The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-03-24
Corbett Beaten
FITZSIMM0MS IS NOW CHAMPION
OF THE WORLD.
FOURTEEN ROUNDS DECIDED 1T
It Was a Great Struggle Between
the Men Frtm the First
Till Last.
DETAILS OF FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Corbett Was Getting the Best of It
Until He Received the Knockout
Blow Over the Heart.
Neither One of the Men Very Badly
fpjured-Corbett Wants to Fight
the Winner Again, but
FITzsIMMONs IGNORES HIM.
Over Five Thousand People Witness
the Contest-The Minor Events
Were Very Tame Affairs.
The Winner Gets the Purse and Starts
For San Francisco.
Neither One Of the Men Very Badly
fpjured-Corbett Wants to Fight
the Winner Again, but
FITzsIMMONs IGNORES HIM.
Over Five Thousand People Witness
the Contest-The Minor Events
Were Very Tame Affairs,
The Winner Gets the Purse and Starts
For San Francisco.

CARSON, New, March 1S.-Under q
clear sky and in a valley 5000 feet
above the sea, encircled by snowcapped
mountains, which glistened in the
, bright sunlight, making picture such
as was never seen before on an occasion
of the kind, james J. Corbett went
down to defeat yesterday before Robert
Fitzsimmons, who became champion
heavyweight pugilist of the world. The
victory was not gained without a strug-
gle in fact, victory did not seem posi-
BILE for Fitzsimmons until the last mo-
ment of the battle. He was giving
every indication of slowly going to
pieces, when he delivered a blow in a
vital part, and followed it with two
others which sent the Californian to the
floor with the agony Of pain and de-
spair imprinted on his face and he was
unable to rise within the limit which
would save him.
When the ex-champion finally rose,
with the assistance of his attendants,
and recovered sufficiently from his
dpzed condition to realize the calamity
that had befallen him, he broke out
with all the fury Of an enraged animal,
and describing all the rules which gov
ern the art of which he is deciple,
rushed at his victorious opponent and
made vain struggle to beat him over
the ropes, only desisting when his own
seconds and friends forced him away.
The contest was accompanied by the
usual delays which attend such affairs,
due largely to a wait for the hour when
the sunlight would would be the bright
est so that the new electrical device
the verascope-which was located at
the rlngside, would be able to obtain the
best results in taking an actual living
picture of the fight. For two hours be-
fore the men entered the ring the
crowds gathered in the arena, tempo
rary structure of vast dimensions. hav-
ing the canvass covered ring in the GEN.
ter, with row after row of plain boards,
each rising from each side and with no
covering but the clear blue sky above.
It was 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 preliminary matters in a
short time, and about IL 10 the battle
commenced.
First round-The men spared for an
opening, Fitz forcing Corbett to his
corner. Fitz tried left swing. which
Corbett ducked cleyerly Jim was smil-
ing. Fitz was Very aggressive, and he
landed light one ON Corbett's neck.
Corbett tented and landed left hook
ON Fitz's stomach. He followed with a
left hook ON Fitz's jaw. They clinched,
but no damage was done in the break
away. Corbett landed a light swing ON
Fitz's ribs. Again there was clinch,
but no blow in the breakaway. Fitz
landed his left ON Jim's head. Jim
landed a hard right hand blow on Fitz's
short ribs. In the clinch Fitz landed a
heavy right-han ON COrbett's head.
Corbett said: ''Oh," and laughed. Cor
bett landed his right on Fitz's ribs AZ
the gong sounded.
Second round-Corbett advanced to
the center and forced the fighting for q
minute. Again came a clinch without
damage. Fitz landed ON Corbett's ribs
with left swing. More clnching fol-
lowed. Corbett was very cautious, and
looking for the slightest opening. He
lands two sui Jeff swings ON Fitz's
head. Fitz swung his left and right
and landed lightly ON Corbett's head.
The fighting was Of rapid character.
Both men were very lively on their
feet. Corbett landed hard left half
round jab ON Fitz's stomach, and fol-
lowed with another In the same place.
He jabbed Fitz hard with his right and
left in the body when the bell rang.
Third round-Corbett started prompt
ly with that hard left hook ON the body.
Fitz got savage and tried his left and
right at Corbett's head, but he did little
damage. Corbett landed another left
jab ON Ftz' wind, and followed with
his right ON the ribs. Corbett clinched.
Corbett landed his right hard over the
heart, aud Fitz mixed IL up aud put the
heel OF his glove IN Corbelt's face. In
the clnch Corbett kept biz right work