Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-03-21
IDA FULLER ON THE FIGHT.
She Gives a Graphic Picture Of
The Great Contest.


the daccer, gives the people Of Carson
her impressions OF the prize fighr
through the columns of he APPEAL:
| have witnessed a bull fight in
Madrid, Stain, aud came - the con
clusion that [ hal seen tt'e most
brutal exhibition ever sanctioned 10y
civilized people. It is the national
sport Of Spain, and although ME
Queen herself does not approve of if,
she is expected to attend twice duri0g
the season. She in company with her
family occupied the royal box he day
l wa there. and the vast multitude of
10000 people was more than half made
UP of W men. The fight is continued
through three acts, and 50 ~>icktning
was the brutal fienhlsh way in which
the poor horses and bulls were tor
tured that I cried like n child and left
the ar-na before tie first act was
finished. Since that day [ WAS defer
mined t. sea Il prize fight in my own
country it he opportunity ever pre-
sented it-eif, NV determination was
based upon the fact of argument with
the Spanish peO3le. They argued that
bull fighrioC was pot as crGel a. prize
fighting and having never seen tie
latter, [ a only prepared to say that
at least a contest between men who
have intelligence should have the
preference over poor dumb hrutes that
have no control over their actions and
are fC'ce1 10 torture.
Well, T have now had my curiosity
satisfied as I witnessed my first priZa
fight here in Carson the other day. [
am now prepared to give all Spain a
good argument.
Through the courtesy OF Mr.. Eaken,
the New York World representative, I
occupied a box very close to the ring,
e. [ had a splendid view and mu-t
cay that I enjoyed it rather than
otherwise [ expected to witness a
brutal fight, and "a happily sur
prised to see a scientific contest. [
never saw a mJre picturesque method
of defense, and if this art was Taught
and practiced more today, we would
have less cowardice and SOC do way
with deadly weapons What could
seem more brave "r manly than the
way in which Corbett kept off his ad-
versary. for to me it seemed all
through the contest that Fitzsimmons
was the aggressor and Corb"tt the
defendant, warding off all the formers
blows with ease. skill and grace. If
this was a fair sample of prize fight
ing any lady can attend with more
proprietv than she car witness a bull
fight. Iud-ed there is no comparison.
No m could have been more op-
posed than I, but [ have changed my
opinion since [ have seen for myself.
Before Mr. COrbett received the fatal
blow in the IA round he looked as
There was no evidence of even a
scratch, while Mr.. Fitzsimmons' face
was covered with blood. That was not
pleasant to witOess, but [ as some
liz IlVtltChi " lthts rs M. Stlt Cf
told uae the night before that they ex-
perienced no pain when blood flows.
1t is the blOH, be said, that leaves no
mark OF gives no responsive sound
that proves fatal and so it was with
him. [ am sure that not one person
in the arena except the referee, knew
when or how he had been struck.
I thought he had tainted and [ will
Y forget the awful expression OF
pain on his face as he tried to sup
port hiInsef by clinging to the ropes
which surrounded the ring. He could
only gasp, Let me 60" and was sc
crazed with pain and grief that the
moment he reGained his feet he
rushed about trying to fight everyone
in the ring. AS soon as he fell everv.
one was scramhling to be near him
and l wOuld havad done the same had ]
thought [ could give him relief.
He mad several attempts 10 arise
and there was not a sound uIIcIed by
a soul as the referee stood ov'r him
his arm swinging like a pendulum t
each stroke of the seconds, out whel
it swung back for the tenth time ht
still could not arise and Fitzsimmons
was pronounced champion of The
world.
Mrs. Fitzsimmons was by her hus
bands side ia an instant and she ant
her champion husband, with happi
ness depicted on their every feature, il
One corner OF the riGg, and CorSett
whose face told the narrowing tale 0