The San Francisco call., 1910-06-19

Stuart picked Carson City as the scene of the
fight Nevada having enacted legislation favorable to
glove contests Corbett established his quarters at
Shaws Springs, having his camp various celebrities
of the prize ring among others James J. Jeries then
known merely as a husky young boiler maker, but
the unbeaten champion of champions
Fitzsirnmons began training at Cooks Grove his
brother in law, Martin Julian being in charge Both
pugilists during their period of training displayed
freaks of temper and pecularities that beyond
the power of their friends understand. At all
times Corbett sulen fretful and dsagreeable.
Fitzsimmons acted like crazy man. He was fire.
quently tramping bare footed through the
AT times he would joke i'll hysterical manner and
other times he would have moments of sulenne5s
equal to those of Corbett
Previous TO his battles with Jackson, Sullivan and
MITCHELL Corbett had been pleasant and confident of
success. In Carson City he seemed to dread the
approach of the day of the fight That he was afraid
of Fitzsimmons believed 1t may have been
that he afraid of the battle Finally as the sun
was mounting toward its zenith March II, the two
were brought together in the ring the open air
outside Carson City. There were the usual
prelninaries and introductions. One feature of the
battle that marked a precedent the presence at
the ring side of Mrs Fitzsimmons, wife of Corbett's
antagonist. When the men were called to the center
of the ring to receive final instructions from the
referee Corbett advanced and held out his hand to
shake with Fitzsimmons. The offer refused Fitz-
simmons backing away, shaking his head and NUT
tering "No" Then the ring was cleared, the gong
sounded, and the gladiators began one of the
most remarkable battles the prize ring has known.
Corbett in his preceding fights, was picture of
muscular strength and agility He trained to the
hour, his flesh hard and white as marble The only
bad feature of his appearance be found in his
face, which drawn and rather heavily lined. He
showed evidences of worry. Fizsimmons, never an
object of beauty shambed about the ring on his thin
legs which knocked together the knees and spread
apart like the prongs of bent hairpin His large
hands danged from his long arms far below his
thighs. A sneering smile did nothing to improve his
facial beauty.
AS their hands came up Fitzsimmons made his
attack The only effect was to entluse Corbett, so
that the blood forcing its way his cheeks, gave to
him an appearance of greater vitality.
Corbett maneuvered so as to keep Fitzsinlinons
with his face to the The Cornishnlan assumed
the aggressive and swung violently with his right and
left. Corbett lodged and the two men came into
their first clinch. They parted at a word from the
referee, and FitzSmmons took up his pace, following
Corbett around the ring. Suddenly the champion
halted, pushed his way forward and handed to Fitz-
simmons hard right and left to the head and ribs
Fitzsimnons countered with left, then landed with
of the first round was that the two were feeling
each other out Corbett using the greater caution and
showing the better judgment.
CoRBETT SEEMS INvINcIBLE
Coming up for the second round Corbett irnmedi-
aely changed his tactics and demonstrated his willing
to exchange blows. He drew Fitzsimmons for
ward, brushed aside his left lead and then swung
heavy right blow to the temple and clinched Fitz-
simmons angry. He endeavored to force Corbett
away, and when they finally broke the Cornishman
in Corbets corner, where he was kept for full
half minute by the champion, who landed half dozen
blows, none of which, however, damaging.
Fitzsimmons finally fought his way out of this
close corner Corbett giving ground, but doing much
the better work in the leads Half dozen times Cor
bett jabbed Fitzsimmons head back with light left
Suddenly he shifted his methods, dropped his shoul-
ders and shot heavy left his opponents stomach
Fitzsimmons hurt, tried c1inch. NCorbett pushed
him off, repeated his tactics and drove second hard
left hand blow to Fitzsimmons' stomach Again Fitz-
simmons fell into clinch, and they were swaying
together when the bell rang.
They met in the third round in the center of the
ring Corbett, standing straight stepped in close and
swung damaging left to the stomach. Ftzsmnons
drove his left for Corbctts head, but the blow was