Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-22
tDRAW PRIZE-FIGHT.
,.e HEAVY WEIGHT BATTLE BE-
TWEEN coRBETT AND JACKSON.
.r,rso of $40, 00o-The Men Cautious and
s,ientiac-SiNty-onc Rounds and
little Punishment.
ny telegraph to the DIspa,ch.l

ny telegraph 10 tho Dispatch.l
CO Fr,Nc1sco. CAr., May 2I.-No puri.
. ,ycnt that ever occurred on tho
... coast created moro interest or cx-
...,f than the great heavyweight bat
..t.,,cu Jim Corbett, Of San Francisco,
rt,r Jackson, Of Australia. which
f.r-h. ~ the gymnasium of the Cali
... t,hlc,ic Club tonight. The purse
large one $4,000, 1880 of which
...t.c loser The wonderful degree
...t.-s>, in The match was due not only
... merits and the prominence of the
..4.-. bst also 60 tho fact that the con
. .Hcn tbc way 90 settling the question
Sam. uailpOf thc world. for IL was gene
...-.-.f.td She winner would eventually
Exam. ~.tviu ~ any other man who might
.ssr1 for cha mpionship honors
TsUNtNC AND CONDITION.
...,.f..I .u oi the mon was all That could be
Ir.y bal trained hard ana carefully
...-.I. opinion That neither man had ever
r..r Iu better form. Jackson WAS tho
f1f iu cyCry respect IL was gene
..r t.I chat one man possessed little or
..t..-. 0Ncr She other Both were recog-
. .. Same nrhtcrs, possessing wonderful
... wonderful quicknCss- Neither be-
...f.r " .lucscr" type Of pugilsts. The
r.....- ring experience Was far greater
.....-.'- sHd 81 vas probably this fact as
..r .aai made jackson the favorite in
during tho week before tho fight at
....... tom q to 10 90 20 10.
UEtvy BETTING.
.,r.rlrgt was elected by the fact that
Grained lis ANKLE some weeks ago and
.ruf!v swollen tO-asght but IL had
...rp Inconvenience az all during his
..r-r was q real fear expressed that
.s. him trouble during the fight a
....t ~ money WAS Wagcred on the
laws tho last two days. The poOl-roonls
..-..r-. porting resorts were crowded and
.arg goo end 81 either tho jackson or
money. The contestants wore required
f.. .Ilh room this evening 40 s o'clock,
.rr. ..hf was set for an hour later. The
club last night appointed Hiram
ruE SECONDS.
-...... rs- seconded by sam Fitzpatrick and
-...- t.rIctt's seconds were John
..1v Delaney, and Harry COrbett. The
r.tt.u ne ring was covered with pad
.. .Itrh heavy dark colored felt was
I q rav feature at this contest was
....I clock, which was called into use
... $3.50. k-lown occurred.
rHE CROWD.
..-......t There were probably 200 people In
.-..-r. AND from that time on they con-
...... ..tr 1s fast Hs The onlcers at the uar-
could admit them, Twenty police
.... r--su lance 90 preserve order. Some
. war. lu the building and others were
...- t.e roof or i'm the streets. The repre-
...... .. tnr local papers were obliged TO
...-.r .r tic.r hands and take sCats In
.... .. f.. IlI. As o'clock approached
.... .r .r. NGU showed cagcrness 10 have
appear, though 10 was yet an hour
,... ..l.l .etm" Tor them 20 enter the ring.
ODDS oS JACKSON.
-.....r.rI CU-beft arrived 10 the club-roOms
...- .FHk. They entered the building
...- attracting much attention and went
my hot
-. evening generally continued az tho
- .r- boz Iarl~lu's favor which bad pre-
. ..., -he past twcnty-iour hours-S1OO
... $500 tn 400.
N THE WSG.
..........s minutes after 81 o'clock whom Jack
...., ...." with their seconds entered the
.... Principals were received with cheer
...- t.e few minutes that fol-
,.. t,H. tho gloves OF the men We're
....-.f, every eye I'm the build
...s. ..r... DH tl" mon, ana there was a
-... ..-..-..u of C1mmendHtion Ht the elc-
..t-. ,.., pra-cutei. The weights as far
.... Obtained wpro: Jackson l01, COrbott
,. .. r-. .. was claimed by some that the
| t..-.. vss even greater than that After
-... ..-. Ht letei tho men advanced and
..EI..l-. Tim. was called for tho first round
CAUTIOUS FIGHTING.
.... OH. ninth round the men fought very
| .-...-.. with .f,1che- IN nearly every round.
-, .-. ..-u. heavy hitting, neither man show
.-r-... .' being the worse, nor any apparent
l...-.- Pr. thor.
DECIDEDLY SCIENTIFIC.
.-.-' raI. Jacks, rs stomach his principal
-... .t-l.h. but jackson wHrded him of
U.... rl u.lEdnc the hfteceth round
.r.. tlI been decidedly scientific one.
..........a. .gy difference in the men, Jackson
Bass. -..r ....L.~. In the sixteenth round, Of
-. .. .rt.rr. ~ % few light blows, COrbett
... ..-l with ty0 heavy blows on the
| -a lrlt out great applause.
-uG TWENTIETH ROUND.
| rr.-. se-t.euth round jackson caught Cor
Dee heavily -rsrrrl times on the chest, knock
| .rt.. f...rlrL In the eighteenth round
t..... resolved some hard blows Hard hit
...... ..- - .r-r AZ 10 now became the rule. In
....t round Corbett knocked Jackson
o. .... short punch in the throat, then
....... ig'. % corner and in the rally which
... ,.-istt had decidedly the best OF II,
. f..--u several hard right and let's in
JJ-roNE GOOD BLOW.
-e. .g-.--, ruInd-The work Of the previous
Jackson ou his mettle. He gave Cor
..... .... ...uu the Jaw, but received about as
| ... .l return. Tho men followed each
.-.- .-.uI tle ring during the remainder OF
..r ....l .' np harm was done Iwenty-se-
| ... '.r. fRrlty-lfth round mostly sparring
-.-.. ....r Iu tine twcuty-sxth round Cor
| .. l...t Jackson sharp left-hander In The
a.s.... was the only good blow deliy-
Co., .a I..II.
tJIH STILL CAUTIOUS.
.E.-..-...,rta CD thiriy-drst round Corbett
'.... '.. fighting, Hl1 WAS trying TO get the
'....s-..-' tHf JHO F-ud held him on. In the
'..-... .rI round Jackson rallied and was ag-
! ..-.f. bar l,J.l but little. Both men were
! '.t... '... much, and were very cautious III
O. '..-.-.ri round.
N.EOpY's FIGHT.
'. Obj. s.-tv-.arond round the men spared
.a.ta..s7yu was now doing most oil the
u. ..s-...oud round the men relapsed
-. r.s-.lird round Corbett was plainly
t.s..-.r iaaa. stll nothing done.
UoSoRs EvEN.
-a '0-ry-nurih, f)rty-nfth, and forty-sixth
.- thlEW1s acc0mpliEhcd.
r... Eleventh. round Jack5Ons lips were
81 . ..U.. turbott showed scarcely any
-'- .'r 'a.r, out there were hunDeI Oh
..'... t.- u.dy. This round was Ike the
....- icing done.
.th round few blows were ex-
i ....... t.. lollr- were about even'
ENDURANCE.
... --y-..a,L and nftieth round not blow
-.,- r-rn5-It YVES 1880 when this
| ...r.'llrd. The fight seemed 20 have
..".t into woarng-out contest.
...I ....llius tie dfty-hith round there
#...l.H. Acre are no signs Of fnish'
.-- -ett.O. are protesting loudly
Iatcit-5 a. NJ.
81. .tsr.Dc, CAL, May 22.-At the end OF
'.H..-.. -' round the referee declared that II
We ..t.-,, which makes IL draw
Base Bali.