The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-18

Jaw ana Fttz commenced to bleed again.
Fitz ran into another left on the jaw i'm
mediateiy afterwArd.i They SPARED at
long range for a time and both were eau
tious light left on the face by Corbett
was followed by two left iabs, which land
ed on Bob's nose. The latter swung
right and left wildly and caught
Jim's left on the nose. Again Fitz swung,
but Corbett ducked and shot his left past
Bob's guard, full in the face. Just as the
gong sounded Corbett jabbed stiff left
on the damaged nose and Fitz was quick
~ covered with blood. However, the AUS
tralian seemed TO be getting stronger as
the fight progressed and the enthusiasts,
who were offering 3 to / on Corbett, found
good many takers among Bob's adher-
ents
Round 9-Both SPARED cautiously, and
Fitz seemed to be boxing well within him
self. Jim started the ball rolling with
light left ON the nose. Bob counterine
lightly with the right on the body. More
long range sparrlng took place before Jim
shot stiff left on the wind, and them
showed his glove into Bob's face. Fit1
rushed in and put left on the chin, but
was met by two stiff lefts. ons.
on the Jaw, the other on tha
nose. They cinche1. anG Jim drove hN
right over the heart before they stepped
back. Fitz missed two left swings before
he successfully landed on the jaw with
a left hand hook, which staggered Cor
bett. Jim swung left for the jaw, but
Bob ducked. Fitz did lot Of leading. but
failed to land. Jim put his left on the face
and stepped back from two vicious leads.
Fitzsimmons would not be denied how
ever and he came again with a pile-driv-
ing right ON the body. AS the round end
ed Corbett caught a slight left on the
mouth. FitZsimmons was very strong, but
was breathing hard as he sat in his chair.
Corbett was not showing the clevernes9
his ardent admirers expected of him.
Round 10-I3ob led off with left swing,
which Corbett avoided, but the Austria
Ian came back at him and in the clinch
which followed, put a hard left jolt on thu
jaw. Both swung wildly. and then clinch-
ed. Corbett blocked Bob's left, but could
not stop a stiff right that landed over the
kidneys, and a hard left that found the
Jaw Bob's left found the body, and he
pushed his right CONTEMPORARY In Cor
belts face. Jim faxed a left lead, but
could not draw the willy Cornishman out.
Jim saw this quickly. and he adopted diff
ferent tactics. He sent his right with
lightning speed on the wind. and his left
on the body and face, and came back
again with a right on the body and q
left on the face. Fitzsimmons did not
like this treatment. and he took hand
IN the attack himself. He
cession on Jim's head, and swung o
right over the ear that Jim tried to avoid,
but failed. Jms left reached the face,
and with his right. he sent a vicious up
percut to the Cornlshman's chin. Jim
poked his left in the face, but took a
stiff left-hander in return. and this was
followed by two strong lefts on the
shoulder. Jim put his left on
the body and came to a clnch.
AS they broke away, Fitz hooked him
with right under the ear. but Jim re-
taliated with a right and left on the Jaw.
strong as he went to his corner Corbett
did not seem to be weak, but his face had
a grayish pallor and his eyes shifted
nervously as he sat In his chair He had
lost the confident smile with which he
opened the battle.
Round blob rushed, but his 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
a hard left from Fitzsimmons. The Aus
tralians 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. Fitz put light
but Jim's counter on the nose
was very weak. Fitzsimmons forced mat
ters with hard right swing on the body
and a right on the side of the head and
got away without a return. Corbetts left
landed high up on the forehead and they
Knockout on the breakaway, 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 a good deal more force
behind his gloves. A light left on the jaw
from Jim was neatly countered by Fits
right, which landed on Corbetts chin.
Twice in succession Fitz 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 at
tack and landed two left jolts on Jin's
chin. Fitzs adherents grew wild with ex-
element as their man rushed In with
hard left on the jaw, right on the body
and another left on the jaw. Corbett
elinched desperately and time was called
before Fitzsimmons could do any further
damage. The bell was a welcome relief
to the California.
Round 12-FitZsmmons came up fast
from his chair and swung right and left
but missed. He ducked Corbetts return.
Both were cautious and spared al long
range until Fitzsimmons came in with a
hard right on the side Of Jim's head, push
ing II back. Fitz missed two left leads
and then showed his glove in Corbett's
face, but dangerous right was well block
ed by the forearm. Jim put a left on the
face, and they clinched. After the break
away jim leil AOuHu tHe DOuy ana tneX
came together again. In the breakaway
Jim shot his left on the jaw. F'itzsim-
mons countered with the right on
the neck. Jims right and left
landed on the Jaw. but appeared
to lack force. Fitz was wild with right
and left and Jim fought him to his own
corner, sending in two heavy body blows
and n left on the face. F'itz clinched and
they broke clean. Corbett shot four Iefts
In quick succession without return, but
Fitz piled into the attack with heavy
right on the head and upper cut Jim as he
clnched. After "a breakaway Fitzsimmons
put a heavy left on the body that came
near doubling Jim up. Corbett put left
on the face and received a right counter
from the jolt on the jaw Jim put his
left on the body and then shot Il into Fitz-
simmons face. Both missed vicious
swings Fitzslmmons was bleeding freely
when the bell sounded.
Round 13-Fltzsimmons 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 filed
teeth. Vicious inhghting followed, both
mon exchanging hard lefts on the body.