The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-14

ETitZ had delivered the terrific punch
on Corbett's stomach and which
caused the pompadours star to set.
The accompanying cut is from the veri-
scope picture. Following is an article
published yesterday in the New York
Journal and evidently written by W.
w. Naughton, the veteran sporting
writer and one of the most ardent be-
levers in FitzsimmOns' superiority
among the newspaper men at Carson
just before the fight:
"Withn the next few days there will
arise a clamOr in pugilistic circles that
will set the entire fistic world by the
ears.
when the big crowd gathers at the
Academy of Music on Saturday night
to witness the Corbett- -Fitzsimmons
fight on canvas they will see many
things that are surprising, and many
things over which they Will gossip for
days.
Some time ago w. A. Brady, Cor
belts manager, told the newspapers of
foul blow by Fitzsimmons, which he
The public was sceptical and the sub
ject was dropped.
ON CORBETTS JAW.
"The foul blow is pictured in the
veriscope, nevertheless Nobody who
has seen the films can gainsay it. When
Corbett's friends see the fight on can
vas they will be up in arms They will
see Fit2simmOns land on Corbetts jaw
when the Californian is down.
"A foul? There is not the shadow Of
a doubt Of it. But as to its effect on the
result Of the fight there is only one
thing to be said.
"COrbett would have been knocked
out anyway, The Californian himself
will admit this 1t was the solar-plexus
punch that did the business, not the
foul rap on the jaw.
"GeVertheless the blow was a foul
technically, and when seen on the big
canvas sheet at the Academy of Music
on Saturday night the crowd will judge
for themselves as to its foul intent and
the damage it occasioned.
"Corbett is shown in the picture ap-
parently reeling from the impact of the
foul blow. He was already reeling,
however, from the blow in the stomach.
His left hand clenched systematically
under his heart tells the story palmer
than words. 1t was the stomach blow,
apparently, that Corbett was trying to
alleviate.
THE pictures are beautifully clear
and even the far away mountains are
plainly visible. The spectators who see
the show on Saturday night will be
hampered somewhat by the prominence
of the side post of the ring during the
last rush of the fighters, but they win
see enough to set them gossping and
quarrelling among themselves as to the
relative merits of the two men.
1T WAS A LEFT HAND HOOK.
"Fitzsmmons has stated that the
stomach punch was accomplished with
a right hand feint and a left shift
With all due respect to Mr. Fitzsim-
mons, it may be stated that he is mis-
taken. The pictures are as clean cut
as so many cameras, and they speak
louder than words.
when the Knockout came Corbett
was on a slow retreat before Fitzsim-
mons, who was sliding forward in a
knock-kneed sort of shuttle. He had
grown strong since the sixth round and
was on the aggressive.
suddenly, as the bald-headed man
comes forward, Corbett lunges out with
his left. Then there Is trouble. Fitz-
simmons ducks to the right. In the
pictures you can see Corbett's left arm
line bolt of iron over Fitzsimmons'
left shoulder
Here is where the solar plexus punch
comes i'm. The left lead has left Cor
belts stomach comparatively unguard-
ed. fft2simmons' steps quickly for
ward, sliding Corbett's arm over his
shoulder 10 the elbow. Then he hooks