The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-18


 if money can bring him into the ring"
 By noon 4,500 were scattered about the arena. There were perhaps thirty ladies in the boxes. Mrs. Fitzsimmons sat directly behind her husbands cor ner. The crowd was good natured, not withstanding the long delay, and anus ed themselves bandying small bets. Fitzsimmons appeared at 1:55, wearing blue and white bath-robe. He had not reached the ring when loud ap- plause from the other side announced Corbett, who wore a dark grey and red striped robe. Fitzsimmons was first in his corner and looked critically and coolly at his rival. Referee George Sil- CT produced the gloves, which were in spected by the seconds and handed to the principals Corbett was in good humor and exchanged pleasant greet ings with his friends. Fitzsimmons paced about nervously, rubbing his hands, but wore a happy smile.
 The kinetoscope was set in motion and focussed on the ring. Siler illus trated his ideas of the London prize ring rules in regard to clinching. This took only moment Both men evil dently understood all about it. Billy Madden asked for order and announced timekeepers and seconds. Then came cries of Goodbye Bob,' "Hurrah, Corbett," and You have a cinch. Fitz, |" from the crowd.
 The men stripped at 12:05, Fitzsim- mons wore blue-black trunks with the American flag for a belt, black shoes and socks.
 Corbett wore red trunks and white socks. Fitzsimmons refused to shake hands at the call of time
 As he was first to reach the arena so was Fitz first to leave. But his re- ception on his arrival and that on his departure were very different. The crowd quickly made a lane'for the tri- umphant champion and his smiling wife as they went to their buggy and cheered them loud and long,
 Bob lifted his cap in acknowledge ment of the applause and Mrs. Fitz- simmons shifted the reins from her right hand to her left and waved a tiny cambric handkerchief
 Thirty minutes later Fitzsimmons sat down to his dinner at Cooks ranch as though nothing had happened. A swollen lip and a red nose were all the marks of a struggle which could be ob- served about his face
 Corbett, before he was quieted cried like a baby and raved like wild man
 "Oh, it's all right" he sobhed. T ain't kicking, but to think that I was licked with one punch by a cur who was afraid to stand before me when he came into the ring. I had him go- ing, boys, you know that. Look, there ain't mark. He knocked out one of my teeth in the thirteenth. Wasn't I fresh? He missed that left lead time and again before he got in. I never thought it would reach me, but it did, and I was put out fair and square"
 Before the platform was cleared w A. Brady addressed the crowd, saying that he would back Corbett against FitZsimmons any time or at any place for 10000; that he would post $2 800 as a forfeit; that hewould sell his property in Brooklyn and Asbury Park and de- posit the remaining $17,000 within ten days.
 Later in the afternoon he made good his boast as to the deposit in the bank.
 After Corbett came to his senses the two pugilists shook hands. Jim having indirectly apologized for his outbreak after the contest was decided
 After Corbett had been rubbed down he dressed quickly and got into a car riage, which was waiting. He drove to the depot and got on board the fast spe- cial for San Francisco.
 Most of the spectators who witnessed the big fight found their way back to time to see the little fellows in action.
 Round 1-Timekeeper Muldoon pulled on the gong string at 12:0S o'clock The men faced each other Corbett with his back to the sun and F'itzsimmons blinking slightly as the bright rays struck him full in the face. Corbett dance around lightly on his toes, Fitz- simmons covering his ground more slowly. Both were cautious and smil- ing. They feinted for an opening and Fitzsimmons seemed inclined to force matters. Corbett broke ground and danced about his opponent. Fitzsim- mons forced his man into 8 corner and was the first to lead with a left swing, which missed Jim's head by about ten feet. The Californian did not land in his first attempt. More leading at long range followed. Fitzsimmons forced Corbett into rally and upper cut him lightly in the clinch. In a mix up which followed no damage was done. Corbett shot a light left on the body and broke away clean. Fitzsimmons swung his left, but missed. A hard exchange of lefts followed, in which the Australian got little the worst of it. Fitzsimmons then adopted aggressive tactics and rushed Corbett to his own corner, but Jim got out of danger and sent in a heavy right on the body as he slipped away. Fitzsimmons put a hard left over the heart and Jim swung wildly with his left, but landed his right on Fitzsimmons' wind Corbett ran into a clinch, but they quickly broke clean. Fitzsimmons was still forcing matters, but a hard left swing put him on the defensive. Jim swung his left on the heart and they came to- gether On the break-away Bob sent a vicious left upper-cut to the jaw A clinch followed and the men broke without a blow as the gong sounded.
 Round 2-Fitzsimmons opened with a left swing, but missed his mark. They came to a clinch and were rather slow in breaking away. 4 vicious left from