The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-18
HOW GIANTS FOUGHT
THE GREATEST FISTIC
BATTLE in HISTORY,
Corbett Forced the Fighting and Every
Rou nd Was His Till the Sixth.
FITS TERRIFIC HEARTED LOW,
Though Considerably Winded, His Antag-
onist Was Fairly Strong Until Got In
That Awful Lick Ii The Fourteenth.

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given the great Corbctt- -F'itzsimmons
fight by rounds as reported by the
Southern Associated Press representa-
tive at the rngside:
First Round.
Tlmekeeper Muldoon pulled on the
gong string at 12:0S O'clock The men
faced each other. Corbett with his bnSk
10 the sun and Fitzsnmons blinking
slightly as the bright rays struck him
full IN the face. Corbett danced around
lightly on his toes, F'ita covering his
ground more slowly. Both were eau
tious ana smiling. They feinted for an
| opening. Fitz forced his man into a
corner and was the first to lead with a
left swing, which missed Jim's head by
ABOUT ten feet. The Californian did not
land his first attempt. More leading ut
| long range followed. Fitz forced Cor
PET INTO rally and uppercut him light
~ In the clinch. Corbett shot a light
left on the body and broke away clean.
F>ltz swung his left, but missed. A hard
| exchange Of lefts followed. in which the
Australian got 4 little the worst of It..
Fitzsimmons then adopted aggressive
tactics and rushed Corhett to Ills own
corner. but lin got out OF danger and
| sent In a heavy right on the body as
he slipped away. Fitz put q hard left
over the heart and linn swung N4lG..,
with his left, but landed his right on
Eitz's wind Corbett ran into q clinch,
but they quickly broke clean. F'itz was
Still forcing matters, but n hard left
swing put him OH the defensive. jim
swung his left on the heart and they
came together. On the breakaway Bob
sent vicious left uppercut to the jaw.
"A cllnch followed and the men broke
without a blow as the gong sounded.
*ccond Round.
Fitz opened with 4 left swing, but
missed his mark. They came to n cllnch
and were rather slow In breaking away.
\ vicious left from F>itz just grazed
Corbett's breast and again they were
inclined to hug in the clinch. After the
breakaway Jim sent in a neat left on
the face and right OH the body, dane
ing away without 4 return. FitH again
forced Jim into his corner, swinging
right and left for the body but Jim's
fast foot work took him out Of reach
away got stiff left uppercut. Bob
swung wildly right ana left. Long
| range sparring, i'll which Corbett did
most OF the leading, followed. jim got
in left OH the ribs and repeated the
| blow moment later. FitZsimmons
! smiled and tried to corner Jim who
lodged quickly out Of reach and came
back With left on the wind. Another
left on the stomach brought the round
to q close with the men in q clinch. 1t
was clearly Corbett's on points.
Third Hound.
Jim opened with 4 rush and sent
| left jafb hard on the wind. FtZ did not
| like 1t and tried to rush IN return, but
| was wild with right and left. Jim
stopped another left lead Tor the heart,
| and countered smartly on the stomach.
Corbett put q left on the wind and a
right on the side Of the head. Bobs
| stomach showed red blotch where the
Califovn!an's left struck. Bob took a
hand In the forcing and lashed out Wild
ly, missing with both hands After
| little long range work Jim shot tight
and left on the body and Rob came to
ciinch and landed his right on the ear
before they separated. Corbc,t shot a
terrible right on Bob's side and followed
with fast left on the wind Both men
were getting careful and cleanly out Of
clinches. Bob's left reached the wind.
but Corbett swung right on the jaw in
the clinch that followed Then jim put
his left on the body, and 50 Bob came
into clinch. Jim pied two stiff rights
| on the wind and followed up with an
! other on the body. 1Httz landed n nice
left on the jaw, after missing the right
lead for the stomach. The clinch fol-
Oh the wind \ little hugg!ng followed.
| and for the first time the refc:ee came
| in between the men and broke them.
! Before the bell sounded 4 cessation,
| Fitz put neat right on the body and
| swung his left to the jaw, and the hon
| ors were fairly even.
Fourth Round.
| Jim again led of with a left which
! failed to land and they cl.nched and
broke clean. Bob tried with light lead
| for the head, 'bu. missed and Corbett
pu; a hard right punch on the body,
and III the clinch swung his right to the
| jaw. Bob was determined but slow.
Corbett commenced to make things
pretty lively, but they c.inched three
| times without blow being struck A
| Eight left swing on the Jaw from Cor
| bett was returned with interest by FItz
a s FAR as Intention went, but B@b's right
and lcf, niased the mark by few In
ches. Corbett landed two heavy rights
on the wind, and put a straight left
/ flush In the face, Then jim planted his
right under Bob's ear and easily escaped
| q right and left. Jim sent his right to
the wind and Fob clinched, taking an
uppercut on tha chin before tha break