The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-15
FITZ AND HIS WIFE.
The Champion Tells Story OF the Recent
Fight.


Fight.
In recent interview Fitzsimmons Is re-
ported as saying: "There have been SO
many stories told about my wife at the
fight that want to correct them. All sorts
of ugly remarks have been credited to her,
and they are all untrue. have never be-
fore told how much she did help me win
that fight, but I'll tell now. You know
that awful sixth round, when was on my
knees and Corbett was fairly standing over
me, with look Of the most fiendish exul-
tation ever saw on q human facep He
was sure he had me, and I suppose most
other people there thought the same, but
there was one who didn't-that was my
wife. AS l listened to Siler counting of
the seconds I saw Corbett look past at my
wife. / cannot describe the devilish loer
or grin he gave her. Mrs. Fitzsimmons
had not said word, but when she caught
that sneer $50 cried out, oh, you can't
lick himp There was such world of con-
fdence in tho tone which she flung ut Cor
bett that it put new life into me, and as
lick me, but I'll lick you for that woman's
sake and for that leer you gave her. If
hadn't beaten Jim there, I would have
him for that look. 1t Is probable that no
words ever spoken at ringside had moro
to do with winning battle than that Oh,
you can't lick himp did"
The Cockswain's Place.
Fred Plaisted, the veteran professiona.
oarsman, maintains that the cockswain Of
an eight cared crew ought to be placed In
the bow instead Of the stern of the boat,
and his reasons for the change are: "If
seated In the stern and down In the bot
tom Of the boat, the cockswain cannot see
any object in the water directly ahead of
the shell without leaning to starboard or
port, and II he does SO he tips the boat on
her side, which results in the loss Of head
way and prevents the crew from catching
the water firmly and together. If the
cockswain cannot see ahead, the boat is
likely to strike any object which may be
in the course. In one Of the Harvard Yale
races at New London the Harvard boat
struck one Of the course flags, which lost
the crew several strokes; also when the
cockswain is seated in the stern his orders
have to be yelled to the crew in such q
icad tone Of voice for the bow man to hear
that the rival crew can hear also. It
should be the cockswain's busii,ess to steer
the boat and not boss the boat. If place
forward he could steer the shell straight
for the mark. A boat length gained by
good steering saves the crew that much,
and in many u race boat length has
won,"
Scoring Centuries.
Mrs. Rinehart Of Denver will probably
have as many century bars at the end Of
the present year AS anybody. She gath
cred great string last year and during
September October, November and De-
cember made many creditable century
runs. In October she set out to ride 30
| centuries in as many days She had ridden
| IL when n heavy storm came up and frus-
| trated her plan. The roads were not in q
| passable condition again until the last day
| of October, when she started In again. She
| then rode 90 centuries in 30 days. Anoth-
| er storm curbed her efforts. Notwithstand-
: ing she got chance to ride "a centuries in
| 20 days in November, and when the end Of
December came her total list of bars num-
bered 11S, of which 116 were made in
1896 and the other two In December, 1895.
| Her total mileage for 13 months Is II, 178.
| This was exceeded by but two riders, both
men, Last year, the best score being 81 ,000.
Rowing at Princeton.
| An attempt will be made to introduc
lowing at Princeton. Recently promi-
nent Princeton alumnus made to the ath-
| letic association for consideration propo.
sition to reflt the old boathouse on the
Raritan canal and provide rowing accom-
modations and paraphernalia adequate to
the immediate needs Of IA college navy, on
condition that Tiger football men would
train upon the water this spring TO be in
good condition for fall playing. The ath-
letic association agreed to carry out this
part of the contract, and work has been be-
| gun upon the boathouse, and shells have
been ordered.
New Hammer Throwing Record.
At the annual field day of the track ath-
etes of st. Mary's college, held recently al
Oakland, Cal, Tom Carroll smashed two
worlds professional records in the ham
mer throwing. He tossed the 16 pound
BANNER 1853 feet, breaking his own world d
eoord by 8 feet, and threw the pound
hammer 253ls feet, shattcring the world q
record for that event, also held by himself,
by nearly 3e feet.
Clipped Diamonds.
The Scrantons, now tied with Spring
field for third place, may jump to secon'
position II they win against the Gray
this afternoon.
The Springfields were beaten by Wilkes
barre yesterday, and this broke the II
with Syracuse on second place, and tn
Springhelds again find themselves in ii
with another club, the scrantons, for thir'
place.
Manager Murray has recovered and
almost ready TO play ball again. He will
be on the bench today, and II able will
start playing next week. He lost II pound
while sick, but has already recovered si
pounds.
4 The New Bedfords play here Monday