The evening world. Newspaper, May 24, 1911, Page 13

/GIANrs PLAY THA PIRATES \ TODAY AND HERE LAM TAKING THIS O1b FOSSIL UP TA SEE A CHIROPODIST! SOMEBODY PLEASE BAT MERON THA pome ! "MOTHER, FLGE ew? Inside theRing | —_—_— America’s Foremost Referee Tells About the Failure in Pull ing Off the Battle Between} Fitzsimmons and Hall and, Bob’s Victory Over Peter): Maher. | ishing Co. | y a) FTER the Dempsey fight Fite. A simmons and his manager, En- glish Jimmy Carrol, toured acain through the South and West, giving | boxing exnivitions. Fitzsimmons. still | sed to come E being afratd of | being jobbed, a suspicion whtoh Car- roll fostered. On t fn agreed to knock out inside four js any one who would face him. | The ‘Chicago sports were very anxious | fo see the new champion in action, so a match was made between Fitasim- mons and a local fighter named Abe Cougle. The men fought on April 28, | 181, and Rob knocked the Chicago boy out !n two rounds. Three nights later he tackled the famous “Black Pearl" at } yolls and put him away in| four rounds | The sporting fraternity had not rested content it had secured feat Dempsey it now began to look quish the new champion. for a man who could administer defeat to Fitzsimmons was intense, sin backed by not only fight managers and leading sporting men but by the sport- ing public at large, It was revenge for Jack Dempsey that they wanted. In- eldentally, it took a long time for Fitz- simmons to ov the {11 feeling! which his defe he great Irishman! had aroused. The demand to Al the the fe man Jim Ha back in Australla a year b had been tourlig the country giving hfbitions almost tinually since he hi come from Austraila and had met with great success, He was a man of fino appearance, he looked the model athlete, he wae a clever boxer and fighter and thoroughly game, Of @ jovial disposi. tion, he made many ‘close friends wherever he went. The big sporting clubs again began to offer purses for a match between Fitzsimmons and Hall. The organtaa- tons of New Orleans, the California chibs, one in Texas an] even two big clubs’ in London, the Pelican and the National, entered the contest. Finally a club in Minneapolis, Minn., made an of- | fer of $12,000 for a fight between the two | men, which was a¢ F were not allowed in Minnesota, accord- ing to law, but the men behind the club believed they had suMictent Influence to pull the fight off, The date was fixed for July 22, 1891. Militia Had to Be Called Out. On the afternoon of the appointed day Qov. Merriam called up the club off- clals on the telephone and notifi them ‘ore. Ha : ! 10 ry’ ve off the fatal that the fight could not be held, that} © ring trying to stave ol the Sheriff of the county, acting under | punch. Seeing that it was coming, Bilky ‘orders, would stop the men ift| Madden, Maher's manager, threw a iv mpted to fight and would be | towel into the ring and gave up the ked up, if necessary, by several com. panies of State mill And it was noc- | essary, in fact, to call out the militia that night to disperse the crowd of an- ppointed fans. pons and Hall were very inted, both having trained | faithfully. The money the club had posted to Insure @ battle was not more | than enough to pay their training ex- penses. simmons particularly was very sor that he believed this to be @ 8 to crawl out of a fight, was he and so anx- ous to de! 1 that he offered to ‘ight Jim anywhere for any amount rom ten cents up, and even offered to vut up $1,000 of iis own mon: Asa matter of fa Hall was So very | h disappo' he outcome and nothing wha to do with the fight betng called off. Frank, the rep- sentative of the Oly had been sent up to Ne & contract with Dempsey when the clubs were bidding for the I fight, was at the Minneapolis house when the Governor's message was recelved, and immediately offered | Fitzsimmons and Hall down to New Orleans and fight bofore his club within a week or t 8, oF for a purse of $10,000 if they would de- lay the fight unt! Decemt Rut as Mall had contracted for s of box- ing exhibitions in the Kast and Fitz simmons had done lkewlse in the West the negotiations fell through. After this match was called off there was talk of bringing over the English middleweight champion, Ted Pritchard, + and even propositions to match Fite Charley While. Eg ish fights |} jhad fully upheld his reputation in that $7,500 to come | & WHY HELLO RLcoey | JusT GOING OUT COUNTRY HOUSE IN DUBBS FERRY! BRING YOUR FRIENDAND CO CHARMED) \ \ MR. KOIN SORNS 15 TARNATION simmons and John L, @ulitvan, the heavywetght champion of the world. But it got no further than talk. Madden Brings Maher Here. After the Hall fiasco Billy Madden went over to England to find a man to fight Fitesimmons and also to dig up a heavyweight to face the great John L. Sullivan. While there he raw across Peter Maher, The Irish lad was then | © amateur middleweight champion of hia native country and had also an- nexed the amateur heavyweight title of ngland, Madden took @ liking to and brought him back to Amer- aher and Fitzsimmons were to fight before the Olympic New Orleans on Marah 12, 1892. ) hung UP a purse of This for the middiewelght at catch weights. 6 scale at 18 and Fit Maher's seconds were Billy Madden, Gus Tuthill, Dempeey's former manager, and Brooklyn Jack Fallon, while Fitzsimmons had in his corner English Jimmy Carroll, Joe Choynski and Alex Greggains, The Irish boy was practically unknown, and Fitzsimmons was, therefore, a heavy favorite in the betting. Seventy- five hundred people attended this fight, which was a record for a New Orleans fight up to that time, Chiet of Police Gaster had 100 uniformed men acattered through the big clubhouse to keep order. Like the Demp: fight, Fitzsimmons not see his opponent until he ent the ring for the fight, although he tried to get @ peek at him through the door| of his dressing-room as the Irish boy into the clubhot | % o'clock the men entered the ring. r was clad in his famous een tights, while Bob had on his | 1 color, cardinal. Through the ater part og the first round the men boxed and sparred warily, each try! to draw the other out, Fitzsimmons had been warned of Maher’ Bob landed the first blow, a han Maher's nose, drawing first e second round. was + : ‘ong terrific punc Altho we 1 landed on n was Its fo: ch hurt and nearly doubled » with the pain for a e. The rnird round was slightly in Fitesim- mons's favor, neither man doing much damage. Fitzsimmons kidded Maher all Uhrough this round and tantallsed him w raight left-hand jabs. The ‘ound was similar to the third. began to force the one again hit the Irish punch on the nose and es he ducked Maher home @ terrific blow, which landed on Fitssimmons' back and knocked him against the ropes, But the bell saved Bob from further damage, From the sixth to the tenth rounde the fighting was in Fitz- simmons's favor, Maher being eome- what winded and tired, Tenth in Maher's Favor. ‘The tenth was in Maher's favor. He inded two heavy blows on Bob's neck, asain doubling him up, but was unable to do any further damage. The next round saw the Irish lad resume the aggressive. Fitz stalled a little, but car- ried the fight right back in the closing moments of the round, The twelfth and final round had Maher very tired and y beaten ‘up, Fitzsimmons hit Maher when and where ho pleased and soon had the Irishman tottering around In the fifth Ma’ . It would the man he wanted to fi n knocked out by er have done to have ht John 1 a middle. nt er the referee had put his hand on Fitzstmmons's shoulder and announced the lauky Australian ag the winner, Bob walked over to Maher's cornor, Kissed him on the forehead and then offered him a drink of whiskey out of a flask. Maher accepted and the two]! “A THs ROROWAY TO THR . aw CHARMED | AON THA we sumed pest! >) ND MRS. FLOOEY ? How IS e? AN=mRS. KOI Wit BR 30 PLEASED ‘ro SER You AS WELL AB youR FATHER~ MR. GIMPWiLtle t IMs LAw- Ge 008 4 Me OF Course! Lik, ml He Starts for Mr. Koin's Country Mansion. Ad | “Tis BRIN OUT ALONG 24, 1911, TSROAD WAY PAST THE GALL PARK 18 DBUIGHTALL INTHE SPRING o THE ‘YEAR an~-- - ou yes! easy THA GALL PARK - 7 Tah wiper ia, ROWL DEE DOWLE NT bd Punshn' NAILER Mi ; NAILED UP AREADY | Fast for the first time, He met Jim Farrell at Newark on April 80 and Knocked that gentlawan out in two rounds, On May 7 he met Joe Godfrey, the heavyweight champion of Penns vania, at Philadelphia and disposed of him in one round, Four nights Jerry Slattery suffered a like fate at Bob's hands in New York City. It took on rounds. Fitzsimmons went South giving exhibitions, In Alabama | he was rly pestered to death by al local heavyweight named Zou: Fitz. simmons finally tired of this man's boastings and agreed to meet him, ‘The matsh took place at Anniston, Als, | Zouda was so much inferior to Fitr- simmons that the fight was almost «| farce, and a very few punches put the Says Hermann. and Wrestlers in | 1. A.A.C. Tourney nd good Lively boxing marked the pre teur tournament hi Irivh-American A, ©. None of the bouts lasted Umit of three rounds. gaer of the Pennant A. C., who has been appearing as @ “pro,” was caught just before his scheduled bout with J. Sheridan of the Glencoe A. C. and ban- fshed from the competition, The sum- wr local heavyweight into the land of | maries: dreams. 110-Pound = Cllass.--M. Dolan, lew The next chapter deals with Bob + Sh seoced poh tS Fitzeimm R heteatel if, Morratt, Moly Crome a Galagher, "htwiey Cub, Will Do Away tat, Sie With Cork Ball aa or iy is SAN slau FRANCISCO, ter of pitch May 2%4.—The tonal League, who left for Portiand to: day. A movement already has been started for the rellef of the pitchers who have faced a terrific bombardment of safe hits since the introduction of the new A circular letter mailed to all di- and officials of the American tional Leagues asking for ex- mn of opinion regarding the con- tinued use of the new ball was received by Mr. Herrmann yesterday. L think it will be but a short time un- ti! @ ball of a less lively pattern will be used," sald Mr. Herrmann. sat ale MURPHY BEATS WILLETTS. RBOST( jouth Boston welterweight, althou, winning the decision over Johnnie W letts of Philadelphia in their twel: round bout at the Armory A. A. wai lucky that he was not boxng @ harder hitter, Willetts hit Murphy enough times with the right to stop most any boxer, but the punches did not affect Murphy in the least. —————____. Brooks and Allen Draw. TORONTO, May Billy Alien of Ot tawa and ry Brooks of New Y 8 op} * bout w c wa. one of the best Most Goo straw following t the stam men drank to each other In the ring. Peter had no fault to find with Madden | for throwing up the fight, saying that he | could not have lasted against a man like Bob; while Fitzsimmons returned the Miment dy saying that Maher was nardest hitter he had ever met and t | came | pect. After this fig! ‘itzsimmons The oldest, the purest, the most palatable nee sold in New York, Try} Greater New York Stores. See Telephone Book for Addresses. Or 137} Special Pa $5.00 Ecuador Panamas $3.75 Eeuador National and goon be checked the new cork centred ing to Augustus Herrmann, of the National Commission and Preal- foul W. | dent of the Cincinnat! Chu of the Na- | aire guide, %.—Eddie Murphy, the | me time, | 3 | a ertionmants ior, The, World tage have put their stamp of approval on our Surely you can’t go wrong by example. 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