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LANGTRY, Tex., Feb. 21.--Fitzsimmons is champion of the world in the heavy-weight class. It took a little more than a minute of fighting for him to knock out Peter Maher and win the title. The fight was sharp while it lasted.

Fitzsimmons took the aggressive from the call of time and forced Maher towards his corner. There Maher made a stand, led, fell shot and clinched. Maher led twice after he had been broken away by the referee, landing lightly on the chest of Fitzsimmons, who smiled as he evaded the blow.

Two clinches followed, and then Fitzsimmons led with his left, landing lightly. He quickly followed with a short arm swing with his right, landing squarely on Maher's left jaw point. The Irishman fell on the back of his head and hit the floor with a thud, his eyes rolled glassily and the fight was over. There were four clinches and no more than a half dozen exchanges.