The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-11-03
WOMEN SEE PRIZE FIGHT
qhey rais Ab~outTtin Their own Pc
cuIlnr way ana wonder why
The Mcn Don't Kick

hINI II W."
no prent hurry to get home, and It oc-
Cured to them TO SO to the theater.
They discussed the various shows as
thew sat at luncheon, and q happy
thought struck them. They would drop
into n certain thcatcr and see the JET
fries-Fitzsimmons fight as reproduced
by the cinematograph. 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 u prize ring, but here
was an opportunity to see a historic fist-
ic encounter in an entirely respectable
way. So they went. They didn't know
the first thing about pugilistic terms,
md as the fight proceeded they dis
cussed 1t behind their fans in their v
nrtlcss 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
cach other for the second round.
"There they are. l wonder which IS
Jeffries2 Z"
II think It's the bald headed one.
I.ookl there they go. What nave they
got on their hands2"
II guess it's something to keep them
from SHINING their knuckles. Theral
Did you see that? Fitzsimmons slapped
Jeffries right in the face. I'll bet that
made him mad
"Whos that fellow in his shirt sleeves
that keeps dancing around and get
ting in the road?"
"Tllat must be some fellow who has
d whole lot Of money bet on the fight
ana he's excited. | wonder they don't
make him 20 and sit down."
"There, lock at him. They were just
going to see which could throw the
other one down and that crazy fellow
ran in between them. Why don't
somebody take him away?"
"He must be pretty solid with the
police or they would make him be-
have. It's d pity there's always some
body around to spoil the fun"
'Took there. Jefries is on his back.
Well. did you ever-the other fellow
must lave hit him, but I didn't see the
lick. There, he'sMp again. | wonder
which is leffries9"
TN pretty sure IFS The tall, bald
headed enc. The other fellow looks
Irish, and sFitzsimmons' is an Irish
name, isn't it?"
~ guess So
"What's the matter now? One of
;hem's tainted, l guess. See, they're fam
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 a 'rouudq' Isn't there some
thing they call a 'roundT"
ave heard them talk about q round
of drinks. l don't know; it seems to
me there is such a thing as a round in
fighting. | guess the round is the in
remission 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
he stand up and use both fists?"
Don't ask me. I don't understand
a thing about it. 1 can't see why that
longlegged fellow doesn't kick the
other one in the stomach. There, down
goes Jeffries again. Up he comes.
That's twice he's been on his back.
The third fall is out isn't it?"
II think so. What's a base hit?"
IL guess that's where they hit the
solar p~lexus."
And what's the solar plexusg"
II don't know"
There, they're tanning them again.
How many rounds are there in a fight?"
II think it's according to how long
II lasts. When one man is knocked
down three times, you know. he's out
and the aght is over.'
ooh, I 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. Imean2"
~May be they do. l guess that's IT,
Hes the umpire"
~Of course. What geese we are not
TO know that
And 50 they went on, commenting
on the various phases Of the fehi as
il progressed through The several
rounds. pausing now and then TO won
der whether the bald-headed nan real