The San Francisco call., 1898-01-16
WILL CORBETT
 CONQUER FITz {?
What Will Happen if These Fistic Exponents Meet
 Again?.
Good Reason to Believe That Our Jim Will Be Champion
 Once More.

The lovers of fistic art are now bus lily engaged in discussing the prospective meeting of the two heavy fellows, for that event would appear to be an as sured fact judging from late develop mehts Tn that controversy. Although F1tz is somewhat dilatory about entang- ling himself in another conflict with a man whom he has once defeated still ne no doubt will finally succumb to the oNertures of Corbett if for no other req son than that he will soon need the money, and he can make more by this match than any other. It is more than pToDaDle that their war of words, in Whch they are now forcibly induging, is put a preliminary to the more important battle that is to come. Who knows but thls agitation between them is carried on for the purpose of creating interest in the affair and to assure its financial success? !? Both men have their devoted admirers put IL seems to be the consensus of opin- Ion that our Jim will be the victor in the return engagement and thus redeem his lost prestige.
 Professor Walter Watson, who Is com petent to talk on the subject, is most emphatic in his expression of opin- ion that Corbett will win the next time and advances the theory that this should be the outcome because experience is the best teacher, and the defeated gladiator has thoroughly learned his sad lesson. In his Carson fight with FitZsimmOns Corbett was trained entirely too fine on account
 
 days of his training. He is inclined to be somewhat vain of his physical accom- plishments, and the day before the great { struggle he aired them for the edihcation of some Eastern friends connected with the New York Athletic Club, and thus over-exerted himself to an alarming ex- tent. Again he overdid his outdoor exer- else and fin that way left his strength on the road instead of taking 1t in the ring with him. Tn his fight with Sharkey he made the grave mistake of not train ing at all and with Fitzsimmons he com mitted the opposite error of training too much. It was a fatal proceeding in the second case and came very near being so fin the first The consequence was that his blows lacked steam and he was un- as he would have done had he used bet ter judgment in his training prepara- tons.
 Another reason for his defeat can be ascribed to Corbett not sizing Fitz up properly. He labOred under the impress sion that the latter was hard hitter but not particularly clever in the boxing line. and he. therefore. was exceedingly wary and cautious fin the opening rounds. He found out. however. very shortly. that the other way. for he discovered that his antagonist developed extraordinary fistic ability as the rounds proceeded but his blows were not very powerful ones. and all but the one that did the business were ineffective. as Corbett's appearance after the contest Indicated.
 There seems to be abundant reason for believing now that Corbett is aware of his rivals deficiencies that he will. with the wisdom born of experience. take advant- age of the bitter lesson he has learned. and it Is plausible to suppose that he will be in the proper condition to make the fight of his life. and be again proclaimed champion of the world.