Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-22
weigh, championship Of the world was at las,
a reality.
ONE SHORT RnIfNn.

reality.
ONE SHORT ROUND.
First Round-F1tzsmmons led with his
left, Maher backing toward his corner.
Fltzsimmons landed with his right and a
with his right hand while they were ciinched
and Referee Sller warned him that IL he
did 80 again he would give, the fight to
landed his left on Titzsmmons neck. Close
innghtlng followed, and Maher succeeded
lip drawing blood. Fitzslmmons landed
With his left and right a clnch 10 lowed,
Ne Mshfr gb fepsd S e sns Short H"p eowed ef wh
In which Maher landed both right and left
on. either side Of Fitzslmmons' head. Maheer
lowed. Ftzsimmons seemed a bit bothered
and broke. ground on Maher's. cad Maher
followed him up and led with hls left when when
his right, landed full on the point Of Ma
hers left chin; Maher measured his length
on the floor. his head striking the canvas
with great force He vainly attempted to
arire, 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 valn,y tried TO rise
The fatal tenth second was counted. Maher
nounced the victor after minute and
thrty-five seconds OF rather lively fight
ing.
AS Maher fell to the floor Fltzsmmons
stepped back, his eyes sparkling and a smile
playing around his mouth. He gazed upon
his fallen foe for about three seconds and
then walked over to his corner and sat down.
Julian, Mccoy and Everhart crowded around
urging him to get up and fight.
Look out for him, Fitz," yelled Julian.
Look out for him"
Stand up, for heavens sake" pleaded
Everhart, "he may come at you"
Get away from me- Get away from me,
tell you," snarled Fitz. ITS all over. he's
cut" and by the time he had finished speak
ing Maher's championship was thing of the
past.
SHOOK MAHERs HAND.
"There, didn't tell you he was out?" re-
marked Fitzsimmons, in a peevish tone, as
he turned to pull his bath robe UP around
him to keep out Of the cold. drizzling rain
that was falling. He sat for few minutes
In his corner. looking across at Maher, and
then jumping briskly to his feet, he walked
rapidly across the ring and offered his
gloved hand to Maher. Peter reached for
It, but Fitzsimmons drew 1t back with a
laugh. and getting Julian to unite the string
At the wrist. he walked back to Maher and
offered his bare hand with the remark,
well, Peter"
Maher reached for the extended hand and
shook it heartily without rising from his
seat or raising his head to look at his con.
Queror. Julian then called to Fitzsimmons
and the victor walked to the side OF
the ring nearest the gate. where Julian
stood. The crowd was already beginning to
stream out. but loud calls of Gentlemen.
ScHtitlueH lTOUl JulldH, suppltHleuleu ny a
few whacks on the gong, stopped them.
"Gentlemen" yelled the short and fat Mr..
Julian, bugng himself out in q frantic man
ner to make his voice reach all within a
mile or two OF the ring, "Mr. Fitzsimmons
has now worked his way up to the tCp and
is now the champion of the world. He is
now ready at any time and place to defend
his title against any man In the world"
The declaration was greeted with loud
yells OF approval from the crowd and Fitz-
If rt,
picious grin, and then hurried away to dress
himself.
Maher was unconscious fifteen seconds and
1t was fully a minute after he had been car
ried to his corner before he fully regained
consciousness He was not disposed to tall
much. He is no talker at any time and
would have had little to say il he had won
WHAT THE FIGHTERS SAY.
HE got me good and hard and that was
all there was to it," he said. II heard the |
referee counting and heard the men In my |
corner calling me to rise. but l could not |
rise. When l knew anything at all, l was |
in my corner and they were rubbing my |
face with water |
Ftzsimmons was very modest, considering |
the brilliant victory he had won. 81 could |
have put him out the first punch" he said. |
"but didn't reach him hard enough. There |
never was a minute since the match was |
made that I have anticipated any other re- |
suit than this. I was sure of him at all |
stages Of the game. He was afraid the min |
ute he put up his hands. and l knew 1t. 1t |
was Just like the first fight had with him
in New Orleans. I could have licked him
long before had l tried, and yet people are
saying to this day that he had me nearly
out just got in on him with my right
and caught him squarely on the side Of the
Jaw. l knew it was all over when / landed
on him. 1t was dead easy from the start"
After Fitzsimmons and his party had come
UP to the railway station Ernest Rector, the
Ill. II
ton to fight Maher six rounds in front of his
machine, which would not work today, be-
cause of the dark weather. FitZsimmons
readily accepted the chance, but said that he
must have $4,000 cash in advance and so
per cent OF the net receipts from the exhibit
tion of the pictures. This was carried to |
the Maher party and in the carrying of it
was distorted 50 that Fitzsimmons was made
to say that he would bet $1,000 that he would |
stop Maher at any time within six rounds.
Quinn. the hacker OF Maher, came rushing
back to see Fitzsimmons about the proposition.
The new champion di1camed having said
anything of the sort and a 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 Ell
Paso nothing had been done.
~ don't care about fighting before the
said Fitzsimmons. Every
time they want me to do it. they want to
give the other fellow all the money. and ]
want some or III mySelf. i Will fight Maher
again Of course. II the money Is put up, but
don't fight before that machine unless /
get $1,000 cash and so per cent of the re-
ceipts."
.,s CROWD WAS SLIM
The special cars awaiting to take the fight
spectators at El Paso depot were attached
to the regular train on the Southern Pacific, |
when was forty-fve minutes late coming into
Ell Paa1. There were five cars. About l5O
persons bought tickets at the depot for Lang
try, putting up $1l.65 each. The tickets to
The fight were $50 and those who wished
could secure sleeping car accommodations |
Tor So. quieter and better behaved lot of
visitors to prize fight never gathered. Tltz-
'imnitrs and his party occupied the next car |
70 the lIst sleeper in the train of nine cars
Maher and his party were in the one immedi- =
lte'y ohead OF Fltzsmmons. The run &c !
-angtry Is SS9 miles. 1t was without mo- 7
nen,cus Incident. At Marathon, about 9 /
,'cOck in the morning, Fitzsmmons espied
big black bear chained to the corner of an q
.dobe house about 500 feet from the track.
FtzsiInaons logged over to the bear and a
cI aped an acquaintance with him while the !
,pgine was taking water. =
General Mabry and twenty-six of his Texas 1
angers with heavy laden cartridge belts. n
lorse pistols and rifles accompanied the | q
rain The rangers and the adiutsnt gen- | :,