Langtry. In the center of canvas
wall about two hundred feet IN !ihih,
! eter the ring was pitched. The bohru
floor was covered with canvas, over
which rosln was sprinkled. Al one size
was the frame compartment Tor tne
taking by the Kaleidoscope OF the plct-
ures OF the fight as II proceeded On
thc onposite side of the ring were two
little tents for the principals fltH-
simmons. Martin Julian, JACK ever
hardt, william Mccoy ana lhcH Stu,s s
ner were I'm mis- corner filzsimmohA
tool, the first end where he entered the
enclosure. Maher taking the second e
Moher arrived 1--WE minutes after fltG-
simmons. lie was followed from the
train by a crowd as well as ms Sec
onds. Jim Hall Buck Connolly, Peter
I,owey, Jack Quinn and l'etcr hNr.n'
Refore he DOTTED his street goi'b I,ltH-
simmons stepped up and took looR
az tho ring. Soon thereafter ne can't
10 the ring wrapped in n striped batr
robe. He was applauded by Two nun
d,ed voices voclferously. Fltzsimoinhi
sat down In the corner nearest un'
stens leading to the platform. mar
nnar him offered 800 even on nm ~
Mabar climbed into the ring near ms
ccrner he occupied, voice near by or
fered 800 to s75 on Fitzsimons. Iher'
were no takers.
George Siler clambered upon the w
form almost at the same time as Ma
,na ,,ve-ounce gloves. The gloves wer
~ dieforent makes and different colorf
Irtt1aImmons being light green an
Nfaher's n dark brown, AZ the second
lied ON the gloves Silor announced tnn ,
besides the official reieree' Lou,
Houseman, Bert Snecu OF ~ parsn
,ro,,ld not for Fltzsimmons ana fhrsu
Dny,Ies of Chicago would mona IN
,..a,ch Tor Mnher Siler gave notice I
eacb man that Housenan would SCUM
a whistle 1--WE seconds before can .
time for the rounds as a signai 10 &c
ready. -, .i. ,,a ,rone
r up In cash. a ~,
, o,pn,,,lfe handed up two certiile
/, ,nci,s sller rendered them 70 Julini
nv, sn,d thew would not do: that the
! wanted the cash. ,,, 49,,
awe gave you notice three Gays NY
: ,,t,,s,nmons chirned in, from HE nhai
Z aSaressing himself to siler, that
= would moi fight until the money w
q mi mn in your hands AZ the I,ngsiu,,
r "They are all right ION aIas ~ r.o1 oo
=. sn r ..Do Won think would pack ~
! ~ T., cns,T down here7 II Is the mr.
,r have ever been questioned
t'm ,0,,,an s,il wanted the cash. sll'
i,nroted that the checks were cert
as md therefore all right
/. "oh let II 60" Fitzsimmons inte
rrnted awe have given IN 70 ener'
ching else and we VIII give W 70 ,n ,,,
. =, he tossed his head. The utterah'
us ~" annIarded. sller took the dispu
:, NNu.,.,y The referee then called y
J snu, ~ the center OF the ring and sal
u nm Nm, me articles OF agreement tnis
y :. bs faIr up and up night WIZ
y ,so.e ~ a riinrh and call Tor n breA
away. each Of you take step na,k.
don't want TO he selzinF you INV y.
:. 49, hetgen YOU. II there II hho'
- 10y tso man has IN he on his e
,orors he can be asssiled. BE carer
shn,t fouls. Get ready
: ",r,,,.,,ipomons went to his corncr ~
9e 80 No hath robe. Julian and ive
q: ia, removed Fitrsimmon'a remR'
10 ~ u raiment, and tho Australian $40