The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-03-19

the jaw and both swung wildly Cor
bett put his left glove lightly on
the face, and as Fitzsimmons cIinChed
he upper-cut Corbett right on the jaw.
Both were sparring for wind at the end
of the round.
Round $. Jim opened with a light left
which Bob stopped. The Australian
swung right and left. but missed and
Jim drove his left on the wind Bob
faxed a left lead and then caught Jim
lightly on the jaw with his right. F'itZ-
simmons led and then caught Jim light
ly on the jaw with a right. FitZSim-
mons forced the fighting with a heavy
left on the wind. but he was very wild
with right swings and a couple OF
clinches followed. COrbett cleverly
evaded a left for the head and then
sent his own left for the body twice.
Fitzsimmons drove his left hard above
the heart. but Corbett drew back in
time to avoid the full force of the blow.
Jim landed a hard left punch on the
side of the jaw and F'itZsimmons COM
menced to bleed again. Fitzsimmons
ran into another on the jaw Immediate
ly afterward. They spared at long
range for time and both We're very
cautious. a light left on the face by
Corbett was followed by two left jabs
which landed on Bobs nose. The lat
ter swung right and left wildly and
caught Jim'S left on the nose. Again
F1tZSlmmOnS SWung~ but COrbett duck
ed and his left past BObs guard full in
the face. Just as the gong sounded,
Corbetu jabbed a stiff left on the dam
aged nose and FitzSimmOns was quick
ly covered with blood. However. the
Australian seemed to be getting strong
er as the fight progressed and the en-
thusiasts who were Offering ; to 3 on
Corbett found a good many takers
among Bob's adherents.
Round 9. Both spared cautiously,
and F'itZsimmOnS seemed boxing we'll
within himself. Jim started the ball
rolling with a light left on the nose,
Bob countering lightly with the right
on the body. More long range sparring
took place before Jim shot a stiff left
on the wind and then showed his glove
into Bob's face. FitzsimmOns rushed
in and put left on the chin, but was
met by two stiff lefts, one or the jaw,
the other on the nose. They clinched,
and Jim drove his right over the heart
before they stepped back. FitZsimmOns
missed two left swings before he sue
cessfully landed on the jaw with a left
hand hook, which staggered Corbett.
Jim swung left for the jaw, but Bob
ducked. Fitzsimmons did lot of lead
ing but failed to land. Jim put his
left on the face and stepped back from
two vicious leads. FitZsimmons would
not be denied, however, and he came
again with pile-driving right on the
body. AS the round ended COrbett
caught slight left on the mouth. Fitz-
simmons was very strong, but was
breathing hard as he sat in his chair.
COrbett was not showing the cleverneSS
his ardent admirers expected Of him.
Round 10. Bob led off with a left
swing which Corbett avoided, but the
Australian came back at him, and in
| the ciinch which followed put hard
| left jolt on the jaw. Both swung wildly
and then clinched. Corbett blocked
BObs left, but could not stop a stiff
| right that landed over the kidneys and
! a hard left that found the jaw. Bob's
| left found the body and he contempt
| uously pushed his right in Corbett's S
| face. Jim faxed a left lead, but could
| not draw the willy CorniShman out Jim
| saw this quickly, and he adopted diff
ferent tactics. He sent his right with
| lightning speed on the wind and his
| left on the body and face and came
| back again with a right on the body
| and a left on the face. FitZsimmOns
| did not like this treatment, and he took
a hand in the attack himself. He put
| three hard lefts in succession on Jim's
| head and swung a right over the ea1
| that Jim tried to avoid, but failed
| Jims left reached the face, and with
| his right he sent vicious upper-cut
| to the Cornishman's chin. Jim poked
| his left in the face again, but took q
/ stiff Ieft-hander on the jaw in return
| and this was followed by two strong
. lefts on the shoulder. Jim put his lef'
on the body and came to clinch. A
| they broke away Fitzsimmons hooked
him with a right under the ear, bu
Jim retaliated with right and left or
! the jaw. Bob then appeared confident
| and strong as he went to his corner
Corbett did not seem to be weak, bu
his face had a grayish pallor and hi:
eyes shifted nervously as he sat in hi
chair. He had lost the confident smil'
with which he opened the battle.
Round II. Bob rushed. but his lef
lead for the jaw was stopped and jim
shot two little lefts on the jaw. Cor
belts right then found the wind, ant
he ducked a hard left from Fitzsim
mons. The Australians left caugh
Jim hard on the jaw twice before the,
clinched. Jim's right went to the bod.
and then he shot his left twice unde
; the ear. Fitzsimmons put a light lef
on the side Of the head, but Jims coun
ter on the nose was very weak. FitZ
simmons forced matters with a har'
right swing on the body and right OF
| the side Of the head and got away with
| out a return. Corbett's left landed hig
up on the forehead and they clinched
Fitzsimmons tried hard for a knock
out on the breakaway, but Corbet
| cleverlly avoided danger. Clinches wer
frequent, and Corbett began to appea
tired. His blows seemed to lack steam
! while Fitzsimmons, while not landin
SO often, had good deal more fore
| behind his gloves. A light left on tn
| jaw from Jim was neatly countered b
| F'itzsimmons' right. which landed O.
Corbett's chin. Twice in successo
FitZsimmons swung his right on Jim
, jaw and rushed him all over the rims
COrbett clinched, and FitZsimons up
per-cut him hard. The Cornishman KEEP
up the act and landed two left jolts o.
Jim's chin. FitZsimmons' adherent
grew wild with excitement as their ma
rushed in with hard left on the jaw
: a right on the body and another LEI
on the jaw. Corbett clinched desper
! ately, and time was called before Fitz
simmons could do any furthr damag'
+, The bell was a welcome relief to tn
Californian.