San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-30
FITzSIMMONS HERE.
APPEARANCE OF THE MIDDLE
WEIGHT CHAMPION LAST NIGHT.
He and Party Left Today for Train
ing Quarters at Corpus Christi.
Corbett the Favorite in
San Antonio

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The man who thinks he will
whip James j. Corbett, arrived in
San Antonio yesterday afternoon
over the Southern Pacific from
Houston. About five hundred peo-
pie were at the depot to get a
glimpse at him.
The man who thinks he can lick
Mr.. Corbett, is Bob Fitzsimmons,
the champion middle-weight, and
he may surprise us and he may
not. With Fitzsimmons are Mar
tin Julian, Duncan c. Ross, Char
ley White, Jack Stelson, Ernest
Roeber, and also a Mexican lion
and q st. Bernard dog.
AS the train stopped Fitzsim-
mons elbowed his way through the
crowd and was driven to the Men.
ger hotel. A crowd was at the
hotel to look at him and when he
left the hotel for the opera house
a crowd followed him. AT the
opera house crowd was waiting
to get look at him. AS soon as
the box office opened there was a
rush for seats and Manager
Walker, in his shirt sleeves, was
raking in silver and pushing out
pasteboard as fast as his hands
could move. At the gallery entrance
the crowd was enormous. Crockett
street, at the entrance, was block
AIDED with a surging mass OF hui
mainly trying to secure tickets.
Three policemen were required to
keep the crowd back. IL seemed
that everybody wanted to get in
first, and in the wild rush several
fights took place. One man, who
was in the push, had his hat
knocked off. He struck man be-
hind him in the face with his ell
bow and he in turn received a blow
in the face with the fist of man
on the left. IL passed on in this
manner and soon it looked as IL
every body was hitting every body
else and everybody tried to push in
at once.
A few minutes of nine o'clock
the Opera house was packed to the
walls. Such enthusiasm and ex-
element was probably never be-
fore known in the Opera house.
The curtain was rung up shout
this time and a mighty cheer went
up. Martin Julian stepped for.
ward and the noise then immedi-
ately subsidized. He introduced
Duncan G. Ross, who gave an Elk.
cellent exhibition Of swordsman-
ship. This was followed by
wrestling match between Dun
can Ross and Ernest Roeber, the
cham pion wrestler OF the world,
which was we'll worth seeing.
Roeber threw Ross twice in GRECO
Roman style, and Ross threw
Roeber in a catch-as. catch-can
style, after thirteen minutes OF
hard work.
Then preparations were begun
for Fitzsimmons' appearance. He
opened with bag. punching exhi-
btuoa. In this he is wonderful,
and no doubt the best in the
world. Jack Stelsou tried to
punch the bag, but couldn't. Fitz.
simmons then spared two rounds
with Ernest Roeber. He hit Roeber
wherever and whenever he wanted,
and Roeber, who is no sparrer at
all, seldom hit EitZ., but when he
landed he landed hard. Fitzsim-
mons sparring partner, Jack Stel-
son, then went on for three rounds.
Fitz. also toyed with him and he
seldom landed on the Australian.
Stelson is heavier and taller than
Fitzsimmons. He is built on the
Corbett order, and it is probably
for this reason that Fitzsimmons
has engaged him.
While FitZslmmons' bag-punch-
ing exhibition is admitted to be
the best ever witnessed in this
city, it is generally conceded that
as a fighter, he is not in the same
class with Corbett. He made some
clever lodges last night, but he is
not too good for Corbett, who him.
self is not slow in getting out Of
harms way.
ooh, he's all right, but he amt
in it with Corbett," were no few
: expressions heard on the streets
after the performance. "He can
punch the bag all right, but wait
till Corbett gets him in the ring"
were the remarks made by others.
! Corbett's stock has gone up in
San Antonio since last night. The
, big fight was the sole topic In San
Antonio sporting circles this morn
ing, while in legal circles the prize
fight laws are being discussed.
FtZ~immons wont on the stage