The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-14

UUIHUFI IUIUN SIIuaIIONs EdTIItU UV
the verge of the risque, and not beyond.
In the evening Charles Clark. the principal
comedian of the piece, did not appear. ana
his understudy had a struggle with The
lines that decidedly hattened the perform
ance.
TomIinson HaII-The Veriscope.
The twelve hundred people who crowded
into Tomlinson Hall last night to see the
Photographic representation of the Carson
City encounter between Fitzsimmons and
Corbett now feel perfectly capable of de
Gliding whether the Cornwall pugilist really
knocked out the American champion or
whether he won on a foul. An unbiased
estimate would make 1t that he did both.
After Corbett is down and his face looking
like two bicycle faces in agony, Fitzsim-
monss left hook" is plainly seen to shoot
out from the lanky mans side and appar-
entity lands on Corbetts jaw. The suddenly
extinguished champion, however at that
moment is in no condition to feel a face
blow. He has his sponFv nit over his solar
plexus and the other hand feeling in space
for support, while his face for an instant
looks as if nothing else in this world would
ever interest him again. 1t is only an in
slant until he staggers on his knees and
crawis to the ropes while the referee counts
him out. 1t is fully five seconds before he
can regain his feet. Then comes that scene
all have heard about. He rushes across
the ring and a crowd interyenes to prevent
him and Fitzsmmons having a rough-and-
tumble fight. The pictures seem TO show
several blows before the crowd can sep.
arate then There is nothing in the pic
lures to indicate that Corbett remembers
any foul blow and from the short jab of
FItzsimmons's it is possible that he
caught himself before his glove actually
touched Corbett's face The veriscope
gives faithful representation of the great
battle, and even IL ii did not there would
be no use to complain, because 1T is the
only representation that any one will ever
see, as there is no other. Perhaps after
the Dan Stuart machines have covered the
country the wonderful films will be turned
over TO some museum and retained as VaIu-
able relics of history. Fifty years from
now when the old men start a dispute
about that fourteenth round at Carson City
and try the patience of the sporting editors
to decide bets, some one Will discover the
Veriscope films slowed away and spring
them in a magazine article and once more
relieve the distress of the short-memoried
disputants
The battle of the century is interesting
from the time the veriscope begins to
whizz The preliminaries before time is
called for the first round are clearly shown
with good views of the principal assistants
and numebr of men prominent in pugil-
ism. Corbett is shown to an aggressor
in every round up TO the sixth, and seems
to be playing for the camera which was
working as lively at the ringside as the
veriscope is now working in Tomlinson
Hall. His rushes and action generally are
of the grandstand order. He lands sting
ing blows on Fitzsimmons's anatomy, and
in the much-talked-about sixth round the
lrishnlan has ali the appearance of a
"groggy" fighter. Corbett, however, fought
himself out by that time, and while he
gradually grows weaker the blacksmith re-
cuperates and begins to do some of the
leading himself Corbett's heavy blows are
clearly shown to be too feeble to knock out
his opponent, and it becomes plain that he
will never outlast Fitzsimmons. From a
pugilistic point of view the pictures are en-
tirely satisfactory, while from the stand
point of an outsider who may never have
seen a prize fight they give an entirely
inoffensive representation, one that women
may witness without gaining the odum of
having attended ring battle. In fact,
there was number OF women accompanied
by escorts In the audience last night. The
men at times became enthusiastic, but loud
er applause is frequently heard during a
farce in a first-class theater. The wonder
full machine and how il works will receive
attention later It will remain at Tomlin-
son Hall all week and give three perform
ances daily-at IL a. m. and 2:3O p. m. and
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