Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-03-21
4 REB-RgT RGBT:
R~itzsimmons Puts Corbett
to S1eep-The Fight
BY Rounds.

Carson Wednesday between Corbett
and Fitzsimmons for the worlds
championship was tho greatest event
that ever occurred in the history OF
tho ring. Both men fought for blood
-Fitzsimmons to wipe out deadly
insults and win the worlds cham
pionship and. Cosbett to retain the
dubious honor and add one more TO
his list of defeated aspisants for the
belt The men entered the ring about
L. o'clock and almost Immediately
began preparing for the contest. Be-
fore stripping Ftizsimmons would
now and then cast a look OF intense
hatred at Corbett as il sizing him up.
Corbett seemed cooler and grinned
- IL he expected an easy victory over
his awkward looking antagonist.
The referee ordered the men to
shake hands but Fitzsimmons refused
TO take Corbett's and turned on his
heel and went to his corner. At 12.O6
the gong sounded for the FIRST round
and both men sprang to the center OF
the ring ready for the fray. They
fought five rounds without apparent
advantage to either. Corbett seemed
able TO hit Fitz whenever and wher-
ever he wanted to while Fitz was TN
abls TO land on him, but whenever
one Of his blows landed Corbett knew
that he had been hit. In the fifth
round Fitz received a heavy blow on
the mouth that cut his lip and set his
mouth to bleeding badly. From this
time on Coroett played for Fitz's
mouth and was able to land frequent
~. The blows lacked force and Fitz
only smiled through the blood as he
watched for an opening for a knock.
out blow. The opportunity came in
the fourteenth round and Fitz took
advantage Of it and Pompadour jim
bit the dust.
During the whole fight Mrs. Fitz-
simmons stood behind her husbands
cornor and encouraged him with
smiles whenever he landed n OF
his terrible right or left-hdnd blows
on Corbett. She was the happiest
woman III the world last night.
Following is the fight by rounds:
THE. FIGHT BY RouSDs,
Misunderstanding for an opening;
Fitz forcing Corbett to the corner;
tries a left swing which Jim ducks
cleverly: Jim smiling; Fitz very
aggressive and lands a light on Cor
belts neck; Jim feints and lands u
left hook in the stomach follows with
q left hook on Fits jaw; they clinch.
but no damage done in the break
away; Fitz lands a stiff left on Jim's
head; jim lands a hard right hand on
Fitz's sbort-ribs; clinc5 and FItz
lands a heavy right hand on Jim's
head: jim Gays 1oh,' and laugh; Jim
lands his right on Fitz's ibs and the
gong sounds.
Round 2.-Curbett advances to the
center for a minute; clinch and no
damage in the break. away; Fitz,
short on right and left swings; more
cliDchmg; jim is very cautious and
looking for the slightest opening;
lands swings left and right and lands
lightly on Corbett's head; the fight
ing ia OF a rapid character and both
men very lively on their feet; jim
landed a hard half round iab on
Fitz's stomach and followed it with
another in the same place; he is jab.
bling Fitz a hard right and left on the
body when the gong rings
Round 3.-Corbett starts right in
with the hard left hook on the body;
Fitz gets savage and tried his left
and right on Corbett's head, but docs
very little damage; Corbett lands
another left jab on Bob's wind and
follows with a right short on the ribs;
Jim clincbes; Corbett lands his right
ever the heart; Fitz mikes il up and
puts the heel Of his glove iii Cor.
belts face; in the clinch jim keeps
his right working like piOton rod ON
Fits nbs; they clinch, and Fitz
roughs 1t in the b~reak.away. AS the
gong sounds Fitz seems anxious to
continue. but Corbett lnughingly
sticks his right glove In Fitz's face
and they go TO their corners.
Round 4.--Corbett rushing, lands
the left again or the body. Fitz is
short with his left; he follows up
with a stiff loft ON Jim's stomach and
In the .cliuch rougbs il again; they
are fighting at a terrific rate and it ia
= beautiful contest; Fitz PUSHES and
Jim meets him with q stiff rightbapd
short ON the stomach; Fitz u doing
the rushing aud hitting aud rough.
ing 1t In the break.axays; Cofbett is
by long odds making the ~cleverer
fight; he Is playing systematically
with right snd left on the body; In
exchange Of Ietts at head, time Is
called.
Round 5e-Corbett lands his left
on Fitz's jaw; Fits blows have plenty
Of steam behind them, but are not
az frequent ae Corbott's; they clinch
and exchange compliments with n
arm loose; jim throws q stin half
round with left on Fits Loea, draw.
ing first blood they mix II and Cor.
belt has tho better Of It; Corbett
lands another stiff right on tho body
and left on the chin; this round is in
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