The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-19
OPINIONS OF EXPERTS.
WHAT THE SPORTS THINK OF THE
TWO PUGILIsTS.
SiIer Says the Best Man Won on His
Merit-Othcrs Say Corbett Was
Careless.

Carson city, New, March 1s--It seems
to he the opinion of every one here that
Corbett missed his opportunity In the
sixth round, when he knocked Fitzs!m-
mons down. These are some of the per-
sons spoken TO, and what they thought
of the battle and the result:
George Siler--It was u fair, square and
mainly fight. and in my Judgment. the best
man won; no foul blow was committed
fltzs mnions simply stepped IN close
swung his left hard into the pit of the
stomach, quickly following 1t with his
| right over the heart. IL was the former
| blow. however, that gave tltz the word
! championship. 1t doubled Jim up com
| pletely and took his breath away titz-
| simmons quickly SAW thHt Corbett was
| done for, and, although naturally
| steppeI.Jn between to see thai no ioui was
| committed. Fitz never for moment lost
HIS head. II was good, clean iishi, ana
| ] think Will DO much toward making box
! ing popular throughout the Union
Governor Sadler--lt was all right. /
have no fault TO find with sparring exhi-
| billions, If this Is Il sample OF the way
TINT these affairs are conducted. Every
body was orderly and quiet, and neither
| man, to my mind, sustained any serious
injury. II WAS a clever athletic exhibit
| tion, and ! saw no harm in II.
though. i,itn was go'rig TO he whipped al
ter the third round, as Corbett had 50
much the better OF him. | felt thar there
was one chance left for Fitz. and that
was IN his powers of endurance and re-
cuperation AS the battle proceeded !
grew moro certain that F.tzsimmonS mad
a good chance to win, for / noticed that
he was as strong as ever, while Corbett
was percepubly weakening. did not
expect The fight to end the way II did. |
thought that f'itz would wear him down
and finish him in the usual style with
some blow on the jaw. The blow he put
Cortett looked all right on the surface.
but he was not all there insdc think
Corhett Is a dead one" now, and that
Fitgsimmons can whip him even easier
should they ever meet again.
Wyatt Earp--I was a Fitzslmmons man
from the start, hut came very near heinz
physical Appearance. The result satisfies
; me that Corbett was not right physically.
despite his appearance. lie lacked vital
, ity did not think thai Fiizsimmons
!. would lose at sny stage OF the fight. Al.
though Corbett outpointed him, none Of
, his blows did any serious damage. Cor
! from trip 10 PASTURE, He looked well
q : got II in him 10 finish hard in the stretch
! think that sharkey could have whppec
Ccrbe,i today as easily as Fitzsiminons.
= Arthur Moore-Corbe,t seemed sur
, winner in the early, part OF the fight
= he sixth round and FAILED he should have
= fought off like he did at the start. insten(
u of forcing matters. Had he done so HI
: could not have lost II was a good cleve
IN 7MvstSrous'' Bily smith--That lef
punch IN the wind settlei Corbett. II cam
at the right time. Ftzslmm2ns piay,e'
I stronger rhan Corbett ut the time he De
livered the blow, and u he had not w9'
r then he would lave later; e9rh,, h sn s,ti
-, round. in which he had al the better Of y
u Jim Wakely-I car not say ANYTHING
ID Corrftt certainly did not have the spec
j. 9Nii1, "AulliTe'-Corbett threw away N
- opportunity of his hfe when he fail "a 7
i follcw M his aayar tage IN me SIN an
!, Mad H. rons after him tie resuE ,wori
III Rave been different aud Corhett would sti
Is be champion OF re wSpldi ina ins, en "a ~
y n5yica Of his seconds, THO latter advise
~ Him him contrary 10 all precedence In IN
a. n priH r'ng They told hn 70 keep STs
y from Fi'zsinnons' rg =. vs hYf little alter
~ -, Ia ITitzsimnons' left. What was w
a resi,lt9 Ho got careless Of the, ieit haF "
er Fitzsimmons eNaen,tly resaHui ,tsef h
" ia that hanl effectively. ] en- u,i ,o,
ne sfand what Corbett was thinkng ao 90 :
- wsNeg, he faded to follow up III ra,,,Id Z
re oys ,, n, d'an,t use his old judgment. ~,
st Ai smith--It IS g. mystery 10 , me Ian
IN Corhett did not follow 'yoo up M pTsS,cSIiy
Siue ,,,o W., in the sixth re~nd. cant IN
~ agir.s what ne was .hinkng o., nod III
e., ta'nly must have known ma M, ~. spnear
in bal way, and md he se,m ds nov l think thnk
NO be al an ,nch attention to the advice
S1ia se sgS instead OF trusting to s s,s GM
he fpdsment cST agaes un ami Vwould Ia,
1T. fitzslmmpSiS o,,, nod he gone about
s 'HSGsi q n9n ,ss9. in rhgrf y
ana adont.nns; g %b,ch had been thorough
w Of Fi'z' rshi,, , wv Nv his seconds: ard
drilled asaar ,9 n for the Aastral,apfs q
band band, y ~ n,D1 aSG Tsa1k dGI fsno
bet fsa' .r NED many a victory out OF u
~ FIRE, f-orNett Yves overtrain
a and entir.'y ,oN Ca, recll..s= I told him,
the he was at'sc,u,le'N ,vhan discovered :
sh- look out Tor hin,s and nos 20 take al
~ vitality WIS GO ne can't work hard for :.
Jpn chances. A man man. 80 70 fight q long bait
ION weeks ,tse,,t an becoming exhausted fi'1''