Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-09-10
GREAT JOHN L. Slugged Senseless in 2l
 Rounds. The Wife Whipper Whip
 ped. Corbett, the Californian, MauIs the Big DufEer in Fineishape.

ment that has prevailed in this city ba ! had no paralall since the assassination
 eighteen months ago. There has bee
 no other object of conversation discuss
 ed ID any quarter save the event of tai evening In which every portion of Ih 1 civilized world is more or less deeply IF terested. It IS apparently felt by al
 outsiders as deeply as it i5 by the par tlcipanis of the event. Both men ar
 in prime condition and the best fight O
 the season IS loo ked forward to by al
 with keen anticipation. There was
 universal move in the direction of th
 club before evening began to fall anC business men, lawyers and journalist
 took their dinners down town and had vehicles ordered early. They were will ing to await at the club but they were unwilling to waste time going down
 At six o'clock carriages were already beading down Canal street, which wal crowded with people and vehicles Down all the streets, reaching to the scene of the battle, in the neighborhooC of the club and for blocks and blocks carriages were strung along the curb stones, and street corners had a waiting crowd. Sullivan was the first to enter the ring ard he looked in perfect con dition. Corbett followed a moment later looking quite pale beside his burly antagonist, but be wore the air of con tidence though he was said by some people to be a little nervous. The gloves were then weighed and given to the fighters. The pivot blow and back heellng were barred by mutual consent. and the men agreeing to fight fairly were sent to the center of the ring and the great battle commenced.
 1st.-Suliivan on the aggressive. Dandy Jim jumped at him and Sullivan swung his right but missed Jim five feet. Both men mOnkeying and eyeing each other closely. Sullivan rushed but Corbett jumped away, looked vici- ous and rushed in. At times he runs away and smiles. Both men .sparring. Sullivan tired to corner Jim but he slip ped away. The gong sounded on a very tame round.
 2nd.-Corbett dancing around and Sullivan very anxious and has a mean look. Sullivan attempted to lead but Corbett slipped away and Sullivan struck him light blow on the shoulder. The men came to 9 clinch, and both landed vicious blows.
 Sullivan upper cut Jim and touched him with the left little later Corbett is eyeing his man closely and sparring Sully landed a heavy right on Jim s shoulder, but Corbett got back on his stomach as the gong sounded. HOnoIs easy in this round.
 3rd.-Corhett ducked away from Sul- livan's left and Sullivan lands light on the stomach but falls short. Sulli- van swings the left on Cor0ett's back. Sullivan very aggressive now and Cor bett landed two heavy punches on his stomach. They beth exchanged hard blows on the neck and Sullivan lunged win bis right. Corbett slipped away and put heavy right on Sullivan's ear, knocking his head back. Both men were fighting hard as the gong sounded.
 4th.-BOth men were persplring free le now, and Sullivan made a rush at Jim but Corbett got away, sparIing. Cor bett was walking round Sullivan and smiled IS Sullivan gos him in a corner where Corbett ducked away and landed on Johns neck. CorbetJ is showing great generalshic. He landed with a right and left on Sullivan's head as the round ended.
 5th-Bo,h men came to the center sparring at each other fierceiy. Cor bett jabbed Sullivan on the neck with out any return. Sullivan then lands hard left on Jim's peck. They clinched. Sullivan swung bis right with terrible force and barely missed his man. Both men were cautious but Sullivan was fnr hnf n6 knf now exchanged hard blows. CCrbett swinging his left hand on Sullivan s nose, drawing first blood, Su,lvan's nose is very bloody and he is fighting like demon. Corbett had Sullivan on the ropes pounding him unuercitully as the gong sounded.
 6th-Corbett landed on Sullivan's nose agaIn and hs also landed a heavy left handler on Sullivan's head. Sullivan got In a return on Jim's ueck. Jim now jabs John on the chin and gets away. They both land heavy lefts on each others head.
 7th-Corbeit jabbed Jchn in the nose again. The crowd cheered CorDett, who now is the eggressor. He pounded Sullivan on the neck, and Sullivan swings his left but missed. Corbett now swung a right knocking Sullivan on the ropes. As the gong sounded, Corbett had the best of it.
 Sth-Sullivap now landed cn Corbett's head and Jim gave Sullivan one in re- turn. Sullivan iabbed Corbett hard in the neck but. Ccrbett cross-coGntered hard on Sullivan's eye. Corbett punched Sullivan hard on the wind. Corbett IS the aggressor ard Sullivan looked very tired as the gong sounded.
 9th-Ihe men got at 1t in the mld- dle of the ring and Corbett's head stopped a vicious right handler from John. They both exchanged hot left and again both exchanged lefts Jim hard in the wind. Corbett reialiates hard on Johns stomach and they clinched. Honors easy in this round,
 1Oth-Uhe men are now sparring and Su livan feints with his left but the blow fell short and they exchanged lef:s on the neck. Corbeit starts in at Sullj- van and IS now the aggressor. Both m en exchanged light lsfts, but Sullivan struck COrbets on the neck with alight blow. Corbett's generalship astonishes every enc.
 1lth-Corbett stepped up to the OCblCA OA liiO dS d uulSl . Both men landed good blows on each others bread baskets, but both were very cautious. Curbett landed a crush ing left on Sullys nose without return and the champion was forced to the ropes and got two more blows on the nose. Corbett now the aggr9ssor and they elinched and Sullivan hurt Corbett little by hard punch in the jaw. They both exchanged vicious blows and honOrs are even.
 12-COrbstt landed his left hand on Sullys stomach, ana Sully got in twice. Corbett IS walking around Sully. Sul- ly landed swinging left on Corbett's wind and Co-bett cross-cOunteIed on his neck with a hard left. Corbett landed another left in the stomach and ran away laughing. Sally rushed at Corbett and swing5 at bin with his left Tn the stomace. Corbett jabs Sul- ly hard ln the neck. Corbett did most of the lighting m this rourd.
 13tt-Sully now landed a left lightly on Corbetts neck. Sully lCOks like a tiOer and iS daterminad hut COrhett