The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-16
1T IS REALISTICALLY DEPICTED
AT THE METROPOLITAN THIS
WEEK.
vERIscoPE VIEWS ROUSE
THE ENTHUSIASM OF THOSE WHO
COULD NOT SEE THE
REAL.
"FoLLOw HIM TO 1.-THE WOODS
Shouted an Enthusiastic Spectator
Last Night as the Fight APP
preached Crisis.

The renowned fistic contest between
James J. Corbett and Robert Fitzsim-
mons was reproduced on a piece of
canvas at the Metropolitan opera
house last night. No bets were made,
no blood was shed. Mrs Fitzsimmons'
encouraging Interruptions were not
audible. 1t was, in all probability, the
most orderly and law-abiding prize
fight that ever happened.
The spectators enjoyed the rare priv
ilege of beholding contest. the result
of which was never in doubt. Yet
such is mans feverish sympathy with
any struggle for supremacy between
evenly matched champions that the
gentlemen in front most appreciative
of the manly art and most familiar
with the coups d'etat of the principals
in this celebrated event evinced the
Iiveliest and most vociferous interest
in the proceedings.
There was nothing in the exhibition
to shock the sensibilities of the ladies,
who were present in goodly number.
The blood which Mr.. Corbett extracts
from his adversary in the fifth round
has not it's ''native hue" on canvas.
It is black, and the only evidence of
it's appearance looks like a smudge Of
ink that causes the features of Mr..
Fitzsimmons to run together, as it
were Neither can the impact of the
blows be heard. 1t is fight in panto-
mime that the ladies can behold with
out fainting or comprehending.
But it is as faithful reproduction
as the science of photography knows.
The initiated spectator can see every
blow struck and every point scored.
A novice at an actual boxing contest
might as we'll be blind for all that he
comprehends of it. The living pic
lures are so clear that the features of
Fitzsimmons and Corbett are dis
tinguiahable in every round, except
while they are engaged at the further
side of the ring. Corbett's smile is
occasionally visible until about the
ninth round. After that it isn't so
noticeable. Those who were at Car
son City on March II remarked the
same thing. There are times, particu-
larlys. during the sixth, eleventh and
thirteenth rounds. when the picture
is somewhat blurred by the incessant
vibrations due to some mechanical in
reference not yet overcome, but the
figures of the principals are never OBJ
scured. and scarcely half a dozen
leads are lost during the entire four
teen rounds.
1t was interesting in view of the re-
suit Of the contest to note the tactics
OF Fitzsimmons. While Corbett hits
him two or three blows to his one the
Australian keeps Gentleman JIM
forever stepping or running back
wards. In every round they clinch
four or five times on an average, and
Corbett seems to make the greater
effort in getting free.
The entire fourteen rounds are not
shown without intermission. The first
picture shows the arena, the arrival
of Corbett and Ftzsimmons and their
seconds, and the referee, George Siler.
The two principals attired in their
long cloaks walk about the arena
while the preliminaries are being ar
ranged. After the master of ceremo-
MES has made his announcement, the
principals prepare for action. The
gloves of each are examined, the
arena is cleared and the referee calls
time. The first round then ensues. At
IT'S close there is an intermission, dur
ing which the lights are turned I'D.
and the spectators tell each other
what they think of the exhibition.
Ihen the young man who does the
announcing informs the audience that
ROUNDS two, thee and four will follow.
Down go the lights and up spring the
principals, Corbett bounding way over
INTO fltz's corner every time. The in
teTnisslons between rounds, during
do
SHOWN until the close of the seventh
round. when they are eliminated as
the scenes are Identical. There are
lntermlss1ons after rounds four seven
and thirteen. During these breathing
spens gentlemanly agents pass
among the audience offering to sell
the only authentic account Of the
people is hrst-class reading matter"
Some Anglo-Saxon calculations
greeted the shadows of Messrs. FIT
simmons and Corbett last evening
When Corbett landed on the AustraI
ian nose the responsive ugh that
Jared the house made the blow fairly
saudlole, and when FitZsimmons swung
III leIt-hander on Corbett's ear some
pody exclaimed, Wasn't that a soak
err and several responded, you bet"
When Fitzsimmons dropped to his
knees after the rush in the sixth
round, and stayed down until the time
Keeper counted eight, and Referee
S1ler demonstrated with a man who
counted so loud that Muldoon could
scarcely be heard, a voice from the
gallery cried, where's Sullivan" In
the next round, when Fitzsimmons
rushed his adversary, another enthusi-
asst admonished Mr.. Fitzsimmons to
FOLLOW him into the woods, Robert"
while another cried, Good boy, Robert,
slug him again"
So it is all very realistic and Won
derful. The final round, which, of
course, contains the climax, is awaited
with intense interest. The gentleman
Who makes the announcements fore
warns the people how and in what To-
cal1ty OF the arena the famous knock
out blow will be delivered. Fitzsim-
mons back is turned toward the peo-
pie at this interesting moment, and
full view of the poke is, not presented,
but nobody doubts it's efficacy when
Corbett sinks to his knee and stays
there until he is counted out. The
scenes that follow for, five minutes
afterward are also reproduced
This particular sveriseope should be
source of never nending delight to
Mr.. Fftzsimmons, while Mr. Corbett is
quite eXcusable for cursing the inven-
ton. &c
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