New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-18

Sfn hours and taken hearty breakfast OF roast
:, This is the day I've waited for ,hre. vears
Ia ~ lose lose YOU won't hear me whimper. / weigh
nv 'u nnoS u ! 20 ieel Ike fighting cock
Mrs r,zsmo orsa sa, thirty women in the boxes
s Ssd The crowd were good.natured. notwith.
hanSxins ioms delay. and amused themselves
wearing and whe bSsh ro sppeI He had
Other ed ne ring when loud applause from the
HI, his s,y corner end looked CRITICALLY and eooy
siov5es, which were inspected by the seconds and
hamor 'O 'ns bprRcs cOrbe WAS in great
friends Fitzsimmons paced nervousy. rubbing his
n@ Tt put wore happy smile.
on the ring ser illustrated his IDEAS E Of the Ion-
don prize ring rules in regard cnching This took
about # BILLY" Madden asked for order and
cries Of "Goodby, Bob .'Hurrah, corbettr' and
Striped Vp'h IGm ns WCTe bu
b blak trunks With the American flag for bell;
and white, socks. Fitzsmmons refused shake
hands at the call of time. l2:Os;
bett did not dance away from his antagonist az
quickly as expected and. in fact Fltzslmmons had
more confident and clean lie got in four good
body blows and received nothing. corbett had the
himself capable Of hitting him. The fourth round
was all Corbett's Fitzsimmons got in one good
punch on the wind, but he received heavy punish
ment in return Corbet drew first blood in the
NTH and gave Fitzsimmons a hard punching on
The sixth bloody Corbett showered rights
knocked him down. but did not have steam enough
TO put him out. though the Australian was very
groggy The seventh round was tame, both men
being tired and the honors about Fitzsim-
mons bleeding freely. Corbett played his left
on Fltzsimmons's damaged nose time and again in
the eighth. and had him covered with blood. Fz-
simmons appeared strong. but fought wild. Cor
hard rights on the body. Fitzs.mmons was strong.
but could not land. The betting at this time was
5 TO on corbett.
Fitzslmmons had much the best OF tho tenth
round. He landed three hard lefts on Corbeit's
head and two staggerers the body. Fitzsim-
mons came up strong in the eleventh and rushed
CS1rbett all over the ring planting many nara
changed to even money. and it was anybodys
There was little change in the fighting in the
twelfth and thirteenth rounds, except that Cor
bett had tooth knocked out. and he grew per
ceptbly weaker under the blows Of the Cornish
man. who apparently became fresher and stronger
as the tight proceeded But in the fourteenth
ming. threw back his head and chest, thus throw.
ing his stomach forward The Australians small
drew back his left with the forearm rigid and
ppsd It b ns pit OF or GS9e5 Wa ed about
foot off the ground and he pitched forward
swgng his right on E the ns sw and c2 or
manned down for fifteen seconds and Fitz retired
threw up both his hands and left the ring. Then
the scene described al the opening oi inns StoiS
followed.
Brady. speaking of the fight. said:
"Corbett says that he has been whipped fairy
and squarely. He licked on the level. but
he does not admit that Fitzsimmons is he better
man. We him his chance" said Brady, but
want him TO give us ours. ] can control COrbett
before he commences TO dsspate now, and We
have our good money that says he can lick t1tz
simmons"
Brady was keenly and almost hysterical in
his manner His voice was broken and husky.
Martin Julian not saying much, but his
rotund face expressed more than his tongue could
| Corbett admits that he WAS fairly licked NOW
the people know who Is the cur DID you eyer
see such game fight as Fitzsmmons put up?
| In he OniriOn of sporting who nave
seen most of the big battles of the last three dec
AIDES. to-days contest discounted anything they
had ever before while ii lasted There was
hardly slow moment from the ime the gong
sounded al l2:0S D. m. until the fatal blow was de-
| lvered. As expected. COTbett completely out
pointed the Australian in cleverness. and the left
jabs with which he won his great championship
! they al New-Orleans. But IN the arena mere
| these leads did not land on man broken down by
dissipation and past his prime. They had no steam
| behind them to-day. ana. try az he might Corbett
could not get in his right 10 the vulnerable point
! OF Fitzsmmonss jaw. Besides FItzsimmons In
this battle simply repeated the history or all his
| and was Groggy in the sixth round. but he came
| nm for the seventh refreshed. His wonderful re-
! cuperative faculties again in evidence After
ward he certainly was slow, put ne blded ms tlne;
| himself in the fourteenth round OF one OF those
| punches which have been so often called chance
! blows. . -
giving those fellows license. II was the prettiest
! The crowds fled out OF the arena after the fight
! again for afternoon battles between pugilists of
| little notoriety.