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WALTER WATSON'S ACCOUNT Technical Story of the Big - Fight Dictated at the ~. Ringside. ACCURATE DESCRIPTION FOR "THE CALL." At the Sat Fi'z^immons Is H ; ssed for Refining to Shake Hands. . "NOPF, NO PETE. NO SHAKE . ; HAND?" ' DECLARES 808. CauHous Sparring Winds Up in Swift Fighting end Jim Corbstt's y Deft at. • CARSON, Nev., March 17.— At exactly two minutes before 12 o'clock, both men • came from their dressing-rooms, almost simultaneously, and walked to the ring, followed by their seconds. Julian was the first man to jump into the ring, followed by Fitzsimmons, Roeber, Hickey and Stelzner. Corbett was the first man to enter bis «^>rner, followed by Brady, De laney* John Donaldson, McVey and Woods. Fitzsiramons and Corbeti were both attired in lons dressing gowns. Cor belt took the southeast corner of the ring with his back to the sun. He leaned on the ropes facing the audience and bowed to his many friends about him. Fitzsim - moiis paced up and down in the opposite corner, apparently quite nervous.. Billy Madden, the master of ceremonies, and George Slier, the referee, then entered trie rim-, and Madden walKed over to the ropes on the west side to address the audience. Fitz said aloud to Siler: "Why didn't you get Billy Jordan to be master of cere monies?" but Siler did not reply. "How are you, Jim," called Harry Veuve from one of -the boxes. "First rate," replied Corbett, smiling. He appeared very cool and chatted with his seconds and bowed and smiled all over the., house to his friend?. Brady tied Corbett's colors to the post in his corner of the ring. They were an American flag and a green flag. Fitzsimmons appeared very nervous. He . was rubbing his hands and tapping his feet on the floor; then he arose and paced up and down, occasionally glancing over into Corbett's corner. Corbett went to j the center of the ring and danced around, trying the resined floor to see if he would slip on it. Apparently he was satisfied, for he walked back to his corner and sat down. There was a great uproar in -the auiience, but finally Billy Madden gained sufficient attention to speak and he said: . "Gentlemen, you will please keep order while this fight is going on for the world's championship. If you make noise or ex citement you interfere with the men while they are fighting, and another thing, there are ladies present. The officials of this cjntest are: Referee, George Siler; offi cial timekeeper, William Muldoon; time keeper ior Corbett, Jimmy . Coiviile of Boston; timekeeper for Fitzsimmons, Lou Houseman of Chicago; seconds for Fitz simmons, Roeber, Julian, Stelzner and - HicKey; seconds for Corbett, Delaney, Charley White, McVey, Woods and Pro fessor John Donaldson." ' He then walked over toward Fitziirn raons and said: "I now take pleasure in introducing to you Bob Fitzsimmons," then walking to Corbett's corner, he an nounced "James J. Corbett." The crowd « cheered heartily at the mention of each man's name, ugh probably the loudest for Corbett. The referee, George Siler of Chicaeo, was also introduced. When Fitz airuxnons threw off his dressing-gown he was seen to bo clad in dark blue trunks with a red stripe running around the edge. For a belt he wore a number of small American flags stitched together. Corbett was clad in red trunks with the stars and ' stripes draped around him for a belt. -. The gloves were then fastened on the men's hands by their seconds. Fitzsim mons' were colored a light shade of green, .while Corbett' = were of tan. It was plain to be seen that Corbett bad the best of " corners. The sun was directly in his 1 back, while it shone square in FiizsHm mons' face as he sat: down. One of his seconds, however, kept his head protected i from the rays by shading his face with a ' large fan. At last the men were ready and Corbett arose and walked " toward Fitzsimmons' corner, proffering his hand. * Fitz, who was standing at the time, turned and advanced toward him with . outstretched hand when Julian quickly stepped forward and stopped him, at the same time raising his hand and wav ■ ing Corbett back, saying: "Nope, no, Pete; nope, no shake hands. We re -4 fuse." The crowd hissed a little at this display of bad breeding and lack of prize fightincr etiquette, while Fitz and Corbett turned to their corners. At precisely 7 minutes, past 12 o'clock the seconds and all but the principals and referee with drew from the ring and the gong sounded for the fight to begin. - .* Round I— Both meu stepped lightly to the center and at once commenced fiddling for an opening. Corbett was smiling, and at once, commenced to dance about his opponent. . Fitz set his teeth and waited. Fitz led with his left, and Jim ducked easily. \ Fiiz then tried a leint with his left and Corbett \ danced away. Both landed light left swings on the « jaw, barelj reaching each other. Corbett landed a left on the body without ' return and they clinch. " Corbett landed a light up on Flu's nose without return. Both got a good left-hand counter on tho jaw. Fitz leads .and Corbett ducks.' Corbett: leads with' his left and they clinch and break away quickly. Corbstt lands li?lu left and right on the body. Fitz tries two swing', left and right, and Cor . bet! ducks them both. Corbett lands a light right on ' the body. They r clinch and break away nicely. Corbett leads with his left and Fiiz stops it with his right. Fitz leads and Cor bet i ducks. Ccrbett lauds a , right on ; the body and clinch. Fitz lands lightly on the ,body ■in i the : breakaway. •■;•' Corbett * lauds •: an other right on the body without return. They '. clinch and break quickly. The gong sounds, with both men fiddling and smiling. \V No mis chief was done In this round. F;tz seemed.to -. be blowing a little while Corbett was perfectly at ease. Most of the blows struck were light ones and did little damr.ge, the men seem ingly takine each other's measure only. Round 2— Both fiddle a iittle and then lead and c inch without exchanging. They fiddle again aud Fitzsimmons tries a left and right swing and misses both. Corbett leads a stiff right on the tody. Both clinch and break away properly. Corbett lands a light left handed swing on th" rye. Corbett lands a right on :he body and Fiizsimmons a lieht one on the head. They clinch and break away nicely. Fitzsi pinions trie* left and right swings and C,oi belt cleverly stops them both. Fritsimmons lauglis. 'ihey clinch and Corb?tt lands a little body blow in the breakaway. Fitzsimmons makes an awkward right swin? and misses and laughs. He lands a left on the body as Corbett hits him on the back of the head with a right swing. Corbett lands a light tap on the body with his right. They clinch and breali away. Corbett lands a bard left swing on the body. Fitzsimmons only laughs. Corbett lands another.very hard blow on the body and Fitzsimmons again laughs. Fitzsimmons lands lightly on the jew with his left and Corbett puts his rißht heavy on the body. Corbett lands another hard right hand dig in the body. They clinch and the gong sounds. Both men break away smiling and go to their corners. Neither seem dis tressed. There have only been one or two effective blows landed thus far, and Fitzsim mons has received them on his body. Fitz simmons sat in his corner apparently some what nervous. He toyed with his gloves and tapped his feet on the floor. Corbett lay back very cool and collected. Round 3— Corbett at the very start landed a hard left jab on the body. He la&ded another quickly. Fitz tried his right and Corbett ducked and it landed iightly on his buck as tbey clinched. Corbett lands another left on the body. Corbett hits him a hard one on the body and they clinch. Fitz rushes and lands left slightiy on the jaw. They clinch and take time to break nway, half wrestling with each other. Corbett lands another right on the body aud they again clinch, break away, fiddle and clinch again. Corbett lands another hard right on the body and then a left. Fitz seems unaffected. They clinch and take some time to break away. Fitz lands a hard left on the body. They clincn and take considerable time to break away. Fitz tries two swings and misses. Cotbett lands light right on the body and tney clinch. Fitz lands a light left on the b->dy. They clinch. Take a long time to breaK away and Fitz hits Corbett lightly. The finish of the round was very preity. As the gong sounded Kitz was just ready to lead. When the bell rang he dropped his hands and stood still smiling aud Corbett laughingly shook his two big fists in Fitz's face, ll was very friendly and the crowd roared with laughter. Round 4-At the very start they fiddled and clinched, with more fiddling for an opening. Fitz lands lightly on the body and Corbett lauds a good right on the body. More fiddling and a clinch. Corbett lands right on the body, not much affect. Corbett Unas left swing on tlie body, very light. Fitz tried a right swing and missed and Corbett uppercut with his right. Corbett caught Fitz with a right on the back of the head. Corbett lands light left on the jaw. Fiiz rushes and Corbett lands & right-hand body blow. They clinch and break away slowly. Fitz lands a good left on the body. Fitz made a lead as they broke from the clinch and missed. They clinch ogam. Corbett lands a haid right on tho body and then a light left swing on the jaw. Corbett lands a hsrd right swing on the body and two left-hand swings on the head. They clinch and break slowly. Corbett makes a swing for the Dody and misses and they clinch. The bell rang while they were in the clinch and both separated quickly and went to their corners. Both were smiling and seemed little distressed. There have been no vary effective blows landed thus far. Ctrbett has outpointed Fitz and does the most leading and lands ofteneu. Round s— Corbett lnuds a beautiful swing on tne jaw with his left. They clinch and break and Corbeit lands a light left on the jaw. They clinch and scramble. Corbett lands a stiff punch on the body with his right. Both laud with ngh;s on the body. Both land again ana clinch aud hit each other lightly as Ihey break away. Corbatt swings for Fitz's jaw and misses him, and then lands light left on the body. Corbett swings his left for Fitz and fa:l.« shori. Both lnn£ straight lefts lightly on the jaw. Fitzs' mouth and nose are bleeding and CorDett's side claims -'first blood." Cor bett lands left and ri&ht o:i jaw. They clinch and break. Corbctt lands light leit jab on the jaw and a light right on the body and then a left swing ou the jaw. Fiiz lands light left on the jaw aud Corbett swings his left on Fitz's neck. Corbett leads the right for the body and lands iijihtly. Both, men rushing the fighting. Corbett lands three lefts on the jaw and Fitz lands two blows, a left on the jaw and right on the body. The gong sounds and they go to their corners breathing heavily. This has beon a fast round and all in favor of Corbett. Round 6— Fitz was the first to lead and missed. They clinch. Corbett lands light left on Fitz's neck. Fitz lands right swing on the body and left on the fee. Another clinch. Slow breakaway. Corbett uppercuts Fitz as they break from the clinch and Fitz's nose again be gins to bleed. Corbett leads and lands straight left. Fiiz clinches to avoid punishment. Cor bett hits him twice as they break away. Cor bett lands again, and again CorDett lands two hard lefts and rights. They clinch, and Fitz lands, on the body in the break. Corbeit lands a hard left on the head and l'itz goes down to the floor on his knees. Fitz is up quickly and there is a rapid exchange of blows, each landing heavily ou the face. Cor bett gets a hard jolt on the jaw and in return lands a hard left on the jaw and then a hard left on the body. Both lead and lend straight lefts on the face. Corbett lands another swing on the head and they clinch as the gong sounds. Fitzsimmons had much the worst of this round. He was badly punished, bleeding considerably at the nose and mouth. Cor bett's nose was also bleeding slightly; other wise he did not seem to have a mark on him. Round 7— Corbett went right after his man. They fiddled and Corbett lands a light left on the jaw. Both clinch and hit as they slowly break away. Fitz makes an awkward right swing and Corbett stops it Corbett lands a straight left on Fitz's bedy. Fitz makes nn other awkward load and they clinch. No harm done. Corbett lands a lefc on the body. Corbett lands light left on the face. Fitz car ries another lead 01 Corbett's clever. y. Both lead and Corbett lands on the neck and Fitz on the body. Corbett lands a. light left swing on the jaw. No eff ct. Both lead and clinch. Fitz tries left and right swing and Corbett stops him with a straight left on the nose, which sets it to bleeding again freely. Fitz lands a good stiff left on the body. Fitz swings his right and lands on Corbett's shoul der and Corbett counters with the right on the body. Corbett again lands right on body. Corbott lands right swing on the neck and both clinch. Fitz makes two wild swings and misses and Corbett uppercuts him. Another clinch. Corbett lands straight left on the nose and uppercuts with his right on the back. The gone sounds. Kiiz is bleeding badly. Not a visible mark on Corbett. Round B— After some fiddling Corbett landed riglit on lhe neck. No return. They clinch and break. Fitz makes a wild swing and Cor bett catches him with a straight left In the mouth. Fiiz makes two swings and misses. Fitz rushes and land* n light left swine on the body and n Ugbt right on the head, the force of both being cleverly stopied by Corbett. Fitz tries an .wkward swing and lands on the Bhouldcr. Fitz lands a very light left on the chest. Corbt/U leads for the body aud ducks a hard left swing. Corbett hits on the jaw with a left lead very Mghtly. Corbett lands a left swing on the eye, also lightly. Also a light tap on the body. Fitz lands a light blow on the body and Corbett lands a straight left in the mouth. Corbett leads a straight left and falls short. Corbett .amis two left jabs and a right on tho mouth, rather lightly. Cor bett lands a straight left on the nose, then another. Fitz tries a return with out effect. Fitz makes two wild swings and misses, and Corbett lands riglit on the face. Fiiz tries a swing and misses. Corbett lands another straight left on the nose. Fin clinches. Corbelt lands two straight lefts on the cose. T.'ey clinch and break and Corbett lands three light straight lefts on Fitz's face, one after the other. The gong sounds. Fitz looks very much worried and does not seem to be able to land anywhere on Corbett to ad van: age, only on his shoulders and occasion ally a light tap on the face and body. Hound 9— Fitz is bleeding badly at the nose and mouth as they coca- up. Corbett lands a light left on the face. Fiiz tries left swingat the body, but Corbett itops him. Corbett lauds THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1897. "HE WHIPPED ME FAIRLY AND SQUARELY." Corbett Admits Like a Man That His Own Neglect Caused Him to Lose the Championship to Fitzsimmons* CARSON, NEV., March 17. — "I never saw such a clever man in my life," said Fitzsimmons this evening. "He got away from me time and again when 1 thought I had him dead to rights. I knew I could wear him out, so 1 kept coming right along until my opportunity appeared. He was weak in the last round, and all his cleverness could not keep him out of that left punch under the heart. The only blow that really worried me was the one which split my lip. The others I never felt. He fought fair, and hereafter he may have my respect if he continues to treat me right." Corbett's version of his own Waterloo did not vary greatly from Fitzsimmons': " I made a mistake in not keeping away. Fitz 1 knew to be a terrific puncher, but 1 never calculated on his being able to reach me. If the sixth round had lasted ten seconds longer 1 would have landed him to a certainty. His nose was clogged with blood and his legs were wobbling. The gong sounded just as I was about to plug him with my right and end the battle. He recuperated wonderfully and I stayed away from him until I thought he was about ripe for another drubbing at short range. My neglect in not standing off when he tapped me on the cheek in the fourteenth lost me the championship. That heart punch simply choked me. 1 could not breathe or move for fifteen seconds, and it was several minutes before I realized that I had committed a breach of etiquette in trying to follow up my opponent after he put me out. I meant it when I said I would be his friend hereafter. He whipped me fairly and squarely, but I don't think he is the best man yet, and we will have another go if money can bring him into the ring." a left swing on the body and Fitz a light right on the face. Corbett stops Fitz with three hcht straight left jabs as Fitz rushes. Fitz agair. rushes and tries a left swing and Cor bett stops it. Corbett lands straight left on the nose and Fitz a light one on the neck. Corbett lands a good left swing partly on the neck and jaw. Corbett lands another lett on the face, very light. Corbett lands left on lace and right on body as they break from a clinch. Corbett lands another leu on the face. Fitz tries two left swings and Corbett cleverly par ries them both. Fitz tries left aud right swings and Corbett stops them. Both land light left swings. Both lead and clinch. Fitz leads left and right and misses. Corbett hits a light tap wilh a straight left. Corbett lands straight left on the jaw. Corbett lands tre mendous left swing on the nose. Both lead with their lefts and parry. Fitz clinches. The gong sounds. Corbett still has not got a scratch on him, while Fitz's whole tody is covered with the blood from Corbett's gloves and his face is cut and bleeding badly. He looks very much distressed and worried. Cor bett looks cool, but is now quite serious. Round 10— Fitz makes a wild swing and misses. Corbett hits Fitz on the jaw with his right. Fitz rushes again and Corbett stops him with a li?ht straight left. Fitz lands with the right on tne body and the left on the jaw. Corbett misses a straight left and Fitz lands with a right body Mow. Fits lands left on the body and Corbett swings left and misses. Corbett lands right on the body and then a left swing on the body. CoTbett lands two straight lefts and Fitz lands left and right swings. Corbett lands a light right on the body and both clinch. Fitz made a wild swing with his right and lands a straight left very light. Fitz lands right on the face. Corbett lai.ds ligtit left. Both try their lefts-at the body and botn guard. Both land straight lefts on ttie body and jaw. Corbett lands straight left on the face and Fitz lands right on the body. Corbett lands a left on the body and ducks a straight left. Corbett lands two left swings on tne jaw and Fiiz lands a right right. The gong sounds. In this round honors were about even. Fitz seems stronger than before and Is rushing the fight somewhat. Corbstt is considerably wor ried. Round 11— Fitz rushes and tries a left on the body, and Corbett stops him. Corbett "MANLIEST OF ALL MODERN SPORTS." Senator Stewart and Representative Newlands of | Nevada Say That Pugilism Is Preferable to Football and Other Athletic Exercises. ■WASHINGTON, D. C, March 17.— Senator Stewart said to The Call correspon dent this afternoon liter the result of tbe CorbetfFitzsimmons tight became known In Washington: "The severe censure by a lame portion of the press of the Legisla ture ana peoDle of Nevada for authorizing prize-fighting in that State is unreasonable. It assumes that the other States tolerate nothing equally repre hensible, if prize-fighting be reprehensible. Our limited knowl edge of the physical sports encouraged and patronized through out the country leads us to the belief that there is more that is beneficial and less that is harmful in prize-fighting than in the football game, boat racing, or any of the popular exhibitions of physical force in which the youth of the country are engaged. The football game especially is destructive of the life and health nf a vaat number of young men every year who would make useful and honorable citizens in the various callings in life where education and ability are required. We seldom read of & boatrace wherein ihe health of one or more of the participants is not permanently impaired. Besides, the art of boxing, or, as it is frequently called, the manly art of self-defense, is. taught In the gymnasiums attached to almost every college or univer senator mewan. sity in the land. If it is proper and desirable for young men to understand the manly art of self-defense why should it De more objectionable for peo ple to witness that game played by the Inchest expsrts than it is to witness the various other games which are less usoful and more dangerous to the life and health of the contestant. There is comparatively little danger of any injury to the spectators who witness prize-fightine, ana whatever injury the combatants inflict v; on each other is accepted by them as a resultof the proiession whicli they have chosen. There is a wide difference between the moral and physical effects which may result from Corbett and Fnziimmons beating each other and the permanent injury to fifteen or twenty promising young students from the effects of one severely contested football game. The power of resistance to wrong and the ability to defend against dastardly as sanlts is justly regarded by the learned institutions of the land as valuable education for the youth, otherwise they would avo.d tbe expenditures of time and money which are required 10 secure that kind of education- It increase? the physical vigor without tax ing the physical powers of the young in a manner to produce permanent injury. The accidents that happen in these contests are less in number ana less deplorable in character than in any other physical sport which is practiced among civilized men. There is another consideration which undoubtedly has its influence with the learned professors to encourage education in boxing. It develops one of the mo*t useful in stincts which nature has implanted in man. Howeyer much we may deplore war or physical conflict of any kind we are forced to admit that people never acquired their rights and no great civilization was ever maintained without the most vigorous use of physical force. Physical force has been the great instrumentality in all aces to break the chains of slavery and secure equal richts and justice for the masses. When ever any nation has lost its power, offensive and defensive, it has relapsed into a con dition of imbecility and tbe degradation which has excited the pity ani contempt of man Kind. Why are the Japanese more robust and more highly appreciated than the Chinese! Simply because the Japanese will fight and the Chinese will not. I would not complain tof the unjust criticism of Nevada for authorizing an exhibition of tne manly art of self-detense between the two great champions who are to contest for the world's supremacy if they would treat the subject fairly and philosophically. They should lay aside prejudice and discuss impartially the benefits and the objections to exhibitions of physical strength and prowess in all tne popular games in'which the people indulge, and not single out one game and one State upon which to pour out their vials of hypocritical wrath. When the art of lighting becomes a lost art all other arts of civilization will become extinct." Representative Francis G. Newlands of Nevada said: "While I must not be under stood as approving any foim of brutality, I will say that Ido not sympathize with all of this hypocrisy that has be«»n indulged in by a good man» n«nni« «n,i _ . _« tbe newspaper press, in criiicismi directed against the Legisla ture and the Governor of Nevada for legalizing these glova con tests. They ure nothing more than glove contests. Time wai whea prize-lighters fought with bare knuckles, but now the* use padded gloves. Ido not think that prize-fighting is mur« brutal than some other forms of sport, as for instance, basebal and football. Football - players are very often rough and brutal on the field, and the participants in these games arc often maimed and crippled for life, and sometimes deaths hare resulted. I deny that on the whole more injury than good results from these physical contests. They stimulate th« youth of the land to improve their physical condition. W« Americans pay more attention to tbe physical training and development of our horses than we do to our men. I believe in encouraging any form of sport that tends to improve the physical condition of our men and women. There are prize tights taking place between pugilists of lesser note every day in the larger cities, and there is no great cry against the practice. 1 do not think the State of Nevada can be justly condemned for her tolerance of these contests. Ihe intense interest manifested in the sport, by not only men, but women as well, in all grades of society, attests iis popularity. It is not nearly so dangerous as tbe football of this country, the fox-chasing and cross-country riding in England, the fencing and sword contest) in Germany, France and other countries, or the buil-ti-hting in Spain and Mexico. I think that it is the manliest of all the sports." lands a light left swing on the jaw. Fitz lands a light left on the face. Both clinch and try to hit in the break away. Both iand their rights on tho body. Corbett lands a good stiff right on the body. Corbett lands another left swing on the side of the head. Corbett lands a light left ]*b on the face. Fitz tries left and right s\vii:gs and Corbett blocks them. Corbett lands a light left. Fi!z rushes and they clinch. Corbett leads and lands on the side of Fitz's head. Both clinch and hit on the body in the breakaway, Fitz on the body and Corbett on the head. Corbett meets Fitz's rush with a straight left and they cl inch. Both lead left and rights, land lightly and clinch. Corbstt lauds light left swing. Fitz lands two straight lefts and Corbett ducks a third. Fitz tries a right swing and lands on shoulder. Both land lightlefts. Fitz rushes and tries wild right and left swings and Corbett stops him with a straight left jab. Fitz makes a wild swing and they clinch. The gong sounds. Fiiz had all the best of this round and seemod to be working easier and more confidently. Corbett is not much distressed, but seems a little tired and worried. Roand 12— Fitz rushes and lands a left on the body. Corbett land with the left and Fits ducks. Corbett lands with a left swing and misses. Both fiddling. Fitz hits with the right and lands on the beck of the head. Fitz leads with his left and Corbett ducks. Fitz is forcing the tight. He leads with his left and just reached the face, lightly. Cor bett lands left on the face and Fitz on the body. Corbett land* a leit swing on the body and ducks a left lead. Fiiz lands a left on head and right on body. Corbett hits him a hard right ou the body in the breakaway from a clinch. Fitz makes two wild swings and misses and Corbett turns and uppercuts him on the body with his right. Corbett lands light left swing, then another and another. They clinch. Fitz hit 3 Corbett in tho clinch. Fitz lands a hard left jolt on the body. Fitz leads with the left and Corbett stops him. Corbett lands a light left on the jsw and another on the body. Corbett lands with his left as Fitz ducks a right swing. Corbett lands another left swing on the Dody. Corbett just avoids a tremendous uppercut. Fitz makes a wild swine and Corbett steps to one s de. The gong sounds. There was little choice in this round. Both men are fighting hard and fast. Round 13— Both fiddling, and Fitz lands right on the body and left on the mouth. Both lead left and right .and land lightly. Fitz is rushing thi gs again. Corbett bleed ing again at the mouth. Fitz makes two wild swings and misses and then lands a right on the jaw. Fitz rustics and forces Corbett into a corner. They clinch and break away. Fitz again rushes Corbett into a corner and Jim dances out of his way. Fitz tries left swing on the bedy a:id misses, and ducks to avoid Corbett's uppercut with his right. They clinch and Corbett pushes. Fitz maxes an awkward swing and Corbett ducks and turns and uppercuts him in the body with his right. Corbett lands a hard straight leit on the mouth. Both men land with lefts on the face. Corbett lands another left on the face and ducks Fitz's right. Corbett lands left on the head and Fitz a right on the body. Corbett lands two light lefts on the face. The gong sounds. When Corbett walked to his corner he spat out what seemed to be a tooth. There was considerable blood about his mouth. Fitz, still bleeding badly at the mouth and nose. His face Is covered with blood. Round 14— Both lead and clinch. Corbett lands a straight left on the jaw, but bis blows seem to lack driving power. Fitz lands hard left and right on the face. Fttz hits Corbett a terrific left on the jaw. Corbett ducks and clinches. He seems weak and is on the de fensive. Fitz makes a wild swing at the head and misses and Corbeit clinches. Fitz lands two heavy left swings on the neck. Another one. Fitz lands a heavy left-hand uppercut. Fitz lands heavy right swing and Corbett weakly attempts to clinch and his knees give way' under him. Fiiz lands terrific left swing in the stomach and Corbett sinks to his knees withan awful expression of pain on his face. Corbett attempts to ris9 and gets off one knee and falls back again. The timekeepers call out "One, two, three, four," etc., up to ten, and Corbett is counted out. Corbett managed to get to his feet in a few seconds, as the crowd of trainers began pouring into the ring. Fitz grabbed an American flag from his belt and waved it high wheu Referee Siler awarded him the fight. When Corbett straightened up he seemed to at last realize that he had lost the fight. Then he made a rush at Fitzsimmons and grappled with him and crowded him to the ropes. They vrestled for a lew seconds, while a dozen tried to separate them. The deputy marshals poured Into the ring, and for a moment it looked as if there was pi i»;, r to be serious trouble; but Corbett was finally dragged away and hurried to his dressing-rooms, and Fitzsimmons was also borne out, at the same time showered with the congratulations of his admirers, while Corbett had many followers and sympathizers. The crowd soon dispersed af ter that. Walter Watson. EXPERTS TALK. They All Agree That in the Championship Bat tle the "Best Man" Won. CARSON, Nev., idarch 17.— A number of the sports left to-night by t."e specials which pulled out as quickly as possible. Those who remained were not unwilling to discuss the battle and a few of the expert opinions given to the special cor respondents of the United Associated Presses follows: One of the most solemn looking men about the ringside after the battle was Walter Walson, boxing instructor of the Olympic Club of San Francisco. Corbett was Watson's star pupil and it cat the veteran sorely when Jim dropped to the flour a beaten man. "It hardly seems possible," he sighed. "Jim should have kept away from that man until he did not have a punch left in him. I am satisfied that Fitz can hit as hard as Sullivan could in his palmy days. Corbett evaded him beautifully up 10 the finish and had him pretty well dis tressed with those aggravating jabs in the face. One careless move lost him the rL>ht. We saw the greatest contest in the history of the game, though, and Bob Fitz'immons deserves full credit for his victory." Al Smith was even more reticent than usual wlmn ths battle was over. "Fitz simmons is as game as a Debbie," he de clared. "No man with a weak heart could stand the punishment Jim dealt out in those opening rounds. It was a great bat tle and the winner is the greatest man in his line we have ever looked at." John L. Sullivan seemed disgusted with what h<» called Corbett's "iove taps." He deplored the absence of old-time slogging and appeared to think that the fighters wasted many good opportunities to get in their execution. Jack McAuliffe was more generous in his opinion: "We will never see two heavy- weigh ts of like caliber in the ring together again, unless the principals ot to-day arrange another meeting. I think Corbett would be foolish to go against Fitz a second time, fie lacks the stamina, and Bob would make short work of h:m if they ever got together again. Jim put up a marvelous tight though, and Fitz hadn't any too much margin to throw away." Billy Madden bad a few pools on Fitz in bis pocket. He picked the winner before the fight and stock to him all through the gory rounds when Fitz seemed to be on tlie toboggan. Louis Houseman danced a hornpipe when the fatal ten seconds expired. He backed Fitz straight and in combinations, and won a respectable sum on the result. George Siler earned bis fee without any exertion. "They gave me very little to do," he remarked. "I only parted them once, and then it was hardly necessary. They broke as prettily as any two men I ever saw, and there was not even a sem blance of foul fighting on either side. The winning blow was a fair nnder-arm punch just below and slightly to the right of the heart. It was delivered at short range with * stiff forearm and great strength. The tap which Fitz caught Jim on the jaw as Corbett toppled over did no dam age. Bob could not have restrained him self had he tried. It was a game contest and I enjoyed it as much as anybody." Arthur Moore, the well-known New York Athletlo Club man who always acts as referee of his club's contest?, said: "Fitz is a marvel. Corbett had him smothered, but h«d no steam to linish the work. Fitz's recuperative powers and gameness are simply wonderful. It was a great fight." Tom Sharkey appreciated Corbett's pie dicament thoroughly, having had a taste of it himself. "That was the blow Fiiz simmous tried to land on me," declared Tom. "I came in too far and it caught me just below the bslt. It was a corker, and no man could light after receiving it. Corbett can't hit a lick on earth, and it is only a question of using him up before putting him out. I want another crack at Fitz. He can't wear me down as easy as he did Corbett." William Muldoon didn't say much. He left the impression, however, that it was his belief that the "best man" won. Charley White, Jack McVey, Billy Woods and Jim Jeffries were all despon dent. They could see nobody but Corbett in the fight, snd all of them felt the defeat keenly. White seemed to think that Cor bett erred in not keeping away until Fitz was incapable of landing a hard blow. The others did not know what to say. Ernest Roeber's face was as broad as a Carson pancake as ho trotted ahead of the winner into the dressina-roem. "What did I tell you?" he asked. "Corbett ran against a puncher tnis time and a man who could take punishment, too. He fought well, though, and Fitz had to let out a few links to get there." Hickey and Stelzner modestly kept out of sight. They were naturally delighted at the victory, but had no theories to ex ploit. Dan Stuart wore a contented look as he sunned himself behind the kinetoscope shed. "Don't ask me how many people were here," he pleaded. "I couldn't even give you a respectable guess. I'm going to take a long rest now. I've spent a good many dollars to bring these men to gether and I'm glad they settled their lit tle dispute without a rumpus. The kinetoscope pictures are perfect, I under stand. We took three different sets with as many machines. "The negatives were boxed up after the last round in three separate rolls. We will express them to New York by differ ent routes and insure tnem for their full value. I will leave Carson in a few days for Los Angeles. After a short stay there I intend visiting Coronado Bench. From there I will head for Texas, winding up my journey at St. Augustine before the end of the winter season there. A load of worry has been lifted from my shoulders, and you can bet that I am satisfied now that it is all over." Governor Sadler took in the big fight, and cut his dinner short in order to get back in time for the little fellows. "It's the greatest sport on earth," vouchsafed his Excellency. ''We made no mistake in giving those fellows a license. I have seen all the fighters to-night, and none of them are hurt. Thac little fellow, Flaherty, who got such a hard knock, hasn't a bruise on him. Corbett don't look as though he had been in a tight, and the other men are all rient. They can poke all the fun they like at Nevada. We made no mistake, I tell you, and I have yet to meet the man who thinks we did." ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 17.— Torn Allen, ex-champion, said to-night: "I was a strong Corbott man ana bet on him. The fi.--lit was a great surprise to me, It is evident that vitality won over science. Fitzsimmons is a lucky fighter. His con test with Hall was a nuke, and I think that should Corbett enter the ring again with I 1 itzsimmons, the ex-champion would win," Great Interest in Chicago. CHICAGO. 111., March 17 — Every man, woman and child who knew that a cham pionship tight was in progress in Carson City, among the thousands who crowded the downtown streets of Chicago, seemed to be as eager to know the result and the details as if the event was a Presidential election. The people of Irish birth and parentage who always make a holiday of St. Patrick's day were out in full force and augmented the crowds at various points. Battery T> armory and the Cyclo rama building, opposite, were rilled with sports and business men, who received the news by rounds, athletic programmes being provided to fill in the time and make an entertainment. Several thou sand more men and women were at Tat tersall's to hear the exciting telegrams read while female cyclists contested for professional prizes in a six-day race. "Pompadour Jim" was the favorite at all these places and among the thousands who blocked the streets opposite news paper offices and saloon resons The peoDle who stood in the mud at the Tribune-Inter Ocean corner had only been informed by bulletins of the eleventh round and were waitincrfor something de cisive when a party of men who had tieon at the offices of the United Associated Presses for the news from Carson wedged through and told of Fitzsimmons' vic tory. The crowd would not believe it, but were reassured a few minutes after by the posting of tne result. In spite of Jim having a host of friends the remark was generally passed that they were glad that Fitzsimmons had won fame and fortune. There was a mad rush of business men everywhere to get the extra newspapers telling how it was don c. Gets Many Challenges. CARSON, Nev.. March 17.— Robert Fitz simmons, champion heavy-weight and middle-weight of the world, is already flooded with challenges. Although the long-leeged man has held the first-named title but a few hours he has many of the invitations to battle before him, but Is not considering them to-night. Already John L. Suliivan. Peter Maher, Tom Sharkey and Joe Goddard have in their bids and by to-morrow Fitzsimmona expects to hear from Peter Jackson and maybe one or two others. It is not believed any middle- weight will challenge Fitzsimmons for some time, his wore to-day demon strating what he can do with heavy weights, and of course middle-weights will be of a secondary consideration if indeed he meets any of them. Jfl z?im mons said to-ni_-ht that he had no plans for the immediate future, and remarked that it was too early to talk about it. Dempsey's Widow Wins. PORTLAND, Or.. March 17. — The heaviest winner in Portland on the Fiiz simmons-Corbett fight is Jack Demsey's widow. Shortly before the Nonpariel died ho told his wife that Fitz could whip nny fighter on earth if given the opportunity, and acting on this Mrs. Dempsey wagered her all on the ti;rht, and this amounted to several thousand dollars. She also tried to wager her piano with another woman on the result, but it iell through. CORBETT CLEARLY TOO BRASH At First Jim Thought He Would Easily Gain the Victory. OUTGENERALED BY THE CORNISHMAN. Mansfield Tells How the Lanky Bob Easily Fooled the Californian. MANY OF THE DRIVES OF FITZ NOT MEANT 10 HIT. False Swings Cause the Ex-Champion to Grow Over-Confident and Careless. CARSON, Kbv., March 17.— With one punch — and a punch it was in every sense of the word — Bob Fitz>inimons won the championship of world to-day just as the time dial pointed to 1 o'clock. The greatest fistic battle of the age has been fought. Never before in modern times was such a contest ever witnessed, and I doubt seriously if we see another like it. It was essentially a strife between skill and brute strength and courage. It was a trial in which the tighter, as he is known pure and simple, triumphed over the finished and shadowy boxer, who knew every trick and turn in the game. It was a fight that could not last. During round after round the man with the animal instincts led the assault only to find that he was striking at empty air, and in return for his efforts was being treated to tantalizing jabs on the nose, poked In the ribs and made to bleed and groan. For a dozen rounds the gladiator who hails from Hayes Valley made his red haired and shiny-pated opponent look like a plaything, so easy was it for him to rap him when he felt so inclined, and it was money to marbles until the climax was reached that he would win in a canter. Corbett, alter a few rounds' experience with the cunning Cornishman, reached the conclusion that he was not going to have much trouble in punching out a vic tory. He found that he could reach his adversary almost when he chose to and was scarcely idle a second. He fought a faster battle than he should. Jim has always made bis best showing* when he took matters coolly in the rinc, retorted to extreme care and graduail/ cut his opponent to ribbons. But in Fitzsimmons the Californian found a man who winced not under the tattoo that was being beaten on his coun tenance and ribs — a man who kept com ing back for more and grinning distortedly over it through a mask of gore. Fitz went into this fight with bnt one object in view, and that was to be patient until the proper time arrived for him to send home such a blow as has dropped many another good man to the resined floor. He was patient all through the beating he received and then took his reward. It is my honest belief that Fitz deliberately caused nis swings and drives to miss his adversary in order to cau«e him to get over-confident and careless. This is just what happened. But there is another end to the story. Fitz was materially weakened at times during those rounds in which he receive. l the worst pummeling, but after tha minute of rest allowed between rounds, would come back as strong as ever. This was not so with Corbett. H* ex hibited no recuperative powsrs at all, such as one would have a right to expect in a man holding the world's championship. His was a slow but gradual decline. He really woro himself out thumping a man he codld not hurt, but without knowing it or believing it, he did not expect tha end when it came. Fitz, however, saw what was coming and braced himself for the last grand ef fort. Corbett did not have enough steam left in him t j stay the tide and having his guard beaten down left the opening his wily adversary wanted and was dropped like an ox. It is not a long story, but it will never be forgotten by those who saw it enacted. A* regards climatic conditions a better KEW 10-DAT. Hello, Sir! 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