Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-06-29
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W HI ht A'stlAdSt ACA.t in October next. The men could not get out of a battle if they wanted to- and to give each his due I honestly believe that neither wishes to dodge q meeting. There Is too much feeling between these chaps to admit of any such argument. They hate each other just as cordially as tho boys who sport tho Orango and the grccn over in old Ireland. That will give zeSt to the meeting. Thcrc will be no luvc taps, but rrdhnt jabs and poppory upper cuts.
 Aside from the antipathy each bears the other thcru arc other rcasons which con ducc to their coming together. ThcSc aro the love of glory and tho guld which fol- lows in its wakC and tho furco of public opinion. All athletes, bc they fighters, wrcStlcrS, oarSmcn, pedestrians or what | not, fear public opinion as much as they love gold, OnCc let the public grt on to the fact that a champion of any kind Is | afraid to mCVt an opponent in his class, and his days as nn athlcto nrc numbCrvd. | He could not draw brass pennies, not to talk Uf silver dollars. to the box office of any show that he might give. Indeed, he | would be lucky If he did not gut bouquets | of ancient eggs thrown at him from the | gallery. TherUfUrU it Is safe to bet na- | tionM hank against Concy Island barn that tho boys will faco each other in the | rupcd arena; If not in Texas, then in Mex | leo or some other spot; If not iu public, then in private.
 What kind of battle will 1t be, and | what arr, tho chances of the men? I havc | been asked thCSc questions at least 100 times and will answer hero to the best of | my ability. CurhCtt should win, as he has height and weight In his favor, besides H tritlr the best of IL in the way of shiftiness. In skill, speed. r,ach. courage and strength u1fhn1,,rh simmons iS by far the harder hitter. Cor | hctt, however, has nn airtight Ciuch. This | k an era of surprises, and Eitz may land one uf his knockout blows.
 If Curlrtt should go at lanky Bob as he | did at Mitchell. hr would grt whipped to q dead moral certainty. llc can never mix it with Fitz at inhghting and exchange blow for blow, simply because the Austra- | Hans punches arc about twice hs dangCr- | ous as the Californinn's. COrbrtt's forte Is outflghting and, mark my words, you | will scc that he plays that galne when he | and FltZ meet at Dallas. He will try sim ply to jab Bor out, which, If he can keep away from the Australian, ho may do in 20 or 25 rounds.
 Fitz on the other hand, I am satisfied. will go nc Curbctt from the very moment time ls called. He will try to mix 1t with | Corbott in every possible way and land a knockout blow. It may puzzle tho cham pion to keep away from him, as Fitz is a mighty spry fellow, and can got around q ring like d raco horse. predict that Cor bett when cOrucrcd, aS ho Is bound to be by Fitz soIno time will rosort to clinchcs to slvc himself from punishment. Hc Is q far bcttor wrestler than Fitz, and as he will bc about 20 pounds heavier and can usc his strength to grvater advantage he may cvUn wear Fits out at infghtlng. Wrestling Is terribly exhausting, Cspccial- ly so to tho lighter, weaker and less skill ful man. Should Fitz get in ono or two hard blows, however. before tho clinch Cor
 bctt may bccome so wC0k that his wrCs, ting skill will not avail him much.
 Tho fight will bc one of the best, think, that have occurred between big men In this country for n long time, as both fellows
 arc sO clever, speedy '.nd strategic. Corheti
 will try tu mako it wholly a scientific bat
 tie and win by long encounter. FitzSim
 mons will cndcavur tu usc furcc with sci
 encc and win or be whipped in short order
 He k aS sensible in his plan aS Corhctt i: | in his One can win out hest by waiting
 the utlrr by rushing.
 | Leaving the element of chuncr out of il
 Cnrhrtt. for the ryl<onS have already giN
 on. should win, although the other mar
 has a cracking ,srud chance la Carturc frs
 money. llc i> big and strong just whrr'
 he needs thcSo Qualitics-in tho shoulders
 arms and muscles of tha back. His shoul
 dcrs arc indeed broader than tho cham
 pion's, his back muscles rOunder and big
 ger and his chest expansion grcatcr. HI
 logs aro not near as shApely or as largo n
 Jim'S but Bob says they arc strong cnougl : and tough enough to hold him up all day
 Anyhow whichever way the battle goes it will hO worth going long way to sce and all can Say to tho boys to cheer then on and help the grand old sport along tho motto which always adorned my color } In my fighting days, May the best ma l | sin p