The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-03-18
rnr BArTln NY ROUNDS.


l1tz st,rta on the hrgresaive and Corbett
soon Braws Biood.
Round 1-Both men SPARED eau
iiousiy for an opening. Fitzsimmons
being ON the aggressive, Corbett keep
Ing away. Fitzsimmons, seeing that
he must force matters, went after his
man and crowded Corbett back into
the latter's corner Both made vigor-
Gus swings with the left and both
missed, both mon staggering against
the rores. Iit2smmons stin kept
crowd'ns Corbett. and Corbett landed
right In the face getting away with
out q return. A second later ne re-
peated the Goae, and again missed the
counter which Fitzslmuous sent in.
Then the men clinchcd and in the
breakaway Fitz-umons got I'm a hard
left on Corbetrs chin 8tasseIing him.
He followed this up with q left on the
upper part of the neck, staggering him
a second time. Corbett returned Wig
orous returns every time, and the men
We're clinching i'm the center Of the
ring when the gong sounded.
Round 2-Corbett landed two lcfts on
Fitzsimmons' stomach. and the crowd
yelled "Too low Yhe fighting be-
came fast and furious each getting in
several heavy blows, though both did
considerable smiling In this round
Corbett struck Fitzsimmons below the
belt with his left, committing an un-
intentional foul jim had much the
better Of this round on the points.
Round 3-Corbeu lost no time, but
got in a left on the belly. Corbett
seemed supremely confident. while
Fuzsimmons was q little bit nervous.
The crowd shouted when Fitz landed
his left on Jim just as the bell rang
Corbett was about to hit Titz, whose
arms were down. He recovered him
self, however, and both men laughed
good natuvedly
Round 4-Corbett landed a left on
the jaw and the men clinchcd, both
laughing Both landed hard lefts on
the BODY and in a clinch which fol-
lowed Corbett nodded to his friends
over Fitzsimmons shoulder. Fitzaim-
mons missed a vicious left swing that
would have ended the business had II
landed. Fitz landed a hard left punch
on Corbetts face and the crowd roar
ed. Both men were received with en-
couraping cries from the crowd. The
round ended in a clinch, with both men
laughing
Round 5-Corbett Immediately land
ed q hard left on jaw, FitzsimmOns
ran Corbett to the\ ropes and then
clinched, no blows being struck Cor
bett landed on Fitzsimmons jaw and
left ON neck Corbett landed his righi
on Fitzsimmons' jaw and on the body
and then they clinched. Both landed
hard rights on the body Fitzsimmons
following up with a left on jaw and
ducked a vicious left hand swing
There We're several heavy blows and
a number Of Clinches. FitZsimmuns
was a trine dazed by the succession
of blows he had received. Corbett
seemed the fresher of the two. In this
round he got first blood, which was
coming from Fitzsimmous' mouth as
the result Of a vicious blow The blood
spattering over the bare breasts and
shoulders of the men inhamed the
crowd to the highest pitch of excite.
ment. In this round Fitz was on hi:
knees, and stayed there for eight min
utes.
Round 6-Fitzsimmons opened with
left on face and Corbet was crowded
to the ropes. Fltzsimmons made a wild
left swing for the body and a second
clinch followed. Corbett ducked from
a vicious left intended for the jaw and
put a hard right hand upper cut on the
chin, causing a stream of blood to pour
from Fitzsimmons' mouth. Corbett
came in again with a vicious left on
the jaw, and again the blood came in g
stream. Bob seemed unable to stoI
the blows that came in, and Jim hi
him on the jaw with his left and upper
cut him with his right, making thC
blood flow BObs face was practically
a puddle of blood, and he was evident
ly beginning to weaken. Fitzsimmon'
was evidently firing, and when he re
ceived a savage right behind the cal
he reeled and went down on one knee
Corbett was wild to finish him, and ig
nored the rule. and kept trying to gel