San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-18
FIGHTERS TALK.
O0RBETT, FITzsIMMoNs AND sHAR.
KEY ALL INTERVIEWED.
Lights St, Louis Correspondent Tells How
They Look And Waht They Are
Doing And Saying.
Special Correspondence to the Light.


St Louis, No., April 1--we have
had quite a surfeit of pugilism Of late.
First came John L. Sullivan. On the
next week we had Bob Fitzsimmons,
the champion. Next day Jim Corbett,
his defeated rival, came and now we
have Tom Sharkey.
".Lanky Bob" is travelling the coun-
try en- route for New York and is MAX
ing money fast. He has, as yet, or
ganized no vaudeville company, but
generally arranges with the company
in the city he visits to give sparring
exhibition between the acts. This he
did at the Standard theatre and though
double the prices We're charged there
was not standing room in the house
at either of his three performances.
Though Bob only stripped to show his
Immense physique and had only
playful sparring match he met most
enthusiastic ovation,
When Fitz arrived at the Union sta
ton to avoid the crowd the officials
arranged to take him out a private
way to a hack that awaited him but
the people caught on, mobbed the hack
and followed it to his quarters at the
Planters hotel. After this he could
(dftfy ~nrove. without having mob at
his heels.
The day after, Fitz, at the request
of the Tri-State medical convention,
exhibited his anatomy TO the DOCTORS
but just then Annie Rausch, who had
been shot in the back the night previ-
ously by her jealous lover, Thomas,
and was thereby paralyzed, wasbrought
in for an X-ray examination. In the
interest and Importance of the case
Fitz was lost sight of for the time be-
ing. The X-ray located the bullet an
an incision was made and the bullet
extracted. The paralysis Immediately
left the woman and she is now doing
well with every possibility for recOv-
cry yet she was shot in a similar way
to Garfield, but her injury was even
far more serious.
During the examination and opera
ton upon Miss Rausch, Fitz was pres
ent and watched it with interest.
While the operation was going on a
curious gasp came from Fitz which
attracted attention His face had the
pallor of death, his eyes were half
closed and the perspiration poured
from his forehead. Some doctors went
to him but he only uttered unintellgi-
BILE sounds. Then he rose to his feet
and staggered to the door. When in
the passage he breathed a deep sigh
of relief as the cool air famed his
cheeks. In a few minutes he had re-
covered and was able to leave for his
appearance at a matinee. The doc
tors said that his sensitive nature had
been shocked by the cutting of Miss
Rausch's body and consequent flow of
blood therefrom and this was doubtless
the case. Fancy that! A man used
TO the flow of blood in himself and ad-
versaries almost fainting at the sight
of a maiden's blood!
F'itz, his wife and Martin Julian We're
at the Planters hotel, and here your
correspondent saw them. Fitz is a
genial, manly and outspoken fellow
and Julian is typical manager as
well as a discreet one. AS to Mrs. Fitz-
simmons, she is a genial lady, quite
matronly and is as she looks, a good,
true wife. She is evidently devoted
to her Bob. She said that she had
never any doubt about Bob winning
the fight but was naturally anxious.
All that has been said about her I'M
due excitement at the ringside and
her interference was imaginative. She
watched the fight eagerly, of course,
and all she did was to advise the wash
ing off of Bob's bloody face She does
thinks he has earned his hOnors and
should be allowed to wear them for a
time and then retire on his laurels, if
he chooses to do so.
In answer to your correspondent
Inquiries, Fitz said: I'm glad to see
YOU old boy, but do wish you news
paper fellows would give me a rest
Some of you have treated me well, but
others have done nothing but see
which could tell the biggest lie Now
as to the Carson fight there never was
a time when / was not sure of the vic
tory.
II laid my plans deliberately and
coolly followed them out. All this tall
of my being nearly gone when down is
false and so too is the story that the
knockout blow was a chance one.
worked for it, waited for it, and at las
: got it, That settled the matter bu
it is well for Jim that he was counted
out Had he not been done so HI
would have Jared worse and suffered
more ignominious defeat.
What 1 will do in the future l can
not positively say. 1 am in favor o
retiring and let others fight for tn,
honor / have won, and that 1 prOpos,
doing. ] shall go to England and otre
doing. | shall go to England and othe
places and make money in order t
PLY with my family. am not afraiC
to meet Corbett or any other man liv
ing, but / have reached the heigh
of my ambition and what more shoult
/ ROW want than rest and comfort?
Here Fitz laid back and expanded hi
vast chest, as he gave vent to a merr
laugh.
Fitz has not got the swelled head b
the victory He is just the same oil
"Lanky Bob and talks even NOR
mCdestly than he did before the fght
He eats and sleeps well, and thong