Life — April 8, 1897 — page 18: what you’re looking at

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remarked the bank Pres- “Still, I have a little “1 aM not particularly interested in that fight, ident, who had dropped in at a newspaper offi curiosity to know which of the two brutes whipped. “The report has just come over the wire,” replied the Circuit Judge, who had happened in a few minutes before jhim, “that Fitz—Fitz—what is the rest of his name ?"” “T think his name is Fitzsimmons “It sounds like it. At any rate, the despatch is to the effect that he has whipped. I don't take much interest in this sort of thing, but I was passing the office and stepped inside to see what was drawing all this crowd,” nany—what do you call them—did they fight ?" they call them rounds. They fought fourteen.” ounds, if | remember, is the word. And Fitzsimmons knocked the other man out in the fourteenth round ?” “Yes, The other man’s name, they say, is Corbett.” ‘Corbett? He's the man who fought Sullivan some years ago, isn’t he?” “The same man. bulletins, if he had not been too confident “Wasn't he overtrained ?”” “Nota bit of it. He was in the pink of condition.” “* Hetmust have weighed at least fifteen pounds more than Fitzsimmohs.”” “Yes, but Fitzsimmons’s enormous chest and shoulders offset this differ- ence. He had taken better care of himself, too.’ “know, but if Corbett had been the fighter he claims to be he would have He would have won this fight, too, I judge from the knocked him out inside of ten rounds,” “Corbett had him whipped, didn’t he, up to the tenth round ?" “Not by a houseful. Fitz was getting stronger all the time.” “* The bulletins show that Corbett landed three times to his once.” “Yes, but his blows lacked steam, Fitz was waiting for a chance to bit him once, good and hard, and when the chance did come he was read never lost his head a single time during the whole fight. He's the ¢ man and the best fighter in the world to-day, and I'll bet money on it!” “He's game enough, but if ever the two fight again my money will be put up on Corbett. He's the most scientific boxer and the greatest pugilistic general that ever stepped inside a prize ring. It was a chance blow that knocked him out,”" “No, itwasn't. He had waited for that blow. ““Why, look at that sixth round! and—" “He wasn't half as badly done up as he appeared to be. You cat that. He wanted Corbett to rush him, and he would have been ready: “Rot! Anybody that knows a boxing glove from a baked turkey knows that—" ‘*A man who couldn't tell the difference between a prize fight and a Quaker meeting has no business to talk about pugilism!"" ‘The Judge recovered himself first. “‘AsT remarked when you came in,” he said, ‘I don’t take any intere this sort of thing. The whole business is distasteful to me. I only steppe: here by accident. Good afternoon."—Chicago Tribune, He—" Corbett had fought him to his knees, din HOTEL VENDOME, BOSTON Situated on the famous! Back Bay Boulevard, Com- Cinkbam Cricycles « « Afford all the pleasure and exercise of bicycling without the nervous strain Wand danger; no instruc- tion necessary; you can- goot fall and you stop when you want tot xt paint. the most Get to the Roof be doubly particular in the selection of Dixon's Silica Graphite Paint ts ical to use. flake graphite and otd botled linseed olf, it lasts 20 years, DIXON'S. monwealth Avenue. - S = Redfern LADIES’ TAILOR and DRESSMAKER Mr. Redfern has lately returned from his Paris and London Houses, where he has made a large selection desirable, durable and économ- Made of finest silica, purest i faabioned Kettle: | SILICA RAPHITE PAI NT THE TINKHAM CYCLE CO. ot 306-310 W. 59th St, New York, covers double the surface and gives three times the service that any other paint wiil—on roofs, bridges and any ex- posed wood, metal or brick work, cokiets ead paiot literatore, 408, DINOS CHUCIULE Cs derecy Clay, 3. of Choice Models. ad Reproductions of some of these very charming GOWNS From $75 COATS From $50 SILK WAISTS From $25 Special Department for Evening Dresses OLETTES On: Giolets) ov CZAR CONCENTRATED PERFUMES . ea D (Orisa Perfomery) 44, place de la Madeleine, PARIS SENSE wio Capstan Bird’s Eye Westward Ho Those Fine English Tobacco rot ov ty W, D. & H. O. WILLS 2¢ Bs nous the world over for thelr superb flavor and exquisite aroma, can Three Castles be ootained for you by your lealer TY be will noe get thei, white to us for price-list of the wellknown trands, Gold Flakeyete. J. W. SURBRUG, Sole Agent, 159 Fulton Street, NEW YORK. 210 FIFTH AVE., NEW YORK Put o land,