El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-17

jab on Bob's wind and follows with
right short on the ribs Jim clinche
Corbebt lands right hard over th
heart: Fitz gets mixed up and puts tn
heel of his glove in Corbett's face
In the clinch Jim keeps his right work
ing like piston rod on Fitz's ribs
they clinch and Fitz rOnghs it in
breakaway as gong sounds. Fitz seem
anxious to continue Corbett laughingl.
sticks his right glove in Fitz face g.
to his corners.
Fourth round.-Corbett rushing
lands left again on the body; Fitz il
short with aaleft; Fitz follows it uI
with stiff left on on Jim's stomach
clinch. Fitz roughs it again; are
fighting at terrific rate it is a beauti-
full contest. Fitz rushes and Jim meets
him with a stiff right hand short on the
stomach. Fitz is doing the rushing
and hitting and roughing it in the
making the cleverest fight. He is
playing Systematically. And is q head
| as time is called.
Fifth round-Corbett lands his left on
Fitz's jaw. Fitz's blows have plenty
of steam behind them but are not as fre-
quent at Corbett's. They clinch ex-
change compliments with one arm
Fitz lands his left on Jim's neck; Jim
throws stiff half round with left on
Fitz's nose, drawing first blood. They
mix Corbett has the better of it; Cor
bett lands another stiff right on body
and left on chin. This round favors
Corbett.
Sixth round-They clinch and Fitz
tries to wrestle Corbett down. Loud
cries ''oh.' ''oh.' Corbett lands light
loft II ha
jaw. Corbett upper cuts Fitz fiercely
right and has Fitz going. Fitz liter
ally covered with blood but fighting
Ike demon: Corbett showing signs of
fast work. Fitz down on one nee and
takes the time limit to rise. He is full
of fight on rising. Corbett slaughter
ing him with upper cuts; Corbett leads
but wildly and misses many well in
tended blows. Time called with Fitz
looking very much the worse for wear
and Corbett putting.
Seventh rOund--Corbettf forcing the
fight misses a left swing and Corbett
upper cuts Fitz hard. Fitz is bleeding
again but fighting like a lion.
They are bo'h looking for
knockout blow. Jim lands light left on
Fitz's sore month, Fitz misses right and
left swing. Corbett is very tired: Fitz
look like stuck bullock but is as strong
as the other man.
Eighth round-Fitz forcing, misses
left swing; and is lifted off his feet by
straight left jab from Jim on the mark.
Fitz is doing all the forcing this round.
Fitz tries right hand cross-cut but
Corbett ducks. Fitz lands left on Jim's
face and Jim counters with right on
the body. They spar for wind Fitz
tries his hard right at Corbett's head,
but is countered on the jaw with Cor
belts good left.
Ninth round-Long range sparring,
but both very active on their feet, Fitz
lands below the belt and is cautioned
by Siler. COrbett lands stiff left on
Fitz's wind. Fitz rushes Gorbett, but
does very little damage, Jim is jabbing,
cllncbes and uppet-cuttiug with right
on the breakaway. Fitz lands very
hard swing on Jlm's jaw, and tries a
right cross, but Jim is inside. Fitz
again tries right, but he is short, he is
leading more often than Jim.
Tenth rouud-Fltz spits blood from
his mouth and tries hard left swing
at Jim's head. Fftz comes back with a
stiff left, and right on Jim's head and
body. He is much cooler and stronger
than Corbett at this stage. Jim stops
left swing with straight left on the
mouth. Fltz bleeding rapidly, but
forces Corbett back apparently being
the stronger man. They mix it up and
honors about even. Both fighting hard
F'itz catches Corbett around the neck
and drags him to the ropes. When.
time is called Corbett lands light left
on Fitz's mouth. Corbett's blows are
lacking in force, but he is fighting
cautiously.
Eleventh round.-A clinoh Corbett
lands his right on the ribs and is count
cred by a left jab on chin. Fitz is re-
ceiver general for Corbett's left, but
is like a bear in strength. Corbett
misses a half round hook on the jaw.
Fitz lands hard left straight on Cor
belts face, They clinch aud Fitz eros
ses with his right in the cliuch. They
mix it, aud Fltz has decidedly the best
of the roughing. Fitz fights Corbett to
his corner, and has him weak as the
gong sounds.
Twelfth round-Corbett rushed it,
and misses left. Is countered on the
face. Fitz gets the worst of it in the
rush. More clinching and Corbets
lands his left on Fitz's sore nose, and
follows with half round at the body
He forces Fitz to the ropes, and
smashes him hard ON the short ribs.
Fitz spits copious wads of blood. Cor
bett is now rushing it and lands one,
two right and left on the Australian IS
face. Jim lands left on Fits face
again and follows it with right on the
body. He tries knockout uppercut
with right, but is q hair too short. This
is Corbett's round.
Thirteenth round-Fitz lands right
on Corbett's = ribs and left on jaw. Jim
finds tftz's wind again with left. Fitz
rushes jim over to his corner, but does
very little damage. Jim iabs Fitz
lightly on the head and is back again
now with same hand at the body. Jim
is sparring beautifully and ducking out
OF some very dangerous positions. Fitz
lands his left straight and hard on Jim S
face. Fiiz tries that hard right swing,
but it does no good.
Fourteenth round-Corbett's lead is
blocked. Jim lands that left iab on
Fitz's head. Fitz counters with a ter
rible right swing oa Jim's neck, and
has Corbett going back for q few mo-
ments. ETtz's lands terrible Left on