Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-08
FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Twenty-One Amusing Bouts-Ugly Sui
livan and Smiling Corbett.

First Round-Fhis was a ridiculous
exhibition of prize fighting. sullivan
made no less than seven feints with MS
left for Corbett. Corbett ran around
the ring each time and no blows were
strucS.
second Round-Corbett made no
effort 10 do anything but walk around.
The big fellow stood up leisurely and
looked at COrbett and then let go left
on Corbetts shoulder and clinch fol-
lowed and Corbett tried to land his left
on Sully's face, and did get IN slight
blow on the stomach before the second
round ended. The crowd was happy.
Third ROund-Sullival missed left
handler for the jaw and then touched
MIN on the stomach. 1t was q rattler
of no harm. The first good blow struck
was by COrbett, who ran II on top OF
run by Sullivan. Corbett also landed
two lefts on Suily's body. Whenever
Sully led Corbett ducked and John
could not touch him. This occurred
three times.
Fourth Roand-Sullivan made two
runs at Corbett, but jim ran away and
no blow was struck. Sullivan con-
tinued to run in on HIM, but Jlm's feet
were too good for the big fellow and
ne slipped away. Sullivan laughed at
tho business and Corbett let his left go
lightly on Johns face. John laughed
the more and returned his left on Cor
belts back as Jim jumped away. It
looked ike fool race excepting two
Light blows that Corbett got in on the
champions face.
First Blood for Corbctt.
Fifth Round-In this round Sul!y
caught COTbett fairly hard blow on
the chin, but CoTbett clinched and no.
body was hurt. Sullivan missed left
and followed that with trlfie IN the
shoulder with the left. Sullivan then
made a rush and COrbett went NJ HIM.
What followed IS nard TO DESERT be.
Corbett smashed him with right and
left on stomach and face and had the
big fellows nose bleeding IN no time.
Corbett hammered him as Dixon
smashed Skelly, aud the great champ
ION WAS so surprised tnat some persons
sa,d ne was groggy. The activity and
cleverness shown by COrbett was so
admirable that the house got up and
ye! ell.
sixth Round-Corbett jumped around
Ike a cat and worried the big fellow.
getting IN Two light blows IN the
stomach. sullivan missed one left
handler for the face, but otherwise
nothing was done IN the round.
Seventh Round-Two slaps on the
body. one from each, opened the round
and after bIt OF fighting COrbe,t let
90 or johns stOmScn. John did not
seem 10 mind Il, but COrbett went st
him again and gave him two good
snacks on the face with his left and
two more sOou after. Sulhvan's nose
wss bleeding sgain n freely. Corbett ran
10 aud rusned 81 ly TO the rope, letting
20 right and left on the bIg fellows
body. Suuy could not return. lie
was tired when he went - ms corner
though ne bad done nothing IA the
round but take punishment.
Elgnth ROund--Sulhvan came out
worried ,Oosng. lie made a left lunge
a. Corbett. but Corbett ducked cleverly.
Tn arally. sullivan landed his right on
the rits. hut Corbett got in two left
lsbs on ne body, one or the face and
two hEbt ones on the face and body.
suliy seemed 70 be played out. or wait
'nE for chance TO land the Knockout
blow.
Ninth Bouud-Corbett sga'n led
suIiy let ols left. but C0rbett duCked.
Then sullivan gave him a lsft-hsnder
on the face With little harm aud gave
nlm another left on the shoulder. ~uiiy
dld not show any want Of wind, al
though torbett hIt hlm eve times, One
sfter the other. three on the body aud
two on the face Corbett vss away
shesf ou points. but ms bi0Ws di Z not
seam 90 weaken the bg fellow much.
Corh~fr Aggressive, sat susiIine
Tenth Round-COrhett walked 40 70
hs man li,Se ma1or and t0ev fought
IKE parfhers. sullivan let 80 hs isft
fu- t8e Iaw. but only touched hxhtiv.
Sullivan ssed With tss eit. Bth
lsnded left ou tae fsce. but weakly.
Thus vas repeated sullivan E0t n b =
ieft for Co1pets's face lightly. Suui-
vsn m sssd hre. when C0rbstt jumped
lack ard landed ms eft ON che face.
sullivan slso getting ns left on the
fsce
Eleventh Round-It now begs1 20
look Ikea ong fghh Sullivan cos .d
u & sea IN ss.rsszht hl8w ca me clever
Californian. s8d Corhett could not burt
Iohn vhe1 hs tid land. After a couple
~ fxlt passes sn,i A good des af ran
alnr arcurd. Carhe't eit Suhvsn n
TIE face wth bis left twice and then
VIA ban lsft and rg5s Ia the face.