Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-03-17
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CARSON CITY, Nevada. March IL
Round 1-12.O7. Time called
Men sparring for opening forcing
COrbett to corner, tries left swing
which Jim avoids; Corbett hurting:
Fitz landed with right hit on Cor
belts neck: Jimjumps and lands on
Fitz stomach and Jim clinches. but
no damage: Corbet lands a right
swing on FftZ's ribs; Fitz lands ON
Jim's head; Corbett lands a hard
right on Fitz's ribs, clinch and Fitz
lands heavy right on Corbett's head.
Jim says Oh. and laughs, Jim lands
on Fitz's ribs and time called.
Round 2-Corbett advances to EN-
ter and faces Fitz, clinch and no dam
age: Fftz lands "a short swing on
Jim's ribs; Jim cautious and look
ing for short opening, lands two
short-handers on Fitz's head: Fitz
swings with left and right and lands
light on Corbett's head; Fight very
rapid and light on their feet, ,Corbett
lands a hard hit on FitZ's stomach
and repeats it, gives Fftz a hard
right and left on head.
Round 3-Corbett starts i'm with
hard right on body; Fitz gets lightly
damaged, Jim clinches; Corbett
heel of his glove in Corbett's face.
clinch. Jim keeps his right working
like n piston ON Fitz body as the
gong sounds Fitz seems to- want to
continue.
Round A. Corbett leads left ON
follows with left Oh .Iim's stomach;
they clinch rough again, fighting ut II
fearful rate-a beautiful contest: FitZ
PUSHES. Jim meets him with a stiff
one i'm stomach; Fitz doing the
rushing and roughing il rush away.
Corbett 10y long odds making the BEST
fight, playing systematically with
right and right only in exchange.
Time called.
Round 5.-.Jim lands ON Fitz's Jaw
again; Fitz's blows have plenty of
steam hut notasfrequent as Corhett's;
clinch anC exchange: tOrbett lands
slOw left: first blood forCorbetf; Fitz
lands ON .Jim's neck; Jim lands stiff
half ON FftZ's nose. drawing blood.
Ronnd 6.-Clinch and Fitz tries to
wrestle Jim down; Corbett lands
right jab on Fitz's face, Furbett has
Fitz going: Fitz lands on jaw; Cor
bett upper cuts Fitz fearfully; Fitz
literally covered with blood but
fighting like IA demon; FitZ down ON
one knee full of fight, hut looking
| worse for wear: time.
| Round 1.-Corbett upper cuts Fftz
hard on nose; Fitz bleeding but full
of fight; both looking for a knock
out blow Jim lands on FitZ's sore
mouth. Corbett very tired; Fftz
comes back with much force: stronger
than Jim.
Round S.-Fitz forcing him: both
exchange; no damage; Fitz lifted OF
his feet by a hard blow from Corbett:
FftZ lands heavy on Jim's face; Cor
bett lands right ON body: sparring
for wind; FitZ lands On Jim's head;
Fitz got the worst of this round.
Room 9-Both active on feet; Fitz
lands below belt cautioned by Siler,
Corbett lands left OH Fits wind;
Jim jabbing and %clinching; Fftz
lands heavily on Jims jaw landing
more rapidly than Corbett.
Round 1O-Fitz il bleeding from
tie MOUTH tTIeS IL HdTu ltlI u SsIi-
bets head comes back with left and
right On Jims head; is much cooler
and stronger than Corbett; Fitz
bleeding rapidly but forcing Corbett
back.
Round 11-Corbett lands on rib
and heavy jab ON chin; Fitz receives
Jims left.
Round 12ICorbett rushing, coun-
tered on the face; FitZ now rushing;
Corbett leading away; Fftz gets
worst of rush; Corbett forces him to
rope; FitZ splitting blood, Fitz tries
IA knock out upper cut, this is Cor
bett round.
Round 13-Fitz lands on Corbetts
ribs and jaw; Jim lands a good left
and Fitz pushes Jim to his corner:
COrbett jabs Fitz on the head and
body.
Round 14-,,orbett leads but is
stopped, lands left jab On Fitz's head;
Fftz lands terrible right swing on
Corbett's neck and has Jim going;
Fitz lands terrible left jabon stomach
and Corbett goes to his knees with a
frightful look of agony on his face;
t~imekeeper calls the seconds, l to 10.
but Corbett comes to his feet and
rushing at Fitz endcavors to strike
him. Terrible uproar. The blow that
did the business was n terrific strike
On COrbett's heart. Siler decides F1tz
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