Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-04-26
BACK in THE RING.
JIM CORBETT REVIEWS THE
GREAT FIGHT,
Shows His Wife Where he Was
Knocked Out.

Cu uG lllc y Ii1np-
ton and ordered a team to take his wife
driving.
where shall we go Vera, to the
Arena?"
oh no Jim, don't take me to that hor-
rld place, | never want to see it. AN,
anxious to see the footprints at the
prison. they interest me so much more.
L nave always wanted 10 see them"
AT II PRISON.
So they took a spin out to the prison
and viewed the fossil remains and the
FAMOUS prehistoric tracks in which Mrs.
Cofpett took the l~iveliest interest. AL
though when tie fight came off the
officers at the prison were mostly Fitz-
simmons men, they gave him a warm re-
ception and showed h II every attention..
Inc sentiment there ..as changed since
the hght. On that occasion the We're
backing Fltz and shouting for him.
He's no good any more,'' said one of
the guards, once his warmest supnorter
His sand is gone. He won't fight now
I'm done with him. l wouldn't back
him for IA bean"
Nofoett smiled, but made no reply and
then Jim drove his wife back to Carson
and wheeled off the prison road and
turned into the race track.
AT THE ARENA.
Mrs. COrbett caught sight of the biq
arena and turned a reproachful look on
jim.
ON Jim how could you?"
But the horses were going a good clip
ana IN a few oments they were inside
the gate and a little coaxing did the
business.
ON am not afraid of the arena Jim.
don't let that idea bother yor, but [ sort
of hate to look at it."
They walked in. and she looked ah,nt
her.
~Gracious what a big place, l had no
idea 1t was so Big
The place was lying bare and ~unpro-
terted uhder the full glare of the sun. Il
was the first time Corbett's eve had
rested on 1t since the great event. When
saw 1t the last time it was f!lcd with
a surglng, roaring mass of hui. .uity and
ne left the noise and crowd behind him
with all the heavy discomforture of q .
defeated man. Now the place was empty ,
ana desolate and the exclamation paus.s, :
as lie entered, and let his eye sweep the {
space until it rested on the little platform ,
IN the center where he had tasted the ,
oitterest cup that fate had ever put to his
lips. l..
"Ihere'S the place Vera" :
she TOOK his arm and they went to the f
He helped her up and stood y
ner on the spot where he got the famous
Solar Plexus' blow. Fl
Here's where l fell Vera, and O
'raWled over to the ropes on this side to n
get up" :;
III must have been awful JIM
III wasn't pie, SAINT dear. 1t wasn't n
can tell you that" ~
well I've come up here to please Won 4
md low let me down. I've seen enoueb
# it," .
She crawled down, and then he took IA
harles Nj. ShOrtrldge, who was with the te
'arty, to the place where lie ammere ~,
'ltz to his knees in the bloody sixth, sa
1T was here Charlie that shouId hava
the fight 70
He sighed as he looked at the spot and On
with his cane where Fitz took !,
time limit. 1870
had him going right here Charlie,
fate wasn't with me that dav."
CLICK CLICK!
suddenly his ear caught a .click.v
ON the direction of the kinetoscope tel
ouse and he looked up. He saw the ol'
uzZle or a camera cleaning from each he
ole. Or
we are up against it," said Shortridoe p;
he Gamer tiends are here" IN
lhey went into the little building and
una three artists and caught them red
inded in the act. /
ha
See here boys this don't go. It's hard
to lose a fight without heing :
autographed on the cene. Now on the OF
vel proInls me that these d THINGS at
ont be sent to the papers,
IhcE all promised aud svore bv the !
ue sky that they would never nse
EN-. Bat they kept the plates and jim -
mt have much faith in what thew
i'd. ysy
REVIEWS HIS CHALLENGE.
'hortridge asked him if his challenre
Fitz still went. L
course it goes. One thousand cash
len he signs to fight me, one thousand
zen he enters he ring and the purse
be $4,000 and he gets that if l don't IN
k nm inside of ten rounds and $4,000 ~.
re OF my own money that l give him ~
don't lick him in ten rounds. Here w
4 see Is thlrty-five thousand good hard -:
ney If | can't lick him i'm ten ronuds VI
risks nothing but his reputation and in
you see, is a man who seems to love ~
reputation above money, and don't ~
Mt to risk it again. l did thiux the 10,
ow had sand once, but I have ceased
it in that light. The yellow fear ne'