The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-02
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
5 ON THE HASATCH CORNER
Observation-Disclosures

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Mrs. Robert Fitzsimmons is a reticent
body, when a newspaper man asks her
TO tell about the fight at Carson, where
her lengthy husband knocked enough
wind out of James j. Corbett to make a
sack of toy balloons. She refuses at
those times to talk. But when a woman
worms herself into her confidence and
asks lot of questions, Mrs. Fitz will be-
come even voiuble in her conversation.
I Several of the bright young men of the
press attempted to get Mrs. Fitz to say
something about the battle while she
was here, but she said to them nay each
/ time they sent up their cards and also
instructed Julian and Robert to say to all
! that she declined to be interviewed.
While at the Templeton, during the
! time the preparations We're being made
for the show at the Grand, Mrs. Fitz
was approached by a lady of the city,
who had keen desire to know what
prompted her to attend the fight. The
latter says she found the champions wife
to be a very pleasant lady and perfectly
willing to talk.
Why did l go to the fight?' she asked,
answering one question by putting an
other. We'll. because l was interested
in my husbands success. Then / had
been told that fighting wasn't so brutal
as reported, and really l found it so.
There has been a great deal told about
Bob being all bloody and all that. To
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saw it worse one time when he bumped
against door in the mis- hit.
Il knew Mr.. Fitzsimmons would beat
him just as soon as they entered the
ring. He looked over at me and winked,
as much as to say, I will beat him be-
fore he knows it, Corbett guyed me Il
little by looking at me and smiling in
such peculiar way, two or three times,
but after they had been fighting a while.
he didn't do any more smiling; he hadn't
the time"
y
Il didn't do all the shouting the papers
said did 1t was cruel to say that about
me. Of course / encouraged my husband
as much as | could, and told him several
Mr.. Corbett names. That is a lie'' and
here Mrs. Fitz stamped her foot and
looked real angry. 1.-The newspaper re-
porlers who told that story We're friends
never told that about me.
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81 sat right close to the ring and
didn't have TO shout out loud as they
say I did. Bob could speak to to- me in an
ordinary tone and make me hear, and /
him. l don't believe people on the other
side could hear what we were saying.
Then they say that l jumped into the
ring and wanted to fight Corbett. I didn' t
do any such thing. / knew the fight was
over as soon as Bob hit him that time.
l could tell by the way Boz walked away
from him. He looked at me and told
me as plain as words could have said it:
1T is all over; he is done fighting Then
1 wanted to get to my husband. That
was all.
DO l think fighting brutal? No. And
neither would you if you saw it. Now, l
mean fight with gloves. Why. Corbett
wasn't hurt any more than boys get hurt
in everyday play, and my husband was
not hurt. either. He had his lip cut
little on the teeth and that is all OF
course his nose was bloody. but l can
make his nose bleed by swapping my
finger on it. 1t bleeds easy.
81 hope my husband will not fight any
more. because. we have money enough to
settle down and go into some business.
This life travelling around all over the
country is not half so nice as to settle
down and live in one place That is all
the objection l have to fighting as bust
ness.
Now, 1 have told you a great deal
more than ] have told any one except my
intimate acquaintances, and you won't
mention it, will you?" and there you
have Mrs. Fitz on fighting.
Yesterday was the first of April The
small boy had good time in throwing
stray pocketbooks on the walks and
watching the unsuspecting pick them up,
to be greeted with yells of derision, while
in various portions of the city there
were odd pranksc played. Archie Mckay
got it the hardest. Archie is the chief
clerk for the superintendent of water
flee yesterday morning, the chief looked
up and mildly remarked, with serious
look on his face, Say. Archie. did you
meet D small boy looking for you?"
Nope, was the reply what did he
wart?"
why. 1 will tell you" said Wallace,
lowering his voice to suit the occasion,
MISS - mentioning Archies best
girl, sent him over here after you. Her
mother died last evening and they want
you to come right over. If you haven't
anything very important, you can go
right now.
Arches face dropped down to the
second button on his vest. 1t was a
long ways from pay day and in the
event of funeral, he would be expected
to get mowers. But he gathered himself
together and with sorrowful air
wendell his way 'steen blocks to the
house. The curtains were drawn and
the house looked as silent as grave.
He rang the bell once only, with great
solemnity and wondered why, in cases
of death. bell always sounded so loud.
He framed a few soft words of consola-
ton while he was waiting for some one
to answer the summons.
Miss - came TO the door herself.
She looked pale and wan to Archie.
Poor girl; she has been up all night
the ice must be broken anyway" he
cogitated. Then asked: what was the
matter with your mother?'
The young lady looked somewhat sur
state of mind. She replied:
well, guess it is the same complaint
which has been troubling her for so long.
l don't know of anything else, The
doctor said the last time he saw her he
thought she was getting better
Too bad replied Archie. TOO bad.
Where is she now?" This last question
was asked in "a still softer tone.
''Oh she's in bed; hasn't got up yet.
| had to get breakfast myself"
1t then dawned on the mind of Young
Mr. Mckay that something was wrong.
That the proceedings were not being
carried out they should have been.
in his face must have told
ler that there was a colored man in the
cordwood for she asked: Why |
Archie, what is the meaning of all this
why are you here at this time in the !
morning asking such questions?"
Just then Archie saw calendar on the
wall and noted the date. He explained |
Until he draws his salary for March, his |
friends need not look for him up town.