The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-19
SIMPLY LACKED STEAM.
Sullivan and Others Talk About the
Late Fight.

Ogden. March 1S.-The Parson Davies
special and the regular Southern Pacific
train brought two full trainloads of re-
turning sports from Carson in town this
| evening.
They were interviewed at the depot by
the representatives of the United Asso-
! ciated Presses. and there was a wide di-
versity of opinion on the outcome of the
hight. The consensus of opinion, however,
was that the best man won. Fitzsimmons
simply out-fought the California cham
Dion. and the fight demonstrated that a
scientific boxer has no chance with a
scientific fighter.
John L. Sullivan said: "Corbett put up
a weak fight. He lacked steam, and all
| though he hit F'itzsfmmons when and
where he pleased, he did not have force
enough TO land a knockout blow. He
12bbed and poked away as though he
was on exhibition. Fitzsimmons proved
| himself dangerous fighter. but it was
not battle of champions. Corbett'S al
! legged clevernesS was not in evidence, and
FitzsimmonS had it all his own way. |
challenged the winner at the ringside and
| if FitZsimmons can be induced to fight
me l will defeat him."
Sullivan is looking excellent and weighs
249 pounds. He says he can easily train
to 200 pounds and will fight at that
weight.
Reddy Gallagher of Chicago and John
Considine of Detroit were sore on Cor
bett. Said Gallagher:
"Corbett did not make any fight at all.
There are so middleweights who could
have whipped him yesterday. He was
dead. so far as punching is concerned.
ed on Fitzsimmons. he only cut the
CornishmanS lip. Fitzsimmons did fair
ly well and showed he knew how to fight,
but from a Dugilistic point of view the
battle was not a great one.
Considine echoed Gallagher's state
mentS. He said:
''Fitzsimmons had a snap. Corbett
could not hit hard enough to hurt, and it
only his ability TO get AWAY that
saved him long before the end came. Cor
bett did not hurt Fitzsimmons at all. In
the sixth round, when Corbett repeatedly
put both mits on FitZs jaw, everybody
looked for a knockout, but Jim did not
have the steam. Fitzsimmons went to
his knees, and the crowd thought Corbett
knocked him down. 1t was no such. thing
Fitzsimmons slipped and chung to Corbett
to save going to the floor. AS he rested
on one knee for seven seconds, ne Winked
at the men in his corner, and when ne
got up he was as fresh as at the begin
ming. If Sullivan fights Fitzsimmons 1t
will be a good fight. John L. methods
are similar to those of the Cornishman,
and if they ever come together II will be
a hot smuggling match"
Prof. John Donaldson of Cleveland,
former trainer and warm friend OF Cor
bett, is of the opinion that Jim was
handled wrong both in training and in
We're Davies. brother of Parson Davies,
ventured the opinion that. 1t was a great
HSnI, ana LIldI flIZSlI1IuOIS - TIE Dcltci
man. Fitzsimmons proved that he was no
accident and Corbett demonstrated that
fancy boxing will not win a championship
battle.
NJ. de Friest of Albany says that while
It was a good fight, it was not great
one. Corbett appeared to the uninitiated !
to have the best of it all the way through, |
but while he ra;Iied blows all over Fitz- |
simmons. his grand-stand boxing did no !
harm. Fitzsimmons slipped in the sixth |
round and Corbett got the credit OF a |
Touchdown that he did not earn. De |
Fr;est will back Sullivan against t1tz- !
simmons for any amount.
Major Winthrop, president OF the Lon /
don Athletic club, says 1T was the great
est fight of the century. He refused to |
stay and see the smaller fights so as not |
TO spoil the grand impression the cham
DionshiD battle left with him.
Dave Lowensohn of Chicago said:
.Corbett put up a game and scientific
fight but he lacked steam. You can train
thoroughbred horse down to fine edge.
but even then he can't kick as hard as
mule. Corbett fought well, but the re-
outed cleverneSS was not sufficient to
keep Fitzsimmons away. The Cornish
man forced the thing, and with all his
hitting Corbett could not keep him away.
The best man wons and he can do it
every time
The party left for the east over the Rio
Trande Western at IL o'clock tonight
Sullivan will get off at st. Louis, where
re opens with his theatrical company in
I Sunday afternoon matinee.