The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-06
hIiEAN$ FIGHT THROUGHOUT.

MEAN FIGHT THROUGHOUT.
NE fight Of the century has been
sss$2ESaIs anu lost 1t was by iong odds the
seontest ever saw, 1t was clean
sssIsas,Si ghout. and there never was even a
sssSfNsnicion OF foul work on either side |
81 gsimnons to-day ranks head and |
!aaa9ssssisders above all living pugilists. 1t !
question whether the world will |
ssssss sssee his equal. I knew that he |
81 bed about 1913 pounds and that Cor
scaled 1S3 or more. That q man |
ing away this amount OF weight !
SS53SaaaAld5 be q 10 to 6 choice Is not to be |
E EsS9E dered at. This weight matter is no
Is founded upon actual facts.
Ee ssaEsHslhered from unimpeachableS sources.
While Bob found it difficult TO land
sHs a aaNashts8opponent at times, the latter
s5asl VERY eyadng the 1lan1merlike leads
s Inc lanky one, he worked with a CON
and reserve which evinced his
Il Ultima tes desire to land just one There
d EereS stages In the contest in which Bob,
SD IN his blood despatched face, looked
81 sfhough he was having Il hard time
b sfsits He kept UP his goodnatured grin
however Every time that
sssssorbettS landed on him his face expand
ssSla into broad grin, and then. gritting
& tlsEteeth, he would press in and on.
EElAA sSsss.dhe motion that Robert FitzsimmOns
ssassnot game suffered serious setback
8Hss5 took the cleverly delivered leads Of
EsFoTbett and went in after more. Hc
Il ffsted as though he liked it. Give me
sEsSfi6ur head, here is mine appeared to be
LEsSffritten over his features.
Is44 II shall never forget that scene at the
s4nishs If Dan A. Stuart and his friend
~ Rector successfully photographed the
Is kfsa1e4 the projecting picture will be
" Forth millions Of dollars. Talk Of bed
B Am %and a Kilkenny fight. The vast
ssssiiouse Just lifted itself into the ring, and
II ii tthinS tine circumscribed limits Of the
ropes there were more
'$4ecple in a jiffy than ever gathered to-
ssSsssether In double that territory.
From the beginning the fight bore
4 hasearmarlts of a spectacular affair. but
they nIsh q scene such as 1 never
again TRANSFERRED I
OF the ring as sooon as I
Il jnund gan opportunity to declare 1Titz-
ss5ni11pnse the winner, with the intention
" N fsseYa1ing any sort Of argument with
s. he losing side. It looked bit like trou-
sta and + thought that If the principals
sss;sSnd Sthe referee vacated the ring this
sss5nidibei avoided. Dan "A. Stuart's part
ssAer,3GSV. X. aWheelock, came at me as
SIpDn8as / jumped out OF the ring and
ssssked met If had declared the winner.
Sistold him that had and then he went
q fhoHt to clear the ring. This was Il job
8HhiEh Sentailed the work of all the Pin
FHerton detectives In the arena.
sAssGorbett boxed cleverly. He landed
sspalanded at will, and had Fitz on what
ssaAtEeet. n AS a matter Of fact, however,
sSS3Ilian' 8 man was miles removed from
sSAAifshthOroughfare. He appeared to be
horse than he really was. But he was
HIS Strong a. an OK and made up his mind
klsland that one punch. even though it
dol II day to get there.
u BLOW. THAT WON OUT,
IL IA cleft hand blow-a terrific blow-de-
ssiysred at a point between the heart and
shespit Of the stomach. won the heavy
,$feight4 championship OF the world for
lib oDsFitzsimmons In the fourteenth
''gsosind The blow was an awful Oh, and
ssPokthe breath out OF Corbett. Jim, nf-
Teceiving the,blow gradually sank
Anthe platform of the ring, claspinS
u 10Th hands to his heart While sinking
SsRsthe floor OF the ring his eyes had
:::sgllassy stare and his breathing was long
sssIisHtWn.
~ & Gradually but surely he sank lower
8Ind lower, until his right knee and final
S5SAsFlis left knee touched the platform.
sASItAr5I had counted him out he crawled
his knees toward the ropes, which
HsssksGTe probably about four feet away,
g ideraised himself up This, l should
sssstti age&Was about fifteen seconds after he
ssstadsreceived the knockout blow. After
Tegafned his feet he saw his and F'itz-
SsafrgnOns' seconds In the ring and knew
ssssffsSYas all over. His strength and mind
st8&taS1lraliy came back to him, and, being
ss stl sof ginger, he rushed across the ring
end began to slug. away at Fitz for all
sSHhtwas in him. Bob did not, slug back
lsa simply defended himself The sec
&; as and friends Of each party naturally
"a hand In the scrinmage, but
81 here were SO many in the crowd and
s Sstl trying to get afsmash at each other
sssas3slaff no harm was done. There We're, Of
sgsspaTse. the usual arguments aud kick
Ess assbyE the partisans Of each side, and
Essssttit as usual, ended up in nothing
he run in, rs it were, Corbetrs
ssSSess4nsl9 ledshtm to his corner. and after
5sIgSqufeted down. he walked over to
HHSs fcorner and begged for another
ss&@sss5s9n Hob, however, turned him down,
ss%Esagsng53 that ne would not fight again,
di he8d did he certainly would not
sssyhtsI 5aEbett.'
FIGHT" EVER SEEN.
sforeS summing up the whole affair
sSiIertrecOrds a curious incident con
sH8 sted with the knockout. FitZsimmons
81 soon as he saw Corbett sinking to the
ASS6rm, walked over to his wife, reach
s EVER the ropes and shook her by the
ssssss Stt1d BY this time Corbett had been
ted out, and F'itz. seeing 1t was all
IS EagI Jumped to the center Of the ring
SAYed his colors, and bowed TO the spec
Isl IS tofA.ss But he did not notice Siler
SII1hin ge Corbett and informing him that
98aassaYas al over with him. So when
81 RS3xner.yYho was the nearest to him.
ysts1pad the ring F,itZ .hit him q punch
Il The Etotna that sent him flying
Eh the ropes" The new champion