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simmons is bleeding rapidly,
but forces Corbett back apparently
being the stronger man. they mix II

simmons is bleeding rapidly.
but forces Corbett back apparently
being the stronger man. they mix il
up ana hCnors are about even Both
are fighting hard; Fitz lands on neck
aud drags CorOctt to the ropes. when
time is called. Corbctt lands light left
on Fi'Zs.mmon's mouth. Corbett's
blows are lacking in forco but he is
fghtiug very cautiously.
Eleventh Round-A clinch: Corbett
lands his right on the ribs and is coun.
/ tered by a left jab on the chin Fitz
is reccivCr-geueral for Corbett-s left
1aos, but Is like 4 bear in strength.
/ Fit lands haro lett straight on Cor.
/ belts face; they clinch and Fi,z crosses
with his right in the clinch; they mix
/ n and FitZ,iiumons has decidedly the
+ better OF the round. Fitz fights Cor.
. bctt 20 mis- corner and Jim is veal. as
. gong sounds
, Twelfth Round-Corbctt rushes in,
misses left and is countered on the
/ face Corbett is rushing. Corbett
/ gets the worst of it in the PUSHES in
/ the clinches Corbctt lands his left on
/ Fitzsimmons' sore nose and follows
with half-round at the BODY. lie
D
smashes him hard in short ribs. Fitz.
simmons splits copious wads of blood
/ Corbett is now rushing in and lands
/ right and left on the Australians face.
| Corbett lands left on Fitzsimmons
face and follows with right at body.
He tries knockout upper-cut with
right, but its n hair too short This is
Corbctt's round.
lands right short on Corbett's ribs and
u left on jaw. Jim finds Fitzsimmons
with good left. Fitzsimmons rushed
jim over to his corner, but does little
damage. Corbett jabs Fitz lightly on
the head, ana he is back again with
same on body. Corbett is sparrinp
beautifully and duclting ont of some
very dangerous positions. Fitz lands
his left straight and hard on face.
titz tries that hard right swing. but
1t does no good. Jim's glove in Fitz-
simmons face. Madden pushes the
button.
Fourteenth round-Corbctt leads
blocked. Jim lands that left lab ac-nin
on Fitzsimmons' head. litzsimmons
corntcrcd with "a terrible right swing
on CorbcJts neck and has Corbett ro-
ing back fog a lew moments Fitzsin-
mons lands a terrible left hand lab on
Coroetts stomach and Corbett goes to
his knees with a trightful looil Of
agony on his face. The time-kcerers
cali the seconds one, two, three, four,
I'VE, SIX, seven, eight, nine,
ten-but Corbett comes To lis feet; he
rusheS 10 Fitzsimmons and cndeavors
To strike him. There IS a terrible up-
roar. George Siler decides that F.tz-
simmons wins. The blow that did the
business landed over Corbett's heart
and he collapsed.
The last round lasted just one min
ute and forty-fve seconds.
One straight left punch from Bob
tltzsimmons delivered on the pit OF
Jim Corbetts stomach settled the
pugihstlc heavy weight championship
OF the world Wednesday afternoon
after If rounds Of fast and hard fight
ing. Corbott did not bear a mark ON
his entire body. lie had drawn streams
OF blood from Fitzsimmons' split lips
and nose but he could not place the
blow he calculated on to win the fight.
CARSON, March IS Hawkins mt
Flaherty out with left swinc four
seconds after bell tapped Tor first
round.
Green defeated Smith in the twelfth
round.