The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-18
Knocked Out in the Fourteenth Round
With a Blow Under tbe Heart
A Vicious Fight From the Call Of Time to the
End of The Contest
COrnG Railed Blow After Blow Upon the Australian
Face and Body, But Not With Force
to Put Hin Out

CARSON. March 11.-Under a clear
sky, in a valley 5000 feet above the
sea. circled by snow-capped mountains
which glistened in the bright sunlight
making a picture such as was never
seen before on an occasion of the KIND
James ]. Corbett went down to de-
feat to-day before Robert Fitzsimmons
who became the champion heavyweight
pugilist of the world. The victory was
not gained without struggle; IN 1acti
victory did not seem possible for f1tz-
simmons until the last moment of the
battle. when the Australian, VINO was
giving every indication of slowly gong
10 pieces, delivered a blow IN a vital
part. and followed it with two others
which sent the Californian to the floor
With the agony of pain and despair I'M
printed on his face, and unable to rise
within the limit which would save nm.
When the defeated champion finally
arose with the assistance of his at
PENDANTS and recovered sufhclehtly
from his dazed condition to realize the
calamity that had befallen him, ne
broke out with all the fury of an en-
ragged animal and, discarding all the
rules which govern the art Of which ne
is a disciple, rushed at his victorious
opponent and made a vain struggle TO
beat him over the ropes, only desistng
when his own seconds and friends
forced him away.
And then the new champion was
borne to his dressing-room amid the
cheers of the 5000 people who were in
the arena, accompanied by his SECONDS
and trainers and also by his wife, VINO
had watched the contest from a posi-
tion within a few feet of the ringslde'
aud who had taken in every detail,
even at a time when it seemed that her
husband would be knocked insensible
at her feet.
IT was a great contest, but notwith-
standing the cheers for the victor the
majority of those who witnessed II
could not but feel a sense of disappolnt-
,oent at the result, believing as they
cid that victory was taken from Cor
hett at a moment when he seemed sure
Of gaining it himself.
The contest was accompanied by the
usual delays which attend such affairs
due largely to a wait for the hour when
the sunlight would be the brightest, Sc
that the new electrical device-the veri-
ecope-which was located at the ring
side. would be able to obtain the best
results in taking an actual living pic
ture of the fight. For two hours before
the men entered the ring the crowds
gathered in the arena, temporary
structure Of vast dimensions, having
the canvas covered ring in the center
with row after row of plain board seats
rising from each side and with no cover
hut the clear blue sky above.
It was a moment after the noon hour
when the principals and their seconds
nppeared. and both We're greeted with
great cheering. George Siler, the ref
cree, arranged the few preliminary
matters in a short time, and about
1:1O o'clock the battle commenced.
Little was accomplished by either OF
the men in the first round, but in the
next few rounds Corbett had every adj
vantage. In the fifth round he pun
ished Fitzsimmons severely, batterins
him on the body and the face until the
blood streamed from him, and he finally
sank to his knees to avoid further pun
tshment. remaining there until nearly
all the allotted time had expired, wher
he arose and succeeded in continuing
the contest for the few remaining sec
onds of the round.
Nearly all the spectators thought thai
the end was at hand then, but the Aus
tralian rallied and fought game bat
tie for nearly eight rounds more, though
there were several occasions during
that time when Corbett seemed to have
him going He did land a number o
blows on Corbett. and they were hare
blows. too, but they seemed to have blu
little effect on the Californian
At the opening Of the fourteenth ant
last round Corbett looked the winner.
Though somewhat tired. he was still
strong, and was displaying more science
and continued to pound the Australian
and keep up the flow of the stream o
blood from the latter's mouth. Ant
then came the final blow and the end.
The blow which ended the fight was ;
1eft-hand punch delivered just belov
the heart. 1t was all the more effectiv
for the reason that Corbett was leaning
backward when it came. 1t caugh
him on the tensely drawn muscles jus
over the spleen, and must have cause'