The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-18

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Round IT,
Fftz cane ~ quickly and started after
Cor5-tt with q vicious left for the head.
Cofbett ducksd. and Fits arm passed
fully . foot above his back The energy
be staggered. almost falling down II Ger
betrss corner. He rallied quickly. how
ever. and put his right on the body before
Ccrbett could catch aim Corbeti missed
a left Jan pointed az Tie 1sN. And El.z
went through a similar performance. but
swung back With his right, catching Cor
bett on the head and followed Il Up with
a straight left poke in the nose. Fitz re-
psated this with greater force. and Just
missed left hooks. Corbstt put his left on
the body very lightly. and then put his
left hard on the jaw. receiving counter
IN the same place. Jim landed hard on
the head and rushed 8ob TO the ropes,
whore a ciinch followed
The men were apart just long enough
20 allow Coroett &c put light left on the
jaw ard hard left on the nose. and they
clinched again During this clinch Fitz
cleared his throat OF blood. which ne
spat cut over CoroetSs shoulder In TIE
wiped the blood from his nose with the
thumb OF his glove His toilet being COM
pIetec. Fitz broke away. catching a hard
left on the Jaw as he did 50. He missed
another Of the same sort and clinched.
upPercutting Corbeft with his right on
the breakaway. Both men Gucked left
swings and ellnched again Corbett then
landed rain OF blows On Fftz. catching
him repeatedly on the jaw and body. He
landed on Bob Just about as he pleased.
although the latter was fighting strong.
Round Ii.
Fitz landed left on the body and .
hard right on the Jaw. Jim missed q left
hand swing. but landed a left on the Jaw,
and the men clinched. Fitz missed hard
right for the head. following Corbett
Jeff in the face. after which they ciinched.
They hddlsd around the ring Corbett with
his guard down In careless fashion, Fitz
following him up. and finally pushing
both men taking II easy. Corbett landed
light left on the face and another on
the body. but missed right up2ercut. He
then landed a hard straight left on Fitz's
nose. following him 70 the ropes and miss
Ing leff-hand swing, receiving only a
light tap on the ear in return. and the
men clinched. FItzs nose was bleed ns
and seemed 10 be troubling him consider
ably, bat he assumed the aggressive and
made CoEbett dance around the ring TO
avoid him. receiving a hard left on the
body before he desasted. Fitz landed a
hard left on the jaw, staggering cor5ett.
and then landed on the body. Both men
laughed jim pat in straight left on the
nose and a right uppercut on the Jaw In
! N ciincn that followed. Cor0stt landed
his left on the face twice and missed a
left for the head. While following Cor
bett Fltz got light left on the face.
The men we're fast firing as the round
closed, FITS face being again covered
with blood. which came from his nose.
Round Ia.
Up to this round Corbett had the better
OF the fighting. He had hit FltZ whenever
u .
Pleased His EeneTaishlp y as far superior
70 that Of Fltz, and ue got away and
came IN again with marvellous speed. He
was firing rapidly. however. snd was far
fTGm having the stamina that F'itz show
ed The latter had been punished fear
fully throughout all the preceding rounds.
but he was still strong and game 10 the
core.
The round opened with left swing for
the Jaw by Corbett. IL missed the mark
but he tried again with better success.
reaching the Jaw good and hard. Fitz
was all there. however. and he sent his
left TO the body with terrific force. The
blow sent corbett staggering backward
several feet and evidently hurt him bad
ly. Fitz lost no time, and following close
~ he sent his right TO Corbett's face.
causing him 10 totter again. He then put
his left hard on the body and was hot
after his man. but Jim gave ground 70
get away. Corbctt came up strong how
ever. and put his left hard on Fitzsim-
| mons body. The latter put In a hard
| right on the head. Jim was looking tired.
his strength was going and he clinched.
After the breakaway Fitz put hard
| right and left on the Jaw and then
/ clinched again. Corbett fighting Fitz into
| the southwest corner OF the ring Jim
| put his left on the Jaw, and Fitz sent his
| right 10 the chin with awful force The
/ blow made corbett lean backward and
| turned him partly around. He raised his
| guard a ;rifie. and quick as lightning Fitz
| shot his left glove upon Corbett's body just
| below the heart. The blow was one that
| would have shiyered a plank. and Cor
| bett's face paled instantly. His arms fell
| 70 his sides. his eyes closed and he fell
| forward 10 the ropes, catching at them
| with his right hand. His face bore A look
| OF intense agony. and he was evidently
| suffering the most excrucia;ing pain. He
tried TO rise, bat Fitz was right upon him
/ and caught him with right lab on the
chin.
| Corbett was not knocked out in the
| common aceentation OF the words He
| was not unconscious: but the pain result
| ing from the blow under the heart was
| so great as 10 make him careless OF any
| thing else. He tried several times 10 rise
| but was unable 10 do so, and was counted
1 out by the referee