The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-09-08
jim CORBETT Wins!
Hc Knocks John /. Sullivan Out
in TVenty-OnC Rounds.
A SURPRI E TO THE WORLD.
The Fight Was Even Until the EIGV-
Gnth Round.
A FIGHT TOO MUCH, SAYS JOHN
He Admitted that be Stayed Too Lon
in the Ring.

| Kissed in the First Round-His
| Wonderful Dexterity-Jim Lands
! Frequently on Johns Stomach.
| NEW ORLEANS, Sept. THE great
fight for the championship began at
$40 p. m. tonight. The stakes are
100000 Il side with a purse of $25,0 900,
making $4,000 in all. There is
| great crowd. Sullivan is examined
for the plaster but it is not found.
| The fighters arise and there is com
plete stiffness. Sullivan glares at
| Corbett as if to scare him.
FIRST ROUND.
Pugilist Sullivan leads with his
left: COrbett lodges. Sullivan
| tries a rush without avail. The crowd
| Kisses. Sullivan looks vicious, and
tries again, but does not land. Cor
| bett still dancing about. Sullivan
tries to corner him, but Corbett slips
out handily and laughs. The gong
| sounds: not blow struck.
SECOND ROUND.
| The Boston man is the aggres-
SOr. He again makes useless left
lead. John L. taps Corbett lightly
and then rusheS. They clinch, rapid
| exchange Ol DiOWS. SoGDeuG ldnuS
| twice with left on Sulliyan'S head and
| then on stomach. Sullivan uppercutS
with his left, but lightly.
THIRD ROUND.
The great champion looks wick
| .Jim's stomach with his right. but
| fails to reach it. John gets in two
| light ones with his left on Jim's
| shoulder. Corbett lands two hard
| ones with his right on Johns body.
They cliDcn again; after the break
Corbett gets in three times on Sulli-
vans stomach and then swings a left
handler on Johns ear. 1t was daisy.
Sullivan is wringing wet: COrbett
also perspiring.
FOURTH ROUND.
Sullivan misses the left again and
again but gets in light body blow.
1t is strength against skill. John
tries to corner Jim repeatedly with
out effect. Sullivan makes a vicious
right swing, misses and catches a
blow on the head. COrbett lands
both hands on Sullivan's head as the
round ends. He laughs tantaliZingly
every time John misses.
FIFTH ROUND--Corbettj abS Sullivan
on the nose with his left hand. Sui
livan lands his first hard blow on Jim's
chest and then makes frightful
swinging blow but misses Its force
now spar prettily. First blood for
Corbett. Sullivan is wild. Corbett
ruSheS him and bangs him right and
left. They glare at each other. Sui
livan has the worst of it and the
crowd gives wild cheers for Corbett.
SIXTH ROUND.
John comes up smiling and
lands lightly with his right.
They spar. Corbett then plants his
left on Johns stomach, then gets
blow on Johns jaw and one on the
nose. Sullivan sends bad left which
stops COrbett who gets in three times
is close up to Sullivan now. Corbett
sneaks in another letter as the gong
sounds.
SEVENTH ROUND.
Sullivan lands left-hander on
Jim's ribs. Corbett strikes Johns
stomach. Sullivan lands twice lightly
on Jim's head and gets three straight
jabs on his bleeding nose. Corbett
again hits the champion. His work
is wonderfully clever. He backs
John L. to the ropes and hits him
right and left. Corbett lands with
his right again as the bell rings.
EIGHTH ROUND.
Sullivan looks the worse for
his punishment. He lands his left on
Corbett's stomach. Jim then becomes
swing but lands with his right on !
Corbett's ear. Then Corbett gets in
twice. They clinch. A vicious ex-
change. Corbett keeps away from |
Johns right. He lands twice on
Johns stomach. He crOSs-counterS !
with his right and lands his left on |
Johns ribs.
NINTH ROUND.
Both men appear fresh. John lands
with left twice on Jim'S shoulder.
Corbctt gets in a good left swing on
Johns breast. John lands on Cor
belts chest, gets one on Jim'S ear and |
one on the nose. In return Corbett
lands twice -on Johns nose. They
clinch and exchange light blows. John
something as he gets a wick
ed one from COrbett on the stomach
in the rally ut the end of the round.
TENTH ROUND.
Corbett is anxious: Sullivan deter
mined. They spar. John trieS,hiS left
but misses. He then lands a blow on
inns chest and gets Jim'S right on
his ribs for his trouble. Jim neatly
stops straight left-hander. 1t is a
great tight so r1ar. sullivan ruSheS
but Jim meets him with two pokes on
5he nose. They spar beautifully as
lhe bell rings.
ELEVENTH ROUND.
Jim taps John lightly but gets a
singer from Johns right on the body.
Both wary. Jim gets in a crusher on
Johns neck, then rushes in and
,mashes Sullivan twice on his nose,
getting away unscratched. Sullivan
ands on Corbett's stomach. Corbett,
Iuick as cat, jumps and lands on the
champions ribs as the round ends.
TWELFTH ROUND.
Jim jabs with his left on Sullivans
repeats the dose twice and
kips away. John lands a fine one with
he right on >Jim's chest but gets a
hump on the neck from Jim which | ,
sounds all over the house. Jim jabs
John again. John chases him around
he ring. Corbett wheels, puts in Il
rood one on Johns neck, and ducks
n time to avoid right swing which
would have settled him.
THIRTEENTH ROUND.