The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-13

ING. FEBRUARY ~, ]
difficult to draw him ON. Corbett may do.
little drawing on Of HE own account also. |
which Will nccessitAte cautious work on
Fitz's part.
The chances arc that Cortett will take
full advantage Of the situation and make Q
waiting hght Of It. In that case no will
get the benefit Of whatever haste Fitxsim-
mons displays. Tho man who forces the
fighting is at a disadvantage. That Fitz will
be disposed TO hurry things up Ia probable.
llnfghting Is his strongest point. and when
two such men as Corbctt and Fitzsimmons
get TO close range things will naturally be
hurried along. Every round after. say,
twelve will be In Corbett's favor. and Fitx
is likely to try to end matters before that
many rounds have been fought.
W. A. Brady. who used 10 manage Cor
oett, thinks Jim Is sure to whip Fitxsim-
mons. Says he: IL regard Corbctt ar an al
most sure winner. l admit that II Fltz-
simmons hits Corbctt or any other man
that knockout will follow. But Fitxsim-
mons will find In Corbett much different
man from any no has yet faced. Peter
Jackson failed TO put an effective blow on
Corbett In sixty-one rounds. and ! fail to
sec how Fitzsimmons is going to do II.
Any chance that the Australian has 10
win Will be. In tho first few rounds. II he
fails to get in his knock-o blow then and
there his defeat Is certain. The longer the
battle the more certain IL victory for Cor
bctt. He is larger. stronger aud quicker
tt,,r a,,a la
man out. YOU see Corbctts style is en-
tirey different from that II Fitzsonmons,
Jim has loose, graceful movement that
! permits a man to keep at 1t for long time
without fatigue. while Fitasimmons has a
stiff-arm style and concentrates all his
energies to securing knockout. That
tires a man in short time. and lays him
open to effective punishment. However. II
$ the men meet. 1t Will prove to be very
interesting bout. and we will know all
about 1T after the parade"
writer In the New York Evening Sum
sizes UP the situation In this way If Cor
: bett fights Fita, he will surely retire. win
! OF lose Fitg will probably fight again. as
b. boxing and blacksmlthng are the only tive
trades he understands. and boxing is bet
A ter adapted to tho extravagant desires OF q
, lazy tradesnpn than blacksmithing. Mucl
~ NUS pttD Nulu dUuul Tue ttubiNiol
r of the two men All sorts OF fancy stories
r detrimental to Corbe,t have been cirou
lated. AS n matter of fact he enjoys yer,
A soc.l health. While It Is not pretended
that he is as clever fighter as he WA
4 some years ago. he has not deteriorate'
= any more, probably. than Fitaslmmons ha
+, IN the same interval. An intimate frion'
A Of Corbetts said some months ago:
) "oorbott realizes his shortcomings. liz
V knows that in one respect he has gone back
But he is confident that he has one good
= fight left In him and that Is reserved foi
Fitzsimmons. Corbett feels In his hear
" that he will beat the Australian, aud t'
. that feeling is added the feeling Of dislike
= for the man. Corbott can again get In con
:, dition to fight as well MS he ever did IN M
n life. We have proved that to our own satis
a, faction The story that rorbett l. not IN
>, Corbett OF few years ago and that he u
- a wreck Of his old SELF IL absolutely with
y, out foundation. or course. he " some yehi
:. older than when he boxed Mitchell am
Sullivan, and training always tells on jim
. who is one Of the nervous Kind, nut ms en-
"A thuansm makes up for the SHORTCOMINGS
y, that would mean considerable 10 any o'he
y, man. Depend upon II, when Corbelt nXht
~ Fltz he will thrash him just as surely a
= he thrashod Mitchell. Men who say tina
- Corbett Is afraid 10 fight, that he has n
courage and can not stand punishment
simply do not know the man. They af
~ preiudiced in that they do not like him
ID Certainly they have never seen him Tight.
an Corbctt is now close to 81 years OF age
r. which ia four less than Fitzsimmons own
~ TO- Fitzsimmons Is crank on boxing. Coz
he belt boxes because he has to, while RI
il, boxes because he likes the game. Corbe'
u, has tired of 1t. because II is the only thin
III he can do. Ti,z has led n less dissipated III
n than Corbett: in fact his habits are thos
u of the average well trained athlete IN
10 Australian Is undoubtedly a great athlet
as and a great fighter. He is cunning an
l. shrewd. but he has not as clever head
is his American rival II has been said q
1t Euz like Cprbett that he Is unabio \
lc, take hard punching The truth IL that Cor
ds bet, has been punched hard by Choynsk
r. and Jackson, and Fitz has been puhche
t. hard by Choynskl, and Peter Maher ON on
N. occasion landed two blows that proved IN
e. Australians gapcness' Thcre mas ncve
I'm been ANYTHING calculated to show tina
*. either man Is below the average In the pos
C session Of what is known az gamonoss TIL
as measurements OF the rivals for the cham
eu lpionship are;
on Corbett--Height 6 feet inch; weight
no 1876 pounds: neck, II Inches chest. 3
ais Inches: chest expanded AZ inches walls
80 inches thighs. % inches; calves. ~
es Inches: arms outstrotched. feet. ! Inch
~ biceps. AZ inches forearm, illa inches
a wrist 6M inches.
u Fitzsimmons Height, feet. ii% inches
~ weight 100 pounds; neck Is Inches ches
20 II inches chest expanded, A inches wais
10. 80 inches; thighs. 20 inches. calves i3i
10 inches; arms outstretched, feet ~
al inches. hiceps, ~ inches; forearm, IL
m inches: wrist. ca inches.
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