Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-03-23

long struggle, Corbett was quieted
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 a few
minutes he left the arena and took a
seat In buggy where his wife sat with
the rcins in her hands ind happy smile
on her face.
Cheers for the Victor.
As he was the first to reach the arena,
so also was he first to leave. But his
reception on his arrival and that on his
departure were very different. The
crowd quickly made a lane for the tri-
umphant champion and his smiling wife
and cheered them loud and long Bob
lifted his cap in acknowledgement OF
the applause and Mrs. Fitzsimmons
shifted the reins 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 lip and red nose were all
the marks of struggle which could
be observed about his face.
me-
Corbett was pitiful sight. He cried
like baby and raved like wild man.
As he sobbed he said:
"Oh, It's all right. boys. I amt kick
ing. but to think that I was licked with one
punch by cur who was afraid to stand up
before me when he came into the ring. !
had him going, boys: you know that Look.
there amt mark on me. He knocked out
Wasn't ] fresh7 He missed that left lead
time and again before he got 1t In. never
thought it would reach me, but 1t did, and
was put out fair and square"
II made mistake in not keeping away
Fitz knew to be terrific puncher, but ]
never calculated on his being able to reach
me. II the sixth round had lasted ten
seconds longer would have landed him to
a certainty. His nose was clogged with
blood and his legs were wobbling. The
gong sounded just as was about to plug
him with my right and end the battle. He
recuperated wonderfully, and I stayed
away from him until l thought he was
about ripe for another drubbing at short
range. My neglect in not standing of
when he tapped me on the cheek in the four.
tenth round lost me the championship
That heart punch simply choked up.
could not breathe or move for 10 seconds
and 1t was several minutes before realized
that had committed a breach of etiquette
in trying to follow up my opponent after
he put me out. l meant it when l said
would be his friend hereafter. He whipped
me fair and square. but don't think he
Is the best man yet. and we will have an.
other go If money can bring him into the
ring"
brady Wants Another Chance.
Jim was fondled by his friends ant
coaxed 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 Fitzsimmons any time OF
at any place for $4,000. That he woult
post $4,000 in good gold which he has il
deposit in the Bullion bank at Carson
as forfeit. That he would sell hi.
property in Brooklyn and Asbury
Park and deposit the remaining $1,000
within ten days. Later in the after
noon he made good his boast as to the
deposit in the bank.
A Great Hattie.
In the opinion of veteran sports who
have seen most of the big battles of the
last three decades the contest discount
ed anything they had ever seen before
while it lasted. There was hardly 6
slow movement from the time the gong
sounded at 1908 p. m. until the fatal
blow was delivered. AS was expected
Corbett completely outpointed the
Australian in cleverness and the left
jabs with which Jim won his great
championship battle were almost a.
much in evidence Wednesday as they
were at New Orleans. But in the arena
here those leads did not land on a mar
broken down by dissipation and past his
prime. They had no steam behind
them, and, try as he might, Jim coul6
not get in his right to the vulnerable
point of Pob's jaw. Besides, Fitzsim
mons in this battle simply repeated the
history of all his previous encounters
He was brought to his knees and he
was groggy in the sixth round, but HI
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.
ton he unlimbered himself in the four.
tenth round of one of those punches
which have been so often called chance
blows.
The fight was clean and speedy. II
demonstrated two facts-that Corbett
is the cleverest boxer of his weight in
the world and that Fitzsimmons is able
to hit him. The California boz
smothered the Cornishman with left
jabs in the face and right and left body
blows. Fitzsimmons' most effective
attack was semi-fake left swing, fol
lowed with quick half arm hook. The
battle, as predicted, was fought on
purely scientific and almost new princi.
pies. Neither Of the men took any ad.
vantage of the privileges allowed them
under the London prize ring rules and
there was very little hitting in clinches
Corbett made no attempt to bring
around his right in breaking away
probably because Fitz held up his ell
bows too high. Jim's only effort in the
way of parting shot was full right
upper cut, which ne brought urount
very clumsily and failed to land by u
least foot every time he tried. He di,
get in one good upper cut in the fourtl
round, splitting Bob's under lip an,
starting the blood in thick stream
Several times the men clinched ant
parted with both hands up. Frequently
Bob worked Jim into corner ant
| reached for him riuht aud Loft .,;tl