The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-22

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Billy Smith. Corbett's seconds were John
| Donaldson, Billy Delaney and Harry Cor
bett. jackson and Corbett arrived a5 she
| club room at about O'Clock. They enter
| ed the building without attracting much
attention, and Went to their dressing
rooms Immediately. The betting this
evening generally continued ct the same
| odds on jackson as the favorite which had
prevailed during the past twenty-four
| nsurs-slOO to $50 and 500 to $65 were the
usual figures.
! twas some minutes after 9 o'clock
when Jackson and Corhett with their sec
onds entered the ring. Both principals
were received with cheers. Inc weights
as near as could be obtained were. Jack
son 1877. Corbett 1s5, though it was claimed
by some that the difference was even
| greater than that. Time was called for
| the first round at 93O.
| Round L Few seconds were spent in
preliminary sparring. Jackson led lightly
and clinch followed, and the men broke
away slowly. Jackson led with the right
and missed; another clinch followed, and
Corbett seemed loath to break away. Cor
| bett touched Jackson lightly on the jaw,
and as the round closed be received a left
handler in the ribs. Round 2. Corbett
| led, and in the clinch whlc-i followed he
forced jackson against the ropes, where
! they came TO center. Jackson led twice,
| but failed to reach his man very hard,
! Corbett made a vicious half-afm swing,
| but Jackson jumped away. Corbett then
! got in one on Jackson's stomach, and
moment later avoided a blow by dodging
! Round 3. Jackson attempted to fight
| at close range, but CorDett cllnched botn
men were wonderfully active on their feet
Considerable feinting followed. Corbett
| led for Jackson's wind. but missed. Jack
! son followed Corbett around the ring, and
| the latter laughed as the Australian tried
| to hit him ana failed.
Round 4. The men walked around each
other cautiously for full minute. Every
time Corbett led he followed with a clinch.
| He landed hard on Jackson's side three or
| four times and received nothing in return.
The men were fighting at very close
quarters.
In the next rounds neither man was
punished. Jackson had a little the best of
the fifth round, and i'll the sixth caught
forcing the fighting, but Corbett lodged
cleverIy. In the sixth Corbett landed
hard on Jackson's jaw and caught good
one in the side. Corbett lodged cleverly
in the seventh and Jackson could find no
opening.
Round s. Corbett forced Jackson to the
ropes, but could do nothing there. Soon
afterwards he reached jackson hard on
the ear, receiving no punishment in re-
turn.
Round g. Jackson had the best of it.
landing twice on Corbett's wind and once
on his chin. Corbett reached Jackson's
side, but not hard.
Round 10. Jackson reached Corbett's
neck bard twice Corbett drove for Jack
sons wind but missed. In this round it
became evident that Corbett was playing
for jackson S wind, while jackson was try
ing to get Knockout blow on Corbett's
jugular In the eleventh. twelfth, thir-
teenth, fourteenth and fifteenth rounds
these tactics were continued, neither man
receiving any severe punishment. The
fight was very scientific up to this point,
and it looked as if it would continue for
some time.
Round 16. Corbett caught Jackson
heavily on the jaw twice and brought out
great applause.
Round II. Corbett landed with his left
on the throat and made several efforts to
repeat it. Jackson then caught Corbett
hard on the chest, knocking him back
wards. He then gave Corbett several
more of the same kind and received a light
one on the jaw in return.
Round Is Corbett landed heavily on
the side. Jackson was evidently trying
for his mans Jaw Jim reached the neck
rather hard. and as the round was about
to close, he caught Jackson hard on the
mouth with his left.
Round 49, Jackson swung his left with
great force, but Corbett escaped by duck
Inc. jackson then reached Corbett's ribs
with sharp blow and gave him a good
Jab in the chin.
Round 30. Corbett knocked Jackson
back with u short punch in the throat,
then forced him into corner. ana IN the
rally which followed Corbett had decidedly
the best OF it. giving jackson several hard
rights and let's in the Jaw.
Round y. The work of the previous
round put Jackson on his mettIe. He
gave Corbett a hard one in the Jaw, but
received about as good one in return.
Round -. Jackson worked hard TO
land on Corbet5's ribs, bnt the latter was
very quick and escaped punishment :,
Round %. Jackson kept Corbett walk
ing backward Not blow tina amounted
10 any thing was struck during the
round
Nothing was done in the tweuty-fourrh,
twenty-tiith and tweuty-siXth rounds. ex-
cept that Corbe5t landed heavily on jack
sons stomach. Cautious sparring was the
order
Round D. Corbett landed hard on Jack
sons law and received two from jackson
in the same place.
Round -. Jackson still led for Corbett's
Jaw and reached there several times Cor
bet: landed twice on Jacksou's ear hard.
Corbet6 was forcing jackson when ths
round closed and there was great cheering.
Round - Corbett forced the fighting
and reached ,Jacksons head and body
several times, receiving one or two
counters. Jackson was staggered by
several of Jim's ouslsughts, but he held
I'D well toward the end of the round and
Corbett's attacks were showing on bis
own wind
Round s1. Jackson struck CoTbets on
the ja5v and a ciinch followed Corbstt
was trying to get in Knockout but Jack
son held him of. Jackson seemed much
weaker and was forced 10 the ropes several
times amid cheers f0r CorDett
Ia the next four rounds both usu were
very cautious and nothing was done ex
cept that Jackson rallied a little and gave
Corbetr sharp rap n the side. Both men
were sparriug for strength From tire
rhir-y-fffth 20 the thIrJy-n!nth round the i
fight was practically walk around. jack
son vas apparently The stronger
Rouud ~ Jackson struck Coroett IN 1
the jaw ard received punch IN the wind I
In round II the men rallied and both land
aa several times Jackson GGd most Of 4
fnreinv aud landed TSO heavy rights ca 4
CorbeItss wind 10 424d round the fight {
re!apssd into > walk around and IN <3T3 {
nothing was daus- Corzctt was pias1sT 4
the weaker rntu in ~ tn round y looked .
~ i The r,eu we're -,o9d for hour or EvFo 4
longer In ne forty sixth r01rd Jackson 4
caugt1S Cort-st hard 10 Ghs throat auss on 4
tie heart Staggering him Corts@tt IA need i
hs=sv- on .ysicksoFs' : lsfr side IL tae forty
seveurh round nothing was done At lie
the end q that roHBa jackson : i Is were
swoI.-u- Coro<it saowed scarcely sEy