The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-18
find things to suit him, and, under his
direction, the ropes were frightened.
FITZ ARRIVES.


direction, the ropes were frightened.
FITZ ARRIVES.
Shortly after 10 o'clock Fitzsimmons
arrived and went direct to his dressing
room. He stood near the stove so rs
to not get cold and he cheerfully chat
ted with his attendants. At IL O'Clock
there were about 1900 people present
and the crowd seemed to have stopped
coming. About a dozen good-lOoking,
well-dreSsed women were in the crowd.
A few wore veils but the majority
braved the gaze Of the men. Corbett
did not start from his camp as soon
as expected, and did not reach his
dressing room until after FitZsimmons.
Billy Madden announced that after
the Corbett-Fitzsimmon fight the
arena would be cleared; at 8 o'clock
the double event between Green Smith,
Hawins- Flaherty would occur, the
prices for the tickets, S., $40 and SIS.
Mrs. Fitzsimmons, escorted by House
man, walked into the arena and took
seat in a box behind her husbands
corner. She received a round Of ap-
plause.
"One-Eyed" Connolly created a SEN
sation by climbing into the ring. in re-
Spouse to calls, and attempting to
make a speech. Referee Siler pushed
him away. Three deputy sheriffs at
tempted to put him out, but Connolly
gracefully got out of the predicament
by saying:
This is no time for speechmaking,
the men are ready to begin" Then, es
corted by the sheriffs, he left the ring.
At 11:57 a. N. Siler told the men to
get ready. They said they were all
ready, and Siler told them to come in.
Fftzsimmons came from his dressing
room at 11:57, in blue and pink dressing
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the other three followed. COrbett came
a minute later with his seconds. Both
men were duly cheered. AS Fitz passed
bis wife he shook her by the hand and
kissed her. Fitz climbed into the ring
and Corbett was close behind. Corbett
had a broad smile on his face and
shock hands with Siler He tried the
ropes while Fitz walked slowly up
and down, glancing occasionally al
Ccrbett. Bill Madden said at u:
when the contest for the worlds
championship is taking place please
keep order, as there are ladies pres
emit"
Siler was announced as referee. The
official timekeeper was Muldoon.
Seconds for Fitzsimmons-Roe
Hickey, Julian and Steiner. Time
keeper, Louis Houseman.
For Corbett - Seconds: McVey,
White, Delaney, Woods and Donald
son. T1me-keeper, COlVille.
Fftz was introduced and Corbett
next. Corbett got the loudest applause.
F1tz stripped and put on his gloves of
a light pea green. Corbett's were tan
colOred. Corbett wore a red white
and blue belt with a green buckle and
rosette. His trunks were green, and
he wore white socks rolled over the top
of his shoes. Fitzsimmons wore dark
blue trunks with small American flags.
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Julian prevented it. saying: No,
you refused it once" Then they
walked to their corners. The gong
sounded at 1907 p. m.
TIME CALLED.
The gong rang the end of the first
round without either man having been
seriously damaged. The men hurried
nimbly to their corners, where the bev-
les of seconds famed and spOnged and
groOmed them during the intermission.
Then the gladiatorS sprang at one an
other, some quick blows marking the
clash at the center of the ring. Fast
and furious the fighting went on, while
the crowds in the great arena stood on
their seats and yelled like mad, shout
ing words of encouragement to their
friends. For five rounds the battle
continued without much gain for
either side. COrbett landed oftener
than his opponent, but when Fitz got
in his terrible right on the head or
body 1t counted heavily. In the fifth
Corbett landed a staggering blow on
the mouth which cut Fits lip open
and started his mouth to bleeding bad
ly. The blood was soon spatted over
the bare breasts and shoulders Of the
men and inf1amed the crowd to the
highest pitch of excitement, and moth
ing but the barb wire and heavy wood
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ringside from all parts of the sloping
floors. At the end of the round Fitz
was on his knees and stayed there for
eight seconds. Julian rushed frantic
ally around the outside of the ropes,
yelling:
Get up Bob, get up quickly" and
Bob, though bloody from forehead to
waist, came to his feet and went at
his work again with renewed vigor
When the round ended Corbett parti-
sans yelled that it was all over but
the minutes demonstrated the fact that
| 1t was not, for the red-headed fighter
came to the front apparently as fresh
| as ever.
The sixth and seventh were hot
rounds, Corbett hitting twice to Fitz-
| Simons once on the average. In the
| eighth Fitz jolted his antagonist heav-
| lily. the champion staggering several
| steps backward. But he came back
| SnnlnS ana raped BOD Twice In sue
| cession with force
| Up to the end of the tenth round Cor
| bett had not received a mark of any
| consequence. But FitzsimmOns was re-
| ceiving frequent blows on his bruised
| mouth and the blood flowed freely over
| the queer shaped chin and down upon
| the red-haired expanse of breast. Cor
| belts face was a study. Sometimes he
smiled in his odd way, but as the battle
| grew hotter and hotter, and his numer-
| Gus blows failed to barely injure his
antagonist, he grew very nervous with
| every moment. His eyes half closed
under the brows, cleaned with intense
earnestness of his hatred Of the man
who faced him, and the lines about his
mouth grew more strongly marked
adding to the effects of the vicious scoWI
into which the forehead was drawn
Fits ugly little eyes grew uglier with
each exchange of blows, but, aside
| from their wicked glarel, his face
from their wicked glare, his face
showed little Of the intense earnestness
which marked his plan of battle.
END CAME SUDDENLY.
The end of the fight came with start
| ling suddenness. The fourteenth round
! was we'll in progress when Corbett.
who had assumed the aggressive, had
! forced FitZ into the northwest corner
! Ofrthe ring He was iabbing ROh's