Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-02-27
Fitg In One Round
THE LONG DELAYED CHAMPION
SHIP FIGHT BROUGHT OFF IN
MEXICO FRIDAY.
Lasted Only a Mlnute-A Right Hand
Punch on the Jaw Ended the
Much-Talked of Contest
in a Flash.

LANGTRY, TEN, Feb. 2l.-Ihe prize
fight train arrived at this place at $3.50
o'clock, central time, two hours late,
and the cars containing the crowd
which came with the pugilists from Ell
Paso were at once switched to a siding.
Fitzsimmons and Maher were instruct
ed an hour before the arrival here to
be ready to enter the ring at a mo-
ment's notice after Langtry was
reached. Both were stripped and rub
bed aud were prepared to fight.
1t took some little time to arrange
details, and it was not until nearly 5
O'Clock that time was called. Both
men came to the scratch in splendid
shape, and almost before anybody
knew what had happened, Fitz swung
out with his right and caught Maher
~squarely on the jaw with a tremend-
GUS blow. They had not been sparring
more than a minute when this occurr-
ed. Maher was knocked out complete
ly and the fight was awarded to Fitz
KALEIDOSCOPE A FAILURE.
There is a general feeling that this
result was inevitable, and yet there
was little complaint among the sports,
who had come a long way, that the
affair was too tame and one sided. The
kaleidoscope proved a total failure.
DETAILS OF THE SINGLE ROUND.
| First round-Fitz led with his left,
Maher backed toward his corner. Fit2
landed with his right and a clinch fol-
lowed. Maher struck Fitz with his
| right hand while they were clinched
and Referee Siler warned him that il
he did so again he would give the fight
to Fitz. After a breakaway Peter
landed his left on Fitz's neck. Close
infighting followed and Maher sue
ceeded in landing his left on Fitz's
upper lip, drawing blood. Fitz landed
| with left and right. A clinch followed,
| Maher tented and Fitz led with his
right, but fell short. A mixup fol-
lowed, in which Maher landed both
right and left on either side of Fitz's
head. Maher led with his left and an
other clinch followed. Fitz seemed q
bit bothered and broke ground on Ma
hers lead. Maher followed him up and
led with his left when Fitz ~sidestepped
and, swinging his right, landed full on
the point of Makers left chin.
Maher measured 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, Mahel
was declared out and Fitz announced
the victor after the minute and thirty
five seconds of rather lively fighting
Fitz's admirers cheered him to the
echo and Maher's seconds carried the
defeated Irishman to his corne
1t was several minutes before he re-
allied what had happened to him,and
Fitz walked over to his corner and
shook him by the hand. FItz also SHOOK
hands with Quinn and the seconds in
Peters corner. Barring the slight
bleeding at the nose o~ccasioned by the
left hand jab of Maher, the Australian
showed no marks of injury and ap'
peared as fresh as at the opening.
Maher showed no signs of punish
ment except q slight break in skin just
above the point of the left chin, where
Fitz's master stroke had landed.
Impoverished blood causes that tired
feeling. Hoods Sarsaparilla purifies
enriches and vitalizes the blood ant
gives vigor and vitality.