Evening star., 1897-03-18


it. so many of them pleased. The min
listers and their congregations are the only
ores who feel any chagrin and speak OF
the disgrace brought upon Carson The
faki-s have disappeared having gone away
with the shell men and the wheel of
fortune but the gambling houses are open
as usual having dropped back TO their
customary games. The sports" from
abroad patronized them night and day.
bu,. 1t is said. they did not take home with
them much of the capital.
Corbett Was Over Confident.
White said immedia tely after the fight:
Il advised Corbett to fight generalship
fight keeping away from Fitzsimmons. but
he was so confident he could whip Fitz-
simmons that he would mix up. Even up
10 the round he went down he was conf
dent He is much the better man The
chance blow did it
Delaney and the other trainers expressed
similar opinions. Meantime the work over
Corbett was having its effect and within
half an hour he was strong enough u
dross and leave the arena He was driven
direeily - the train. and, with his party.
VAS soon started for San Francisco
-ly construction of rule r. said ref
cree Sller permitting hits I'm the clinches
ant hfeaka ways made fairer fight than
the general public or the spectators an
t.Sipdted- The general suppositIon was
that under the rule as interpreted IL would
be a rough and tumble fght-that they
would hug and wrestle. but / figured that
II hitting in the clinches and breakaways
" wdS permitted the men would b.. more
than careful in clinchrs and that there
would be no punching at such times. |
was correct.
1t looked for The first five rounds as if
Il was Corbett's fight He had Fftzsim-
mons wobbling in the fourth and fifth
ro-;nds. and in the fifth / was forced
tY1 the first time TO go in between TO make
tlfzs'mmons break away. After that il
appeared 20 me that Corbett's blows were
n"t as effective as before, and Fitzsirn-
mons seemed TO he getting stronger ALI
'he time. and. barring knockout by Fitz-
simmons, 1 considered the only show Cor
bett had was to bunch and worry him tY
Gesrses. follow him up until he was dead
But the Knockout blow came. IL was one
OF the eleanest fights that ever took place
II a ring for The championship"
Corbett's CareIessucxs
William Muldoon. the veteran wrestler
ana trainer. who was standing close 10 the
men when the fght ended. said to the As
so--iatei Press reporter.
me men had cIinched in the northwest
corner Of the ring Corbe;t instead of
stepping back, as he should have. oo,,e
--Aiiy leaHet the upper part OF his BODY
"a n ne movement caused tho hon. al
.~ lower part Of the chest to protruie
r y -inFn71s saw his opportunity and
QUICK as a Hash delivered q right tlnn.r..ttr
Tn" blow caught Corbrtt right under -fis
Fr"'rGding bone and over the spleen. No
man living could have stood up under the
pam ttat such a blow must have caused
~ Eilti'3SlHS the contest MUldOuu sal 7:
Il was the pr"tJiest and hest fgnt that
SN|f occurred between big men. COrbett
h'i1 plenty OF steam III mis- blows. bIi could
IIf reach vulnerable part Of Fitz.in,-
mons anatomy He had Bob nearly our in
The fifth round. and should have FINISHED,
hls man then but hs was not quick enoagn.
Iy inner rri. fcisnS Of C1rIrtf.s frairir,
methods still hold good. He practicad ftox-
iuS with slow, poor boxers. while FItzsinl-
mons Rad the clcVertst men 20 b.. obtained
torhett Is a beautiful boxer. bG, Fitzsim-
mons Is greater fighter. He Is the better
man Of The two
Whites Training Methods.
Charley White l,fr for San Francisco
carry This morning. taking with him Cor
tetIs other trainers. Despite the defeat of
MS man, White was congratulated on all
sides for mis- work in putting the ex-ciIa:l-
pion into the superb condition in which h
entered the ring. White was given free
swing in his training and used has own
method with such su cess rat h,. has
taken FIRST rank in his profession
Il consider il Of ne highest Importance. -
he sald. In explaining his SYST I'm. TO get
an accurate opinion on the condition of
iEt man before beginning work from a
fT>t-cldss physician. pom that oniuion
the training must be b4s l. the work heing
To suit the man The .xercise must he.,in
gradually the spec! and weight OF TLr
wo-k being gra1Ially increased up TO with
IN a short time before ghe fight Then he
different eXercis 5 must be shifted caiIy
so that those IN which he Is the weakest ar
slowest shall hc uSsl ~ wtdn ,usor.aIs
thus punching the kind OF work i'm whic h
the man shows ne hest form. As the tira
for the contest draws uea- the toxiro
should be done at :he nour at which ihe
hght - 10 occur. and great are should
be taken N the road work to prevent in
jury to the wind In training Corbcn |
hammered his fac. arms AM breast every
night with small n4@5. containing a now
trfUl preparation. which hardened tiIe skin
COTtett would certainly nave beaten ritz
simmons If h. Lad practiced his usual rjr g
tactics and stayed away. The in-fghtine