The San Francisco call., 1897-03-18
TOLD BY ROUNDS.
Fast and Furious Fighting
Precedes the Blows
That Make Fitz
Champion.

CARSON, New, March 17.-Here is the
story of the great battle told in detail by
rounds:
Round 1-Time-keeper Muldoon pulled on
the gong string at 1908 O'Clock. The men
faced each other, CorbeiJ with his back TO the
sun and Fitzsimmons blinking slightly as the
bright rays struck him full in the face. Cor
bett danced around lightly on his toes, Fitz-
simmons covering his ground more slowly.
Both were cautious and smiling. They tented
for an opening, and FitZsimmons seemed IN
clined to force matters. Corbett broke ground
and danced about h il opponent. Fitzsmmons
forced his man into corner, and was the
first to lead with left swing, which missed
Jims head by about ten feet. The Califor-
nian did no better in his first attempt.
More feinting at long range followed;
Fitzsimmons forced Corbett into rally and
uppercut him lightly in the clinch. In mix
up which followed no damage was DONE. Cor
be TT shot light left on the body and broke
aw ey clean. Fitzsimmons swung his left, but
missed. A hard exchange of lefts followed, in
which the Australian had little bit the worst
of 1t. sFitzsimmons then adopted aggressive
tactics and rushed Corbett to his own cOrper
but Jim got out of danger and sentln heavy
right on the body as he slipped away. Fltz-
simmons put hard lett over the M heart 1,aad ana
his right on Fitz's wind. CoTbett ran into
clinch, but they quickly broke clean. tltz
was still forcing matters, but hard lett swing
put him on the defensive for moment. Jim
swung his lett on the heart and they came to-
gether. On the breakaway Bob sent vicious
left uppercut to the jaw. clinch followed,
but the men broke without blow as the gong
sounded.
Round 2-Fitzsimmons opened with a left
SWING, but missed his mark. They came to
clfneh and were rather slow in breaking away.
vicious left from Fitzsimmons just grazed
Corbetts breast, and again they were inclined
to hug in the clinch. After the preakaway
Fitzsmmons put on steam and Jim broke
ground before the Australian, although the
latter conIented himself with feinting and did
not lead. Finally Jim stood his ground ana
- loft r.a Nd inh nn
the body, dancing away without return
Fiizsin mons seemed determined to keep on
the aggressive and again forced Jim into ms
corner, swinging light and LETT for the BODY,
but Jims fast footwork took him out OF reach.
Fitzslmmons came into a clinch, and IN the
breakaway got stiff left uDpercut Bob
swung wildly right and left Some very pretty
defensive fighting followed, neither man be-
ing able TO ge: inside the others guard. Long
range sparring, In which Cvrbett did most OF
the leading. followed. Jim soaked hard left
on the ribs and repeaied the blow moment
later. Fitzsimmons smiled and tried to corner >
Jim, who lodged quickly out OF reach and
came back with a lett on the wind Another
left on the stomach brought the round to
close, with the men in clinch. 1t was clear
ly Corbett's on points.
Round 3-Jim opened with rush and sent
left jab hard on the wind. Fitzsimmons did
not like 1t and tried to rush in re turn, but
was wild with right and left. Jim stopped
another left lead Tor the heart and countered
smartly on the stomach. Corbett put another
left on the wind and right on the side of the
head. Bnb's stomach showed red blotch
where the Californian's left struck Bob took
hand in the forcing and lashed out wildly,
missing with both hands. After little long
range work Jim shot right aud left on the
lis right on the ear before they separated:
Corbett shot terrific right on Bob's side and
followed with fast left the wind. Both
men were breaking carefully and cleanly out
of clinches. Bobs left found the wind, but
Corbett swung right OH the jaw in the clinch
that followed. Then Jim put his lett on the
body, and as Bob came in TO clineh Jim piled
two stiff rights on the wind and followed up
with another the body. Fitzsimmons
landed nice left on the jaw after missing the
right lead for the stomach. clinch followed
AMI Bob got in a straight drive on the wind.
A little hugging followed and Tor the first time
the referee came between the men and broke
Fizsimmons put neat right on the body and
swung his left to the jaw and the honors were
fairly even.
Round Aim again led off with left.
which failed to land, and they clinched
and broke cIean Bob tried with a
right lead for the head but missed,
on the body and in the clinch swung his right
to the jaw. Bob was determined but slow.
Corbett commenced to make things pretty
lively, but they clinched three times without
a blow being struck. A light left swing on the
jaw from Corbett was returned with interest
Dy Fitzsimmons as far as intention Went, but
inches. Corbett landed two heavy rights on
the wind and put stra ight left flush in the
face. Then Jim planted his right under Bob's
ear and easily escaped right and left. Jim
sent his right to the wind and Bob clinched,
taking an upper cut on the chin before they
broke. Corbest seemed to cling 10 Fitzsim-
mons in the clinches as if 10 save his strength.
Fl Zsimmons shot out his left with terrific
force on the wind and swung q vicious right
for the jaw, which was short. Corbetts left
landed on the stomach and he repeated the
dose a moment later. He swung, missing
right and left, but on his third trial he sent his
right to the stomach and followed up with
two swift lefts on the jaw. CorDett was on the
aggressive now, and after missing lett Tor
the head he sent his right across on the
stomach. Time called with the men
cliuched and smiling in each others lace
Round 5-Jim swung hard lett ON the jaw
which made Fl zsimmons angry. The Austria
liam tried to corner his rival, but Jim was 100 Z
fast and got away, sending left on the Jaw as
he skipped back. Bob was not grinnlng Z
quite SO much now. jim was bit wiid with
the right for the stomach on the first attempt,
but on the second, he landed viclously on the
wind They exchanged hard righ body blows
and then Corbett landed with both hands, his
right findine the body ana his left the jaw. As
ihev clinched he uppercut Fitzsimnons, aud
the latter returned the compliment with a
right hook on the jaw. Corbettianded two fright
hand body punches and they clinched. After
they stepped back Jim's rightreached the wind,
&c.,