Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-29
FlTz IS AS SHIFTY AS EVER
Former Champion Re-Enters the Ring and
Knocks Out JEFF Thorne.
eNGLISHMAN LASTS ONLY A MINUTE
Lanky bob Lays Him out with Same
Lightning Jnb that Won Him the
Championship of the world
MT Carson.

TATTERSALLS, Chicago, Oct 2S.-teff
Thorne OF England was knocked ont nv nah
Fltzsimmons on one minute of fighting at
Tattersalls' tonight Thorne who wae owl.
IDENTIFY very much afraid OF Fltzsimmons
did not land single blow and only made
one light attempt to lead with his left, the
blow falling short by several inches.
The blow delivered by Fitzsimmons was
a short left jolt, which did not pass through
elk inches of space before landing on
Ihorne's jaw. Before Thorne was counted
out Fitzsimmons picked him up bodily and
carried him to his corner, placing him on
chair, which Sam Fitzpatrick, who had
b7en confident CT Thornes victory, had placed
hurriedly on the platform
Thorne, after being carried to his corner
was surrounded by a group of friends who
labored anxiously to bring him to. He was
drenched repeatedly with cold water, Fitz-
simmons in the meanwhile standing by
! anxiously doing what he could for the van
quished man.
Thorne was held in his chair by Sam
Fitzpatrick and Joe Sullivan and, although
able to move slightly, was as dead to the
world as when he lay on the mat. He was
In his corner twelve minutes and was then
| carried from the ring by his seconds. un-
| able to walk, but having regained small
measure of intelligence
AS he was carried through the ropes he
rolled his head YEARLY toward Sam Fitz-
| patrick and said 1t was a chance blow. The
| right side Of his jaw. where Fitzsimmons
struck him, was badly swollen.
Fitz ns Spry ms Ever.
Fitzsimmons fought with all his old time
| fire and was as spry and shifty on his feet
| as he had ever been. He appeared many
pounds over weight for his proper condition,
but was quick as lightning with his hands
and no victory that ever came to him was
| through more brilliant work than this His
blows were shot in so fast that Thorne never
had chance to evade more than one Thorne
was beaten at the start He had no conf
dence when he put up his hands and every
blow landed by Fitzslmmons made him more
| apprehensive than before.
| His face as the men met in the center OF
the ring was white and drawn, and at any
feint made by Fitzsimmons with either hand
| he would duck in a scared way as though
| afraid that the end had already come. Once
he ducked when Fitzsimmons was five feet
| away with no intention of striking at him
| He was utterly outclassed in fighting abil-
ity and through his lack OF confidence lost
| every chance he might have had OF winning
out or staying the limit The bout was to
have been for six rounds, and it was gen.
orally believed that Thorne, on account OF
his showing against Craig and Mccoy, would
| be able to last, IL not the limit, at least
| three rounds.
Sam Fitzpatrick, his backer expressed
himself before the men entered the ring as
being confident that Thorne would win, say
ing that II he did not believe so he never
would have brought him to Chicago to fight
Fitzsimmons.
! After the fight was over he was OF the
opinion that the blow was a piece Of luck
on the part OF Fitzsimmons, but those who
| have seen Fitzsmmons fight before know
better 1t was the same lightning jab that
won Fitzsimmons the championship at Car
son. 1t was the blow that Fitzsmmons has
always used and generally with decisive
effect when 1t reached the point where it
| touched Thorne tonight.