The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-25
THE PRIZE FIGHT PICTURES.
What They Showed When Exhibited In
New York Saturday Night.

The veriscopic reproduction OF the Fitz-
simmons Corbett fight at Carson City as
exhibited at the Academy OF Music In
New York on Saturday night failed TO
verify tho various reports OF the bouts
which reached Providence through the
news gathering agencies and letters from
ringslde sports To their friends here Tho
first impression one gets Of the shadowy
Photographic production Is that the reports
OF the battle as sent from Carson City on
ST Patrck's day were strongly Corbett-
colored, for they conveyed the Impression
that Fitzsimmons as IA boxer was smoth
cred by his opponent from the call OF time
till the Knockout blow was delivered.
The pictures show, however that Fitz-
simmons was full Of business from the
start that he repeatedly led, was active
as "A cat on the defensive and took advan-
tage of openings with lightning quick
ness Another thing they showed-that
Corbett always had "a wholesome respect
for Fitzsimmons' leads backing out OF
harms way as fast as his legs could carry
HIM, and with good reason, for the Aus
tralian, even when OH the defensive,
seemed TO be intent on boring in with the
first sign OF an opening TO administer
one OF the wicked blows for which he is
famous. On the other hand Corbett' \
confidence was apparent with every move
made by him fh-tfrc- oarly part of the
fight At the beginning of each round
he sprang from his chair and
at once went To manoeuvring
around Fitzsimmons with an easy grace
of style which was very taking The other
man, with his face soon covered with
blood, WAS nothing 10th To advance To the
encounter but his step was more deliberate
and his movements were not half so grace
ful. In the famous sixth round as shown
by the veriscope, IL Is impossible to SEQ
whether Fitz was Knocked down or
whether he slipped down. There is u
rapid exchange Corbett doing the fore
ing, and suddenly Fitzsinmons is seen 10
be down on one knee with his face up
lifted and his attitude statuesque. IL
Is plain he has his senses about him, and
is going To take advantage of the time
limit. Whether he was dazed or foxy"
the veriscope will never DO able 20 tell,
but when he gets Co his feet he Is as full
of fight AS ever and toward the last OF the
round he seems TO be more aggressive than
Corbett
From that time to the end of the battle
FitZsimmons' tactics become more open
and confident while Corbett begins To lose
his assurance The doomed man Is seen 20
smile less and his style becomes looser. In
the last three rounds nothing is palmer
than that he is tiring, but he always
jumps up quickly from his chair and
there Is grace and agility in his move
ments TO the last.
Nobody can see in the veriscope pictures
how the end comes, but even the specta-
tors at the ringside were puzzled and be
wiidered by the jab, darting out like the
tongue OF "a serpent, which sent Corbett To
his knees. There is nothing more roalis-
tic In the exhibition than the agony of
the prostratod boxer ana his crawling on
his hands and knees toward the corner Of
the ring as il 10 get US far from his dreaded
antagonist as possible. Then comes the
swarmiDg into the ring and Corbett's re-
coyery. Then the defeated mans break
and attack on the new champion who had
proven tho better Of the two i'm grit, en-.
durancc and Furnishing power
A good deal has been said about the
alleged foul blow after Corbett was down.
The veriscope shows Fitzsimmons' lett
glove swinging toward the others head,
but whether the blow ever reached it the
machine fails TO record, and IL is the shall
lowest and most futile OF speculation Co
discuss whether 10 was foul--only tech
nicaIly of course-or not. Corbett was
done for with the terrible body blow.
Another point disproven by the veriscope
Is the charge that tho Knockout blow was
n chance or fluke blow. During the last
rounds 10 is plainly evident that Fitz-
simmons was watching for just such a
blow.