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Show DOWN WENT THE "NONPAREIL." Dempaey Knocked Out by tha New Zea-lander Zea-lander In Thirteen Hound. New Orleans, Jan. 15. In the amphitheater am-phitheater of tha great Olympic club last night 4000 people, including the greatest gathering of sporting men ever seen in New Orleans, witnessed tho New Zealandor, the biggest middleweight middle-weight on record, knock out Jack Dempsey, the world-famous "Nonpareil," "Nonpar-eil," in a great International match for tho middle-weight championship of Australia aud America and a purse of $12,000, $11,000 to the winner and $1000 to the loser. The Hattle waa Fought under Marquis of Queensbury rules, with gloves weighing rive ounces. The men were weighed in the presence of the andience. Fitzsimmons marking mark-ing 100$ and Dempsey 147J. Demp-sey's Demp-sey's seconds were Jack McAnliffe, (Jus Tuttle and Mike Conley, while Jimmy Carroll and Doo O'Donnell looked after Fit.simmous. At 6 o'clock last evening Fitzsimmons was one pound overweight, over-weight, add was sent out in company with Carroll to work down. Dempiey was reported at weight and in line form TliouKh Looking Small alongside of his opponent. Time was called at 9:25, with Alex Brewster, one of the ablest " and most respected citizens of New Orleans, as referee; official time-keeper, Professor John Duffy; master of ceremonies, ex-Mayor ex-Mayor Guilleott. Dempsey offered to wager $1000, which was accepted by Major Frank McLaughlin of the California Cali-fornia Athletic club, but the Olympic club officials refused to allow the bet to go, aud it was called off. Uemp.ey Wat Knocked Out in the thirteenth round. When Referee Alex Brewster awarded the fight to Fitzsimmons, Jimmy Carroll jumped at his portege and kissed him time and ileum. Dtminsev was badlv minished. lie had a swolen face, a cut lip and nose and a bad mark or two on his body were plainly visible. F'itzsim-mons F'itzsim-mons was not scratched. He won in a Jake Kilrain, Williom Muldoon, Bill Moors and other lighting authorities authori-ties were unanimous in pronouncing Fitzsimmons a marvelous middle weight. All of them were amazed at Hit Hlttlnf Power, reach and generalship. All said Dempsey Demp-sey was outclassed. Phil Lynch says Fitzsimmons can whip a dozen heavyweights heavy-weights he knows. Dempsey is as good in his class as ever, and Lynch is willing will-ing to bet $5000 tomorrow on him against La Blanche. Major McLaughlin, McLaugh-lin, president of the California Athletic club, said: "Ever since I saw Fitzsimmons Fitz-simmons fight with McCarthy I have been certain that he could lick Dempsey. Demp-sey. My only surprise is that he did not do it in fewer rounds. Dempsey was really never in the fight. Fitzsimmons Fitzsim-mons punished him from start to finish, and in the fourth round Dempsey Began to Grow Grogg-jr He was plaiuly outclassed and licked from the start, but did his best to win. There was never a pluckier contest in the ring. In the sixth round Demp-sey's Demp-sey's friends realized that the Nonpareil Nonpa-reil had lost, and when Dempsey went to his corner his faithful seconds were also cognizant of this. A well known Boston sporting man, who had wagered big money on Jack, at this moment threw up his hands and begged the seconds to stop the fight. But whatever what-ever may be said Deuey Vt'mt Ducky throughout. In tho tenth round Fitzsimmons Fitz-simmons picked him up, after having knocked tim down, and said: "Jack, you are whipped. I can't hit you." Demnsey would not be downed and insisted in-sisted on fighting. Fitzsinimon, after that, did not want to hit Dempsy, but tho latter insisted and he was finally straightened out on the floor. A prominent prom-inent New Orleans politician won $1000 on the fight. The fight lasted forty-nine minutes. |