San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-29

we'll developed thighs. Both men
are built on the race horse plan as
regards legs. Neither has any
calves to speak Of. Jem Smith,
the man once called champion of
England, had only one defect,
which was that he could not beat
anybody. He had calves as big as
two Of Corbett's or Fitzsimmons'.
They ought both to be good on
their feet for as many hours as
may be necessary.
Corbett's real advantage below
the waist is weight across the loins.
The lower part of his back is
solder. There is a tradition that
q man narrow across the loins is
easily knocked off his feet. John
IL. Sullivan, unquestionably the
best fighter we have ever had, and
the greatest rushing fighter beyond
all comparison, was very heavy
amidships. 1t must be admitted
that Fitzsimmons is little light
there.
Fitzsimmons' great and undoubt-
ed superiority lies in his extraordi-
nary back. Such back has never
been seen in the ring on any other
man. 1t is back so full of muscle
that when all the muscles are
punched in certain attitudes Fitz-
simmons seems almost hump
backed. Great triangular masses
of muscle run DOWN from the shout
ders to the small of the back, and
they give driving power that is
enormous. Fitzsimmons' straight,
sudden jab, delivered without
drawing back the arm, is unri-
vailed. Corbett has very we'll
developed arms. His biceps are
heavier and more pronounced
than those OF Fitzsimmons,
and his forearm is more muscular.
He is we'll muscled about the ribs,
and his shoulders are good. They
are covered with round heaps of
muscle, and at the same time are
free from anything like muscle
binding. Like Fitzsimmons, Cor
bett uses his shoulder as an added
length to his arm, and In deliver
ing blow can push out his Shout
der SO as to add several inches to
his reach. In both the reach is
phenomenal. tits doubtful wheth-
er two men of such reach have ever
met in the ring since fights were
first reported. Corbett's shoulders,
from the neck down, slope admira-
bly,. Such slope, which was even
more marked i'm Sullivan, is sure
Sign of power. 1t does not
mean, as the ignorsEt snpp6se,
that muscle is lacking. 1t means
that the muscles running from the
neck to the ends of the shoulders
and the big cords and muscles
heavy skull on all sides, like the
ropes of a balloon, Eare present in
abundance. The man who pads
his shoulders to tmake them
straight is silly. For straight
shoulders mean padding, detective
construction, or an absence Of mus
Gle, with bare shoulder bones and
a muscleleSs neck rising up
straight, instead Of slanting.
FITS LEG WOUNDED.
Bob Fitzsimmons stopped in At
lanta last Wednesday night and
gave sparring exhibition at the
Columbia. His cub lion came near
knocking him out before the cur
tain was raised. Fitzsimmons was
feeding the brute in his dressing
room. The cub was not satisfied
with his allowance and seized g
large chunk OF beef which was in
tended for his breakfast. Fitzsim-
mons tried is take it away. Quick
as flash the brute turned on his
back and made a swipe at Fitz.
One claw closed on leg and pulled
away some flesh and half the gar
ment. He was subdued by bucket
of water. The lion showed fight,
and EitzsiTn mons was nainfullu