Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-09-08

! was struck. Sullivan continued 60 run
in on him, but Jim's feet were too good
for the big fellow and he slipped away
like good Splinter. Sullivan, the big
fellow, laughed at the business.
Round 5-In this round Sullivan caughS
Corbett fairly hard blow on the chin,
but Corbett clinched, and nobody was
hurt. Sullivan missed with his left, and
followed that with trifiler on the shout
der. Corbett smashed him with right
and left on the stomach and face, and had
the big fellows nose bleeding in no time.
Right and left, right and left, and Sullt-
van was not in it. The activity and clev-
erness shown by CorbetU was so admirable
that the house got up and yelled.
Round 6-Corbett Jumped around like
q cat and worried the big fellow, getting
in two light blows on the stomach. Sui
Ivan missed a left-hander for the face.
Round 1.-TWO slaps on the body, one
from each, opened this round, and after
bit of fighting Corbett gave Sullivan
two smacks on the face with left, and two
more shortly after. Sullivan's nose was
bleeding again freely. Corbett ran in and
rushed Sullivan to the ropes, letting go
right and left on the big fellows body.
Sullivan could make no return.
Round S-Sullivan came out looking
worried. He made lunge at Corbett,
but Corbett ducked cleverly. In a rally
Sullivan landed his right on the ribs, but
Corbett got in two good left jabs on the
body and one on the face. Sully seemed
to be played out.
Round 9-Corbett led out without eff
feet Sullivan led with his left, but Cor
bett ducked. Sullivan did not show any
want of wind, although Corbett hit him
five more times, one after the other,
three on the body and two on the face.
Corbett was away ahead in points.
Round 10-Corbett stood up like
| a major. Sullivan missed with the left.
Both land on the face. but weakly. The
same again. Sullivan's face again. Sully
missed left, and Corbett jumped back.
| Corbett landed left on face
Round 11-Sullivan could not get in a
straight blow on Corbett. A couple of
| light passes and a good deal of running
around by Corbett Corbett hit Sullivan
in the face twice with his left and right
| in clinch. Sullivan's nose again bleed
ing.
Round 12-Corbett got in his left three
times in the stomach, getting away each
| time. Great cleverness was shown by
| Corbett in the way he jabbed and got
away, but his blows did not seem to be
| effective.
Round 13-Sullivan had weary look
| when he came from his corner, and then
let go his left. He could not get there, as
| Corbett ran away. This was repeated
| until the round ended.
Round 14-Sullivan led left on Cor
belts neck, and Corbett landed left on
| neck, and both countered left on face.
| Corbett landed two let's on the face, and
in another attempt both missed. Each
now touched the other with the left, and
| both missed. Corbett again got his left
on Sullivan's face and then missed with
his right.
Round 15-Sullivan went in to do Cor
bett this time, and rushed Jim three
times. Corbett's long reach held the big
fellow at bay, and he could not break in
under the guard. On the contrary, Cor
belts left found Sullivan's face twice. In
two more rushes by Sullivan, Corbett
held him off and plunked him on the ribs
and stomach with left.
Rounds 16 and 17-Sullivan resorted to
rushing tactics, but was met every time
by Corbett's left on his stomach, nose and
head.
Round 1S-Corbetts cleverness in tap
ping the big fellow and getting away was
greatly admired up to this time, and
when he jabbed the big fellow four times
in succession on the face the spectators
raised howl. Sullivan here got in a left
on Corbett's breast, but it did not hurt.
Then Corbett touched John L. up for two
right handlers on the body.
1S-Ou UOSeUneE quill
van hit Corbett on the neck with the left,
pretty hard, and Corbett countered with
the left on the stomach. Sullivan missed
a left meant for the face. Corbett again
came forward and landed his left on Sulli
vans stomach.
mRound 20-With left and right Corbett
caught Sullivan on both sides of the head
close to the ropes, and this Same dose
the Californian repeated several times be-
fore time was sounded.
Sullivan Knocked Out.
Round 21-That the contest would enc
in this round no man present believed
Corbett jumped back, rushed forward
hit John a blow on the nose that dazed
him. Corbett went at him further, and
the same nose was again smashed and
more blood came out. Then he got q
crack on the side of the head that made
him close his eyes. With this, Corbett
was on top of him in no time. Left on
one side of the head and right hand or
the other, Sullivan became an unconsciou.
beaten man. He staggered about on hif
| pins for a second or so, and while dis
playing this fatal weakness Corbett wen
down on him again.
A right on the ear and a left on the
jaw settled the business and the cham
pionship. The last blow sent the grea
, John L. Sullivan to the floor with
thump, the second time in all his loni
career as fighter that he had ever beer
knocked down.
Then pandemoninm reigned. In tn
: midst of the tumult Corbett shook tn
hand of Sullivan, who had managed t.
regain his feet, and then the big crowt
a dispersed.
/ James COrbett's Record.
8 James J. Corbett was born in San Fran
} cisco Sep. /, 1866. After graduating
l from college, Flood, the bonanza king
. secured him a clerkship in the Nevad
Bank. 1t was while holding this position
l that he won the heavyweight champion
ship Of Califorpia in 1884 Later he re
signed his clerkship and became the in
1 structor of the Olympic Athletic Club.
Here is his record:
Q Dave Eisman, 2 rounds.
James Daily, 4 rounds.
s Duncan Mcdonald of Butte, Mon.
4 T. O