Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-15
TnE FIGHr ny BOUNDS.
How the Late Champion Was Knocked
About aud at Last Knocked out.

The battle commenced at 9.lO.
Round both men stepped lightly
to the centre of the ring. Sullivan inn
mediately became the aggressor. He
made left lead and was stopped.
Coraett danced all about his opponent,
cycling him closely sullivan made
rush, but Jim backed away. He also
attempted left handler, but jim would
not bite Sullivan looked vicious as he
played for an opening, lie attempted
right-hand stomach punch, but the
blow fell short. sullivan tried to corner
Jim, but the latter slipped away. The
gong sounded and not blow had been
landed by either man.
Round 2-Sulliyan still the aggressor.
lie attempted left for the head and
missed it, Jim slipping neatly away
from left-hand swing. A moment
later the men came to clinch and Jim
aimed left-handcr. sullivan upper
cut Jim in duck and touched him
again with his left hand little later,
Jim eyed his man closely, and when
Sullivan would rush the Californian
would slip away. Sullivan landed a
heavy right on the shoulder, but re-
ceived stomach punch in return.
Round 3-Corbett duckcd away from
a heavy lunge; Sullivan followed him
about the ring, trying for stomach Jim's
head missed heavy left handler and
Sullivan looked vicious. Jim landed
two heavy stomach punches, and duly
missed Il vicious right; both hit each
other on the head. Corbctt stepped out
Of harms way. He came back quickly
and landed his left on the stomach. He
Il lff luI
ear, sending his head back. Both men
were fighting hard when the gong
sounded Sullivan was wringinS wet
from Precipitation.
Round 4-Sullivan missed his left
again, but he chased jim around the
ring. Sullivan landed u light left. Cor.
bctt stepped up close, attempting tc
punch the stomach; but John was guard
ing that member with his right hand
The champion followed his opponent
all over the ring and received heavy
left hand swing on the head for hi
pains. Corbett was standing well up il
this round against the great gladiato
with whom he was fighting. jim LANDED
both hands on Sulivan's head as th,
round ended, and the champion went t.
his corner with u snccrlng smile.
Round 5--Sullivan stepped to tht
centre with smile and Curbett touched
his nose with left. The champion triet
,, to land left on the stomach and th
men clinchcd, Sullivan landing his frs
heavy right. Sullivan missed aleft-han(
, ana staggered forward from the force O
! the blood. The men boxed cautlousl,
for an opening and the champio,
seemed eager for hot work. He folluwe,
his antagonist all around and the lirs
blood came from Sulltvans nose. HI
+, light was fast and furious, and Sullivan
, nearly fell on the ropes from lctt-han,
! labs ON head. AS the round ended Cor
: bett landed u heavy right on the cham
/ pion's head.
: Round 6-Both men landed light left
and Sulliyan's nose was bleeding again
The champion was beginning tn loo
: tired, for he missed heavy right aime
for the jaw. COrbett took plenty [
7 time and used the entire ring I
! manmuyre in. lie landed Il light left o
the stomach and punched the champio
? on tho face. A little later there wg
! heavy exchange of lefts ON the hcat
y Sullivan seemed To he angry, and slappe
J his opponent with his left hand Corbe
landed with blows on the head and IN
II away Inc men were IN inc centre Z
c the ring and it began to look like rs
d some Of the fight was out of Sullivan
d Jim landed heavy left on Sullivan
& head and the champion went to Ii
10 corner looking tired.
II found 1--Corbett walked right up
sullivan and barely avoided left han
d punch. The champion was trying Ii
$ hardest for the right on the Jaw b,
II foxy Corbett was not there. The chan
ia pon landed two light blows on the hes
n and Corbett sent i'll hot shot with lo
IN on the nose. lie jabhsd Sullivan col
4 tinually on the nose VI this round an
ID blood flowed freely. Jim was checrC
70 the echo for his skillful fighting. Su
,c liyan's only hope was looked for fro
"a his heavy right. Sullivan was forced {
A. the ropes by u heavy right on the ja1
10 and as the gong sounded he received
10 heavy left ON the jaw,
le Round S--Sullvan landed light le
Y, on the stomach and received the left {
the mouth. Jim was now the aggressc
Id forcing the champion toward the pc
III and Sullivan attempting Il left hal
n stomach punch, slipped away. Sui
-, | ,,a >, hit Cnrbitt in IL cliuCh and the auC