The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-26
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had Martin Julian, Dan Hickey AMI
Roeber, the wrestler, all working in
harmony and allowing Fitz to fight 40
he thought best ~
1 had seen Corbett fight before. and
soon discovered that he was not fight
ing up to his previous form. He seemed
tlmid. that is, he seemed content to
Jab Fitz in the nose, then skip away or
clncn. There was none of that ag-
gresslveness about his fighting that I
had seen him show against Peter
jackson, John L. Sullivan and Charlie
Mitchell. but still / believed that he
would surely win in the end.
Corbett Seemed Timid.
L occupied a seat close to the ring
and watched the battle as it pro-
crossed, and could see no real cause
for alarm until the sixth round was
being fought. Then l commenced to
feel uneasy and began to think that
there might be chance for Jim to
lose
Up to the sixth round jim had not
set himself once for the purpose of de-
livering good, solid blow. 1t was
jab. jab with the left and skip away
or clinch, and even at this style of
battling he has Fitz completely ex-
hausted. Fitz had not landed a blow
that would put a dent in a roll of but
ter; he was trying all the time, how
ever, but kept missing, and it looked
as though it was impossible for him to
hit Corbett
In the sixth round Fitz was so bad
ly Off that both his arms hung by his
side. and it looked as if all Corbett had
to do was to get at him and finish him
then and there, but his wise seconds,
instead of sending him after Fitz, act
ually shouted to him to, come away,
that Fitz was only feigning distress for
the purpose Of having Jim come at
him, which would give Fitz a better
chance to hit him.
Seconds Got Ratified.
'Corbett listened to his seconds and
stepped away. This gave Fitz time to
get few breaths of air into his lungs,
and in a minute he was slashing away
again with both hands, while COrbett's
face assumed serious look.
Jabbing with the left couldn't beat
Fitz, and if he was given little time
he would come back strong and full of
fight.
''FitZsimmOns' recuperative powers
have pulled him out of good many
bad predicaments in the ring, and in
this instance the time he gained
through the stupidity of Corbetts Sec
onds won him the battle and the title
of heavyweight champion of the world.
The battle dragged along until the
fourteenth round was reached, Fitz
kept slashing away with both hands
and appeared to be getting stronger,
while Jim was surely getting slower,
if not weaker. 1t was in this round that
Fitz landed the famous solar plexus
blow that terminated the battle in his
favor.
Didn't See the Blow.
IL
l Saw Corbett slowly sink to the floor
of the ring and saw Referee Siler count
Corbett beaten by F'itzsimmons-im-
possible-but he was, and simply be-
cause he had advisers enough in his
corner to defeat the best man that ever
pulled off shirt in prize ring.
Il slowly made my way up town,
heaping all sorts of maledictions on
Corbett and his seconds because 1 had
lost my money.
Dan A. Stewart handled that fight
and had an office on the main street in
Carson that was used a sort of
headquarters for all those connected
with the fight, and l thought l would
step in there and see what was doing.
There was Billy Brady, bareheaded
with his collar unfastened and his
necktie hanging loose.
He was crying as though his heart
would break-sObbing great sobs and
pulling his hair and Wringing his
hands For moment l really felt sor-
ry for him, but just then l remembered
what had happened to me, and I
blamed Brady for much of by finan-
cial embarra ssment as a result of the
fight. didn't feel so sorry.
Il was told that it was Brady's great
love for Corbett more than any fl
nancial loss that he had sustained that
caused him to take on as he did, but
as with me, he soon got over it."
His Wedding Expenses.
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