The evening times., 1896-02-25
JUST nov IT was DONE
Referee Siler Describes the
Fitzsimmons-M Nah I Fight.
BoB's KNOCKOUT BLOW
Peter Had a Classy Stare While Lying
on His Back-Iiis Legs Twitched
Was RIgid-Quinn Tried to Throw
Water on the Fallen Pugilist.

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George Siler, who refereed the Maher
! Fitzsimmons battle, gives a very interest
ing description OF how Maler was knocked
out. sier, in his narrative, says:
They were nearing the 'Fitz' corner tn,
first time during the fight, with Maher do
ing the forcing. When 1 ordered them tC
! break Bob stepped back quickly, feIntine
strongly with his left and letting his right
follow with lightning move, partly up
| ana with half crook, caught Peter on
the point of the jaw, and just breaking the
skin where the fatal blow landed. When
Bob feinted with his left Maher, seeing
what he thought was an opening for a
cross-counter, shot out his right, but Fitz
was the quicker; his right, being I'm motion
first. naturally landed first. 1t Is a ques-
tion in my mind, had the horseshoerm missed,
whether the Irishman's blow would have
landed, as Bob's head was bobbing down
when his blow reached the mark.
Upon several occasions prior to the
Knockout both men wen, through the same
movements. Bob feinting with his left, fol-
lowing with his right for Peters jaw, and
the latter attempting to cross-counter, the
same as he did when he received his quietus
On each OF these occasions Fitz, after
missing, would duck his head on the left
and right and clinch, Maher's blows con-
sequently tanning the air.
HOW PETER WENT OUT.
when Maher went down he struck on
his shoulder and elbows. The rebound, if
gurb IL f.1n no aff CT bo
floor of the ring, found his head raised
about five inches from the floor the weight
OF his body resting on his back and elbows,
the latter being crooked with the hands in
the air, at an angle of about firty-five
degrees. His legs, which were trembling,
were also bent and crooked, with the
knees up, and there was CLASSY stare in
his eyes. / faced him as quickly as possi-
Bile when began counting him out, and 1
watched his every movement carefully.
His eyes, which were cxpressionless, were
directed right on mine, and he appeared TO
be looking at ME In astonishment. When
had told off four seconds glanced toward
his corner to see what his seconds were
doing and saw Jack Quinn dippinga sponge
into pail of water preparatory to splash
ing some of 1t on Peter, thinking thereby
to arouse him. The others were calling
loudly, Peter, get up; get up; getup, Peter
but Peter was dead to the calls and too far
away for them to reach him with splashes
OF water, which Quinn was now ready to
shower across the ring.
FITz WAS ANXIOUS.
81 turned toward Maher when l called
five, and, turning quickly, saw Quinn with
the watcr-soa ked sponge in his uplifted hand
ready for the sprinkling act. Before could
step in between Quinn and Maher to prevent
the water reaching the latter, the water
came, but did not reach Peters head, for
which it was intended.
"'Fitz' during this time was standing in
his corner, with an anxious look upon his
face, and Julian yelled, 'Foulr and unnec-
essarily called my attention to the water.
All of this took place In two seconds. Just
as Julian called Foul l counted six, and,
still seeing the CLASSY stare in Peters eyes,
knew it was all over, and that the few
splashes OF water which might possibly reach
him from Quinn's water-soaked sponge
would not restore him TO consciousness.
Another splash of water came when had
counted seven, but this, like the other, fell
short of the mark. Whether Quinn inter-
preted my glance at him to desist with the
water act, or whether he perceived that his
attempts to restore Peter to consciousness
were futile. / sannot say. At any rate, he
gave it up as bad job"
THEY CALLED IN VAIN.
with my counts of eight and nine Ma
hers seconds again implored him to get up,
but Peter still had the same CLASSY stare
In his eyes and was still deaf to their calls.
Although his face was eXpressioDless, his
legs twitched ard trembled, and it seemed
as though he was attempting to arise. IL
was useless, however, and, even though lie
had not made any movements, as in he act
of regaining his feet, he could never have
done SO, as the last second of The fatal ten
was fast approaching. With another look
at Bob and the Knockout pugilist's sec
onds, turned TO Peter at the toll of the last
second. There he lay, with the same vacant
stare on his upturned face, his legs witch
Ing and trembling, and his arms, from his
elbows to his padded gloves, quivering. but
still dead to the surroundings. He was done
for. Fitzsimmons' terrible right-hand
punch did its deadly work again. Ten and
out cried, and all was over.
1.-The knock out blow was somew hat sim-
liar to the one FitZ put Jim Hall out with
as Bob described it, a sort of an upper
cut delivered with arm rigid and close to
the body. 1t is a peculiar blow, used by
nobody but the present champion. Before
the hit Fitz invariably makes
a strong feint with the left, a short, quick
step in and to the right or his opponent,
with his head partly down and close to
bis man; then, with a sort of shuttle with
his right foot, which brings it closer to his
left, q sudden upward move Of the body,
with his right arm still rigid, and the trick
is done. Fitz can deliver this knock out blow
In several ways. but the one used on this oc-
casion seems to be his favorite."