Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-06
NATIVE SON HAS
BEST OF BOUT
FROM START
Philadelphia Is Severely
Punished
Riot Narrowly Averted Whom Referee
Eyton Declares Hanlon Winner.
Police Enter Ring to
Quell Trouble

Another fight fiasco on the coast. Two
the fight for Willie Fitzgerald in the
seventh round at the Pacific Athletic
clubs pavilion last night. There were
at least two foul blows struck by Fitz-
gerald and there were a number In the
crowded pavilion that are ready tol
syear they saw Fltz deliver three.
The first came about the middle of
the round when 1t appeared that Fitz
swung his left for a stomach blow, but
a side step by shifty Eddie caused the
belt Fitz looked frightened when the
blow struck, for evidently he knew it
was foul and was afraid the referee
would stop the game. But Hanlon saw
that Willie was little disconnected by
what looked like an accidental foul and
as the native son wasn't hurt by it,
he waded in to take advantage of the
Philadelphia boys scare.
Rushes FItz
He rushed Fitz to the ropes and it
looked like Hanlon's on a knockout,
when biff! bangl right and left, Fitz
landed away below the belt There
was no possibility Of an accidental foul
that time. The referee patted Hanlon
on the back and the 5000 spectators
knew that it was all off and the Cali
fornia lad had won on a foul. No
sooner was this known that ten police
men that were on hand for just such
purposes jumped into the ring and this
timely action is probably all that saved
a riot for there were plenty who had
bet on Fitzgerald that wanted blood if
they couldn't have a run for their
money.
HanIon Much the Best
But had the foul not occurred the
fight would undoubtedly have gone to
Hanlon on a knockout in a few more
rounds. AS it opened up it looked like
Fitz. The Philadelphia assumed the
offensive from the moment the gong
rang for the first round and he had
Eddie bleeding when the three minutes
were up. The first round was easily
FitzgeraId's. The second was doubt
full, for both fighters gave and took con-
siderable punishment, but after that
there was little to it but Hanlon. 1t is
almost certain that had the fight gone
another round or two Eddie would have
delivered the sleeping potion. He was
working up to 1t when the nasty ones
came.
Cries of flake" went up from all |
parts of the house when the fight ended !
so unsatisfactory. Johnnie Reid, one !
of Fitzgerald's seconds, stepped to the
ropes and Justify announced that if
fake could be proven the losing side
would not ask for cent of the purse.
Hanlon's seconds were Spider Kelley !
Dan Hanlon and Frank Mcdonald
Fitzgerald had Johnnie Reid and Billy
Manning in his corner. Charles Eyton
refereed and his work was approved.
Fight by Rounds
Following is the fight by rounds:
Round 1-Fitz leads to jaw. Fitz re-
peats with left to jaw; Hanlon pushes
lon left to jaw. They ,clinch. Fitz right
Exchange fast rights, and lefts. Fitz
blocks left to stomach. Hanlon leads
left to face. F'itz swift uppercut to jaw.
Hanlon right to kidneys. Fitz left and
right to face. Fitz uppercut to jaw.
They clinch; h; Fitz left to jaw. Hanlon
right to kidneys. They clinch. Fitz
Round 2~Fitz right and left to head.
Repeats. repeats, repeats. Fitz pushes
Fitz right to jaw. Hanlon right upper
cut to jaw. They clinch. F'itz right to
stomach. Fftz right and left to head;
to face. ,Hanlon right to stomach. Fitz
right TO head. Hanlon right and left to
stomach, Hanlon right and left to face,
right to stomach. Hanlon right and left
to stomach. Hanlon right to stomach.
Hanlon blocks vicious uppercut. Ftz
Hanlon right to kidneys. Hanlon left to
stomach. Repeats repeats; blocks right
to face
Round S-Hanlon blocks right to face.
Fitz left to face. Hanlon blocks right
to jaw. Fitz right to stomach. Hanlon
blocks right to jaw and savage right
Fitz left to jaw. They clinch Fitz left
and right to jaw. They clinch. Hanlon
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Fitz enjoys it. Hanlon blocks right to
face. Hanlon left for jaw, Hanlon
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stomach. Hanlon blocks left swing for
jaw. They cinch. Fitzgerald left for
jaw. Hanlon pummels him in face. They
clinch.
Round 4-Both rush to center. Hanlon
leads right for face and blocks a left and
right. Repeats. Fitz right to jaw. Fitz
left to. face. Hanlon pummels Fitz in
stomach and on jaw. They clinch Fitz
to face. Fitz left to stomach
Repeats. Hanlon blocks right to face
They clinch. Hanlon blocks left for jaw
They clinch. Hanlon leads to kidneys
Titz savage left for face. Hanlon blocks
left and right to jaw. Hanon punches
Fitz in face. Hanlon hard right to
stomach and right for kidneys They
clinch. Hanlon blocks uppercut. They l.
clinch. Fitz swings right and left to
Hanlons jaw. Hanlon leads heavy left
TO stomach. Hanlon uppercuts to stom-
ach. F'itz misses left for jaw. Hanlon
misses hard right for jaw.
Round 5-Hanlon misses left for Jaw
Hanlon blocks right for jaw. Rushes
Fitz to ropes Hanlon swings heavy left
for jaw. They clineh Fitz right for Jaw
Hanlon swings for kidneys; Hanlon misses
right uppercut. Fitz sends two upper
cuts to jaw Hanlon left to stomach
Hanlon left to kidneys. Fitz right upper
cut to face. They clinch. Fitz uppercut
to jaw. Hanlon left for jaw; Hanlon
misses right for head; Hanlon right to
face. HanlOn right to law Fitz rnissas