The San Francisco call., 1897-03-18

head and they clinched. Fitzsimmons trled
hard for a knockout on me breakaway, but
Corbett cleverly avoided the danger. ClIncnes
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
glove. A light LETT on the jaw from Jim was
heavily countered by Fiizsimmons, and his
right was landed on Corbetts chin. Twice IN
succession Fitzslmmons swung MS rlgnt on
Jim's jaw and rushed him all over the ring
Cor bett clinched and FitZsimmOns uppercut
him hard. The Cornishman kept up the at
tack and landed two left jolts on Jim's chin.
Fltzsimmons' adherents were wild with e1.
element as their man rushed IN with nara
left on the jaw, right on the body and an
other left on the side OF the jaw. Corbett
clinched desperately, and time was called be-
fore Fitzsimmons could do any further dam
age. The bell was welcome relief TO the
Californian.
Round 12-Fitzsimmons came fast from his
chair and swung right and LETT, but missed.
He ducked COrbett's return Both were eau
tious ana spared at long range until Fitz-
simmons came in with hard right on the
side of Jim's head, pushing it back. Filzslm-
mons missed two left leads and tnen showed
his glove in Corbetts face, but dangerous
right was well blocked by the forearm. Jim
put a light lett on the face and they clinched.
After the breakaway Jim's left found the body
and they came together again. On the break
away Jim shot his left on the Jaw, Fitzsim-
mons couniering with the right on the neck
Jim's right and left landed on the jaw, but
appeared to lack force. Ftzsimmons was
wild with right and left and Jim foug hit him
TO his own corner, sending in two heavy body
blows and a left on the lace. FltzSim mons
ciinched 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 the breakaway Fitzsim-
mons put heavy left on the body that came
near doubling Jim up. Corbett put II left on
the face and received a right coun tering jolt
on the jaw. Jim put his left on the bouy and
then snot 1T into Fitz's face. Both missed
vicious swings Fitz was bleeding freely when
the bell sounded.
right on the wind, and shot his left for the
face, catching Corbetr flush oil the mouth and
loosening one of his gold-fIled teeth. Vicious
infghtfng followed, both men exchanging
hard lefts on the body. Fitzslmmons punched
his man stiffly with his right twice on the
body, but Jim nearly evened up with three
lefts on head and body. Fitzsimmons rushed,
but missed. and clinch followed, in which
Corbett uppercut the Australian with right.
In the sparring that followed Corbett took
occasion to spit out the lo0sened tooth. Jim
tried his right for the jaw in clinch, but
FitZsimmons kept his shoulder we'll in the
way. Fitzsimmons led wildly and Corbett
ducked, sending a stiff punch to Bob's nose.
Jim in turn missed and took hard right Oh
the short ribs, which drove him back q foot
Corpett sent his man back with left jolt on
the chin, and followed up with heavy left
punch Oh the body, Fitzsimmons countering
with right uppercut. Jim poked his left on
the nose. which bled again freely, but the flow
seemed TO do the Australian no harm. Cor
bett was standing the battle fairly well, but
his color was not as fresh as the Cornishman's.
1t was easy to see that Jim was tired.
Round 14-Jim missed the opening lead
with his right, but on the next attempt put a
light left on the jaw, Fitzsimmons countering
stlffiy with right on the side of the head
The Australian sent in right and left on the
jaw, which Jared Jim and then piled in
left uppercut, and as Jim turned around to
skip out Of reach Fizsimmons pasted him on
the back OF the head. Fitz seemed to have
more power than ever behind his blows. Jim
hooked his left on the jaw, but Fitzsimmons
retalated with heavy right on the same spot
and they clinched They broke clean. FItz-
simmons made a fake lead with his right and
the bow was Of the dinkiest order. Instead
OF keeping his body rigid and throwing his
head back, as was his usual custom in allow
ing blows OF this kind to slip by his face, Cor
bett, Understanding his opponents cum
ming. contemptuousiy threw back his head and
chest. thus throwing his stomach forward.
The Australians small eyes twinkled and with
panther-like speed he drew back his left with
the forearm rigid and ripped 1t up into the
pit OF Jims stomach little under the heart.
Corbett was lifted about foot off the ground
and as he pitched forward Fizsimmons put
his right on the jaw and Corbett came down
heavily on his knees. He remained down for
fifteen seconds and Fitzs immons retired to his
corner