| Show THE have a severe tor for championship ol of class rITZ SIMMONS IS CHAMPION short sketches of the two men and some same of their bloody encounters bob fitzsimmons was born at cornwall england on june 4 1862 ile is a i fighter by inheritance his father being bein the best man in a country famous fol foi fl fighters 0 liters anil and wrest wrestlers lers ile he was the policeman of the little village of helston and like the irishman at donnybrook Donne brook fair was ever willing lin to take off his coat and throw it on oil the grass for anyone to tread on few essayed the task bobs brothers too all natural fighters 0 more especially william a marine in in the royal X navy ivy arthur a graem and jairet a blacksmith bob ob mi migrated 0 rated with his hie family to new zealand when a small boy bov lie ho took to the horses hoing 0 trade and learned the art of boxing from his brother jairt his first alpe appearance pe arance in the ria ring was at jem maces amateur boxing tournament held at Tin timara lara new zealand in the fall of 1880 bob bb although but a lad of eighteen knocked out four men on that night and won the amateur championship of new zealand the following year year mace alace gave another tournament aind bob succeeded in ill retaining tile the amateur championship knocking 0 out five men this time t bob put on the gloves with herbert A slade tho the maori Nia ori who came over to america to fight m john L sullivan S ulli to alie surprise of everybody fitzsimmons succeeded in besting Z slade all of these there contests were under queensbury rules fit zam icons then became a full hedged fledged professional and fought 0 and defeated in rapid succession under prize ring rules arthur cooper in three rounds rounds jini jim crawford in three rounds and jack murphy in four rounds lob bob then left new zed zealand and looking lookin in for more iv worlds to conquer ile he took up at sidney australia and immediately started to meet all comers at the renowned larry doleys sporting emporium first lie defeated jack brinsmead a heavy weight who tipped the beam at 17 0 bob only scaling 1 18 pounds then in rapid order he settled the pretensions of the following middle weights 0 to championship on oil puley fuley s sta stage stae e jack greentree in three rounds dick sandel in four round bill flavin avin brother to francis patrick in seven rounds and joe eager in three rounds ile he next laid low martin conway charn champion pion of bal barat in three rou rounds nils dick ellis a heavyweight 0 in throe rounds then came the famous battle with jini jim hall in which fitzsimmons laid down for the paltry consideration of 11 15 pounds or about 75 hall claims that bol bob was whipped on oil the level and many australian sportsmen are inclined ineZI to this belief fitzsimmons also claims claim that lie afterwards after warns thrashed hall cfall ii hi private in five rounds but that statement alro alpo lacks verification ficat lob hob redeemed himelw hi by defeating starlight the celebrated colored middle middleweight wei n lit of australia in nine rounds and professor vest avest a heavyweight in one round lie he then came to the united states and defeated in rapid succession billy mccarthy a fellow australian the california athletic club in nine rounds arthur upham before the audubon club of new orleans in five rounds tho the famous jack dempsey for seven years middleweight champion of america in thirteen rounds before the olympic club of new orleans his last victory was wag over peter malier tile the irish champion whom lie vanquished in twelve Nelve rounds jim hall was born aralia july 22 As a 1 boy lie he was wa a lover of all kinds of athletic sport but lid did not take to boxing until lio lie had almost reached mans once lie entered the 11 he sprang rapidly to alio lie front H iio is a tall lank follow quick and active as a cat in chiq movements and a tremendously hard hitter ile he has as an all unusually long reach and a superb left hared hand which makes an all almost impenetrable barrier liar rier for an adversary to get by hall is noted for his coolness in fact he be is a perfect iceberg r in the ring rin n and to that lie he owes in much rich of his success his first battle of importance was with george white a middle weight whom lie he knocked out in nine rounds lie ile then conquered in short order jack mabry in six rounds and jack slavin brother of paddy and billy slavin in six rotin rounds ds ile he then defeated jim nolen who outweighed hed him by went twenty eight pounds lit in eight I 1 rounds s and fought jim fogarty M the t e jaw breaker another heavy weight to a fifteen round draw ile he tried to knock out jim burge thy the Auit australian ralian iron man in ten tell rounds but failed next ho be battled peter beldiny for the middle weight championship of australia and won in sixteen rounds then comes the much disputed contest with bob fitzsimmons fitzsimmon his present resent antagonist jim says he whipped bob in three ind and a hilf h rounds bob on the other hand claims that lie he laid down fur for 15 or about 75 enough to pay av him for his months wages 0 as a blacksmith blacksmith smith jim also vehemently denies that ever knocked him out in in five ive rounds round sina in a private trial after this dis disgraceful braceful episode hall defeated the f following ol lowing men in the order named herbert goddard brother of joel twice in four rounds each tut rvan in five rounds dummy maco in five rounds starlight L lit in six rounds dan creedon in five rounds and pablo pangue in four rounds the only defeat hall sustain su sustained cd ill in australia was at the hands bands of owen sullivan heavy weight F cl champion of the harrier be before fore als d effi P eddard td dard sullivan weighed relt le ic ax poun but and naturally was compelled to succumb in the eleventh round since his advent in the united states tates hall has given athletic exhibitions meeting all comers and knocking them out w with ith the greatest cose hewa he was matched nearly two years years ago ago it to fight 0 fitzsimmon it at st paul minn but the ight fight f fell through t owing 0 to police interference last fall lie astonished squire abington charley mitchells present backer and all the sportsmen of england 0 by knocking n out ted pritchard pritchard who was suppo supposed ged to be invincible at his weight in four pritchard althou although h but a middleweight was champion of england by virtue of his defeat of JL jom ili smith the man inan who fought 0 kilrain I 1 to a draw march 8 the battle of the middleweights middle weights is over the march carnival of pugilists has become prize ring 0 history and dob be fitzsimmons stands before the country as halls conqueror and winner of the largest purse ever fought for A r crowd in point of size nal personnel saw the ID greatest battle tonight the clubs and ina managers tried for several months to brinz bring the Austral lians together and it was only successfully accomplished after numerous disappointments and failures in ill negotiations each of tho the principals is regarded as a wonder in his class the men are of somewhat similar build both giants are sti strong ong lic healthy althy big boned lond armed stubborn sub born fighters adepts in tile the science experienced in tile the ring liard hard punchers and each with distinctive style so close was the match consia considered ered for a long iona time that even money was wagar wagered ed today hall was efro strongly angly a favorite but abe the influx of fitzsimmons F 7 men and money beat down hall and made fitzsimmons for a time the favorite neither man mail worked hard bard on abe lat day each remained quiet except when fitz F itz simi nans wentlo take out naturalization papers and hall to line dine with charley Cli arley Nl itchell the men fought to catell catch weights ii c for superiority only and a purse of and 12 to togo go to the loser of the fight and the remainder to the winner whiner the audience which filled tho the immense auditorium was variously estimated between 1000 and the financial firt ancial result of the fight is not yet N et known hut but the general opinion is that the club lost several thousand dollars by the entertainment the arrangements at the ring side were perfect the crowd was representative in character and thoroughly cosmopolitan in the two principals reached the arena in ample am pie time lima to themselves for battle both men were trained to a fine point but neither hail had taken off much flesh the men entered at 9 promptly hall leading the procession fie was loudly cheered as was fitzsimmons who came in waving the american flap flag the men chosen to look after halls interests were ii light lit wie 0 lit champion mcauliffe charlie 11 mitchell itchell squire abbington Abbi Abb nedon ingdon baird and john klino kline holding the watch fitzsimmons had men w with th le less legs gs reputation but not less than halls attendants billy fitzsimmons a brother martin juliar julian and frank Bog bosworth worth 1 D G 0 malley keeping time referee duffy made a neat speech counse counseling coun seline linz tile the usual pa good order aal usual club rules captain barrett weighed the gloves finding them thein of lawful ul weight handed them to martin julin juli n who took them over to hall for choice and Mi mitchell selected ili liis principals principal 4 gloves referee duff duffy announced that a pivot blow was barred and the men stripped F pint ro round I 1 i nd after the usual li handshaking ands I 1 aking 0 both men stepped nimbly to the center and feinted for an opening fitz attempted a left upper cut but hall backed away ile he failed a second time and clinched hall than led for the stomach and received a tap on nn the shoulder fitz scored a heavy let left on oil halls hails mouth and a right on the heart without return hall mado made a wild left swin swing and fitz smilia smilingly lv d dodged edged fitz landed a heavy left jett and ded dodged ed in return hall landed a heavy right 0 on the ear a and nd fitz cl inched clinched hall hit fitz on the head as the round closed second round fitz missed a lefton left on the stomach achand and immediately after a right on the body because 1 linew jhc thc men nv were re extremely ein cy naas E r a heavy beavy lefran the stomach r responding s with a left on the head hall landed a heavy left and received a good return in the head fitz forced hall into his big corner but tile latter clinched in order to avoid punishment fitz tried to land a left but was neat neaty stopp stopped e d doth both men in a hot rally scored hits on the head third round fitz was the aggressor gres sor landing k on the stomach and later on oil the body and lead head then hall landed two heavy lefts on oil the face and a heavy rifet uppercut fitz clinched to save himself and duffy had difficulty in parti parting ng thel them fitz continued clinching to avoid punishment fourth round hall came up as aggressor 10 fitz fit landed a heavy right L on the jaw knocking hall into the middle of the rin ring ca it was a tremendous tiemen dous right hand swing and landed full on the point of the jaw hall was a ion long time coming to and finally was helped to his coiner by fitzsimmons the referee awarded the contest to who waiving I 1 the united 14 states tate flag over his head walked to his opponents corner and shook hands and as lie he was leaving 0 tiie the ring received a tre luen inen dous ovation tile the fight was the easiest fitzsimmons simi ila has had in ill america and the blow that knocked hall out is universally said paid to lie be the hardest any old prize ring lias has ever witnessed the audience rose to its feet and a tremendous shout went up hall lay unconscious on the carpet with a look of ii agony ony on oil liis ilis face it was feared lie h C lad R suffered af serious injury buthis seconds the club and a doctor ran quickly to the prostrated pugilist and applying restoratives restora tives gradually brought brough t ili him m back to con fitzsimmons ran around the ring hastily pulling oil off his gloves all and helped to resuscitate his conquered to fo when liall hall was brought to io lie was carried limp to the chair where ho remained until able to go to tile dressing room fitzsimmons was wag frenzied with delight over tile comparatively ively easy easy victory after hall was brought back to consciousness conscious netS neis skipped nimbly to the room and without putting buttil to on oil his clothes drew on a heavy e overcoat rhoal andrulli and jumped p led into a 1 carriage w with hi his wife and iroc droe to his 11 is quarters A 0 great areat crowd congregated gre gated in front of tile the winner on oil canal street giving 0 him bini a trecien dous clous welcome as he drove up after lie had gone upstairs fitz came out into the balcony and made it a modest t speech afterwards it in liis his room lie said to an associated press reporter hall is the cleverest man mail I 1 ever met lie ile clearly out pointed tile me in ill tile the third round but bill he thought because some of my blows fell short I 1 could not reach him and I 1 fooled him birn I 1 can can only say s ay iy I 1 am very lucky to win as soon as I 1 did the hill hall people were dejected hall was the picture of tribulation in the corner before ho he was I 1 led e d to his room and his seconds were like men who had lost their best friend hall blamed himself and the seconds blamed him by innuendo for when the quarters were reached he llo hist ft a superb opportunity and a prince princely purse urs e reputation and all in a moment of over bonfi dence and the they had reason to lay ment the swing chance that brought brough t the splendid fo form rm to the carpet carpel a whipped man for three rounds it was a superb exhibition of clean hitting deft maneuvers skillfully skill full dodging and audacious swinging aps more fighting in those alos 0 e three hainds according to the rules than in the entire battle between Sn and corbett last september yd the memory does not supply ly in ring history a match be twe sc so difficult to pick ali alie e superior r hall felt he could win chenh the e three rounds were gone I 1 lie I 1 in gintant to force matters in the bourdi round bit but t for a moment he be was vai ngar ded in that moment lie he lost a fortune hall rt gained in tearoom A an all hour after the light fight was oi aver ter for a long timo time lie was war d and tin uncommunicative communicative lie said was little but it meant navolume 1 I got it on oil my ja jaw W tha was all it was all lie could tm a n d would say L |
