The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-08

Round 2-Sullivan 9 still the aggressor,
be attempted left for the head and
missed it, Jim slipping neatly away
from d left hand swing. A moment later
the men came to clinch and Jim aimed
a left handler. Sullivan upper cut Jim
in duck and touching him again with
his left hand little later. Jim eyed
his man closely and when Sullivan
would rush the Californian would siip
away. Sullivan landed a heavy right
on the shoulder but received q stomach
punch in return.
Round S-Corbett ducked away from
a heavy lungs. Sullivan followed him
about the ring trying for stomach.
Jim's head missed heavy left handler
and Sullivan looked vicious. Jim
landed two heavy rights on head. Cor
bett stepped out OF harms way. He
came back quickly and landed his left
on the stomach. He also planted a
heavy left on the champions ear, send
ing his head back. Both men were
fighting hard when the gong sounded.
Sullivan was ringing wet with perspira-
tion.
Round 4.-sullivan missed his left
again, but he chased Jim around the
ring. Sullivan landed light left. Cor
bett stepped up close, attempting to
punch the stomach, but John was
guarding that member with his right
hand. The champion followed his op-
ponent all over tho ring and received
heavy left hand swing on the head for
his pains. Corbett was standing well
up in this round against the great
gladiator with whom he was fighting.
Jim landed both hands on sulliyan's
head as the round ended and the cham
pion went to his corner with sneering
smile.
FIRST BLOOD.
Round 5.-Sullivan stepped to The
centre with asmile and Corbett touched
his nose with left. The champion
tried to land left on the stomach and
the men clinched, Sullivan landing his
frat heavy right. Sullivan missed a
fearful left handler and staggered for
ward from the force OF tho blow. The
men boxed cautiously for an opening
and the champion seemed eager for hot
work. He followed his antagonist all
around the ring and first blood came
from Suliivnn's nose. The fight was
fast and furious, and Sullivan nearly
fell on the ropes from the hand jobs on
the head. AS the round ended Corbett
landed heavy right on the champions
head.
Round 6-Both men landed light lefts
and Sullivan's nose was bleeding again.
The champion was beginning to look
tired, for he missed heavy right aimed
for the jaw. Corbett took plenty OF
time and used the entire ring to ma
nauyre in. He landed q light left on
the stomach and punched the champion
on the face. A little later there was a
heavy exchange OF let's on the head,
and Sullivan, seeming to be angry, slap
ped his opponent with his left hand.
Corbett landed with blows on the head
and ran away. The men were in the
centre Of the ring aud it began to look
like some of the fight was out of Sulli-
van. Jim landed heavy right on Sui
livah's head and the champion went TO
his corner looking tired.
GROWS INTERESTING.
Round 7-Corbett walked right up to
Sullivan and barely avoided a left hand
punch. The champion was trying his
hardest for the right on the jaw but
foxy Corbett was not there, the cham
pion landed two light blows on the
head and Corbett sent in a hot shot for
the left on the nose. He jabbed Sui
livan continually on the nose in this
round and blood flowed freely. Jim
was cheered to the echo for his skillful
fighting. Sullivan's only hope was
looked for from his heavy right, Sui
livan was forced onthe ropes by a heavy
right on the jaw and as the gong
sounded he received heavy left on the
Round S-Sullivhn landed light on
the stomach, and received the left on
the mouth. Jim was now the aggressor,
forcing the champion towards the post
and Sullivan, attempting q left hand
stomach punch, slipped away. Sulli-'
van hit Corbett in q clinch and the au-
dience yelled foul" Both exchanged
heavy lefts, but Jim's head missed the
mighty right. Jim barely escaped the
right and sent his left in tho cham
pion's stomach. forcing him to the
ropes. Jim landed heavy loft on the
mouth which brought blood and
smile from the champion. Sullivan
looked very tired as the gong sent
them to their corners.
Round 9-The men got in the middle
OF the ring and Jim's head barely
missed two swings. Sullivan was puff
ing and both exchanged good lefts.
Sullivan received light one on the ear
and got another on the nose, but tevened
up matters a little with his right. Jim
landed heavy left on the nose and
both men hugged each other in the
clinch. Sullivan was missing many
blows now, though when he did land it
was twice as heavy as his antagonists.
Both men landed light lefts, but the
Californian landed heavy on the stom-
ach; as the gong sounded Jim had all
tho best OF Sullivan aud went to his cor
ner looking like the victor.
Round l0-Suliivan attempted toiand
his left, but the blow was very short.
He followed his opponent, however, and
both exchanged leits. Corbett's right
found the champions head, and his left
got there moment later, but the cham
pion landed on the head in return.
This was a great fight so far, and Cor
bett apparently had the admiration Of
the crowd, as he was doing the most
hitting, When the round ended Cor
bett was Justify cheered.
coRBErT SHOWS MS EQUALITY.
Round l1-Both landed good blows
and Sullivan got twisted around from
the force of his left Corbett showed
great ability even at clinching his more
bulky opponent. Sullivan was extreme
ly cautions, though he got a crushing