The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-18
FITZSIMMONS IN
FOURTEEN ROUNDS.
End of the Great Battle
for the Championship
CORBETT BROUGHT FIRST BLOOD.
lenges the Winner to Fight for $50, =
ooo-The Fight Waited. for New
York Train-Vast Multitude of

lenges the Winner to Fight for $50,
ooo-The Fight Waited, for New
York Train-Vast Multitude of
Sports Saw the Contest.
By Telegraph to The News.
Bulletin.-4:1O o'clock. Fitzsim-
mons knocks Corbett out in the
fourteenth round.
Last round-Corbett leads. Block
ed. Corbett lands the left jab again
on Fitz's head; Fitz counters, With
that terrible right swing on Cor
belts neck, and he has Corbett go.
ing back for a few minutes. Fitz
lands terrible left hand jab on
Corbet stomach and Corbett goes
to his knees with a frightful
look of agony On his face, the time-
keepers call the seconds one, two
three, four, five, six, seven, eight,
nine, ten, but Corbett comes to his
feet he rushes to Fitz and endeavors
to strike him, There is a terrible
uproar; the decision has not yet
been given, George Siler declares
that Fitz wins. The blow that did
the business landed over Corbett's
heart and he collapsed. The last
round lasted one minute and
forty five seconds.
CARSON CITY, New. 10 o'clock
The thermometer stands at 81; the
weather is clear. CUrbatt and Fitz-
simmons were both up early, conf
dent and eager for the fay,
The streets were filled with spec
tators enroute to the s.mphiteatre
almost at daybreak Corbett con
tinues a good favorite in the betting.
1910. - Sullivan appeared and
was given a tumultuous ovation.
Siler, the referee, followed.
JUST BEFORE THE BATTLE.
1890 a. NJ, at the ring side -
The great arena is rapidly filling up,
and the streets adjacent to it are
black with people. All the notable
sports of this continent are gather
ing together to see the battle of the
century.
John L. Sullivan has just appear
ed, resplendent in a shining silk
tile. "The noblest Roman Of them
all' is greeted with tumultuous
cheering.
Here comes the Caesar of the day,
"Georgius Silverius," upon the turn
ing of whose thumbs depends the
fate of the modern gladiators.
1t is not expected that Corbett and
Fitzsimmons will be in the ring be-
fore II or 11:3O o'clock.
Billy Brady has just taken a seat.
Corbett is now in the dressing
room.
Jimmy Caliville will be time
keeper for Corbett L ", House
man, time keeper for Fitzsimmons,
Billy Muldoon time keeper for Dan
Stuart. Billy Madden handles the
gong.
SULLIVAN CHALLENGES THE WIN
NER.
1O:45.-Billy Jordan the we'll
known old time master of ceremonies
of San Francisco is in the ring, and
announces that he is there in behalf
of Frank B. Dunn, of Boston, to
challenge the winner of the Cort ett-
Fitzsimmons contest to fight with
John L Sullivan for $4,000, and
will deposit $4,000 with the New
York World Loud cheers.
John L. Sullivan is away down
the aisle. Jumping into the ring he
said: "Gentlemen there is nothing
| can add to MIR. Jordan's remarks.
| think there is one more fight left
in me and I am here for business"
GODDARD AND sHARKEY CHAL-
LENGE.
Billy Madden announces he has
deposited $4,000 with Warren Lewis,
of New York, in behalf of Joe God
dard to fight the winner.
He also says Tom Sharkey has
$4,000 in the Journals hands with
the same object in view.
WAITED FOR THE TRAIN.
11:25.-Both principals, are ready,
awaiting the arrival of the special
train from New York with large
number of passengers. Julian and
Brady are inside the arena. Three
or four thousand are seated in the
building. There is no change in the
betting.
ROUNDS OF THE FIGHT.
In the first round Fitzsimmons
struck Corbett on the head; Cor
bett landed a smart blow in F'itz-
simmons short ribs. They clinch-
ed twice, but neither was much
damaged.
They fought rather evenly for the
next three rounds.
In the fifth round Corbett struck
Fitzsimmons a stunning blow, and
brou ht first blood.
Fitzsimmons was knocked to his
knees :
In the sixth round Corbett had
decidedly the advantage.
The seventh round the tables
rather tilted toward Fitzsimmons,
and Corbett labored, and was blow
ing considerably.
NOTES OF THE FIGHT.
The gloves used weigh five ounces.
Those for each man have been made
especially for this contest.
Corbett wore a belt of the United
C4ofoS rod white and hIuo with an