The evening times., 1897-05-22
VER|sCOPE SHOWS A FOUL
Photographic Reproduction of
the Fight at Carson City.
THE PROOF BY THE PICTURES
The Blow Given Corbett on the
Point of the Jaw Was Technically
foul, But Apparently Was De-
.JvVrPd Without Intent to Do
Wroug-No One Saw Ii.

New York, May 22.-The veriscope pic
tures, ,Shownheretod prove be yonddoubt
that Robert Fitzsimmons fouled James j.
| Corbctt in the Nevada fight
The most Interesting detail in the pho
Geographic record is the picture which shows
| FitzSimmons striking Corbett with his
left fist on the point of the jaw when the
Californian had sunk to the floor.
The blow, technically, was a foul, but
il Wasdeiiyered withoutintent todo wrong,
50 far as can he known, and it had no ma
terial effect upon the issue But the rea-
son why no official notice was taken Of it
was that not only the referee missed seeing
it, but so did every one of the ether
5000 persons present.
Not one gesture escaped the record.
Corbett partisaBS will find much cnooar-
agenent in the photographs of the fight
up TO tie end OF the sixth round During
those twenty-three minutes Corbetu had
everything his own way.
He divided his efforts impartially between
punching and patronizing Fitzsimrons
When the red-headed one, 10y chance,
struck him below the belt in one of the
early rounds Corbett smiled good-naturcd-
Is. like a fond teacher, correcting an error
Of pet pupil. He seemed TO be sorry for
his inferior, who couldn't help making
such mistake; yet, as matter Of duty,
he iolted him in the jaw aud prodded I is
nose ana banged him ia the ribs until the
poor Cornishman ought to have felt that
his last day had come.
Bob fought back gaInely, never ceaa:ng
TIE g.ias and wiaks to tbs wife, by which
he SignallyI that he really didn't mind the
grueling hc got. His nDral courage in
lighting away under such heavy punish
ment is nac example for every inaa in
TINS world eHD has 10 iI-ht foy his LIVING.
Put Corbett'S blows were fast weakening
the lanHy fellow. In the fourth rodud hc
began t. Doe a HJjie slow. In the fifth he
was tirmg fast. In the sixth he was in
distress His Dattrredubs ana HtOutll were
bl acdinS So that his front was III ,medred
with red from cheekboIIe 20 waist. His
lower lip was 50 split that smiling must
have hurt sadly. Vet the rrd-beaded NAN
was always grinning.
He Clung to COrbett in fierce clinChes.
which again ana again saved him from
being knocked out. His long, thiu, .ound
legs were Guiyering His knees wobiled.
Every tIae Corbeit punched him on nose,
mouth. jaw OF chin has head flew back as
il his neck would he dIslocated. Yet
the CornIshnan fought on, weakening
physically under every blow, but not
losing one atom OF his pluck.
At last cliuching could save him DO
more Corbett banged hlm with the
ri.FF is on VI all
+olting blow lille FitzsiInmons was
hanging from Corbett's neck. The freck-
led arms relaxed. Fitzsimmons Slid down
Corbett like a hoy sliding down a tree.
He has since made the eXplanatIo that
Corbett stepped on his foot and tripped
him, but John l.. Sullivan and many other
expert witnesses SAW Curbert dtlyer the
body blow and saw Fitzsimmons slide
down after receiving it.
The COrnishman was 6Heeling on his
right knee He was very groggy, but he
was not by any means Knocked out. 1t
makes one think OF the old fable aboUtthe
missing horseshoe nail and the lost king
dom to reflect taat if Corhett had planted
that blow four inches to the left Of where
he sent it. FitzSimm0ns would have been
the loser beyond peradveature.
The veriN-oPc SHOWS thai CoThctt step
ped hack as soon as Ftzsmntons fell,
aud then started toward him again, but
was checked by Referee George sler, who
stepped ia and warned him back He
restrained himself with great effort from
lcaping past the referee, who began 10
couut out the Cornishman.
A study Of FHzsinmoas' face and his
actions during this period is enough to
put a stout heart in a Greek general. The
persistent red-headed one did not even
dream that he was beaten, The evi-
denCes OF his sad case were plain TO
every one else. hut he did not notice chem.
John L. Sullivan turned and remarked:
We'll, it's all over" hut when he took
another look at the studous, calculating
face Of Fitzammons, he modified his iudg
ment by eNClaining: Hold on; he's in it
yet"
Before Siler hadcouatednjn seconds Fitz-
simmons had arisen and had his fists up
ready for fight. Corbett rushed him, but
without results. The plain, simple, hard
working blacksmith had regaincd much of
his strength while resting, say, eight sec
onds on one knee, and he was able to
clinch once more. and stin once more, and
SO last out the round.
Corbetr seemed tired from this point on
ward. He was no longer ~ tiptoe sprint
ing after his adversary. He appeared to
have worn himself out furnishing Fitzsim-
mons. who was now improving every min
ute and constantly tak..g a more prominent
part in the fighting.
The fourteenth round began with no more
interesting features than the thirteenth or
anyother since the sixth. 1t had progressed
for little more than a minute and a half
when Corbett ducked forward and made
long, low plunge for Fitzsimmons' abdomen.
The veriscOpe shows that at the moment
Corbett's fist came forward FitZsimmons T
drew in and contracted his abdominal
muscles so that the blow, if it landed at all,
did pract ically no harm, and at the same
time he started to side-step toward the
right The picture also shows that Corbett
ducked unhurt under FitZsimmons eX-
tended left fist, sent tforwar rd in an attempt
at a counter blow.
In an ordinary boxing match between
average fighters this would have ended
the incident. But the chief distinction
between d mere pugilist and really great |