Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-03-23
on the body. Fitz punched his man strfiy
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on the body. Fitz punched his man strffiy
with his right twice on the body, but Jim
nearly evened up with lefts on the head and
body. Fitz rushed but missed, and aclinch
followed in which Corbett uppercnt the
Australian with right. In the sparrine
that followed Corbett took occasion to
spit out the loosened tooth. Jim tried his
right for the jaw in a clinch, but Fitz kept
his shoulder well In the way. Fitz led
Wildly and Corbett ducked, sending stfff
punch to Bob's nose. Jim in turn missed
and took hard right on the short ribs
which drove him back foot Corbett
sent his mans head back with left jolt
on the chin and followed up with heavy
left punch on the body, Fitz countering
with right uppercut. Jim poked his left
on the nose, which bled again freely, but
the flow seemed to do the Australian no
harm. Corbett was standing the battle
fairly well. but his color was not as fresh
as the Cornishman's. It was easy to see
that Jim was tired.
Fourteenth round-Jim missed the OPEN
ing lead with his right. but on his next
attempt put his left on the jaw, Fitz coun-
tering stifily with right on the side of the
head. The Australian sent in right and
left on the jaw which Jared Jim, and then
piled in left uppercut. and as Jim turned
around to skip out of reach FitZ pasted him
on the back of the head. Fitz seemed to
have more power than ever behind his
blows Jim hooked his left on the jaw, but
Fitz retaliated with heavy right on the
Same spot, and they clinched. They broke
clean. Fitz made fake lead with his
right and the blow was of the dinkiest or.
der. Instead CT keeping his body rigid and
throwing his head back, as. was his usual
custom in allowing blows of this kind to
slip by his face, Corbett. Understanding
his opponents cunning, contemptuously
threw back his head and chest thus throw
ing his stomach forward. The Australians
,f..y.1
speed he drew back his left with the fore
arm rigid and ripped 1t up into the pit of
Jim's stomach, a little under the heart.
Corbett was lifted about a foot off tho
ground. and as he pitched forward Fitx
swung his right on the jaw and Corbett
came heavily down on his knees. He re-
NAMED down for 10 seconds and Fitz re-
tired to his corner When SIier counted out
the fatal seconds and reached the last count
he threw up both his hands and left the
ring. A scene of indescribable confusion
followed. Cries of Foul were repeated
throughout the arena and the crowd clam
bered through the ropes and surrounded
both men. or course there was no foul, as
Corbett was knocked out fairly, and no mo-
tice was taken of the clamor. When Jim
rose to his feet with difficulty he seemed
about to fall prone on his face again, but he
steadied himself with a desperate effort,
and Charles White and McVey came on
either side of him ard threw his dressing
gown over his shov iers and supported him
until he recovered somewhat. When he got
his senses back partially he worked HIM
self into a state of hysterical mania He
broke away from his seconds and rushed at
Fitz. who was standing at the side of the
ring opposite his own corner. When Fitz
saw the half-demented pugilist coming at
him he dropped both his hands by his side
and stood upright Corbett swung at him
wildly. and Fitz, without raising his hands,
ducked the blows. and Corbett clinched
him. striking with his right hand back of
the ear as he did so. The blow was not
hard. as the unfortunate Californian was
very weak. Fitz took no notice of it, and
Billy Brady and others of Cobrett's Sec
onds dragged him away from Fitz. He was
pacifed and taken to his dressing-room
shortly afterward Fitz started dance Of
victory when he saw his opponent down.
He waved little flag above his head and
stepped lightly down the ladder and into
the arms of his wife. who sat awaiting him
In box right behind his chair.
Mrs. Fitzsimmons kissed her husbands
face. taking no notice of the blood which
was trickling freely from his nose and
mouth. Martin Julian headed the process
sion to the dressing-room, followed by Fitz-
simmons, with Mrs. Fitz at his side, and the
crowd cheered the victor heartily.