The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-18


nm with II stiff right hand jolt on the
stomach Fitz is doing the rushing and
hitting and roughing it in breaking away.
Corbett is by long odds making the clev-
crest fight. He is rlaying systematically
with right and left on body. Exchange
OF lefts at head and time is called
ROUND FIVE-Corbett lands his left
on FitZ's jaw. Again that left goes on
Jaw. Fits blows have plenty of steam
behind them, but are not as frequent as
jim s. They clinch and exchange COM
piiments with one arm loose. jim leads
very slow left. Fitz lands left on .Jim's
neck. Jim throws stiff half round on
Fits nose, drawing first blood. They
mix and Jim has the better of it. Jim
lands another stiff right on body and left
on chin. This round in favor of Corbe.t.
ROUND G-FitZsimmons opened the
round with right and left swing for the
Jaw, which were both short. The fast
Australian seemed TO grow very vicious
at his failure and he rushed mt jim and
Rugged him hard, attempting to wrestle
him against the ropes. Referee Silcr
quickly noticed the roughing and eau:
toned Fitzsimmons. The caution seemed
to have the desired effect, for in the
clinches which followed Bob was much
more cautious. Corbctt landed Il light
left on the face and Bob came@back with
his right on the-body lightly, but missed
terrific left swing For the Jaw. They
clinchcd and Bob caught Corbett a hard
clip with the right on the side OF the head
ON the breakaway. Corbett sent in II
neat aud effective right on the wind and
came again with IL right on the ear and Il
left on the mouth and nose, which start
ed the blood afresh. Encouraged by his
seconds and the shouts of his friends in
the arena, CQrbett followed 'his man ill
over the ring, j;bbing him. hard with the
lett. Bob appeared To he very near Queer
street and Rugged Corbctt closely. While
he chung on Corbett uppercut him on the
wind. Put a left and right on the law
ana forced Fitzsimmons into his corner
f1tZsimmons came back ut him. however,
ana the lighting that ensued was fast and
furious, both men being covered with
blood. Jim sent IL hard right to the inv
and swung his left, catching FitZsimmons
under the ear and bringing him to his
knees. The Australian remained down
until Siler called nine and then got to his
rect Jim rushed ut once and planted
right and left OH both sides of the face.
Fitzslmnons kept away for ii time and
recovered easily showing his wonderful
cuperativeabiities He was slow. how
ever. and kept clinching. Jim uppcrcut
him repeatedly i'll the clinches and swung
right and left on the jaw. l'itzsimmons
appeared very grogSy, but jim lacked
strength to get in the deciding blow, III
n clinch Jim took II short arm punch on
the nose from the Australian who had re-
covered wonderfully. A~couple of iolts
on the wind before the bell rang weaken.
ed Jim. AS FitZsimmons went to his cor
ner he heard his wife say something
about blood on his face He turned
III l., 4 4
I've got him licked"
ROUND 1-Fitzsimmons came nm look
ing fresh and stood his ground Corbett.
however, was the first to lead with ~ left
on the jaw and right on the body.
fitzsimmons stopped IA hard right lead
FOR the body but was wild with his right
and left and Corbett iabbed him three
times in the face. Fitzsimmons nut n
light uppercut on the chin and they came
together. FtZsimmons was bleeding
freely and Corbett was plentifully he
smeared with the Australians gore jim
sent light left on the face Bob return
ing with left on the body which was
also light. Bob swung his right hard for
the jaw, but missed and they clinched.
lie tried again with the same result.
Both were cautious for IL moment and
then Jim let fly IL light left on the nose
Bob reached the face with II light left. but
missed with both hands in an aGtempt to
get it TO the jaw. Jim showed his left
twice in the face, Bob countering the last
blow with Il left OH the Jaw Corbe:t's
right caught FitZsimmonS hard on the
wind. but the Australian countered'hcav.
ily on the head They were slow in break
ing away. FtZsimmons' right OH the
wind brought II counter from Corbett
with eft on the same spot Jim landed
light left on the jaw and both. swung
wildly. Corbett put his left glove
nightly on the face, and DIS Fitzsinmons
clinched he uppercut Corbett with right
on the jaw. Both were ..sparring for
wind ut the end of the round
ROUND Slim opened with n light
leTt which Bcb stopped. The Australian
swung right ana left, but missed and jim
drove his left on the wind. Bob faxed IL
left lead and then caught him lightly on
the jaw with his right Fitzsimmons
forced the fighting with heavy LEFT on
the wind, but he was very wild with his
right swings and IL couple of clinches
followed. Corbett cleverly evadled Il left
for the head and then sent his own left
for the body twice. FitzsiinmonS drove
his left hard above the heart. but Corbett
drew back in time to avoid the full force
of the blow. Jim landed "A har;, left
f'''" oi VIC SUE vi Ine J;tw ana RITZ
simmons commenced to bleed again
fitzsimmons ian into another left on the
jaw Immediately afterward They SPAR
ed at long range for time and both were
very cautious. a light left on the face
by Corbctt was followed by two left iabs
which landed on Bob's nose The latter
swung right an;: left wildly and caught
'Iim's left on the nose. Again Fitzsim-
mons swung but Corbett ducked and shot
his left past Bob's guard full in the face.
Just rs the gong sounded 'Corbett iabbed
still left on the damaged nose and FitZ-
simmons was quickly covered with blood.
However, the Australian seemed to he