The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-18
ONE PUNCH DID lT.
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the gong sounded.
! Hound Both men came quickly to
the center of the ring. COrbett this time
assumed the aggressive and prodded
| FitZsimInOns. The latter landed his left
on the heart and the men clinched. On
the breakaway Fitzsimmons followed up
| quickly and got in his left on the chest.
| Corbett came back with hard right on
the body and then came another clinch.
| Fitzsimmons sent straight right for the
head ybut missed, Corbett coming back with
| a hard left on the head. Bob landed and
Corbett stopped the smiling by getting a
right hook on FitZsimm0ns'S head, fol-
| lowing it with one of the same sort from
| his left. COrbett swung three times in
quick succession, but failed to land in
any of the three. At the third sx6eg
| Fdtzsimmons ran in and clnched and on
| the breakaway Corbett struck Fitzsim-
mons below the belt with his left, COM
| hitting an unintentional foul A second
| after he slipped Fitzsimmons left in the
stomach, doubling up the red-haired man.
] This was a fierce blow and the best of the
| fight up to this time. Corbett sent in a
straight left on the body, followed it up
with right in the same direction and
| then sent in another left. Fitzsimmons
| was unable to stop the rain of blows and
running in on Corbett, clinched him.
| Jim had much the better of this round,
| on points, though none of the blows were
| hard enough to do much damage.
Round 3.-At the opening COrbett sent
| in hard on the body. making Fitzsim-
mons vince and clinch. He followed
| with hard left on the jaw, staggering
a Will, =,
| rain Of blows. sending in his left 10 the
body twice and a right on the head.
FitZsimmonS made a savage poke for
| the jaw. but missed. Corbett stepped in
quickly, getting a right to the body. and
mutual clnch followed Fitzsimmons
| turned loose with a left hook on the jaw,
with hard right on the jaw. and in the
breakaway from the clinch Fitzsimmons
| landed two light right hooks on the top
of the head. Fitzsimmons assumed the
aggressive. crowded Corhctt and was
about to lead with MS left rs the gong
sounded COrbett held up his hands
saying good naturally. Nay. nay Bob
grinned and turned away to his corner
Round 4.-COrbett landed left on the
jaw. and the men clinched. both laughing.
Both landed hard lefts on the body. and
in IL clinch which followed Corbett nod
ded to his friends over Fitzsimm0nS'
shoulder. COrbett landed hard left
on the chin Jim ducked vicious left
hand swing and landed n right on the
body, following it up with left on the
body and another on the neck Fitzsim-
mons followed COrbett up and landed Il
hard right on COrbett's jaw. getting IA
left on the jaw in return, but it only
| made him laugh. Corbett landed a right
on the head and the left on the body,
following with a left on the jaw \
clinch followed. Corbett landed il hard
right on the body and Il hard left on the
jaw When the round closed the men
were clinching, both laughing. Fitzsim-
mons body was red from the effect Of
Corbett's right handlers.
Round 5.-Corbett Immediately landed
a hard left on the jaw. Fitzsimmons
ran COrbett to the ropes and they
clinrhed, no blows being struck. tftZ-
simmons hit Co;bett hard on thu head
st"s1Crin- him. Corbctt landed his 1T
OF the jaw. Il r.Ghi on the head and MS
left On liz" jaw again. the menclinching.
Colhctt landed Il hard eft on the Jaw
and Itzsimmons clinched he being tri-
fe dazcd hy the succession of blows he
had received. Jim landed Il right on :he
bdy. left on the head and then came
in for Il left IN the jaw Fitzsimm ms
landed on ;ha head with left and get
in right jdb on the body as the round
closed. COrbctt seemed the fpesher of
the two. He got first blood which WAS
coming from Fitsimmons mouth as the
gong sounded. Jim refused refresh
ments, but Fitzsimmons drank from a
bottle.
Round 6.-Fitzsimmons opened with
left on face. and COrbett was crowded
on ropes. Fitzsimmons made wild left
swing for the badly and second clinch
followed. Corbett then put it all over
Fitzsimmons, putting his right on the
head. his left on the jaw and then right
and left on the jaw. crowding Fitzsim-
| mons to the ropes. Fitzsimmons seemed
unable to stop the blows that came in and
COrbett hit him on the jaw with his left
and upper cut him with his right, making
the blood flow B0b's face was practical
ly puddle of blood, and he was evident
ly beginning to weaken. FitzsimmonS
was evidently firing, and when he receiv
ed II savage right behind the ear he reel
ed and went down on the knee. Cor
bett was wild to finish him. and although
the rules of the fight are that when one
man was down, the other side retire ten
feet until the fallen man was on his
feet, Corbett, in his eagerness, ignored
the rule and kept trying to get at Fitz-
simmons. Referee Siler warned him to
stand back, and Martin Julian sprang
upon the platform on the outside of the
ropes, calling excitedly to Corbett:
Stand back and obey the rules Why
don't you stand back" Fitzsimm0ns
was down seven seconds, but was only
taking a rest. The instant he rose Cor
bett was at him. He landed his right
on Fitzsimmons' jaw. sent a hard left
| on the jaw and put his left into Fitzsim-
| mons face with the force of a bullet