The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-25
.HTZGNN0Ny' PLANS
sjE WILL NOT FIGHT FOR st
LEAST TWO YEARS AND I
MAYBE NEVER AGAIN.
THE BLOW ALMOST BROKE COBE1l
FATHER or THE EN-cHMPIoN
LOST HEAVILY, lNcLnlNG
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Carson. N.y, March hS.-I,obort Fitz-
simmons. the new pHSi-t champion of
the world, was taking things very easy
today. In the morning he walked over
Ia the pcnitcEtiary and took u bath, and
for the balance Of the day he ioafcd
around the house and did nothing. .,c
looked in excellent shape, and the terri
bic poufnling he received in the ring yes
iftrday/from Corbctt did not show TO such
~cxircyhc as might he expected. His low
rr lI was cut badly. and it was COW
rrcl with court plaster, but this was the
only thing about him that CAV" any midi
rition of the ordeal he had gone through
J the preceding day. One thumb was
/iicd NJ, and Bob explained tnnl ne had
4 hurt 1t ON tOrbctts head IN t.le first
y round and il gave him trouble during the
,ighl. He was cheerful 10 the last de-
gree over the result of the contcs., but did
.. not have II great deal 10 say regarding it.
There was no time during the fight
he said. 'whcn | was not conlihcn. of
winning. In the fifth and sixth rounds,
when they said Corbctt had IN" going,
had no doubt in my mind that | was go
ing TO \bc the winner of the fight.
knew had him whipped from that Time.
From the seventh was getting stronger
Ill the time. and he was getting weaker.
knew | could end the fight with u
punch or two when ] got a chance, ard
lJkrcw ] could outast him if il came to
4 question of endurance. The chance
fame to me at last rs knew i would,
~ knocked him out just as did Sharkcy,
the only difference being this time was
4 sr,t | got the credit. There were lots
~li people who said If the fight went over
,t,n rounds Corbctt would be- a ;urc win
ror. i knew would outast him. and
when | got chance to knock him out, of
coursc | took that chance. At the begin
AID must say he Kept il ont of the way
in mighty good style. ! reached /; soy
ntnl times. however. and | knew that
would get there in time. He was 50
clever in guard, however, that it meant
ftGe much waste of time on my part, al0d
. besides / could not hit him often enough
there j then began playing for his body
d d1tlA III u NHoIt lllll' L
Regarding his future movements, Mr..
fitzshnmons said;
II have not decided just what | will
10, but one thing is certain. that | will
not fight any more Tor ut least two years.
II has been NJ least three years since
slorbctt fought anybody for Ike cham
pionship. and | am not golns into any
finish contests for two years. During
that time | may decide to fight again and
| may not. 1t all depends ON how | feel
| am getting along in years, and two
years more on my present age will bring
me not far from 10 years and that is
.rniher u mature age for any man To en-
gage in finish contests. However. ! will
not say now what | will do. | may
tight again and | may not. ! shall not
Jay any attention to the challenges made
lv Goddard. Mitchell and Sharkcy. They
are all bluiI challenges and not worth
considering
Fitzsimmons will leave Carson for San
Francisco on Friday night and will give
nm exhibition in that city. He was origin
ally billed to exhibit there Friday night,
Int the date has been changed 10 Satur-
day.