The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-03-25
Fought Fourteen Eounde.

Fought Fourteen Eouude.
Robert Fitzsimmons defeated James y.
Corbett in the fourteenth round i'll the
contest at Carson City, New, for the pu-
gilistic championship of the world. The
decisive blow WAS IL left swing on the
pit of Corbeit's stomach. He fell on his
face in the center of the ring and was I'M
able to regain his feet in the specified ten
seconds. The Californian seemed to have
n shade the better of the battle up to the
last round. lie had Fitzsimmons weak
in the sixth round. but failed to finish him.
Four thousand people were present. Inc
day was clear aud beautiful and just right
for the kinetoacope.
The result of the battle came like a bolt
of lightning to Corbett's friends, who
deemed him literally invincib!e. The
kinetoscope should net 100000 to each
pugilist, in addition to which Fitzsimmons
receives the purse of $4,000 and Cor
belts side bet of $1,000. There were
about twenty women present Fitzsim-
mons weighed 167 and Corbett lS3
pounds.
Time was called at 1901. The lanky
pugilist refused to shake hands with Cor
bett. The opening sparring was cautious,
but the Cornishman soon began to force
Corbett. trying Il left swing.
For thirteen rounds the two men sway
ed and shifted pythonlke around the
white rosined floor. watching each other
like two great eagles Then the bell clang-
ed for the fourteenth, and up they came
again, light-footed, wary and aggressive.
Fitzsimmous was bleeding badly at the
mouth Four thousand spectators roared
around the ringside like troop of lions.
Hundreds of rlen became hoarse and hys-
terical with bowling.
A dozen more women sat shivering
and pale-faced with excitement in the
rear seats. All but one. The wife of the
tall Australian sat directly behind his
chair, near the corner, and to one side OF
his throng Of seconds, who famed and
rubbed their man between rounds
throughout the battle. Mrs. Fitzsimmons
was also pale-faced. but she sat Spartan
like behind her husband. Every time the
bell ended round she arose to her feet
and spoke encouragingly to her painting
husband preparing himself for the next
round. There is another painting man op-
posite, but he bore no visible marks of
the punishment he had undergone.
Fitzsimmons' small, fcrrety eyes twin
kled in his pink and apelike face like little
bits of shiny glass as he swayed up to
Corbett for the final round.
More yel!s followed from the sports
around the ringside. A woman with Il
green dress. away up on the high slope OF
seats, shrieked in IL delirium of excite
ment. One woman took up the chorus.
There came a braZen roar of voices from
Cor5ett's corner, as the two men bucklcd
together in clinch AS the four great
arms clasped and coiled, and the huge
muscles surged in the shoulders and BIZ
ceps. Corbett laughed over Fitzsimmons
shoulder. 1t was Corbett's last bit OF h.
larity The two men broke and swung
apart with n quick evolution that put six
feet of distance between them. Then
Fitzsimmons. storklike. and with slid
Ing sort of movement. slipped into dis
tance and sprang at the big man before
him as swift rs fash. Bang went his
glove into Cnrbett's stomach and once
again on the Californian's face. He had
landed many times before, but never SO
hard and clean Us then.
Champion Is Fallen.
Corbett dartcd forward and drove his
long left in Fitzsimmons' stomach. The
latter grunted aud swung back with three
hard raps on the Californian's jaw. The
finish followed, like thunderbOlt. litz-
simmons sprang forward with great
right-handed smash over Corbett's heart.
The blow would have finished an ordi-
nary man. 1t only staggered the tremen-
dously muscular fighter. That momen-
tary staGser. however, was sufficient.
Fitzsimmons rushed in with Il left flush
in the pit of the Californians stomach.
Down went the big fellow on all fours.
like stricken beef. All his grand
strength had vanished. Fitzsimmons.
with his face still contorted in that red
and featurelesa smile, stepped away at
the order of the referee, who sprang be-
tween them. With roar like that of
whirlwind 1000 spectators sprang to their
feet, turning over chairs, crashing over
boxes and pouring dood-like down the
yellow pine slope steward the ringsidc
1t is estimated that not less than $500,
600 changed hands all over the country on
the result of the fight. Most of this money
was wagered at Carson City, New York
and San Francisco. Corbett wagered
nearly $1,000 on himself in addition to the
stake of $4,000 Il side. Fitzsimmons did
not bet any money, for the reason that he
mad none to bet. His stake money, even.
was deposited by two New York and one
Detroit sporting men. Martin Julian, his
manager, is financially as bad off as his
brother-in-law.
The fight was for purse of $4,000 and
a wager of $4,000 n side, the winner to
take all 1t was announced for the cham
pionship of the world, but as the cham
pionship of the world has never been tech
nically held by one man, the title is not
generally looked upon as settled by the
fight.