The times., 1897-05-25
FITZ SEES HIMSELF FIGHT
Sat Through Performance Charmed
With His Own Powers.
Makes a speech Before the F1nai
Round Is Displayed Comments
on the Alleged Foul.

New York, May 24.-Bob FitzsirnmOns,
accompanied by Martin Julian and several
friends, went to the Academy Of Music
toGa to see the verascope pictures and
see how it felt TO look at himself fighting.
He sat through the entire perform lnce,
charmed witness or his own prowess and
when Ee had finished, said he was more
than satisfied that there was no foul tiow
struck. TIE champion was III rare good
hunor, and kept up running cOmmen airy
on the various scenes as they presented
themselves.
When the first flicker appeared ON the
canvass, FitZsimmons leaned over the ran
of the box, his eyes as big as half Collars
There's me- ne exclaimed, and there's
him, too What do you think Of those
hathrobes? Amt they peaches? Wait
until We get 'em off, and then thcreil lie
some scrapping Just tnen the first
round began, and Fitzsimmous became ex-
cited as he saw himself fighting for the
championship Of the world
''Do you see how I'm forcing him?' he
cried ''See him backing away. There
goes my right tstraightforu the stomach; now
my left. Whew! that was close He's quick
b bit, and goes away III land him,
though, later There's the good old right
again. and that's where l busted my
thumb
The champion continued TO make COM
ments Of this nature, Julian keeping pace
with all sorts of sallies, until the sixth
round over which there has been SO much
talk
Atone point, where manin the gallery
called out, KNOCK him out, Jim," Fitz-
silnmons arose and shouted back an angry
retort.
AS the light went out after the thirteenth
round somebody yelled, Speech
In an instant the crowd burst into loud
cheers, and Bob got up and bowed When
he could make himself heard the champion
said, in clear voice:
Ladies and Gentlemen: Ever since the
fight at Carson l have heard all sorts OF
talk from Corbett about foul blows and
how he was robbed of the fight. He has
said, Wait for the pictures, and they win
show how / made monkey of F1tZsim-
mons Wen, I've waited for them, and
you, yourselves, can see whois the monkey.
I've forced the fight from the start, and
I've fought hin; fairly, squarely and hon
orablv I haven't seen this last round,
which will be put on in few minutes, but
III bet $4,000 that the pictures don't
show me hitting q foul. Corbett simply
ouit. and that's all there is to it. You
have seen the pictures, and you can Judge
better than anybody whether l speak the
truth or not You viii also be able to say
after the last round whether l won fairly
or not, and whether it is my duty to fight
this fellow again. In the fight he had the
advantage of height and weight and / was
handicapped with broken thumb, yet
licked him, and licked him good
These remarks were received with great
applause and then the current was turned
cn again.
Now. we'll see about this alleged foul
blow said Fitzsimmons- look at those
wallops am putting 6 on to his head Why.
he's groggy now. Here's where L nail
him on the solar plexus aud he loses
AS Corbett began to sink Fitzsimmons
leaned once more to his feet and exclaimed.
.'See. I've moved away from him and
his knees are still off the floor. defy
anybody to say 1 hit him when he was
down He's sinking slowly and I'm
ten feet away. There's one knee Just
touching the floor now. l fouied him. Ell?
It's lie, and anybody with half an eye
can see that I'm away from him before
he is down If he isn't beaten fairly in
that picture, I'll eat my hat"
Fitzsimmons saw the fight through and
where Corbett is shown rushing across the
stage and trying to hit him he sneered:
s.Gentleman Jim,'' he said, sarcastically-
'Ohi yes. that's very nice p"
.What do you think Of yourself as a
fighter otter seeing Yourself in sction?"
the reporter ventured.
''Well thiuk for middle weight. I
am pretty good