The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-26
Isis WORTH MUCH MONEY
'Stroaa Right haads Of Fitz and Cor
bett-tiow They Arc hardesed.
THE FIGHT OF THE CENTURY
II win Bring o Prineely Sum to the
wiuucr-uow the Two GladiatOrs
Train and tho Advan.
tages of Each.

For the next month presidential as
pirants. the doings of kings and queens.
panics and wars, the ups and downs of
commerce and other ordinarily inter-
esting news events VIII all De over
Rhadowed by the modern gladia tors,
Mr.. Corbett and MIR. Fitzsimmons, says
the Chicago Daily News. Should either
of these gentlemen run a splinter into
his left thumb the news would be ashed
TO all quarters of the civilized world.
Should Mr.. Corbet consume three NUT
ton chops and half Il glass of mixed
ale for dinper, instead of two mutton
chops and Il whole glass of mixed ale.
his press agent will fiaunt the stupcn-
dous fact In the face of an anxious
world. If Mr.. Corbett punches the bag
16S times a minute to MIR. Fitzsimmons'
164 punches In the same space OF time.
mathematicians will be on hand TO show
that Vt will just take Mr. Corbett thir-
teen rounds two and one-eighth min
.utes 10 put Mr. Fitzsimmons to sleep.
But should Mr.. Fit2simmons invent
a new ~rightihand stomach blow the
supporters of Mr.. Corbet will become
fanic-strickeu until IL is announced
that Mr.. Corbe;t has just created a
wonderful left-hand upper cut which
will lift Mr. FNzsimmons into the land
of losers.
This is one way of looking at the COM
Ing fight at Dallas. Tex. on OCT. 81.
which is 10 decide the ownership OF SCI.
0o0 to say nothing OF the title Of cham
pionship. which is worth another S60, 900
O year or more.
"a Fight OF the Century.
One thing is certain-that II will be
the fight Of she century. both men be-
ing expOnents of the new school of pugl-
lism. In which science is everything.
man a ~, f.h. a
physically. and are after the almighty
dollar with a Zest and energy which
promises bitter contest. Besides. they
hate each other. When Mr.. Corbett
spat in the face of Mr.. FitZsimmonS in
a Philadelphia cafe a short time ago
he did IL for purpose. He wanted TO
provoke FtZsimmons into doing some
thinyswhich will cause the Corbett hate
to rise up in all its strength
Few people know 1t, but it is part of
Corbetts creed not to fight man until
he has made of him personal enemy.
Corbett says when he goes into the
ring he wants to be dead sore" on the
man against him. Dozens of fights
have been lost by men who have al
lowed their sym:pathies to interfere at
the critical time. No one has yet ac.
cused .Corbett of being sympathetic or
of showing mercy to an opponent when
money was at stake.
But the calm and deliberate Fitzsim-
mons is not looking for sympathy at
any stage of the game. "All. ! want"
says he, "is an even run for my money
and II l can't thump his pompadour
head of I'll take my medicine all
right"
Terrible Right;
Each man counts upon putting the
other ,man out by right-hand swing
on then point of the jaw. AS such a
blow win N worth great fortune to
the man whA lands it it is matter of
interest to Inspect these right hands.
If anything. Eitzsimmons' right is a
better one than Corbett's. In the first
place. II Is larger. the circumference
being nine and one-half inches. meas
ured around the palm inside the thumb,
whfla Corbett's measures but eight
inches.
Fitzsimmons is as careful about his
hands as society belle, but in an en-
tirely different way. While she en-
deavors to keep them soft and small,
Fitz works to keep his hard and large.
The fact that he labored many years in
a blacksmith shop in Australia ac-
counts for the great strength and hard
ness Of his hands. The individual
fingers on Fitz's hands are thicker and
stronger looking than Corbett's and all
the tiny muscles and cords seem better
developed.
Corbett never had the advantage of a
muscle-making trade to follow. The
strength OF his hands has been largely
cultivated. He exercises daily on a
wrist machine which also strengthens
the hand. Close attention Is paid to
this work The need of hands which
can stand a terrific strain without
weakening any of the numerous small
bones Is fundamental requirement Of
the fighter. In a long-drawn-out bat
tie the best man has more than once
been deprived of victory by weak
hands particularly when pitted against
a "glutton for punishment" The in
cessant smashing of the hand against
the face and body of a well-tralned
fighter forces the lower knuckles into
the back of the hand. breaking many
of the small bones. Such an accident
takes the heart out of the best fighter
anc no matter how great his courage
he cannot put the same steam into a
blow when he knows that when his
hand lands 1t is going to cause him the
most acute agony.
Hitting Muscles.
The hitting muscles are those on the
sides Of the back. close to the arm
pit. and those running from the neck to
the top Of the shoulder Corbett's
back muscles are longer and cleaner
than Fitzslmmons', but the latter IL
better off In the top shoulder muscles.
The average strong man would look
with dlsdain upon the muscular develop
ment Of either Corbett or Fitzsimmons.
He would find no great punches of
muscles on any part of their respective
: anatomy. Both of these men avoid
Tightening their muscles or accumuat-
ing too much Of them, in the fear Of
Interfering with their speed. II either
one were hampered by great punches
OF muscles he would fall an easy vic
tim to the other. A body with every
muscle and cord, down to the smallest
and most minute, evenly developed,
Is what both are aiming at. Long.
clean. flexible muscles are the most
serviceable kind. II they are made too
hard the man becomes muscle-bound
and In first-class company he Is sure
to be whipped.
The neck is the most vulnerable part
OF the prizefghter. and both Fitz and
Corbett are devOting considerable at
tentlon to building up the muscles on
the sides to protect the delicate cords
and bones from assault. An examina-
tion Of all clever prizeflghters will show
that the neck from the ear to the
shoulder Is almost in a straight line,
while the neck OF. the average man