The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-18

stomach on the first attempt, but on the
second. he landed ViCiously on the wind
They exchanged hard right body blows,
and then Corbett landed with both hands,
his right finding the body and his left
the jaw. IN the clinCh he uppercut fltH-
simmons, and the latter returned the
compliment with "a right hook on the
jaw. Corbett sent in two right ana LETT
body punches and they clinched. After
they stepped back Jim's right reached
the wind, but Bob countered with JOLT
under the chin. A left iab from the
Californian made Fitzsimmons' mouth
bleed, and a howl of joy went up from
Jrn's admirers at the sight of blood.
This seemed to nerve Jim, and he came
in with a vicious right and left on both
sides of Fitzsimmons' head. Fitz came
back with a right swing which caught
Corbett just above the ear and the Cali
fornian clinched They stepped back on
the word from the referee, and then Jim
put a heavy left on the jaw, to which
Bob had no return. right on the body
and stiff left on the jaw flush on the
face, made the claret flow freely from
Fit2simmons nose and mouth and he APP
peared little ratified jim was now do
ing all the work and he supplemented
right ana left on the jaw with a half
arm punch, which was just enough be-
hind the point of Fitzsmmons jaw to
minimize the danger. .NGrbett showed
much more copfacnc and shifted his at
tack from body to jaw. Four times be-
fore the bell rang Jim's right and left
landaa lightly on the point of attack,
aeS as the bell sounded he uppercut
Fitzsimmons in a clinch.
ROUND SIX.
Fitzsimmons opened the round with
right and left swing for the jaw which
We're both short. The fast Australian
seemed to grow very vicious at his fail
ure and he rushed at Jim and hugged
him hard, attempting to wrestle him
against the ropes. Referee Siler quickly
noticed the roughing and cautioned Fitz-
simmons. The caution seemed to have
the desired effect, for in the clinching
which followed, Bob was much more
cautious, Corbett landed a right left on
the face and Bob cama back with his
right on the body lightly, but missed Il
terrific left swing for the jaw. They
clinched and Bob caught Corbett a hard
clip with the right on the side of the
head on the breakaway. Corbett sent in
neat and effective right on the wind
and came again with right on the ear
and a left on the mouth and nose, which
started the blood afresh Encouraged by
his seconds and the shouts of his friends
in the arena, Corbett followed his man
all over the ring, jabbing him hard with
the left. Bob appeared to be very near
queer street and hugged Corbett closely
While he clung on, Corbett uppercut him
in the wind, pasted a right and left on
the jaw and forced F'itz into his corner
Fitz came back at him, however, and
the fighting that ensued was fast and
furious, both men being covered with
blood Jim sent a hard right to the Jaw
and swung his left, catching Fitzsim-
mons under the ear and bringing him to
his knees. The Australian remained
down until Siler called nine and then got
10 his feet. Jim rushed at once and
planted right and left on both sides of
the face, Eitz kept away for a time and
recovered easily, showing his wonderful
recuperative abilities. He was slow,
however, and kept clinching. Jim upper
cut him repeatedly in the clinches, and
swung right and left three or four times
on the jaw. F'it2simmons appeared very