The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-18

/ rs4eAine Kx1razar faee. 0ne 81 sA<se sw1nx,
/ eAakaf Kizsnfn'4 iefs eye xs1h th~ wrinf ard
| fazsed lum2 undsr L. Alter tAeY bsoke XII
rain gue b riean right -hnnSlcr on he si<xe.
Casoeefs lefs hand ieod - xhe<t hu8 he
enashed Ktlsafn sn she neck ~ the iaxter
ensed snd bss&s away from hss hnx. Kilnzn
| hest rsea,tssed wiki sssasess
Cuzt<ut len canShs KfiFaiz on the an. bua
~ sent In the naDs hand with hgAsnin1- like
specd nod Kfirnin rsesivod t. on ~ nsck
Corbesf suung his left sronnd xke Wild man.
and tw5cs II succes&ion he seou@psished me
scat q iAnding on the ssds and tace Win ths
saxne haad and uetsarg away second timeL
Ktsrazu conntsred tightly with he IN = tine
ras called Kilrain was sonewhat win1ed. hat
sooked iiStae mere pieassd - this vas his besf
yonud
Kisrsia c.ne up nore conadsnt il the afsA
He seetled down 70 huslness q once, swinging
leSt On Corb<ts's neck and ciinchiux- Next
time he rushed but Ccrhess eot away. KilT&tn
led at close quaFzen bns coFbett clipped under
gracefulfy. The third time they cliuched and
agatn KiaAin uas made 10 draw o6 by CRY of
'sbeeakr A he let 50 he landed right on
Coroetse neck They came together again II
ciuse quarters and Corbest's lightning left
caught Kiirain In the stomach and stopped .
clincn- kslrasn came on and ciSnched bat
ssczaach. getting AWAY.
Corbets sailed In again, but Kilrain was wide
awake ana wArded on lead with both
hands and then pushed Cofbest array. Corbctt
would not be denied and reached kllrain's
neck with the lefs. hnt KIlrain ciinched and
warmed Coxb<tfs nose ia cl0se quarters.
corbett psitcd Kilrsfn'a face with his left. but
Kilrain closed and landed both hands on Cor
beztss neck. corheff kept on coming. led with
: LEFT on Kflratn's cheat and swung hight on
the neck and gos away. Kilrain was in
corner and reached Corhettss chest with
his left Lightly. corbett continued 10 advance,
hut kilsssn slipped out Of reach Of uelimeant
blows. bus Corbett gos the champion At last and
smashed him right and lcft on chest and face.
landing four raaaliug blows before Kiirain
ciinched for protection.
After breaking. Kfsrain shot out his left and
caught Coshett's neck twice In Succession and
cisncAed. upper-cntting On Corbett's neck - ne
held him
corbest asked il that was fair. when they
came together again Kilrain quickly swung his
night on Cosoetts neck. but a. he dncked away
Corbett delivered IN upper cut on Jake'a swol
len face.
Kslrain led with his left on corhett's face and
received light return ~ time was called.
Corbett was chesred - he came up in fne
condition for the sixfh round, while Kilrain
came mp suilenIy. Both men spared along for
an opening.
Corbett willingly set well enough alone. Kill
rain did NOT want to afford his young opponent
any more good chances to distinguish himself.
corbest led frst hut fell short and when he
brought his right around locking for Ktlfains
neck the latter got out Of reach.
Kiirain again stepped In with . left-hander on
the chest but Carbett countered on the stomach.
Kiirafn playeo for Corbest's stomach with his
ieff. but the blow wss . little SLOW and Corbetts
went hard and straight and caught Kiirain on
the nose with hard rap and made the cham
pion vince.
Kilrain hurried masters . little, however, and
led Corbetts face with the left twice In success
sion. following the second with = righthandev
on the face and neck: then clinch.
CcFbett kept away from the next rush. Then
CoFbeft led lightly on the face, but Kilsain
clinched and punched Corbest's bead = little
With the right until ne Vas warned away He
stood of then aud landed . lefthander lead on
the fac. but met with hard lcft-hand counter
under the eye.
corbets stepped in lively and swung left ON
Ktlrsin'a stomach In his favorite way. and
ducked from fcturns.
KilrAin replied with . lest-hander ON the
chest at the same time cleveriy catching . ro-
tarn on the right Kilrain rushed again and
landed his left on the chest and his night on
Corbest's neck. ciinehing again - ume uas
called
The fight was over and and the crowd y - Ill
one way.
There was shout OF "Corbettr' and Corbett
was q happy - schoolboy tn his corner. He
hsd never lost the smile of confidence and did
not bear mark from his encounter and felt he
had done the best thing in hfs life.
Ktlsain came forward aud claimed only i've
rounds had been fought, but the tally showed
six
Referee Eiolette announced that q the fight
was to be decided on scientific points and not
IL 49,
James J. Corbsst, OF san Francisco.
Cerbett received IN ovation. and was almost
carried 10 his dressing-room by his friends aud
new found admirers
81 sn the biggest man In the country now"
he said. land expect TO make good deal OF
money of my victory. Iwtll go back to CALI
fornia in . few days but viii return here later"
When Ii was suggested that California would
make mp 5000 purse for him he said he had
been offered IS o0o TO meet Choynski again. the
man he has beaten twice.
Kilrain came Into the dressing room little
later and said he had been told IL was only fve
rounos Corbett replied shere had been six
ronnds, but even II only tive he had the best of
Kilrain disputed that and offered to go right
out and fight over again but Cofbett said he had
the reputation now and would uss e. He
would consider Kilrain's offer for another meet
ing but would not promise anything except
that Kilrain could have FIRST fsht
Fgve-onnce gloves were used.
The remainder OF the entertainment was
rather dwaYfed BY the event. Bexinah. who wsa
impiica ted In the James sf;sir. defeated John
son In four rounds
Mike cleaTy whipped Nike Smith. Of cincin-
matt In two rouad4
kilrain says he Is not satisfied with toniehra
contest, ~ ali indgntiDg Was barred- Corbet;
having the longest reach naturally coald tap
and &c, away He would Ike TO box him ten
rounds with three-euuce gloves, but prefers to
nnish with light gloves
rLATT's PROMISE.
He viii support = Nom -rartisan
Worlds Fair Bill.
NEW YoRK. Fen. fan enormous and en-