The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-03-20
twisted his head around corbett'. armA
never raising his hands.

twisted his head around Corbett's armA
never raising his hands.
Corbett Wrestled himself clear and
swung his Right op Bob's Jaw, shouting
madly: "Only let me fight him few
more rounds. Let me go, Brady" Brady
rushed up to Jim, put him arms: around
his neck and tried to force the Devil.
dered ex-champion back. Martin Julian
and Stelzner wrenched themselves in
between the pugilists, Fitzsimmons still
keeping up his negative attitude. Cor
bett cried out Historically: "Oh, let me
go. Billy Brady. Let me at him. Only
let me fight him few more rounds. ]
tell you to let me go, Billy Brady"
Brady Rugged his friend down to his
shoulder and with tears in his eyes, said:
''You can fight him again, Jim, you can
fight him again. I'll back you for $780,"
/ 900 tomorrow. Come with me-" After
long struggle, Corbett was quoted
| down and his dressing gown thrown
! over his shoulders.
/ Meanwhile the Australian champion
had jumped lightly down the steps from
his corner and his wife fervently kissed
his bloodstaincd face. The crowd
| cheered Bob as he walked in the process
sion to his dressing-room. In return
Bob waved his little flag above his head
at each fresh volley of cheers. Once In
side, he quickly removed all traces OF
the sanguinary battle and after few
minutes he left the arena and took q
seat in buggy where his wife sat with
| the reins In her hands and a happy smile
| Oh her face.
Cheers for tho Victor.
! As he was the first to reach the arena,
| 80 also was he Arst to leave. But his
! reception on his arrival and that on his
departure were very different. The
crowd quickly made lane for the tri-
umphant champion and his smiling wife
end cheered them loud and long. Bob
lifted his cap in acknowledgements OF
the applause and Mrs. Fitzsimlnons
shifted the relns from her right hand TO
her left and waved tiny cambria hand
kcrcrief. Thirty minutes later Fitz-
simmons sat down to dinner at Cooks
ranch as though nothing had happened.
A swelled III, and red nose were all
he observed about hts face.
The Ex-Caampion Weeps.
Corbett was Il pitifal sight. He cried
like baby and raved like wild man.
AS he sobbed he said:
"Oh, It's all right, boys. amt kick
ing, but to think that I was licked with ono
punch by a cur who was afraid to stand up
before me when he came into the ring 1
had him going, boys; you know that LOOK,
there amt q mark on me- He Knocked OUT
one Of my teeth In the thirteenth round,
Wasn't I fresh? He missed that left lead
time and again before ne got it In. lnever
thought it would each me, but 1t did. and
| ] wes put out fair and square,
II made mistake in not keeping away.
| Fitz l knew to be a terrific puncher, but
| never calculated on his being able to reach
me- If the sixth round had lasted ten
seconds longer would have landed him to
| certainty. His nose was clogged with
blood and his legs were webbing. ms
| gong sounded just as I was about to plug
| him with my right and ond the battle. klo
recurarated wonderfully, and I stayed
Away from him until I thought he was
! about ripe for another drubbing at short
| range. My neglect in not standing or
when he tapped me on tho cheek in the four"
teenth round lost me the championship:
That heart punch simply choked up. /
! could not breathe or move for ID seconds,
and II was several minutes before realized
that had committed breach OF etiquette
In trying to follow up my opponent atter
he put ms out. I meant 1t when sa1d !!
would be his friend hereafter. He whipped
me fair and square, but don't think ne
is the best man yet. and We will have an"
other go If money ca.n bring him into the
ring" 1929.
brady Wants Another Chance.
Jim was foudled by his friends and
coaxcd into quitting the ring for his
dressing-room, Before the platform
was cleared W. A. Brady addressed the
crowd, saying that he would back Cor"
bett against Ntzsimmons any time or
at any place for $40, 600. That he would
post 81: 500 in good gold which he has In
deposit ia the Bullion bank at Carson
as forfeit. That he would sell HIS
property in Brooklyn and Asbury
Park ard deposit the remaining 900
within ten days. Later in the after
noon ha made good his boast as to this
deposit IN the bank.
Great Battle.
In the opinion of veteran sports who
have seen most Of the big battles Of tho
last three decades the contest discount
ed anything they had ever seen before
! while 1t lasted. There was hardly a
slow movement from the time the gong
sounded at 1908 p. Nc. until the fatal
blow was delivered, AS was expected,
Corbctt completely outpointed the
Australian in cleverness and the left
jabs with which Jim won his great
championship battle were almost as
much III evidence Wednesday as they
were at New Orleans. But in the arena
here those leads did not land ON man
broken down by dissipation and past his
prime. They had no steam behind
them, and, try as he might, Jim could
not get in his right to the vulnerable
point Of Bob's jaw. Besides, Fitzsi1n-
mona in this battle simply repeated the
history OF MI his previous encounters.
He was brought to his knees and he
was groggy in the sixth round, but he
came up for the seventh refreshed.
His wonderful recuperative faculties
were again In evidence. Afterward he
certainly was slow, but he bided his
time, and backed by sound constitu-
tion he unlirnbered hlmseH In the FOUR
teenth round of one of those punches
which have been so often called chance
blows. #
The fight was clean and speedy. It