Show AFTER THE BATTLE But yesterday two champions adorned thp heavy class Now one sits proudly there alone and < one ba gone to grass Tho joint debate that raged between the Kangaroo and Celt Is oer and Corbetts pompadour adorns Fitzsimmons belt These arose literary gentlemen for battle fierce For they had quite run out of words and so must come to blows The world impatient knows the worst how Corbett lost the trick For breathlessly it stood to wait the telegraphs tele-graphs sad tick The fickle world that yesterday was low at Corbetts feet I Now halls Fitzsimmons as the man who owns both sides the street But think not weary sufferers theyll rest with victory won Full forty columns theyll require to tell how It was done And later on these talents high their forces will engage To rake In coinand nobly try to elevate the stage One more Idol cast awav One more scrapper put to sleep Ho who was not common clay Now is rated small and cheap Proud on high his banner waved Flaunted east and west and south Fighting fierce was what he craved All who came to fight by mouth Lay the erstwhile warrior low Mid the tears of wives he vexed Mid the sobs of Brother Joe Pass him up and murmur Next Chicago Record |