The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-27
Says Knockout by Lang in
Twelve Rounds Proves
He's Done.
OTHER MATCHES
NOW CANCELLED
Australians VIII Not Let Him
Meet Burns and Squires.
Back to America.

SYDNEY, Australia. Dec. s5.-'T
Euess I'll have 70 admit that am too
old for the game"
This was Bob Fitzsimmons' significant
comment today after he had been
knocked out IN the twelfth round Of his
night with BIZ Lang az Rushcuter's
Bay. when a man like Lang can put
me away" continued the old-time hero
OF the prize ring. II know I have had
enough. A few years ago and could
have licked Lang for a pastime. but
now-well, it's a different story
Old Fitz never had a chance against
the young Australian champion after
the latte-'s nervousness wore off. Fits
exhibited many flashes Of his former
briiiiancy, but there was not the power
in his blows. the old trip-hammer
punches were gone. A right-haud
crack on the jaw. followed by an upper
cut. finished Fitz-
Lang, who weighed about thirty
pounds more than Fitz, clinched fire.
quentIy in the early rounds, and in
this manner wore his old antagonist
out. so that In the latter rounds he had
him almost helpless. Despite the tact
that Lang was heavily backed In the
betting at odds running as nigh as )
to I. the defeat CT THE former WORLDS
champion, in the face Of as game a
struggle as a pugilist ever made TO
retain the last vestige OF MS lame,
brought the sympathy Of the large
crowd, and the cheers at the close
we're all for the vanquished-
The purse OF 1880 was divided on a
50 and 40 per cent basis. Fftzsimmons
announced only a few days ago that
he wanted to take on Burns, Squlres'
and one or two Of the other reading AUS
tralian scrappers on the present tour,
but his statement today indicates that
he will give Up this quest and return
10 America at once
None of the Australian promoters
would give Fitz a fight, even II ne
cared TO enter the ring again.
II win be remembered that Fitzim-
mons made somewhat or . slIni, -
fight with Jack Johnson IN Phllaoei-
phia, where he went into the ring
totally unfit for boxing and practically
stung every man VINO palld 10 see l ne
farce. After that Fitz was going 70
run place like Muldoon's. then he was
going to have a gymnasium IN New
York, and so on and so on. Just ABOUT
the time the American PUBIC was pc
ginning to forgive and forget MS &C
lions in Philadelphia he went over 10
that lOng-suffering Paris and the credu-
lous London, loudly talking OF nght, al
though ne freely admitted his knuckles
were so mushy that he would not be
able 10 put I'D a descent contest again
Hugh Mcintosh. who has gone into an
all-around promoting business in Aus
tralia and is doing quite well, thank
YOU. since he pulled of the Burns
Johnson fight near Sydney, a year ago
yesterday, picked up Fitz and carried
him back 10 the antipodes, there 20 eN-
pIoIt the aged one. Mcintosh has been
wei treated by Australians and has be-
come wealthy through their patronage
He should have had more consideration
for their feelings and purses than 10
ell 20 4nr Il
fighting proposition. His reputation has
suffered in this country ever since IL
was learned that he made the match,
for thereby he very largely removed
himself in popular estimation from the
ranks Of genuine high class sportsmen
into the ranks Of mere boosters Of any
scheme that will catch the public coin.
THOMAS s RICE.