The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-04
TIE Big FIGHT.

II has been said, and It may be said
again truly, that so far us can be seen
at the present, the clash Of arms for a
finish between FitZsimmons and Cor
bett promises 10 tho be the fight OF the
century, Gays joe Donovan. I'm
doubtedly they stand alone at the PIN
hRcle Of glovedom, one famed US much
for his gnap.shot knockouts as the 9TH
er for his perfect science and finished
detail
As an Individual opinion can put 1t
down here that II Jim CoTbett were
known 10 be us lightning IA workman
as he was when he met and played with
Sullivan or when he struggled against
the at one time mighty Peter jackson,
the longest reac!iiug, notwithstanding
automator the arena ever knew,
should believe that Fitz was up against
il. OF the CallforniRn's condition hosts
Of stories have been told since and some
time before his signing OF articles 10:
the coming championship engagement,
With each in his prime, capable OF
putting to the fore The best IN him, II
is a personal opinion OF mine that the
Corbett style OF tactics would wear
down aud eventually tie up the FitEslm-
mons mode. Whoever has seen FitZslm-
mons at earnest battle has observed the
kangaroo to want to do Il oil 10 the OPP
posfte man with one rap, or, at most,
with a one-two In rapid succession, HIS
.nanGuvcrs before delivery a.e all tow
ard opening a runway for Knockout
drive: finished, vigorous felntins at long
distance till the opponent IS mixed,
then y quick Btep-in and smash. II
he misses he brings up against his ad-
VersRry, but not for in-iighting. F!tZ
Is DESTROYS OF getting out peBcea1ly
again at long distance. for no man who
hilrls such fierce ones can carry inte!il-
gent equilibrium his bolt shot. he IL
spent TIL he can reload. As best suiting
this instability he Is iooiduS for hts own
Interest decidedly when he says he does
not want his opponent to hit himself
loose from him or to strike when he Is
getting awoy from clinch.
Now, my opinion ig. II Jim is as fast
on his feet as have seen him at his
best. FitZ nor any man can set him to
nutterlng from feints and work him up
for the reception Of One-punch open
Ing. Aided by lightning footwork Cor
BETTE idea when an opponent felnts
hard at him IL 10 break up the opposite
mans programme IN a hurry; this by
getting In close quarters before his felnt
IL we'll finished or gliding 80 far away
that the feinter is disconnected.
IN case. then, Jim proves fast enough
10 clip the elongated ones dHrting
feInts, the latter II he wants, az he
Ileve he claims TO make pushing bat
Tie OF L., must rush In for tangle fight
ing. In which case he must go against
great odds, aud the EwlttGSt QUICKER ard
cIose-Iu prodder the ring over knew.
The writer cannot agree with those who
figure Fltz as a great ln-hghter, no mat
Ter who they may be--nOt that Is, COM
parcl with his long-rangc, dIckering
and hop-ln knockout style. Fitzb eX-
pressed sentiments TO follow the anna
tour manner OF breaking Ike gentle
men" and not hitting on the getaway
Is a tncit brace for the argument made
here. lie has been in the ring long
enough to know what he wants bet
ter than outsiders do.
Jim Curbetrs finished style Of going
Is MOI such AZ 10 give him q great name
as knock out Tapprr. The very fOun-
dalton OF his school Is 10 husband at all
times a reserve force; II there iS IN
opening IN goes thump. but enough
energy Is held In tow to sustain, In case
OF failure, n proper equilibrium. IL lie
misses he does not bring up against his
man In n spent condition; there Is n
singing hit left for close quarters In the
other hand and a body well under gov
eminent TO guide head duck. Thus he
has parCeled out to the several depart
mcnts OF his fighting engine wise dis
ffisHtIaH Of energy for long Siege
II he should turn the whole Into one
blow, going IN bodily with tn" momcn-
tum, 1t ought 10 be ~ hard ns any man
can hit. Against a registering machine
for the purpose he RhOuld In the beam
as high as FltzsimmonP,