The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1897-03-19
FIYZ IS CHAMPION
Ex Champion Heavy Weight Corbett
Bites the Dust.
IN THE FOURTEENTH ROUND
An Exciting and Bloody Battle at
Carson Last Wenedsday, in Which
the "Kangaroo' Is Successful.

While perhaps nine-tenths of the
people in Philipsburg abhor the vicious
practice of prize fighting, nevertheless
equally that proportion OF our lnhabl-
tants were eager listeners on St Pat
rick s for the latest news concerning
the great battle between James j. Cor
bett and Robert Fitz>imnons. 1t must
be admitted that the result of the four
teenth round between these giants Of
the ring was much regretted by large
majority of people in this section; at
any rate, during the early part of the
fight. when Co.brtt seemed to have all
round cndc in his favor seemed almo t
unanimous. A resume of the fight by
rounds indicates that little was accom-
plished by either Of the men i'll the
first rounds, but III the next few Cor
bett had all the best of it, In the fifth
round he punished FitzsimmonS Sc
vercly. battering him on the body and
the face until the blood streamed from
his face aud he finally sank to his
knees to avoid further punishment, re-
manning there until nearly AL the al
lotted time had expired, when he arose
| and succeeded in continuing the con-
test for the few remaining seconds Of
the round Nearly al the spectators
thought the end was at hand then, but
the Australian rallied and tonight Il
game battle for nearly eight rounds
more, though there were several Occa-
Sions when Corbett seemed to have
him going He landed number of
blows on Corbett and they were hard,
too, but they seemed to have little
effect on him.
At the opening of the fourteenth and
last round Corbett looked the winner.
| Though somewhat tired he was still
strong and was displaying more sci
ence and continued to pound the Aus
triaian and keep up the flow or the
stream of blood, and then came the
final blow and the end.
The blow which ended the fight was
left hand punch delivered just below
the heart. 1t was all the more ef1ec-
tive for the reason that COrbett was
leaning backward when it came. 1t
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cles lust over the spleen, and must
have caused the most intense agony.
Corbett was more unconscious from
pain than from the force of the blow.
AS he lay writhing and groveling on
the floor his face presented the most
ghastly appearance Imaginable. No
man in a last death struggle could have
Mortified the spectators more, and his
aponizinp cries of pain could he heard
above the cheers for the victor, and
then followed the widest scene Of the
day when he rose to his feet and with
ali the strength he had left rushed at
his opponent and tried to finish the
contest.
Those nearest the ring jumped over
the ropes, in spite of all efforts Of the
police to prevent it, and in a moment
the entire enclosure was filled with &
bowling. shouting mob, and the noise
and confusion We're so great that the
, referee was hardly able to announce
: his decision, awarding the battle tC
Fitzsimmons In the midst of it al
Corbett, who had been forced to his
! corner by his friends. broke away
I from them and rushed at Fitzsimmon:
a second time, but this time instead o
attempting to renew the fight. he i'm
plored his victor to give him another
chance and to accept a challenge from
him. This was refused and warn
r words followed.
g Fitzsimmons was borne away will
all the glory of his new won victory
. and Corbett was left to return to hi
home in San Francisco. bearing will
o him the despair of defeat