Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-02-22
IN THE RING.

IN THE RING.
Langtry, Tex.-Fitzsimmons is cham
pion of the world in the heavy weight
class. II took little more than {
minute OF fighting for him to knock on,
Peter Maher and win the title. The fight
was sharp while it lasted. Both were con
fident, Fitzsimmons 80 much SO that hi
seemed a little careless. MRher seemed a
| trifie nervous. Fitzsimmons took the
aggressive from the call of time and
forced Maher toward his corner. There
Maher made stand, led, fell short and
clinched. Maher led twice after he had
been broken away by the referee, landing
lightly on Fitzsimmons' chest. Fitz
smiled as he evaded the blow. Two
clinches followed, then Fitzsimmons lee
with his left, landing lightly. He quickly
followed with short arm swing with hit
right, landing squarely on Maher's left
jaw point. The Irishman fell on hi.
back, his head hit the floor with thuG
and thump; his eyes rolled classify and
the fight was over. There were foul
clinches and no more than half dozen
exchanges.
FIIZ nhAWs $lU,UUU.
Ell Paso.-The train bearing the pugi-
lists and their admirers arrived here at 8
O'Clock.
Fitzsimmons and Martin Julian drove
to the State National bank, but found il
closed, 1t being Washington's birthday
and legal holiday. The bank peopl.
were found and turned over to Fitz $10,
900.
Dan Stuart, who was present, asked
"Gentlemen, have conducted this affair
to please yon?"
Julian and Fitzsimmons both respond
ed that they were entirely Satisfied and
shook hands all around.
JUL1AN's GARD OF THANKS.
Julian handed the Associated Press the
following:
To the Public; We desire to thank
the kind people of Jusrez, Mexico, for
their kind and courteous treatment to US
during the time consumed in training for
the fight Just ended. We shall always
bear pleasant remembrances of that
place and their charming people, from
the governor down to the humblest man
We shall try to square ourselves honor.
able with the Mexican government, il
they think we committed any wrong.
(Signed) BOB FITzsIMMoNs,
MARTIN JULIAN.
The Maher party is here but will prob
sbly go to Las Cruces to-day.
FITzs1MMoNs TALKS FREELY.
The Associated Press representative
hod toJ1, NTH oLo.k ~.
Corbett challenge. He said: 81 shall
completely ignore that fellow Oorbett. II
was $1,000 of American money to l cent
of Mexican coin that Pomp Jim would
get in his oar where he has. l shall use
the same argument once employed by
Charlie Mitchell-Tell him to 90 and gel
a reputation.
"Let him whip Peter Maher and Com.
insky before he opens his head to me
Both men want to fight him and I think
either one of them can lick him. shall
insist he must first win from Maher and
Cominsky before he gets into the ring
with me.
oHAMpI0NsH1P BELT RENouNoED.
~ whipped with ease the man Corbett
presented the championship belt to in
order to escape a match with him. Ts
show Corbett how little weight his cham.
pionship present carried, formally,
through the Associated Press, renounce
all claims to the belt aad refuse to &C.
cept it.
for the night of February 80 with the
half dozen contracts l made con ditionally
on winning from Maher, and then, with
Julian, Stenselar, Roeber and my family,
I sail for England"
ooBBxTT's OPINION or r1Tz.
Chicago. when shown the
Associated Press dispatch announcing
Fitzsimmon's refusal to fight him, simpl
said: "He is big coward. I will leave
it to the public to Judge whether I am
correct or not. predicted that he would
not make match with me if he won the
fight with Maher, but If he goes to Eng.
land he will find me in England after
him. He said after his fight with Maher
that he would fight any man in the world
Now he is getting out of this country az
fast as possible, bag and baggage"
MAHER WANTS TO TRY AGAIN.
Ell Paso, Tex.-Maher's hackers are 20.
ing to challenge Fitzsimmons for another
battle for $1,000 side. 1t is understood
that Julian will offer Inducements for a
four-round glove contest at the Madison
Square Garden in New York on Febru
ary 20.
John Mccullough Havana cigars al
Colorado saloon.