The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-09

| felt as round after round was Fought,
but. oh. that terrible sixth.
"Corbett gave Bob a-what was It,.
Bob?"
IAN uppercut." he answered laughing.
YES, an uppercut-that was it. re-
member now. 1t cut his lip and the
blood treamed-ughw she exclaimed with
a shudder. at made me feel so sick and
faint: but when Bob winked at me and
smiled / knew it was all right After
that horrid sixth i was. oh. so happy.
Every blow Bob delivered told, and l
could see Corbett weakening. don
know what got the matter with him. l
kept getting more and more excited, put
| didn't yell like q Comanche chief. I'm
always a very composed woman, and
anyway | knew Bob would win.
when the thirteenth round was be-
ginning. l did call TO Bob, This is your
lucky round. Go in and win l thought
sure he'd win that round, but he didn't.
He won the next. though, and L was so
thankful / didn't know he'd been fighting
with a broken thumb. The blood on his
face was bad enough.
After that famous fourteenth / felt
so happy l jumped up on chair. took
a flag from my coat pocket, and waved
IT, | was so overjoyed with his victory
that couldn't control myself any longer.
ran to him and kissed him and Rugged
him and got blood all over my own lips.
He had 70 wipe II off for me. / don't
know how looked, but I had good friends
there, and they cared for me. They
say I was real sick. but I don't remem-
Der anything about IL. After Bob dress
ed we drove home in buggy. but stop
ped at the city prison for him to get a
sulphur bath. He swan for an hour.
and the dear boy came out looking as
If he had never been in the ring.
I'VE went home. and the cook, nurse.
and baby were waiting. That Chinese
cook was Wild with excitement and wrote
an account OF the fight in Chinese.
THAT ONE STITCH.
THE doctor came and put Bob's thumb
in spllnts and took one stitch In his lip.
Bob SAYS that that one stitch hurt him
more than any OF Corbett's punches.
After the doctor left we had little sup
per and played cards the rest OF the
evening with some friends"
1.-The champion OF the world drank one
glass OF beer the night after the fight
She added. proudly. Now. isn't that a
good record? He hasn't scar. she
went on. watching him disappear. and
now that he isn't here. can tell you all
Bob Is a good man. He is as tender and
full of sentiment as he can be and real
easy 10 make cry when anything touches
him.
"As I said before. 7 always tell him
the worst thing about him is his profess
sion. OF course. I'm interested In his
business. and I'd like to go on the stage
again In his company.
''What did I do on the stage? had
several specialties. but my best one was
an acrobatic act with my brother was
ON the stage from the time / was five
wears old I'D TO the Saturday night be-
fore I married Mr.. Fitzsimmons. Since
then haven't acted. but I've been ev-
erywhere with him. I don't want him 70
fight any more. though. i don't ike
fights. Here comes my BABY! she ex-
claimed. catching the little Fellow IN her
arms.
The mother instinct IS very strong IN
the wife OF the champion. She says
before her own baby came she loved GER
tain children; now she loves all chill
dren.
She Is n remarkably handsome woman
and has a sweet unassuming manner
She Is tall and well proportional and
has a beautiful pink and white complex
ion untortured by cosmetics. fearless blue
eyes. and rich brown hair that waves
naturally
At present she dresses in deep mourn
ing for her mother who died a Few
weeks ago.
'T wish you'd say that Mrs. Fitz II no
pugilist," she concluded. with q laugh.
land that my husband has never intro
duced me TO two men In his profession.
although we've been married three years.
And tell 'em I knew Bob would win. -
New York Sun.