The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-11
CORBETT AND "FITZ"
STERRETT's OPINION OF THE PRIN.
CIPALS IN THE COMING FIGHT.
His Reasons for Relieving the LanIxx
Australian VIII Make Good
Showing before the Champion
pecial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., June 1O.-Col. VIM
Greene Sterrett has returned to Washing
ton from New York. where he was one
OF the witnesses TO the negotiations be-
tween the managers of Corbett and Fitz
simmons for the great fight between these
two champions at Dallas on the 3Ist of
next October. Colonel Sterrett, while at
present one of the leading and highest
salaried correspondents in Washington
is familiar with every phase of newspaper
work and is fully qualified to pass on the
merits of the knights OF the roped arena.
Consequently, his opinions with regard to
the merits of the two fighters are worth
recording. He was with both the prin-
cpals in the big fight that is TO come off
next fall, and had endless opportunities
for learning their qualities as fighters as
we'll as learning the opinions OF those most
closely connected with them. Colonel Ster-
rett, in consequence Of his intimate asso-
Citations with the two men and their
friends, has taken a more favorable view
of the lanky Australian and believes that
the fight will be more of a contest than is
generally conceded by those who seem to
think that all the fighting will come the
way of Mr. Corbett. Colonel Sterrett, in
conversation with your correspondent to-
day, stated that Fitzsimmons is one of
the most deceptive men he ever came
across. and that he will make the fighting
interesting for the Californian from the
first bang Of the gong to the final thump
Of the conquered upon the padded platform
of the ring
'.Fitzsimmons differs radically from the
man who will be his opponent in the ring
next fall" said Colonel Sterrett. He is
not to be considered for a moment as in
the same class with Corbett intellectually.
The latter is a gentleman in manners and
appearance and man of some refinement.
Fftzsimmons, on the other hand, is a type
OF the brute element. His eyes are about
half an inch apart and his whole
physiognomical makeup indicates cum
ming of that low order that is more animal
than human. He is vicious. too. and has
become dead set on this fight, as his anger
months past. He has that antagonistic
feeling against COrbett that comes from a
knowledge OF his own mental inferiority
and n sense that Corbett, with his better
opportunities for sarcasm and bitter insult,
has been holding him up to the public
scorn. All that he asks is chance at
the champion. and he will give a good ac-
count OF himself. He will fight not only
for the money that is up but also for the
cunning. too teaches him that he has moth
ing TO lose and that Corbett has every
thing at stake. II Fitzsimmons is beaten
he will no. lose prestige among the sport
ing fraternity. as they will all be willing
TO concede that he was up against big
ing TO acknowledge his daring. and he will
suffer no detraction from Corbett's VIC
tory. Corbett, on the other hand, must
win this fight or retire ANONYMOUSLY from
the ring. His failure TO whip Fftzsim-
mons will re.egate him to the rows OF the
has beens' and his money-making oppor-
tunifies will be taken from him. The
heavy weight championship Is at present