The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-03-23

cbamnion-COrbett Had All
-. BEST of the Fight and Several
u,o,es 1t Was Thought the Aus
,,i,u was Done for, but g
Ky BIow Ended the Fight.
carson. New, March Is. - Under a
Uai'JI and in valley 5000 feet
ceal The sea, circled by the snow
a~n,od mountains, which glistened in
capp ETiaht sunlight, making a picture
tnt Ol os was never seen before on an
Su eaei i'm Of the kind. James J. Corbett
Ut e"+ down to defeat before Robert
Titqsimmons, who became the cham
ni ,", heavyweight pugilist OF the
lp,ord The victory was not gained
N ,.;tbort q struggle; in fact, victory did
0I W soom possible until the last mo-
w. Of the battle. He was giving
n INV indication of slowly going to
e ,on6s when he delivered a blow in a
rtsI mart and followed it with two
,t5 bGl which sent the Californian to
,ha Aoor with the agony Of pain and
9nenoir imprinted on his face. and he
,rog unable to rise within the limit
,.hicb would save him. When the
5ofootpd champion finally arose with
Nv assistance of his attendants and
covered sufficiently from his daZed
condition to realize the calamity that
Ind befallen him, he broke out with
all the
Fury of An Enraged Animal,
and discarding all the rules which
@ovprn the art of which he is disciple,
rushed at his victorious opponent and
made vain attempt to beat him over
the ropes. only desisting when his own
seconds and friends forced him away.
And then the new champion was
horne to his dressing room amid the
cheers Of the 5000 people who were
in tbe arena, accompanied by his Sec
ends and trainers, and also by his
wife. who had watched the contest
from position within a few feet of
fine ring-side and who had taken in
every detail, even at the time when it
seemed that her husband would be
knocked insensible at her feet.
1t was great contest, but notwith-
standing the cheers for the victor, the
majority of those who witnessed the
fight, could not but feel q sense of dis
appointment at the result, believing, as
they did, that victory was taken from
Corbett at a moment when he seemed
sure Of gaining it himself.
1t was Il moment after the noon
hour when the principals and their
seconds appeared and both were
greeted with great cheers. George
Siler, the referee, arranged the few
preliminary matters in short time,
and about 1910 the battle commenced.
Little was accomplished by either of
the men in the first round, but in the
next few rounds
COrbett Had Every Advantage.
In the fifth round he punched FitZ-
simmons severely, hattering him on
the face until the blood streamed from
his face and he finally sank tc his
knees to avoid further punishment,
remaining there until nearly all the
allotted time had expired, when he
arose and succeeded in continuing the
contest for the few remaining seconds
Of the round. Nearly all the specta-
tors thought the end was at hand then,
game battle for nearly eight rounds
more, though there were several Oc-
caSi0nS during that time when Cor
bett seemed to have had him going.
lie did land q number of blows on
COrbett, but they seemed to have little
effect on him. At the opening of the
fourteenth and last round Corbett
looked the winner. Though some
what tired, he was still strong and
was displaying more science and con-
tnued to pound the Australian and
Keep up the flow OF the stream OF
blows. And then came the final blow
ana the end. The blow which ended
the tight was a left-hand punch de-
Iyered just below the heart. 1t was
al the more effective for the reason
mat Corbett was leaning backward
when It came. 1t caught him on the
tenSely drawn muscles just over the
sspieen and must have caused the most
Intense agony. COrbett was more I'M
conscious from pain than from the
IoFce of the blow. AS he lay writing
ana gr0veling on the floor his face
presented the most CHASTITY appearance
imaginable. No man in q last death
struggle could have
Mortified the Spectators
ulore, and his agonizing cries of pain
toulu be heard above the cheers for
lue victor. And then followed the
widest scene of the day, when he rose
70 ms feet and with all the strength
.,e nad left, rushed at his opponent and
urea to finish the contest. Those
nearest the ring jumped over the
ropes IN spite of all efforts Of the po-
nee TO prevent them, and in moment
sue entire enclosure was filled with a
no no ing, shouting mob, and the noise
an confusion were so great that the
i h5 ice was hardly able to announce
my ~: uectSion awarding the battle to
: lz.Slmmons. In the midst of it all