The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-04
INGALLS, GIVES TIPS
TELLS SOME INSIDE FACTS ABOUT
THE CARSON FIGHT

out-He Also Declares That Mrs. FItz-
simmons is Lady and Iseiterates That
Prize Fights are Not Brutal Payne
Replies to Ingalls, Sarcastic Attack on
Bishop McCabe,
LeaVenWorth, Kan, April 3.-Ex-Sena-
tor John j. ingalls, passed through Lea
FenWorth yesterday on his way 70 Kan
sas City. A representative OF the Times
'iao the pleasure Of riding from Atchison
10 LeaVenWorth with the man whose
open letter TO Bishop McCabe recently
exclusively published through the Lea
Neh"artn Times, has again drawn upon
MN the admirfng gaze of the whole
ohiieo States, and placed him at the
mead or the latter day masters of the
hhgllsh language, and the peer of all its
sarcastic adaptat ton.
senator ingalls, said that ne had been
IN receipt OF hundreds of consra tuIa .or,,
kilograms which began coming in soon
after the publication of the omen ,at.or
IA the Times Speaking of the new cele-
GRATED letter, the senator said:
Inc lel'er L wrote was general and
NOT PERSONAL in its nature. The cbarac-
terlstlcaily stupid blunder Of the Kansas
CITY Times Taica paper probanIg iisef
bishop Acssabe's name IN order 10 give
more force 5tos..tae ecclesiastical ait ssr-.
ances against me, caused the address TO
the bishop. My remarks wera broad
enough 10 cover the guilty preacher. and
small ailoW them TO stand, although 1
snaH write Bishop McCabe privately"
Durlng the conversation of the Times
man with the ex-senator, more Informal
ton Of the great prize fight was obtain
ed than could be had from reading what
all the other writers combined had writ
ten Of it, and it was most dramatjcallv
told. The denial OF the reported bois.ar-
GUS actions Of Mrs. Fitzsimmons shows
no" grossly reports We're exaggerated
Nhlle the exact language canot be re-
produced, the substance of the ex-sena-
Tor conversation is here given:
WAS AN ORDERLY Affair
The assemblage az Carson was
DERBY and respectable in its make I'm as
mat "hlch attends horse race or a DO
htlcal convention. Not one obscene word
ola hear at the ringsde and as perfect
order and decorum was observed as Won
VIII find on Delaware street in Leaven-
worth
was sent to Carson TO give my opin-
ION OF the contest, whether in ten lines ar
IN ten columns. Not in professional
way, but as l actually saw il. I have
1uiflled by assignment to the best Of nv
aolIlty, and no doubt have disappointed
some OF the ministers and the very good
people who thought my account not suf-
hciently reeking with blood and brutal
ity. But as matter Of fact the big fight
was not brutal affair The press re-
ports of it were greatly exaggerated If |
WAS scientific athletic encounter. alb
soluteiy devoid Of animalism. The only |
piood which flowed was when brother
f1tzs!nmons got a whack across the |
nose and bled like a school boy. One
needs to see one of these modern prize
nights 10 realize the immense strides !
which civilization has made. People still |
seem 20 associate in their minds as their |
idea of prize fight. the descriptions
they have read Of the encounters of Ro-
man gladiators who fought each other
10 the death with iron spikes on their
fists and the cestus on their arms to the
fierce plaudits of the Roman mob,
MRS. FITZSIMMONS a LADY.
"All this talk about Mrs Fitzsimmons'
bois;erous and Amazonian actions at the
ringside Is every particle false. Just
before the fight commenced Martin Ju-
liam placed Mrs. Fitzsimmons in the box
just in front of mine and laughingly put
her in my care. She is a very handsome,
fine looking woman, and not the least bit
loud or sporty in appearance. Her con-
duct during the progress of the fight was
as quiet and dignified as could be ex-
pected from a woman whose husband
was engaged in a struggle for the pos
session Of a quarter of a million dollars,
directly in her sight. OF course she was
interested and excited too. and once dur
ing the progress of the fight she rose to
her feet, leaning toward the ring. This
obstructed the view of those behind her
| then said to her: Mrs. Fitzsimmons,
Il will be better for US behind if you re-
main seated At this she apologized and
sat down. She spoke but once. and that
was to advise 10 put some liniment on
Bob's face during an intermission.
Both men iwere extremely nervous.
bur ! ascribed this to the large amount
Of money they had at stake. Brother
Corbett's face was particularly serious
His color was bad. Possibly he was
overtrained. The lines in his face were
rs deep as the burrows time has left on !
mine. He appeared weighed down with
the vast financial responsibilities which
rested upon him.
1T WAS A CHANCE BLOW.
"A great deal has baen said ana writ
en- about the blow which ended the
light. Brother Fitzsimmons hackers
nave claimed that Fitz was simply wait
ng for the opportunity to deliver the ,
dow, and when the opening came, sock ,
d il in. But such was not the case. AT {
ne beginning OF the final round. both ,
nen were in equally good condition, in {
act. twenty ten dollar gold pieces were
hen passed across my box 10 cover fif- {
cen similar coins Of FitZsimmons money.
This shows that the sporting men had
yef seen no change in the men. The in ,
eresti n the fight had Jagged, the men /;
we're exchanging light blows. l turned r
nv glance from the ring for an instant.
md upon looking up brother Corbett was
cen 70 be upon his knee with his tace /.
ontorted in great pain. His hands .
rasped the lower rope and not the up !
,sr. as the dispatches stated, and there
e strained like a lion 70 get upon his I,
eet. But the gong slowly counted him :
Ut. In moment he was on his feet :
s full Of fight as ever. and in my judg- /;
nent as strong as he was al any time :
turing the fight. OF course he was mad !;