The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-22
THE FIGHT NO FIGHT
The Great Contest Between Jack
son and COrbett
DECLARED OFF BY THE REFEREE
Sixty-one Rounds Were Fought and Run and
the Members of the Club Became
Dissatisfied with it

San FRANCISCO, May 21.-No pugilistio
event ever occurred on the Pacific coast
mat created more interest or excitement
tnan the great heavyweight battle between
jim Coroett, OF San Francisco, and Peter
jackson, OF Australia, at the gymnasium of
the California Athletic club to night. The
purse Is large one, the total being $4,000.
$3.50 of which went to the loser.
The wonderful degree of interest in the
match Is due not only to the merits and
prominence of the two principals, but also
10 the fact that the contest would open the
way to settling the question of the
championship Of the world, for il was gen
orally understood that the winner would
eventually meet Frank Slav1n, or any other
man who might come forward for chanrion-
ship honors.
The condition of the men was all that
could be desired. Both were recognized ga
game lighters, possessing wonderful ability
and wonderful quick ness. The colored
man 11a1' ring experience was far greater than
Coroetts, and 1t was probably this fact "a
much as any other that made JACKSON a
Iavorlte in the betting during the week be-.
iore the hight at odds ranging from s. to
$40, to IS to $40.
81, some ne comment was elic1led by the fact
mat jackson sprained his ankle some weeks
ago and 1t was still slightly swollen to-
night, put mas caused him no Inconvenience
at all curing his training There was no
real lear expressed that it would give him
any trouble during the fight.
Hlram Cook was referee. Jackson was
| seconded by Sam Fitzpatrick and Billy
n Aa -
aldson, Billy Delaney and Harry Corbett.
Inc betting this evening generally contin-
ued at some odds in Jackson's favor, which
prevailed during the past twenty-four
hours, 500 to $50, and S100 to s65.
Soon after o'clock Jackson and Corbett.
Win their seconds, entered the ring, being
received with cheers. Their weights as
| near as could be obtained, were: jackson
l91, Corbett 1S5, although it was claimed bv
some that the difference was even greater
than that.
Time was called for the first round at
9:2S. After preliminary sparring and a
| clnch, Corbett touched Jackson lightly on
the jaw and as the round closed received a
left-hander in the ribs.
Second round-Corbett led and in a cIiuch
forced jackson against the ropes. Corbett
| got one in on Jackson's stomach and
| avoided bad blow by lodging.
Third round jackson attempted to fight
at close range, but Corbe5t clinched. Jack
| son followed Corbett around the ring. The
latter laughed as the Australian tried to hit
BIN and failed.
Fourth round--Every time Corbett led
ne followed it with clinch. He landed
hard on Jackson's side three or four times
and received noticing in return.
Fifth rouud-Jackson caught Corbett
lightly on the ribs, and then played care
! fully for an opening. Corbett forced him
lut0 his INIT in no L., L.
the better of it.
Sixth round-Corbett caught good one
in the side and then landed hard on Jack
sons jaw with his right. Peter was fore
ing things, but Corbett was a clever
dodger.
Seventh round-Both men were ex-
tremely careful. Nothing was done.
Eighth round-Corpett forced Jackson to
the ropes and reached him on the ear.
Ninth round-Corbett again reached
Jackson's side but not hard. Jackson then
landed on the others chin and followed il
up with hard rap on Corbett's wind. Jim
gave him hard one of the same kind
Little was done in the tenth or eleventh
rounds.
Twelfth round-Corbett landed twice On
Jackson's stomach, and jumped away from
a swift drive at his jaw
The battle up to this time was decidedly
scientific, and 1t looked as if it would con-
tinue some time. If there is any difference
In the men, Jackson is a little fresher.
In the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth
rounds there were some light blows, but
no damage.
In the sixteenth, Corbett led sayaeely.
but Jackson escaped. Near the close. how
ever, Jim caught his man heavily on the
jaw twice.
Seventeenth round-C orbett landed with
his left on the throat and made several ef
loo
Corbett several more of the same kind and
received light one on the jaw in return.
Eighteenth round = Corbett landed
heavily on JackSon's side. jackson was
evidently trying for his mans law. jim
reached his neck hard and as the round was
closing caught jackson hard on the mouth
with his left.
Nineteenth round-Jackson swung bis
left with great force, but Corbett escaped
by duck1ng. jackson then reached Cor
belts ribs with sharp blow and gave him
good iab on the chin
Twentieth round-Corbett knocked .Iacl,-
son back with a short punch in the throat
| then forced him into the corner and in the
rally which followed Corbett had decidedly
the best of it. giving Jackson several hard
rights and lefts on the Jaw
OTWenty- first round-JackSon was on his
mettle. He gave Corbett hard one on the
jaw, but received about as good one in re-
| turn.
Twenty-second round-Jackson worked
hard to land on Corbetts ribs, but the lat
ter was very quick and escaped.
In the twenty third and twenty-fourth
nothing was done.
| The forty eighth to the sixty-eighth
rounds were but a succession of feints and
fast racing, in which not blow was struck.
At the ED Of the sixty first round, after
conference between the master of cere-
monies, the president of the club and
referee, the latter entered the ring and said:
ut is very evident that this contest is not
satisfactory to the club members, and the
principles are not anxious to fight. In
the fight draw
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