Show POOR OLD FIJi S IS 3 OUT Veteran HIl Master Ix lles Loses to Bill nl Lan In jn tile tho Twelfth Round BOlm Sydney N K S W V Dec 27 Bill Lang Lag the tho Australian heavyweight knocked knockeL out Bob l In tho the twelfth round of ot their light at al Rush Hush Cutters Culters Bay DIY stadium today The he fight lehl was 3 evenly contested up to tho the last round when Lang Lan forced to tho tue ropes knocking him down with a blow biow lol to the Jaw and when ho arose tent sent him to the Iho hoar toor senseless 5 with a right hand uppercut had hind not appeared In the ring rinG In Australia sinco he ho loft left hors bore for forthe forthe the United States Slates molly many years oars ago and when ho lie climbed through though the tue ropes rapes to today today today day ho hu wu given an UI enthusiastic recep reception reception tion ton The Tho veteran looked to be In splendid splendid did condition after utter his hs long period of ot preparation Tho Tue fight opened rather tamely Lang showing show In his lila extreme nervousness Ho Ito 10 was wag frequently hooted for holding In tho the s and frequently butting his op up opponent p and refusing to break bicak brene clean cloin coan Fits simmons on tho the contrary fought cleanly and quickly became tile the favorite with wih tim tho h crowd As the fight progressed Lang acquired confidence and forced tho tile pace but Fitz Fitzsimmons simmons simmon cleverly evaded ills his iii rushes and frequently landed Ian Led clean blows on tho taco face and body In a hot rally in tho the eleventh round Fitasimmons cut Langs right eye oyo severely with a lefthand punch When the twelfth and ad last round opened Lang rushed Fitzsimmons through the ropes and him with witha wll a I swing tool took the count of at nine nino and androse rose lose groggy Lang was at him fiercely as a soon as he regained his hil feet batter battering bater hag ing In the tottering veteran about tho the ring 11 n Ho lie 10 forced Fits tho tao ropes and with wills wih a I hard harL right uppercut on tho the Jaw Jaw sent him down and ad out Lang was wn a strong favorite In the bet betting betting ting at odds of ot 1 to 2 2 His weight was announced at 18 pounds while Fitzsimmons mons gave eave his as 1 pounds Fitzsimmons Fitzsimmons mons Is Js 46 6 and Lang 27 years old Arthur Scott was the tho referee Tho The weather was warm Twelve thousand spectators wit w ness d the fight Lang Lag holds the tho heavyweight title tte of or Australia having won It by b knocking out Dill Bill Oct OeL g Squires t 25 his ills fellow countryman on The Tho purse purRo was SIL divided on a CO C and ad 40 per cent basis had hR bean beon training hard hord and ho was wan wa somewhat stiff and ad slow from ring having havinG been beon so long Ions out of tho tim timring |