The times., 1897-03-18

retalated with right a nd left on the Jaw
Fitzsimmons appeared very confident and
strong as he went to his corner. Corbett
did not seem to be weak, but his face had a
grayish palIor and his eyes shifted ner-
vously as he sat in his chair. He had lost
the confident smile with which he opened
the battle.
Round Bob rushed, but lis left lead
for the jaw was stopped, and Jim shot two
little lefts on the jaw Corbett's right
then found the wind, and he ducked hard
left from Fitz. The Australians left
caught jim hard on the jaw twice before
| they clinChed. Jim's right went to the
! body and then he shot his left twice under
the ear. FitZsimmons put d light left on
! the side of the head, but Jim's counter on
! the nose was very weak. FitZsimmOnS
forced matters with hard right swing
on the body and right on the side of
the head, and got away without a return.
Corbett's left landed high up on the fore
head, and they cllnched. Fitzsimmons tried
hard for a Knockout on the break away, but
Corbett Cleverly avoided danger ClinChes
were frequent and Corbett began to appear
tired His blows seemed to lack steam,
while FItzsimmons, though not landing
quite so often, had good deal more force
behind his gloves. A light left on the jaw
from Jim was neatly countered by Fitz-
simmons right, which landed on Corbett's
chin Twice in succession Fitzsimmons
swung his right on Jims jaw and rushed
him all over the ring. Corbett clinched
and Fitzsimmons uppercut him hard. The
Cornishman kept up the attack and landed
two left tolts on Jim's chin. Fitzsimmons'
xs-itd off
their man rushed in with a hard left on the
Jaw, right on the body and another left
on the jaw. Corbett clinched desperately
and time was called before FitZsimmons
could do any further damage The bell
was welcome relief to the Californian.
Round 12-Fitzsmmons came fast from
his chair, and swung right and left, but
missed He ducked Corbetts return. Both
were cautious and spared at long range
until Fitzsimmons came in with a hard
right on the side, of Jim's head, pushing
IL back Fitzsinmons missed two left
leads and then showed his glove in Corhetts
face, but a dangerous right was well
backed by the forearm. Jim put left
on the face and they clnched. After the
breakaway Jims left found the body and
they came together again. In the break
simmons countered with the right on the
neck Jim's right and left landed on the
jaw, but appeared to lack force. Fitz-
simmons was wild with with right and
left and Jim fought him to his own corner,
sending in two. heavy body blows and
left on the face. Fitzsimmons clinched and
they broke clean. Corbett shot four lefts
in quick succession without return, but
Fitzsimmons piled into the attack with
heavy right on the head and uppercut Jim
as he clinched. After q breakaway Fitz-
simmons put a heavy left on the face and
received right counter from the jolt on
the Jaw Jim put his left on the body, and
then shot 1t in FitZsimmons' face. Both
missed vicious swings. Fit7simmons was
bleeding freely when the bell sounded
Round 13-Fitzsimmons got to work with
a right on the wind and shot his left for
the face, catching Corbett flush on the
mouth and loosening one Of his gold
filled teeth Vicious infighting followed,
both men exchanging hard lefts on the
body. FitZsimmons punched his man stiff
ly With his right twice on the body, but
Jim nearly cvened up with lefts on the
head and body. FitZsimmons rushed, but
missed and a clinch followed, in which
Corbett upper-cut the Australian with q
right In the sparring that followed Cor
bett took occasion to spit out the loos-
ened tooth Corbett tried his right for the
jaw in a clinch, but Fitzsimnons kept his
shoulder well in the way. Fitzsimmons
led wildly and Corbett duckcd, sending d
stiff punch to Bob's nose. Jim, In turn,
missed, and took hard right ON the snort
ribs which drove him back a foot. Cor
bett sent his mans head back with
left jolt oIt the chin and followed up with
a heavy left punch on the body, Fitz coun-
tering with right-hand upper-cut. Jim
poked his left on the nose, which bled again