The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-03-18


cnded In ciineh with both men laugh
ing.
In the hfth round Corbett landed a
hard left on the jaw Fitz ran Corbett
TO the ropes and they clInched. no
blows being struck. corbett landed
right on Fitz's jaw and left on
his neck. corbett landed hard riss=s
on the body and the men clinched.
Both landed hard rights on the body
and eiinched, Fitz following with a
left on the Jaw In cllnch. and
ducklng a Vicious left swing. corbett
missed a right on the body and they
clinched. Jim missed a left for the
head again and cllnch followed. Cor
bett landed a left on the jaw. a light
left on the head. and they clinched.
Jim landed hard left on the Jaw
and right side Of the head. He landed
left on the jaw again. Fitz hit Cor
bett hard on the head. staggering h.:n.
Corbett gave Fitzslmmons a hard lett
on the jaw. then led again and missed.
Corbett landed right on the body. a
left on the ear, light right on the
jaw. and they clinched. corbett landed
left on the jaw. a right on the head
and left on the Jaw again. the men
cllnching. Corbett landed a hard left
on the jaw and Fitz cllnched. he being
triHe dazed by the succession Of
blows Jim landed a right on the body.
left on the head. and then came with
left on the Jaw Fitz landed on the
head with a left and got in a right
hand jab on the body as the round
closed. Corbett seemed the fresher OF
the two. He got first blood, which
was running from Fftz's mouth as the
gong sounded. Jim refused refresh.
ments, but Fitz took up the water bot
tie again
In the sixth round F'itz opened pro-
ceedings with a left on the face and
the men ciinched. Fitz erowding Cor
bett against the ropes. Fitz mads a
wild left swing and a second clinch
followed Corbett ducked away from
vicious left, which was intended for
the jaw. and countered with his right
on the body. Jim led with his left
and put a hard right hand uppercut
on Fitz's chin, causing a stream OF
blood to pour from his mouth. Cor
bets came in again with a vicious left
on the jaw and again the blood came
in a stream from Bobs mouth. They
cllnched. and Corbett got in a hard
right on the body in the breakaway.
Corbett then put II all over Bob. put
ting his right on the head, left on the
jaw, and then left and right on the
jaw again, crowding Bob to the ropes.
Bob seemed unable to stop the blows
that came in and Corbett hit him on
the jaw with the left and uppercut
him with the right. making the blood
fly. Bob's face was practically a pud-
die OF blood and he was evidently be-
ginning TO weaken. Bob attempted to
reach Corbett's jaw with a right. but
failed. and the next second missed a
right swing. Bob was evidently firing.
and when he received a savage left
behind the ear nc reeled and went
down on one knee. Corbett was wild
to finish him. and although the rules
of the fight were that when one man
was down the other should retire ten
feet until the fallen man was on his
feet, Corbett. in his eagerness, ignored
the rule and kept trying to get at
Fitz. Sler warned him to stand back
and Martin Julian sprung upon the
platform outside the ropes, calling ex-
citedly to Corbett. Stand back there
and obey the rules; why don't you
stand back?"
Fitz was down seven seconds, but he
was evidently taking a rest. The in
slant he arose Corbett was at him
like fiend. He landed his right on
Bob's jaw. the left on the jaw. sent
another hard left to the jaw, put his
left into Bob's face with the force
of bullet, and put his right on the
jaw again. He followed these blows
with another right and left on the
jaw. and then caught Bob hard with
the left on the head and put his right
and left on the jaw again. Bob was
evidently going when the gong sound
ed, and little more of it would have
settled him. His face was literally
a mass Of blood and he tottered little
as he went to his corner Corbetts
chest and shoulders were covered with
the red spatter that came from the
mouth and nose of Bob. When the
round ended Corbett's partlsans were
yelling that II was all over, but min
ute's rest demonstrated the fact that
it was not. for the red-headed fighter
came to the mark apparently as fresh
as ever.
The seventh was hot round, Cor
bett hitting twice to Bob's once on the
average. Bob missed a. desperate swing
and staggered. Corbett was cautious,
however, and waited to pick out vul-
nerable spot. Neither man exerted
himself. both needing rest. Rob con-
tinually glanced at his wife. who stood
on Chair anxiously watching him.
Her face was pale and she loked wor-
ried and Bob's reassuring but bloody
smile did not seem to comfort her.
Corbett evidently had more partisans
among the spectators every time he