The San Francisco call., 1897-03-18
OP mons OF THE
S1M-AT-HOMES
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Is ruined in bu siness as an actor.
Joseph Riorda nj was with the loser in
sympathy and in betting. I'm sorry he
couldn't win. The pitcher that goes off
TO the we'll must get cracked at last, and
this was Jimmv's day of fate. Fitz is a
good man, but if is just possible that he
hasn't whipped Corbett for keeps. They
will meet again, and then we shall see
what will come of it. I am still for Jim
Corbett
Joseph Windrow - The trouble with
Cor bett is that he hasn't steam enough
behind his blows. He hit FitZ-immons
enough times to knock him out half a
dozen times if his vitality hadn't been
gone. Bob couldn't hit him at all in tho
early stages of the game. but he Just wore
jim out, and then had it Ill his own way.
Corbett was not in any such condition as
he was when he met Sullivan, and he
must have known it. He might get into
good condition again, but it will take
long time. He is the cleverest man who
ever vent into ring, and when he gets
his strength back, nobody has any busi-
ness irving to beat him.
w. ]. Heaney-My pool tickets are not
worth keeping. I thought Corbett was
all right for winning, but he got left.
Well, tnat is the way of the world. You
jump from the way he looks.
E. j. Jacksonville bast man won.
That's all have to say. l thought Cor
bett could ''do" him, but result con-
vinced me that was wrong. Good living
is good thing for some folks, but it
will not do for pugiist If he expects to
hold his place in the ring.
q. Z. Lewls-My opionion from the dav
the men were matched was that FiiZsim-
lin to win in seven or eight rounds-not
fourteen. | based my opinion on the
showing tha. Fitz made AGAINST Sailor
Sharkey as compared with Corbett's show
ing against the same man. My bet was
down on the winner all right.
Oscar Tolle-The result shows that
man must take care OF himself. Corbett
has INDUCED in too much dissipation. He
was my choice before the battle and
showed his superiority up to the eighth
round, according to the reports | have
yeen. If his stamina had not been i'm
paired he would have won as he did be-
fore Sul ivan, who was a heavier hitter
than Fitzsimmons ever pretended to be.
FitZsim mons is known to be a man OF
steady habits and that told in his favor
If they have q return fight and Corbett
takes care Of himself Corbett can win. He
will be nv choice.
William A. Deane-Fitz was my man
right along, but l didn't get as much down
on him as I ought TO have done. After I
saw him punch Sharkey it was clear to ny
mind that he could defeat Corbett. You
see it IS pretty bard for any body to knock
out Sharkey with ANYTHING less than a
meat-ax, but FitZSimmons h 'ndled him
with the greatest ease. Corbett announced
himself in prime condition. He wrote that
over his own signature, and so l suppose
we must accent that as the truth, though
hioh ho6 IN, far hn Iocr - Il
his training con 'radicted that assumption
TO a certain degree. In the light OF the
result it seems that he was somewhat ap-
prehensive. He must have felt some weak
ness in himself that he did not acknowl-
edge, and so naturally dreaded the meet
ing. His misgivings proved prophetic.
little telegram i'll the morning apers from
Dallas, Texas, intimated that Dan Stuart's
friends were betting on FitZ. That brief
hint was enough for Guie nun her of the
knowing ones, and they gathered in several
bets between break fast-time and the hour
for the men to enter the ring. I'm sorry
for Jim. I'd rather have seen him win, so
far as my personal feelings were con-
cerned, but I cousdn't afford to let senti-
ment get away with my judgment when it
came to buying pools.
V. T. Northrup-I expected Fitz to win
because he is harder man than Jim.
The experience of Corb rbett has been more
in the line of boxing. while Bob has been
doing hard fighting all the time. If they
were sparring for points Cor bett would be
nv choice but he is not in the same Class
with Fitzsimmons as fighter. One thing
you may put down as true, and that Is
that this fight was on the square. 1t was
for blood and the better man won. | con-
slider Bob Fiiz izimmons the best ring
fighter in the world to-day.
Judge Carroll Cook-The result did not
surprise me- l considered Corbett the
better boxer for short contest, but be.
lieved that he would lose if it lasted more
than five rounds. From the reports I
judge that Fitzsimmons fell short so long
as they stood Off but when they got to-
gether at close range Corbett was no
match for him. l think Fitzsmmons is
TOO strong for Corbett. The pace he has
been gong was too much for him. In re-
ply to your suggestion concerning the
granting of new trial, / can see no reason
why there should be a reversal of the
verdictin that event.
Captain WIttman-I am not bit sur
prised at the result after having seen both
men fight with Sharkey. II / had been a
betting man, which / am not, l would
have laid all the money was possessed of
on Fizsimmons. [ have been asked bv
several people during the past few weeks
as to what thought OF the fighters, and
invariably told them that in my opinion
FiiZsim mons wou win.
Detective Crockett have always been
a great admirer of Corbett, but now l
think that Fitzsimmons is the greatest
fighter in the world. He defeated all the
middle-weights and then he gets into the
heavy-weig ht class and defeats them all.
l believe he could beat Sharkey in one
round. The blow that settled Corbett was
the same blow he gave Sharkey, when he
Knocked him out, and there was no foul
a bout it.
Colonel w. P. Sullivan. Mayor Phelan's
secreIary-I am not surprised at the re-
suit. Corbett has led fast life and it
has told on him, as it does on all
fighters.
George McCourt prominent member of
the Olympic Club don't think that i'm
could have been in the condition he was
reported to be. thought he would win
Justice of the Peace G. &. Groszinger-I
thought Fiiz would win all along. 1
am not sorry for Corbett-he called San
Francisco jay town.
Charles WEIGH. secretary of the Board of
Education-I thought it would be Fitz.
The stories of the life Corbett has LED are
enou h to show that he could not stand
hard fight.
Sheriff R. l. Whelan-I was surprised at
the result l thought that Fiizsimmons
was the best slayer but l figured that he
would not be abb to hit Corbett
John A. Russell, clerk of the Board OF
Supervisors-I am somewhat surpr sed at
the result. Don't know much about fight
ers, but from the newspaper accounts 1t
looked like sure thing for Corbett.
DR.. Frank T. Fitz tibbon-I think the
decision was right and that Fitzsimmons
is a stronger man physically than CorDett,
therefore the one counterbalances the
hetter science of the other He hos