The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-01
EASY FOR FITZSINMCN5
Former Champion knocks 0at Ed
Dunkhorst in Two Rounds.
The Kangaroo Makes short work of
His ElcPhantiuc Opponent at
Brooi,iyn-PutS Him 10 sleep With
Left HoOI, ON the Jaw-Thc Aus
trnIinn Hits With old Time Nigor.

BROOKLYN. April 30-Robart Fitz-
simmons, former champion heavyweight
pugilist OF the world. took on an easy.
mark for practice tonight in the person Of
Ed Dunkhorsr, OF Syracuse. who was
knocked out in the second round at the
Hercules Athletic Club. Dunkhorst's only
claim to fame lay in tine ract that he had
never been put to sleep, though be had been
bested in numerous contests by fighters OF
reputation Fitzsimmons hi, him when ard
where be pleased and finally dropped MIN
cold to the boards with fearful left-haud
hook high up on the jawbone.
Prior to this punch Fitzsimmons mad
punched Dunkhorst's paunch until the biz
man was gasping for breath FitZsimmons
was in prime shape fast and clever. and.
best of ALL he hit with all his old-time
vigor Dunkhorst's knockout was clean
cut and hard. II he had been able to re-
gain his feet after his fall. he might have
been seriously injured. While the light
was. Of course. one sided, it permitted
crowded house to see what a great hitter
Fitzsimmons is and has been during his
noted ring career.
Kid McFadden. of San Francisco, and
Johnny Hines, Of Williamsburg. provided
the preliminary Of fifteen rounds at 115
pounds with Charley White as referee.
Hines was knocked out in the first round
after l minute and % seconds Another
bout was demanded by the spectators and
the management put on Jim Burrows and
Jack Collier, local pugilists OF some re
pute. who agreed to 90 ten rounds at
catch weights. Burrows was virtually
knocked out in the seventh round. Collier
was the winner.
There were $500 persons present when
flo; cd nd oil n
hungry for the event OF the night. 1t was
announced that Fitz would be handled by
Ernest Roeber, the wrestler; Jen Thorne,
the English middle weight, and Dan Hick
ey. Dunkhorst's seconds were Tonmy
Ryan, who wants to fight Kid Mccoy; Jack
Jeffries, the champions husky brother,
and Dan Johnson. The conditions were
twenty-five rounds at catch weights,
Queensberry rules with a clean break, and
with Charley White as referee. The men
shook hands at 1920 O'Clock.
Round l-Dunkhorst was several inches
taller as they stood up. The big fellow
crouched down in Jeffries style. and paused
a moment. FitzsimmOns came quickly with
a hard left hook to the ear. and as he
tented swiftly. Dunkhorst's awkwardness
made the crowd laugh. Fitzsimmous put
heavy right 10 the ribs ana iabbed his lef;
into the face without a return \ hard
right on the ear made Duuk1OCst stagger.
aud a left On the jaw caused the big man
to beat q somewhat hasty retreat. as Fitz
followed closely. Dunkhorst was compelled
to mix it, which vas the case when the bell
rang.
Round 2-DunkhorSt, still crouching. he'd
with a left on the nose. Fitz jabbed him
on the eye and ducked under a terrific
right hand swing. Fitzsimmons went in
close after that. and tried an upper-cut
that missed the point of the chin b. an
inch FiJzsimmOns poured in body blows
then and also drove the right over to the
jaw. More tody punches made the ele-
pa&uiine pugi.i reel and clinch As they
broke away Fitzsimmons mixed IT, and
finding an opening he shot in a tremen-
dOus lef; hook to the jaw The .low was OF
such Cyerwh, ming power that }, keelei
DuahhOrst over like a log. tie fell Hat
upoE his face and wrggled about on the
floor like a huge jelly fish
As the referee counted off the seconds il
was seen that il was al over. FitZsim-
mons circled around the PROSTATE form
until he had been officially fecl5red-the
winner. Then the COrnishman with 9TH
ers tugged at the big Syracusan. who had
become motionless. With a superhumau
effort all hands lifted Dunkhorst 10 his
feet and lugged him to a chair. There the
mastodon put his hand to his right jaw
and groaned. Fitzsimmons left the ring
laughing and was congratulated for ac-
complishing something In Jig time that no
other pugilist had ever done before The
time Of the round was . minutes and a.