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bound one--Both men tented and
worked rapidly, Sharkey skipping
around as Corbett pressed him. Sharkey
tried several blows at Corbetts race
with his left, but was short every time
Corbett kept feinting and dancing out OF
the way of the sailors short arms ano
finally stepped in and drove in heavy
right under the heart. There was
cheer for Corbett Immediately after
sharkey made a left hook at Corbett's
stomach. missing him. A moment later
Sharkey caught Jim with his right or
the shoulder and then tried left hant
blow and missed. Corbett then caught
him with a light on the ear as Sharkey
tried to land one on the champions face
Sharkey became ratified for second
and Corbett tented and kept him dan
cling around. Corbett led with his left
and caught Sharkey in the rear and
then there was a clinch. AS they went
to break away Corbett gave Sharkey an
uppercut in the jaw with his right which
caused the crowd to boot. When they
stood away Sharkey came ae Corbet'
and reached his chest with his lett
There was aclinch. Then Corbett leo
and 1t resulted in another clinch. An
other lead from Sharkey resulted again
In clinch.
When they broke away, Sharkey
swung with his right for Corbetts Jaw
and missed. Corbett was Laughing.
Sharkey struck again with his left and
there was still another clinch. Cllnch-
ing was now the order of the day, sew
eral of them occurring.
Sharkey ducked his head and Corbett
nailed him with a sharp left arm jolt,
closing the sailors right eye There was
a clinch, during which Sharkey swung
behind Corbett and hit him in the back
of the neck with his right. Corbett
forced the fight getting to Sharkey S
ribs with his right and Sharkey clinched.
When they broke away Corbett swung
his right again and they clinched. A
similar lead from Corbett brought an
other clinch. Then Sharkey led with
his left and caught Corbett on the breast
and caught Corbett with right and left
They clinched. Corbett landed right
arm Jolt on Sharkey's nose and the sailor
began to bleed. Sharkey's face was now
looking bruised. Still he launched out
handler on either side of the face. Cor
bett came at him, hitting him with his
right and then they clinched. Sharkey
tried hard to swing with his right and
landed on Corbett's shoulder. They
clinched again, during which time Shar-
key was trying to force Corbett's head
back with the heel of his hand. Time was
called. AS they sat in the corner after
the round Sharkey looked very serious.
His seconds sponged the blood from his
face. Corbett was perfectly cool. He
did not seem ODE breathing very heav-
ily and he had a broad grin on his face.
So far Sharkey had not hit Corbett
damaging blow, while on the other hand
II was plain to be seen that some of the
champions punches had taken the steam
out of the muscular sailor
Round two-Corbett went to work
quickly, feinting and causing Sharkey
to lead. Sharkey's blows fell short
Corbett also missed a couple himself.
Sharkey rushed and caught Corbett a
left on the chin. There was a clinch,
and in the breakaway Corbett hit Shar-
key right uppercut, and was Kissed by
the crowd. Sharkey seemed to shut his
eyes, throw his head down. and swing
wildly with both hands. Corbett also
swung wildly, and some of his blows
went clean over Sharkey.
Jim steadied himself and set about
drawing the sailors fire. Sharkey swung
with his right, and then Corbett hit him
in the ear with his right. Then they
clinched. Corbett brought his right
across on Sharkey's cheek bone, and
they clinched again.
Sharkey led and Corbett came in and
clinched and bore Sharkey to the ropes
All the fighting was now in Corbetts
corner, Sharkey being on the inside
Twoor three times in the clnches Cor
bett hit Sharkey heavily with the right
in the breakaway, and the crowd kept
hooting. Sharkey himself seemed to be
protesting in dumb show.
Once when they broke away Corbett
slipped down on his knees. When he
got up Sharkey rushed at him like bull
and brought his right around on Jirn's
shoulder. Another clinch and another
hit from Corbett in the breakaway. and
sharkey made left swing. Corbett
ducked under it and they clinched.
Clinches were frequent now ard Cor
bett seemed to be getting tired He
Still kept hitting Sharkey that short
arm Jolt when they broke away. and the
crowd, whose sympathies were with
Sharkey at this stage, still kept boot
ing. They worked over to Corbetts
corner again. Corbett was still the ag-
grssor Clnches were more FREQUENT
than blows, the latter being of the
smothered kind.
The referee began to separate the men.
Sharkey brought Corbett one good right
punch under the heart. Then Sharkey
gave Corbett good solid down-chop
with his left which caused the galleries
to shout wildly They were clinched
again and Corbett had Sharkey's neck
under his left arm when time was called.
Corbett did not hear the call of time
and Second Tim McGrath of Sharkey's
side jumped into the ring and called to
Corbett that the round was over. jim
looked at him and then dropping Shark
ey's head from under his arm went to
his corner.
Both men seemed tired in the rest fol-
lowing the second round, but Sharkey's
chest was heaving in a distressed way.
Corbett leaned back with his mouth
open and took all the air that his seconds
could watt to him with fan and towel
Round three-Corbett started hostili-
ties by landing in the region of Shark
ey's stomach and followed it up with a
left uppercut. Corbett was trying hard