The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-03-18
Pompadour Jim is Knocked Out
at Carson City After Four
teen Rounds.
FOXY FITZSIMMONS FIERCEST FIGHT
His Terrible Left Wins the Bae-Corbett Secures the Ad-
vantage at the Start Only ITO Collapse at the Fin
Sl-Incidens of the Great Battle

whimper. l weigh $50 pounds and feel
like fighting cock"
THE GOVERNOR ARRIVES.
Gov. Sadler, the "fighting governor
of Nevada" entered his box amid loud
applause.
Mrs. FItzsimmons has just taken a
seat I'D one of the boxes and is greeted
with hearty applause. There are quite
a number of ladies present.
IL 80 a. m.-Ftzsimmous enters and
the crowd cheer him Justify. He Is
bareheaded and attired in Japanese
bath robe.
IL :59H a. m,-Pompsd sdour Jim ap-
pears amid burst of applause.
NO HANDsHAKING.
Madden introduced the referee and
the men proceed to strIr. Fitzsim-
mons looks light, but Is a bunch of
muscle. Corbett looks easily fifteen
pounds heavier, Fitzsimmons refuses
to shake hands.
THE BATTLE BEGINS.
Round !. l.-Sparring for an opening,
Fitzsimmons forcing Corbett to the
corner; tries the left swing, which
Jim ducks cleverly. They cllnch; in
the breakaway Corbett lands the right
swing on Fitz's ribs, and Fitz lands a
left on Jim'ss head; Jim lands hard on
FItz's short ribs; cIinch and FItz lands
heavy right on Jim's head. Jim
lands right on Fitz's RIBS as the gong
sounds.
Round 2.-Corbett advances to the
center; clinch and breakaway. jim
is cautious and looking for the slight.
est opening; lands two stiff left
swings on Fitz's head. FItz swings
left and lands lightly on Corbett's
head. Jim landed hard half round jat
on Fitzs stomach and follows with
another. He is jabbing Fitz hard
right and left when the bell rings.
Round 3.--Corbett starts right IN
with that hard left hook on the body.
Fitz gets savage. Corbett lands a
right one over the heart. FitZ mike
it up and puts the heel of his glove IN
Corbett's face. In the clinch jim
keeps his right working like piston
rod on Fitz's ribs. They clinch and
Fitz roughs it in breakaway. AS the
gong sounds Fitz seems unable to con-
tinue.
Round 4.-Corbett, rushing, lands
his left again on Fitz's body. Fitz
is short with his left. Fitz follows ii
with a stiff left on JIm's stomach and
they cinch. Fitz rushes and Jim
meets him with stiff right hand jolt
on the stomach. Fltz is doing the
rushing and hitting and r0ughing ii
in the breakaway. Corbett is by long
odds making the cleverest fight. He
is playing it Systematically with his
right and left on the body.
Round 5.-Corbett lands his left or
Fitz's jaw. Fitz's blows have plenty
of steam behind them, but are not sc
frequent. Corbetr leads a very slow
left; Fitz lands the left on Jim's neck
jim throws a stiff half-round with the
left on Fitz's nose, drawing first blood
they mix and CGrbett has the better OF
1t. The round was in favor of Corbett
Round 6. They clinch and
Fitz tries to wrestle COrbett down
Loud cries of ''Oh, Oh" Corbett up.
percuts freely with the right and has
Fitz going. Fitz is literally covered
with blood, but he is fighting like g
demon. COrbett is showing signs Of
fast work. Fitz is down on one knee
and takes the time limit. COrbett's
leads are wild, and he misses many q