The herald., 1897-05-14
When He Whipped Cor
bett at Carson
i'm GOT A JOLT IN THE Jaw
AFTER THH HEA1E PUNCH HAD
1DIL1p WIlg
The vitascope Pictures Reveal Blow
Which Neither Principals Nor
Spectators Even Saw

Associated Press Special Wire.
NEW YORK. May 1s.-Those who will
see the vitascope pictures Of the recent
Carson mill at the exhibition to be
given here Saturday night will zee the
foul that Manager Brady has aiways in
sisted occurred.
Fitxsimmons has stated that the ston-
ach punch was accomplished with a
right-hand feint and left shift" With
all due respect to Mr.. Fitzsimmone. 1t
may be stated that he is mistaken. The
pictures are as clean cut az so many
cameos, and they speak louder thar
words.
When the Knockout came Corbett
was Gliding forward in a knock-kne
sort Of a shuf1e. He had grown strong
since the sixth round, and was on the
aggressive. Suddenly Corbett lunges
out with his left. Then there Is trouble.
Fftxsimmons ducks to the right. In
the pictures you can see Corbett's left
arm like Z bolt Of iron over Fitzsim-
mons left shoulder.
Here is where the solar plexus punch
comes in. The left lead has left Corbett's
stomach comparatively unguarded.
Fitzsimmons steps quickly forward.
sliding Corbett's arm over his shoulder
to the elbow. Then he hooks his left fist
into the pit Of Corbett's stomach. Cor
bett ie seen toppling slowly forward
with open mouth His right hand
reaches for the floor. His right knee
follows. He seems to be helpless As
Corbett sinks to the floor. with Fitz-
simmons looming above him, one may
eee In the picture the long arm of the
Australian swing back. then come for
ward In q swift uppercut for the left
point Of Corbett's jaw. As the blow
starts It seems that Fitzsimmons real
ICES what he is doing. He appears to try
with all his might to hold the blow back.
But 1t lands. however. Corbett's righ,
glove Is on the floor when he catches.
Fitssimmons' back is turned to the
spectators. but the pictures chow the
sweep of the glove very plainly. The
referee stands beyond both men, at a
distance Of about six feet.
There IL an agreement between the
fighters that when one of them is knock
ed down the other shall retire to a dis
tance OF ten feet. Corbett 10 down. Fitz-
simmons does not retire until he has
given the Californian a wallop In the
Jaw, while the latter's glove Is touching
the floor. 1t does not seem to 20 much
harm. 1t knocks the Ca1iforniac.s head
to one side about two feet. Then Titx-
simmons realizes what he has done. He
steps away to the required distance and
the fight comes to an end.
Dan Lynch. the manager OF Tom
Sharkey. said: why, it's foul. as plain
as day. Now I guess that people will
believe me when I say that Fitzsimmons
fouled Sharkey. The blow on Corbett's
jaw Is as plain as the nose on your face
He was hit after he had fallen to the
floor from the stomach punch"
II have said all care to say about the
foul" said Manager Brady. II would
like to ask. however, how anybody can
tell Just what effect this blow had on the
result Of the fight. We are not going to
make a fuss about 1t. The pictures
speak for themselves. All we want is
another try al Fitzsimmons"
THE Corbett men are a lot Of sore
heads" eaid Martin Julian. "Any foul
that Fitzsimmons may have committed
would not have killed a fly. If it had
been serious somebody would have seen
pictures, and know nothing about It,"
TWO CHEAP BOUTS
OAKLAND. May 13-Jack Davis Of
Omaha whipped Sailor Brown in about
three seconds before the Reliance Club
laet night. Davis was matched to fight
Brown eight rounds. but before the men
had time to warm UP Davis smashed
Brown in the mouth and nose, follow
ing 1t UP with another blow on the jaw.
Brown was completely knocked out, and
the fight was given to Davis.
Fred Mccormick fought eight rounds
with Dick Fleming, said to be brother
|of Jimmy Carroll. whose true family
name Is Fleming. Fleming was not in
good condition. but put up good fight.
The decision was given to Mccormick.