Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-03-17
WINS
Corbett is Knocked to His
 Knees in the I4 Round

fftzs lands heavy right on Jim s head. Jim lands with right and pong sounds.
 Round 2-Corbett advances to center, forces it for a minute and elinch No damage in breaking away. Fitz short on ribs and left swings. More clinching. Jim very cautious and looking for an opening. Lands two stiff left swings on Fitz' head Fitz swings left and right and lands light one on head. The fighting is of a rapid character Jim lands hard left on Fitz's stomach and hard right and left. The gong sounds.
 Round 3-Corbett lands right and with hard left hook a body blow. Fitz gets savage and tries his left and right at Corbett's head, but does very little damage. Jim lands another left jab on Bob's wind, and follows with right short on ribs. Jim clinches and lands right hard over heart Fitz mixes it up and puts heel of gloves on Jim's face. In clinch Jim keeps right working like piston rod on Fitz's ribs; clinch and F'itz roughs it in the breaka- way. As gong sounds Fitz seems anxious to continue but Jim laugh ingly puts right glove in Fitz face and they go to corners.
 Round 4-Jim rushing lands left Fitz is short with his left Fitz fol- lows up with a stiff left on Jim's stomach. they clinch. Fitz roughs it. They fight at terrific rate and is an unusual contest. Fitz rushes at Jim and meets with stiff right hand CT short on stomach. Fitz is doing the rushing and hitting in the break aways. Corbett is systematically playing with right and left to the body and exchanges left at head as time is called.
 Round 5-Corbett lands left on jaw twice. Fitz blows heavy They clinch and exchange compliments with one arm loose. Jim lands low left. Fitz leads left on Jim's neck. Jim throws stiff half round with left on Fitz's nose, bringing first blood. Gorbett lands stiff right on body and left on chin. Round ends in favor of Corbett.
 Round 6.-They clinch and Fitz tries to wrestle Corbett down. Cor bett leads right, left iab on the face. Fitz connects on the jaw. Corbett upper-cuts freely with right and has Fltz going. Fitz literally covered with blood but fighting like dea- mon. Corbett is showing no signs of past work. Fitz down on one knee, and takes time limit. He is full of fight. Corbett is slaughter ing him with uppercnts. He leads bit wild. Time called. Fitz looking much worse for wear. Jim is puff ing.
 Round 7.-Jim forcing with left swings at head and uppercuts Fitz hard on face, the latter bleeding again, but fighting like a deamon. Both looking for knock ont blows. Jim lands light on Fitz' ore mouth. Fitz misses right and left swing; tries Jeff yiet:, which is ducked by Corbctt, Who counters with heavy right oyer heart. Fitz looks like a stuck bullock, but is as strong as the other man.
 Round 8.-Fitz forces fight, ex- change and no damage. Fitz misses left swings and is lifted off his feet by straight iab from Jim. Fitz doing all the forcing and tries right hand cross; Jim ducks and counters with a right on the body. Sparring for wind, Fitz tries right at Jim's head, but is countered heavily on jaw with q left from O. Fits has worst of round.
 Round 9-Long range, both active. Fitz lands below belt and is caution ed by referee. Corbett lands stiff on Fitz's wind Fitz forcing but does little damage. Jim is iabbing and clinches, uppercuts with right on brerkaway. Fitz lands left swing on Jim's jaw Fitz agaiL tries right cross short, he is landing more than Corbett now.
 Round 10. -Fitz tries hard swing