Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-27

Fitzsimmons looked in far better condition,
for Halls white skin was as soft as that of
a girl.
THE first round was chiefly noted for
Halls long and effective left leads and
heavy rights on the ribs, one of these
nearly bringing Fiji down, and for Fits
clever countering and determined attempts
with his right at the jaw. Hall avoided
those easily, his quick ~instepping and neat
guarding serving him we'll. Fitz got his
shoulder well up to Halls attempt at the
point.
Round two was similar. though Hall did
much more execution than F~itzsimmons
and discolored his left pepper with a hot
right. He also stabbed the New Zealandel
in the mouth heavily and visited the ribs
hard and straight with the right.
Coming up to the third. Hall carried
out his avowed intention of taking all Fit7
could give and giving him a quick quietus
II he could. He fought furiously. but Fitz's
cleverness with his head caused the cham.
pion to beat the air and Bob's shoulders
a lot and to be soon pumped utterly
Neither could do much damage, but Hal
got awfully groggy and nothing but his
level head saved him. He kept his Ions
left poking out or came in with his fore.
arm across F1tz's throat, and so was Just
able to last the round. recovering a bit by
walking around and dashing in a good left
to the mouth and a hard right on the jaw
that shook Fitz up bad Just on the corners
for Fitz.
VERY busy indeed were both mems at.
tendants during the minute spell, and they
I came up middling well for round four
Fitzsimmons looked very confident and ad.
vanced smilingly to meet his antagonist
He Tented with his left to draw Hall and
laid his Jaw bare for one second. Risinl
on his toes, Hall brought the right smash
ing across. kissing through his teeth Xix,
a blacksmith welding hot iron. The blow
dropped with all his weight on Fitz's Jaw
just above the point. and Bob fell in a heal
under his conqueror's legs as the impetu.
carried him on. Right on his back he role,
and lay screwing up his face looking yer,
cronk.
"'One. two three, four, five, six, seven
eight, nine, ten-out,' said Mr.. Jack Cow
land, the timekeeper, and it was all over
The seconds dragged Fftz to his corner. bu
he slid off his chair again and even whe
he was taken to the dressing room he dI
not know where he was. Mr.. A.. ]. Hale
was referee and the arrangements were /
perfect order"
Hall was a wonderfully clever pugilist an
IL he had trained faithfully for all of hi
great fights he would have been almost in
vincible. An American sporting man VIII
was a good Judge Of fighters. once said t
Hall:
IF you will only train well and figH
honestly you will be champion of IN
world" But Hall would do neither an
so fell by the wayside, He is now a phys
cal wreck. hanging around in Chicago with
out a dollar,
Jack McAuIiRe'H Record.
The pugilist who took the creates
chances OF them all by not training wa
Jack McAuliffe, the former Lightweight
champion OF the world. He openly &C
knowledged to a friend recently that h
never did any real training for a BATH
after he left the amateur ranks. Jack wa
a quick thinker and a great ring geners
and depended more on these qualities tina
on physical condition when inside the rome,
He was in bad shape when he fought Ter
Carney OF England a seventy four-roun
draw at Revere Beach, Boston. McAuliff
knew at the time that he was in no shan
to tackle the Britishsr. but as the latte
refused TO postpone the mill Jack slmpl
suffered the terrible gruelling to save hi
hackers money.