The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-19

OF the fight, Nevada having enacted legis
lation fayorable TO glove contests, Cor
bett established his quarters at Shaw:
Springs, having In his camp various &C.
lebrities OF the prize ring. among other:
James j. Jeffries, then known merely as
a husky young boilcrmaker but now os
the one uubeaten champion OF champions
Ftzsimmons began training at Cooks
Grove, his brother-ln-law. Martin Julian
being in charge. Both pugilists during
their period OF training displayed freaks
| OF temper and peculiarities that were be-
yond the power of their friends to under
| stand. AT I'LL times CorDett was suilcn
ed like a crazy man. He was frequently
seen tramping barefooted through the
snow. Al times he would 1olte in q hys-
teriGal manner and at other times ne
would have moments OF sullenness 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 droad the ap-
proach OF The day OF the fight. That he
was afraid OF Fitzsimmons no one be-
| lieved. 1t may have been that he was
| afraid Of the batuo. Finally as the sun
was mounting toward its zenith on March
IT tho two mon were brought together in
the ring at the open air arena outside
Carspn City There wero the usual pre-
liminaTies and introductions. One feature
OF the battle that marked precedent was
Firasimmons, wife of Corbett's antagonist,
When the mon we're called to the center
OF tho ring to receive final instructions
held out his hand TO shake with F1tzsim-
mons. The offer was refused. Fitzsim-
mons backing away, shaking his head and
cleared. the gong sounded and the two
gladiators began one of the most re-
marleable battles the prize ring has
known.
q picture or muscular strength and agility.
He was trained to the hour, his flesh hard
and white as marble. The only bad fea-
ture Of his appearance was to bs found found
heavily lined. Hc showed evidences OF
worry. Fitzsimmons, nevor an object OF
beauty, shamblod about the ring on his
thin legs, which knocked together at tho
knees and spread apart like the prongs
OF bent hatrpin, His largo hands dangled
from his long arms fur 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
enthTse CoTbe6t SO that the blood Fore orc
an appearance of greater vitality.
Corbett nlaneuvered so as to keep Fttz-
simmons with his face to the sun The
Cornishman assumed the aggressive and
swung violently with his right and left
Corbert lodged and the two men came
into their first clinch. They parted at
took up his pace, following Corbett around
the ring Suddenly the champion haltod.
pushed his way forward and handed TO
head ~ and ribs. T F4tzsinmona I ions Coz eounte1od ut s
with left, then landed without force
over Corbett's heart. All that could be
said OF the first round was that the two
men wore feeling each other out, Corbett
using tho greater caution and showing
the better judgment
Corbett Seems Invincible.
Coming up for the second round Corbett
changed his tactics and dem
onstrated his willingness TO exchange
blows He drew FItzsimmons forward,
bruised aside his left lead and then
swung a heavy right blow to the temple
and cllnched. F1tzsimmons was angry.
He endeavored to force Corbett away. |
and when they finally broke the Cornish
man was in corbett's corner, where he
was kept for n full minute by the cham |
pion. who landed half dozen blows,
none OF which. however, was damaging.
ITitzsimmons finally fought his way out
Of this close corner, corbott giving
ground, but doing much the better work |
In the leads. Half q dozen times Cor
oett jabbed F'itzsimmons's head back
with light LEFT, Suddenly he shifted his |
dropped his shoulders and shot |
4 heavy left to his opponents stomach |
hurt, tried TO clinch. Cor
oett pushed him off, repeated his tactics |
and drove second hard loft hand blow |
to Fitzsimnons's stomach. Again Fitz- |
simmons fell into a 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 a |
damaging left TO the stomach. Fitzsim- |
mons drove his left for Corbett's head, |
but the blow was ducked and they came |
70 clinch. Corbett showing that be pos
3eSsed the greater strength, pushing |
about with ease. Nevershe-
ess, the Cornishman was willing to force
and he drove the champion back
20 the ropes, taking IN payment a hard
eft hand blow to the face. Immediate-
y after that Corbett came back with IFS
light and caught Fitzsimmons under tho
aw, and as the Cornishman raised his
guard Corbett sent a hard left 10 the
body.
Fitzsimmons was eager to clinch. md
Is they came together gave Ccrbets a
short arm jolt to the mead. No damage
vas done and Corbett more than cvensd
matters up by letting his right fall heav-
ly on his opponents Kidneys The body
blows were distressing FitzsJmmons
act that did not escape Corbett's attcn
ion. He started In to demonstrates nis
over his opponent, and be had
little difficulty in accomplishing his OH
ccts Corbett exchanged rights To tho |
Tbs and then sent two hard punches
lnder the heart getting away without
l return The round belonged to Cor
,ett beyond doubt Those who predictad
lis victory were confident he could NOT
,e defeated. 0'
Corbett took up his victorious march
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