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THE EVE Off THE GREAT FIGHT THE DOWNFALL OF COBBETT. IF Iseem to be writing a great deal about this experience in Carson let me explain that it was the most Important thing in my life up to the time I beat Bob Fitzsim mons and became a world's champion. This time in Carson was the real turn ing point in my career, for it gave me knowledge and ambition. Corbett as I said somewhere be fore, was a nervous and high strung fellow. As the 17th of March ap proached he became more and more JOHN L,. SULLIVAN CHALLENGED THE WINNER. irritable. It wasn't that he feared Fitzsimmons in any way, but that be realized all be bad to lose if the fight went against him, and he was trying In those last few days to make up for years of easy living that had followed his win over Sullivan and could not entirely satisfy himself. We were all up "bright and early the morning of the eventful 17th. Corbett seemed In high spirits. The whole camp was In a bustle. Scores of news paper men were flying around from place to place and asking all sorts of questions. I ate a big breakfast and half an hour later went out with Jim for a stroll on the road. The fignt was to begin at noon. It was to be to a finish. The moving picture machines were all ready. The crowd was gather ing. Sporting men from all over the world assembled there In Carson were gathering at the big new yellow pine arena that Dan Stuart bad built especial for the occasion. Among the spectators were to be John L. Sulli van, Tom Shark'ey, Jack McAullffe and scores of other famous fighters. At the ringside sat twenty selected Nevada gun fighters, placed there by the sheriff because of threats from a San Francisco bunch that the referee, George Slier, would never live to get out of the ring if he gave a decision against Corbett. I'll pass the preliminaries, although every word spoken is still clear in my mind, even bow John L. Sullivan, fat and round bellied, rolled through the ropes and challenged the winner, say lug at the end: "I think I have one good fight left in me yet. I'm yours truly, always on the level,' John L. Sullivan." Bob Fitzsimmons, bis red face shining from the collar of bis blue bathrobe, strutted up and down across the ring from us, stopping to test the ropes with his hands or to scrape his shoe on the resined can vas, and all the time watching Corbett with light blue eyes that squinted half shut in the sunlight. Our champion paid no attention to Fitz. At last the waiting time was up. The sun was at its height when the bell clanged sharply on the frosty air, and I, with the other seconds, scram bled down from the platform and crouched" behind Corbett's corner, star ing with straining eyes to see the first blow struck. It was not long in com ing. Corbett, light on his feet, cir cled around Fitzsimmons like a hawk. The Cornlshman crouched panther-like as if to spring when be saw an open ing. After circling a moment Corbett flashed in and jabbed Fitzsimmons on the mouth, and the fight was on. Fitz, clinching a second, turned to where his wife sat in a box and nod ded to her encouragingly. The first round was all fast, pretty work, with no very heavy blows deliv ered. Each man was trying to study out tbe Other's style. Each has! seep the other fight and was not to tie fool ed . easily. Neither cared to lake a desperate chance, although Ki'zslm- mons was apparently tbe more care less of tbe two. Corbett danced arid jabbed .-steadily. Fil'.siiiiiiions, his tace reddened by the blows, only grinned and waited bis chance. He wasn't ODe of those Sgbl ers who. like Corbett. gradually wore their men down. He was a terrific hitter, who won with a sudden kuock- out Corbett knew this, and tie was wary as a fox. Oh, it was pretty trie way tbey watched each other ana measured each lead to the fraction ot an iuch. At the end of the round Corbett danced back to his comer, lautfiiiug. flushed aud confident. FlSs stood up In bis as if he didn't even care to rest himself by sitting down. And so tbe tight went along. Cor bett. growing bolder, was gradually cutting and tearing at Fitzsimmons witb left and right as he found his openings. Fitzsimmons landed a bard blow on Jim's mouth, and J could see a grim look come over our champion's face for a moment. His lips bad been cut, but he would not show "first blood." He jabbed at Fitz until a tiny stream of crimson trickled from his uose and lips, and then Corbett deliberately spit the blood from his own mouth. Fitzsimmons was making a mistake. and Corbett could see it as well as any man at the ringside. Whenever he was hit hard the "freckled fighter turned his head toward his corner and grinnad at his wile to show her be was unhurt. Each time that be turn ed Corbett caught him heavily with a jab. but he didn't step in close, for Fitzsimmons was notedly crafty, and it might be one of his tricks to draw the more clever man within range. In the sixth rotnid that rapid fire of jabs and short right banders to the jaw began to tell. The middleweight champion moved unsteadily on his legs and seemed worried. His face was smeared with blood. Corbett was Gghting harder hitting harder and more confidently. At' last Fitz step ped Into a clinch, took a blow in the body and ulipped down to his hands and knees. There he sat up deliber ately on bis knees and cleared his throat of the blood that was strangling and sickening him. He took the count of nine and rose. Corbett had waited deliberately. Instead of rushing in wildly and trying to beat Fitzsimmons down again in a hurry, as most fight ers do when they have a man going. he took his time, feinted and jabbed carefully while his enemy reeled away. We were Jubilant, but foxy old Billy Delaney. the veteran, called to Cor bett: "He's shamming. Jim. Look out." Just then the bell rang, and Fitzsim mons, reeling to bis corner like a drunken man, fell into his chair. We were busy on Corbett in an Instant; but, stealing at glance across the way. I could see frantic towel waving in the corner across the ring. Evidently Fitzsimmons' seconds were flurried. In our corner Jim sat up straight, laughing and cracking jokes with his friends at the side of the ring. He looked an easy winner. But when the bell rang for the be ginning of the seventh round Fitzsim mons. sprang from his chair like a flash, with no trace of grogginess now, and ran across the ring at Corbett so hard that Jim was almost caught nap ping in his corner. With this round Fitzsimmons stopped turning his head toward his wife and gave all his atten tion to fighting. He was strong and full of fight again. Whether he was shamming in that sixth round or just naturally recover ed his strength nobody but Fitzsim mons will ever know. In any case he was a different man now. Corbett re alized it at the first clash. I could see the laughter go from his lips and his face turn to a dull gray. Theu he set his jaw grimly and went on fighting, using every particle of his wonderful skill to stall the rushing Cornlshman off and wear him down if he could.. Corbett didn't laugh and joke in his corner after that. The affair bad grown too serious. He fought like a game man, and when Fitzsimmons dropped him in the fourteenth round with the famous solar plexus blow he crawled to the ropes across the ring and tried desperately to pull himself FITZ DROPPED Bill WITH THE FAMOUS SOLAB PLEXUS PUNCH. up. The count went along slowly, and I could hardly realize that this strug gling form across the ring from us was the champion, to be a champion no more in ten short seconds. Fitzsimmons was in the middle of a ewirl of men that plunged through the ropes on all sides of the ring. Corbett pulled himself to his feet just as we reached him and frantically threw us aside and rushed at the grin ning Fitzsimmons. When the melee was all over we took him back to his dressing room. lie was in agony from that last blow at the joining of the ribs, and, looking at him, I determined that It waa a good blow to finish a man with in any fight. Since that time I have used it often myself, and it's a winner. I used it on Fitzsim mons, by tbe way. 17 ?7txJPa -, j -I ( .' r Insurance that insures is the prime requisite for individuals and business firms when a conflagration destroys their property. Such an Institution, and one in which the utmost confi dence can be placed, is the Farmers & Merchants Insurance company. They issue policies which give ab solute protection against loss by fire, lightning anfl tornado. 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