The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1892-09-14
JOHN COVERED WITH BLOOD.
Aggressive in the Beginning but Gould Not Hurt the
Pacific Slope Fighter Little Bit.
CORBETT ESCAPES PUNISHM ENT.

Auliffe, Joe Lannon and Casey were
with him. Jack Ashton was not to be
seen. II was said that Jack has seen
too much Of the red contents of the
bowl, and had been fired. Corbett
came in almost Immediately after, with
his friends as named above, as well as
w. A. Brady, his manager.
Both were stripped all the way mp
and down, except that they wore trunks
and shoes and stockings. Sullivan's
trunks were of bright green, and Cor
belts of queer mixture of white and
shade of slate. Corbett seemed nervous,
after he had taken his seat, and swung
his legs from the floor up and back
again like an amateur. Then all hands
collected In the middle Of the ring and
shook hands. handlers and all. 1t was
announced that Sullivan weighed 212
pounds and Corbett 1877.
Professor Duffy the referee, ran from
corner to corner, looking out for band
ages and bodies and waists, and finding
none, ordered things to go on. When
the five-ounce gloves were distributed
Sullivan had trouble in getting his hands
into his. Corbett was ready in an in
slant. Sullivan laughed with his hand
lers as though hs had told funny story
of his own, after he had shaken hands
with "Pompadour Jim
First standardization exhibition OF
prize fighting. Sullivan made no less
than seven feints with the left for Cor
bett, but Corbett ran around the ring
each time and no blow was struck.
Second round-Corbettm made no effort
to do anything but walk around. The
big fellow stood up leisurely and look ed
at Corbett and then let go left on Cor
belts shoulder and clinch followed.
On the break-away Corbett touched him
on the breast. Another clinch followed,
and Corbett tried to land his left on Sui
livan's face, jim did get In a slight
blow ON the stomach before the second
round ended, and the crowd was happy
Third round-Sullivan missed left
handler for the Jaw. and then touched
him on the stomach. 1t was RATHER,
of no harm. however. The first good
blow struck was by Corbett who ran in
ON top of a run by Sullivan. Corbett
also reached two lefts on Sullivan's
body. Whenever Sullivan led Corbett
ducked and John could not touch him.
This occurred three times.
Fourth round-Sullivan made two
runs at Corbett. but Jim ran away and
no blows wore struck Sullivan con-
tinued TO run in on him, but Jim's feet
were too good for the big fellow and he
slipped away like good Splinter. Sulli-
van laughed at the business, and Cor
bett let his left go lightly on Johns face.
John laughed the more and returned
his left ON Corbett's hack as Jim turned
away II looked like foot race except.
ing two light blows that Corbett got In
on the champions face.
Fifth round-In this round Sullivan
caught Corbett fairly hard blow on
the chin, but Corbett clinched, and no.
body was hurt Sullivan missed with
the left and followed that with trifier
on the shoulder with ths left. Sullivan
made a rush and Corbett went at him.
/ What followed is hard to describe. Cor.
bett smashed him with his right and
left on the stomach aud face and had
the big fellows nose bleeding in no time.
Corbett hammered him az a Dixon could
smack Skelly, and the great champion
became SO surprised that some persons
said he was groggy. The activity and
cleverness shown by Corbett was 80 ad
mirable that the house got up and
yelled.
Sixth round-Corbett jumped around
like cat and worried the big fellow
getting in two light blows on the stom
ach. Sullivan missed one left-handel
for the face, but otherwise nothing wal
done in the round.
Seventh round-Two slaps ON tn,
body, one from each. opened this round