The Canton times., 1899-10-06
WOMEN SEE PRIZE FIGHT.
They Talk About 1t in Their own Pc
culiar Why and Wonder Why
the Men Don't Kick.

big State street stores.
They discussed the various shows as
they sat at luncheon, and a happy
thought struck them. They would drop
into a certain theater and see the JEFF
fries-Fitzsimmons fight as reproduced
by the ciHematograph. Then some
time in the future they would surprise
their husbands with their knowledge of
pugilism.
Either of them would as soon have
thought Of Jumping into the lake as
of being seen at a prize ring, but here
was an opportunity to see historic fist
ic encounter in an entirely respectable
way So they went They didn't know
the first thing about pugilistic terms,
and as the fight proceeded they dis
cussed it behind their fans in their own
artless way They arrived between the
first and second rounds and therefore
missed the introduction of the prin-
cipals, the referee etc, by the man who
docs the talking. They had got fairly
settled in their seats as the men faced
each other for the second round.
There they are, l wonder which is
Jeffries? ."
81 think it's the bad-headed one.
Look, there they go. What have they
got on their hands?'
Il guess it's something to keep them
from sllinnng their knuckles. There!
Did you see thai? Fitzsimmons slapped
Jeifries right in the face. I'll bet that
made linn mad"
"Who 5 that fellow in his shirt sleeves
that keeps dancing around and get
ting in the road?'
THAT must be some fellow who has
a whole lot of money bet on the fight
and fcs excited. ! wonder they don't
make him 90 and sit down"
There, look at him, They were just
going TO see which could throw the
other one down and that crazy fellow
ran in betweent them.
He must be pretty solid with the
police or they would make him be-
have. Its a pity there's always some
body around TO spoil the fun"
Look there. Jetfries is on his back.
| Well. did YOU ever-the other fellow
must have hit him, but didn't see the
/ lick, There. he's up again. I wonder
which is Jeffries?"
I'm pretty sure it's the tall, bald
| headed one The other fellow looks
Irish, and 'Fitzsimmons' is an Irish
name, isn't it,"
Il guess So"
whats the matter now? One of
;hem's tainted. guess. See, they're fan
ming him and rubbing his limbs. No,
they're tanning both of them. Oh, this
must be the end of the first scene or
act, or something"
"What's 'round?' Isn't there some
thing they call a 'round%"
I've heard them talk about a round
of drinks. | don't know: it seems to
me there is such a thing as round in
fighting. guess the round is the in
trrmssiou between the acts"
There they go again. See how Fitz-
simmons holds his right arm over his
chest and fights with his left hand
and keeps his head down. Why doesn't
be stand up and use both fsts?"
Don't ask me. l don't understand
a thing about it, l can't see why that
long-legged fellow doesn't kick the
other one in the stomach, There, down
goes Jefrries again. Up he comes.
That's twice he's been on his back.
The third fall is out. isn't it,"
Il think so. What's base hit?"
81 guess that's where they hit the
solar p.eXuS.'
And what's the solar pexus?"
81 don't know"
"':hcre they're tanning them again.
How many rounds are there in fight?"
Il think it's according to how long
it lasts. When one man is knocked
down three times, you know, he's out
and the fight is over"
"Oh, see"
well, they're fighting again and
there's that idiot dancing around.
jumping between them every time they
are about to have real set-to. He must
be the-the-do they have an umpire
in this game-in prize fights. l mean?"
May be they do. l guess that's it.
He's the umpire"
"Of course. What geese we are not
to know that"
And SO they went on, commenting
on the various phases of the fight as
it progressed through the several
rounds, pausing now and then to won
der whether the balG-headed man real
ly was Jeffries, When the final knock
out blow was delivered in the eleventh
round they were too much excited to
hear the man on the stage proclaim JEFF
fries the winner, and not wishing to ex-
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