The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-18

bit chary of him. He gave me hard
fight, and I got considerable punish
ment. / waited for the time, and final
ly, as I could not get at his head, play
ed for his body and finished him.
ended Corbett with the same blow that
/ used on Sharkey-a left swing on the
body under the heart
FitZsimmonS is in good condition
barring the sprained thumb, and it is
badly swollen. He drove into town this
afternoon with his wife and left on
to-night's train for San Francisco,
taking with him the purse of $4,000
in drafts, which were turned over to
him by Al Smith, the stakeholder
CORBETT BEMOANS HIS FATE.
AS Corbett staggered into his dressing
room, after the contest, his brothers
Harry and Joe supporting him on each
side, the scene was a pitiful one. What
to him was honor fame and fortune
had been irretrievably lost in the brief
space of time since he had left the
room, the confident, the indicated
champion of the world. A short hour
before he had been absolutely certain
of victory. without a shadow of doubt
that his record would remain unmarried,
and the crushing defeat was almost be-
yond belief to him. His trainers
crowded into the dark little room after
him, and gathered about him as he
sank exhausted into a chair
Il can't realize it, boys the defeated
champion said. L don't know how it
happened. 1 had him almost out and
could have whipped him if l had fol-
lowed it up, but WANTED to show him
how thoroughly I could best him. Oh,
if 1 can only get at him again. He
must, absolutely must give me another
chance. l can whip him next time
There was a moments silence, when
suddenly Jim leaned forward against
his brother Harry and burst into tears
Il can't believe it." he sobbed L can't
believe it, Harry. How can you believe,
old man, that l am a defeated cham
pion?"
The scene was too much for the little
crowd of heartbroken friends Billy
Woods shrank into a dark corner, and
with his cap over his face endeavored
to stifle his sobs. White and McVey
chokingly attempted to soothe their ex-
hausted chief, and Billy Delaney, with
wet eyes, vigorously famed the almost
fainting man in a vain attempt to con-
ceal his emotion.
Harry Corbett gruffiy ordered every
body to brace up and Joe Corbett
sank to his knees beside his defeated
brother, and passing his arm around his
neck, said softly: It's all right, jim
It's all right Everybody knows it was
a chance blow, and that you are the
best man yet. It's all right, old boy.
We all know you can beat him, Jim"
Corbett's face was as pale as death
and drawn into ugly lines by the phys
ical and mental agony he was under
going. He little looked the man who
had whipped Sullivan as he lay back in
his chair, his hand pressed below his
heart, where the blow that ruined him
had gone home.
How my heart hurts me-" he eX-
claimed time and again. II thought
would die when I went down. / did
not realize that I was being counted
out. 1 only knew that my side was
hurting me. The pain was awful, aw-
full. That is the only place 1 feel any
trouble now-right below the heart 1
L l.
may kill me yet, and what's the differ
ence if it does? No, it won't either"
he suddenly added, with the battle
light coming back to his eyes. Il viii
get another crack at that fellow yet.
I'll make him fight me again
There was hardly a mark upon his
body to show how the champion had
lost. There We're spots of blood upon
his arms and breast, but it was the
blood Of the victor, not his own.
Anybody can see that Jim is the
cleverer man" said Charley White
He simply lost on one of those chance
blows which are always a possibility
He can whip F'itzsimmons, and 1 know
it. / advised him to fight generalship
fight, keeping away from Fitzsimmons,
but he was so confident he could whip
Fitzsmmons that he would mix up.
Even up to the round he went down he
was confident. He is much the better
man. The chance blow did it,"
Delaney and the other trainers ex-
pressed similar opinions.
Meantime, the work over Corbett was
having it's effect, for whiting a half
hour he grew strong enough to dress
and leave the arena. He was driven
direct to the train, and with his party
soon started on his trip to San Francis
co.
OPINIONS ON THE FIGHT.
My construction of Rule u" said
Referee Siler, permitting hits in the
clinches and breakaways made a far
fairer fight than the general public or
the spectators anticipated. The general
supposition was that under the rule as
interpreted, the fight would be
rough and tumble, that they would hug
and wrestle. but l figured that if hit
ting in the clinches and breakaways
was permitted, the men would be more
careful in the clinches and there would