The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-09-08
C0RBETT WINS.
He is Now Champion of the
World.
Full Particulars of the
Great Fight

Special to SIGNAL:
New ORLEANS, Sept 7th-Corbett
wins the great battle in the twenty.
first round.
There was great cheering as the
men stepped into the ring The
battle by rounds is as follows:
Round sullivan on the ag.
gressive Dandy Jim jumps al
him. Sullivan swings right anc
misses Jim five feet Both mer
monkeying and eying each Other
closely. Sullivan rushed but Corbett
jumped away, and Sullivan looked
very serious. Sullivan tried to corner
Jim, who stepped away. Gong
sounded on a very tame round.
Round 2.-Corbett danced around.
Sullivan anxious and has mean
look. Sullivan led and was neatly
stopped by Corbett Sullivan struck
jim lightly on the shoulder, the men
clinched and both landed vicious
blows on the neck. Sullivan upper
cut Jim. After some sparrng, Sui
livan landed heavy right on Corbett's
shoulder; the latter got back on the
stomach. Round ends with honors
even.
Round 3.-Corbett ducked away
from Sullivans left. Sullivan lands
his right on stomach and Corbett falls
short. Sullivan swings left on
Corbett's back and is very aggressive
Corbett landed two heavy punches on
Sully's stomach and both exchange
heavy blows on neck. Sullivan
lunged with right but Corbett stepped
away. Corbett put heavy right on
Sullivan's ear knocking his head back
Both were fighting hard as round
closed.
Round 4-Both men prespiring
freely. Sullivan, rushed at Jim who
got away easily Corbett walked
around smiling; Sullivan got him in a
corner but Jim ducked away and
swung his left on Johns neck.
Corbett shows some great generalship.
jim landed both right and left on
Sulivan's head as round closed.
Round Both come to center
smiling at each other. Corbett Job
bed Sullivan on neck without return
Sullivan lands hard left on Jim's
neck and they clinch. Sullivan
swings right with terrific force and
Corbett barely missed; both eager
and exchange heavy blows. Corbett
swings left hand on Sullivan's nose.
Sullivan very bloody and both fight
ing like demons. Corbett had Sui
livan on the ropes pounding him I'M
mercifully as the. round closed
Round 6. - Corbett landed on
Johns nose, bringing more blood
Corbett land left on head and Sulli-
van returns on neck. Jim iabbed
John in chin and got away; both ex-
change heavy blows Honors even.
Round Jim landed right on
John and easily avoided left hand
punch. Corbett lands left on stom-
ach; Sullivan cross and countered
with two ticks on head. Corhett
jabbed Sullivan on nose again, crowd
cheering. Corbett now the agrcssor
and punches John hard on the neck.
Sullivan missed with left. Corbett
swings with right and knocked Sulli-
van on ropes. Corbett has the best
of it.
Round S.-Sullivan lands on Cor
belts head and gets good one in
return, but jabs jim hard in the neck.
Corbett cross and counters hard on
Johns eye. Both exchange heavy |
blows. Corbett sent his left INTO Sui
livan's stomach twice and punched
him hard in the wind Corbett the
nggressor and Sullivan looked tired
Round 3. Begins with hot fight
ing, then both become cautious.
Round ends with a heavy exchange
of blows.
Round 10. Sullivan feints with
left and Corbelt falls short LETS on
neck exchanged and Corbett smiles at
sullivan. Sullivan becomes aggres-
'ive and heavy lefts exchanged. Jim
receives one in the neck. Sullivan
'ushed at Corbett, but got jabbed in
he nose for his trouble.
Round IL. -Corbett to the center
Is fresh as daisy. Both landed
md became cautious. Jim lands
blow on Johns neck without
eturn. The champion was forced to
he ropes and received two blows on
he nose. They clinch and Sullivan
lurt Corbett little. Honors easy {
Round 12.-Corbett landed left on
Iohn's stomach and gets two blows {
n return. Jim walked around |
nd John gave him swinging left on |
he wind. Jim countered on Johns
eek and stomach and ran away I
Sullivan rushed him and /
1t him with left on stomach. Cor
EFT returned on Sullivan's neck.
Round 13-Sullivan lands left on
inns neck and looks like a tiger and 8