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Laughing. Both landed hard lefts on the
body and in n clnch which followed Cor
bett nodded TO his friends over Fitzsim
Irnons shoulder. Jim landed hard and
light one on the head, Fitzsimmons
coIIntcring. The men clinched again.
corbrtt landing n right on FitzsimmOns'
ear In the break away the men clinch-
ed. Corbptt landed n hard right on the
left ear and ducked n vicious right hand
swing and landed n right on the body.
| following with left on body and another
on nose. Corbctt led for the face. hut
touched lightly. Fitzsimmons landed a
hard left on Corbett's jaw. getting Il
left on the jaw in return but il only made
him laugh. The men clinched. FitZsm-
mons rushed COrbctt. landing Il left on
| the body, and in the elinch punched Cor
bett on the body with his right. He also
hit Corbett on the head with his right.
Corbctt missed u right swing for the head
in the break away and fitzsimmons
clincncd Jim landed a hard right on the
body. but missed II left for the head. Cor
body, but missed right on head and left
body followed with left on the jaw.
4 clnrh followed. Corbctt landed n hard
right uI the body and hard left on the
Jaw. when the round closed the men
were clinGhing both laughing.
FitzsimmOns' body was red from the
effects III Corbctt's rght-handcrs. Re
fierce Silrr announced to the newspaper
men that ne did not get in between the
men during clinch for fear hc might
spoil chaScc for knockout with one
arm free.
Fifth Rynnd-Corbctt Immediately
landed hard left on jaw, FitzsiHnons
ran Corbcit into the ropes and the men
tlinchcd. no blows being struck. Corbctt
landed right ON FitzsimmonS' jaw and
lift ON neck. Corbctt landed his righi on
lratZsimmons' jaw and ON the body aud
they cinchod Both landed rights hard
on the body, Fitz,immons following up
win Il left ON the jaw ana duckcd .
vicious left hand swing. Corhctt missed
right on the body and the men clinchcd.
Jim missed left lead and Il clinch fol-
lowed. Corbctt landed left Oh jaw, Il light
left on the head and they clinchcd. Jim
landed hard left on the jaw and right on
the head staggering him. Corhctt gave
FitZsimmons hard left on the jaw, then
led again and missed. corbctt landed
right on the body. Il left on the ear. Il
light right on the jaw and the men clinch-
ed. Corbctt landed his left on the jaw,
right on the head and his left ON jaw
again. the men clinchng. Corbett landed
a hard left on the jaw and FitZsimmonS
clinchcd, he being trife dazed by the
succession Of blows he had received. Jim
landed right Oh the body, Il left on the
head and then came in with Il left on the
jaw. Fitzsimmons landed Il left on the
head and then got In Il right hand jab on
the body as the round closed.
Corbett seemed the freSher of the two.
He got first blood, stream coming from
Fitzsimmons mouth as the gong sound
ed. Jim refused refreshments, hut Fitz-
simmons drank from II bottle.
Sixth Round-Fitzsimmons opened
with left on face and Corbett was crowd
ed on ropes. Fitzsimmons made II wild
left swing for the body and n clinch fo,
lowed. Corbett ducked vicious left
intended for the jaw Jim led with his
left for the jaw and then put a right hand
rppercut on Fitzsmmons' chin. causing
stream of blood to pour from his mouth.
Corbett came in again with vicious left
IN the jaw and again blood came in
stream from Bob's mouth. The men
clnched. Corbctt then put il all over
Bob. putting his right on head, left on
jaw and then left on jaw again. crowding
Fitzsimmons to the ropes. Fitzsimmons
came in, and Corbett hit him on the jaw
with his left and uppercut him with his
right making the blood flow. BOb's face
was practically puddle of blood. and he !
was evidently beginning to weaken.
Fitzsimmons attempted to reach Corbctt's |
jaw and failed. and the next second miss
ed hard right swing. Fitzsimmons was
evidently firing when he received Il
savage right behind the ear, he recled |
and went down on one knee. Corbctt was
wild 10 finish him. and although the rules |
of the fight are that when one man is !
down the other shall return ten feet nm |
ill the fallen man is on his feet. Cor
bctt. in his cagerneSs. ignored the rule |
and kept trying TO get NJ FitZsimmons. |
Referee Siler warned him to stand back |
and Martin Julian spranc upon the plat |
form on the outside of the ropes calling |
cxcitcdly 10 Corbett: stand back and |
obey the rules, Why don't you stand |
back? Fitzsimmons was down seven |
seconds, but was only taking rest. The |
instant he arose Corbett was at him like |
mons jaw. sent a hard left TO the jaw. |
put his left into Fitzsimmons' face with |
the force of bullet and put his right on |
the jaw again. He followed these blows |
up with right and left on the jaw and |
then sent hard left on the head and put |
his right and left on the jaw again. Fitz- |
simmons was evidently going when the |
have settledl23 IL k'dvpjy puapo . 9 % |
gong sounded and little more of it |
would have settled him. His face was
literally mass of blood and he tottered |
belts chest was covered with blood |
which splattered from the mouth and |
nose of FitzSimmons.
Seventh Round-Fitzsimmon came up |
Ia the mark promptly and seemed fresh. |
torhett made no play, and began with a |
hook ON the jaw and put in right upper |
cut, He tapped FitzsimmOns' nose
again FitzsimmOnS made a right and |
left swing on the jaw, and Jim planted a |
straight left jah on the nose again. Eitz- |
simmons made Il right and left swing for |
the jaw. and Jim planted straight left |
jab on the nose. FitZSimmonS led for |
the body and Corhett clinchcd. Fitzsim- |
mons getting good right on the Jaw on |
the hreak-away, Corhett got in a light |
left on the body and FitzSimmonS clinch- |
ed. FitZSimmons put in stiff left on
the body, hut received a hard jah in re-
turn, and clinChcd To avoid a savage left !
hook, which would have done the husi- |
ness for him. Corbett'S thigh was
dauhed with blood from his own glove. !
which was colored by contact with the |
nose and mouth Of FitZSimmonS. Cor |
hett came again with two rights ON the |
jaw, FltzSimmonS apparently being I'M
able 10 stop the blows. He seemed To
be waiting for his chance and willing 10
take blows if he only had n chance of re-
turn. iFitzsimmonS led wildly with right
and left. hut Corbett ducked neatly, and
gave FitzsimmonS straight right lab. |
which Smeared the blood over FitzSim.
mons face. Fitzsimmons put in a left
body and ducked vicious left swing
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