Richmond planet., 1897-03-20


left jabs, but he is like a bear in
strength. Corbett misses half round
hook on the jaw. Fitz lands hard
left straight on Corbett's face. They
clinch and Fitz crosses with his right
in the clinch- They mix it and Fitz
has decidedly the better of the rough
ing Fitz fights Corbett to his corner
and has him weak at the gong sounds.
TWELFTH ROUND.
Fitz is bent on rushing, and Jim
keeps away, and Fitz gets the worst oi
it in the rush. More clinchiDg follows
Corbett lands left on Fitz's nose and
follows with a left on body, forcing
Jim to ropes, mashing him hard or
short ribs.
THIRTEENTH ROUND.
Fitz lands right short on Corbett'l
ribs and left on jaw. Jim finds Fit7
with good left. Fitz rushes Jim ovel
to the corner, but does little damage
Corbett jabs Fitz lightly on the head
and he is back again with same OF
body. Corbett is sparring beautifully
and ducking out of some very danger.
Gus blows. Fits lands his left straight
and hard on Jim's face. Fitz lands
his left straight, and Fitz tries tha'
hard right hand swing but it does M
good. Jim's glove is in Fitz's fac.
when Madden pushes the button.
FOURTEENTH ROUND.
Corbett leads, blocked. Corbet
lands that left hand jab again on Fitz'
head, Fitz counters with that terri
BILE right swing on Corbett's neck anC
he has Corbett going back for few
moments. Fitz lands q terrible left
hand jab on Corbett's stomach anC
Corbett goes to his knees with
frightful look of agony on his face.
The timekeepers call the seconds
one, two, three, four, FIVE, six, seven
| eight, nine, ten.
He remained down fifteen second
and FItzsimmons retired to his cornei
while Referee Siler slowly announced
the fatal seconds. Reaching the las
count he threw up both hands and lef
the ring.
CoRBETT WAS WILD.
A second of indescribable confusion
followed Cries of "Foulv were re
ipeated throughout the arena, and tn
Icrowd clambered through the rope
and surrounded both men. OF course
there was no foul, as Corbett wa
knocked out fairly, and nc notice wa
taken of the clamor. When Jim ros
to his feet. with difficulty, he SCENE
about to fall prone on his face agaiE
but he steadied himself with a despe1
ate effort, and Charles White and NJ
VeY came on either side of him, an
threw his dressing-gown over hi
shoulders, and supported him unit
/ he k., H.
back partially he worked himself int
state of hysterical mania. He brok
away from his seconds and rushed
Fitzsimmons, who was standing at I'll
side of the ring opposite his own COZ
ner,
I When Fitsimmons saw that he W.
looming at him he dropped his hanC
t by his side and stood upright. Co
. bett swung at him wildly, and Fl
: without raising his hands, ducked Il
| blow, and Corbett clinched him, stril
S ing with his right hand back of Il
t ear as be did So The blow was u
z hard, as the Californian was vel
q weak. Fitz took no notice of it, al
6 Billy Brady and others of Corbett
= seconds dragged him away from Fit
t simmons. He was pacified and tax,
TO his dressing-room shortly afte
wards. Fitzsimmons started q dan
of victory when he saw his oppone
:. Idown. He waved little flag abo
1 his head, and stepped lightly down q
J. ladder and into the arms of his vii
s who sat awaiting him in box rig
:, behind his chair.
Ell KISSED HER HUSBAND.
Mrs. Fitzsimmons kissed her hi
:. bands face. taking no notice of t
blood, which was trickling freely fro
his nose and mouth.
Martin Julian headed the processi
to the dressing-room, followed
e FitZsimmons, with Mrs. Fitzsimmo
4" at his side. the crowd cheering the v
70 tor heartily.
: The blow that did the business lar
1t ed over Corbett's heart, and he c
Y lapsed.
, The last round lasted just one m
Of ute and forty-fve seconds.
le Fitz Simmons wins the fight.