The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-18

He followed these blows up with a right
and left on the jaw, and then caught
FitZsimmonS with q bard left on the head
/ and put his right and left on the jaw
again. Fitzsimmons was evidently going
when the gong sounded. and Il little more
of it would have settled him. His face
was literally mass of blood. and he
tottered little as he went to his corner.
Corbetts breast was covered with blood
which spattered from the mouth and nose
of FitZsmmOns.
Round 7.-Fitzsimmons came IN to the
| mark promptly and seemed refreshed
Corbett made no play and began with n
hook on the jaw and then put IN right
uppercut. He tapped Fitzsimmons'N
| nose again. Fitzsimmons made n rigid
| and left swing on the jaw and Jim plant
ed a straight left jab on the nose again,
Fitzsimmons put in stiff left on the
| body, but received hard jab in return.
and then clinched to avoid a savage left
hook which would have done the bnsi-
ness for him had it landed Corbett
| came in again with two hard lefts on the
jaw, Fitzsimmons apparently being I'M
able to stop the blows. He seemed to
be waiting for his chance and willing to
take blows. Fitzsimmons swung right
| and left for the jaw, but Corbett ducked
very neatly and gave Fit0simmons II
straight left jab that smeared the blood
| all over FitzsimmOns's face, COrbett
clinching, struck for the body and landed
below the belt, the blow, however, being
very light and Fitzsimmons paid no at
tentiOn to it. Corbett then put his left
| on the jaw and getting away very clev-
erly with right and left hooks. which
FitzsimmOnS sent at his jaw He clinch
ed. At the close Of the round both men
were bespatterd with blood and Fitzsim-
mons was a sight. his face being covered
with blood from forehead to chin.
Round Establishments forced the
fighting. He missed left swing and
was lifted off his feet by straight left
jab from Col'bctt on the mouth. Fitz-
simmons tried II right-hand cross. hut
COrbrtt ducked. Fitzsimmons tried his
hard right at Corbett's head, hut was
cOuntered heavily on the jaw with Cor
belts good left. FitzsimmOns had the
worst of this round.
Round 0.-titzsimmonS landed below
the belt and was cautioned by Siler.
COrbett landed a stiff left on Fitzsim-
mons wind. FitZsimmonS landed very
hard left swing on Jim's jaw, and tried
n right cross. but Jim was inside. Ftz-
simmons again tried right cross, but
he was short.
Round 1O-Fitzsimmons spit the blood
out Of his mouth. and tried n hard left
swing ut CorbettS head. FitZsimmons
came back with stiff right and left on
JIM head and body. He was much cooler
and stronger than Corbett at this stage.
Corbctt stops a left swing with a straight
lef on the mouth. Fitzsimmons was
bleeding rapidly, hut forced Corbett
back. apparently being the stronger man.
Round 11.-Corbett landed his right
on The ribs and was countered by a left
jab on the chin. FitzsimmOns was the
receiver general for Corbett's left jabs.
but he was like bear in strength Fitz-
simmons landed hard left straight OH
Corbett's face. They clinched and Fftz-
simmons crossed with his right in the
clinch They mixed up and Fitzsimmons
had decidedly the better of the roughing.
Fitzsimmons was fighting Corbett to his
corner and had him weak as the gong
sounded.
Round 12.-Corbett rushed it. missed
left and was countered on the face. Fitz-
simmons got the worst of it in the rush.
Corbeta landed left on FitzSimmOns'
sore nose, and followed with Il half round
on the body. He forced Fitzsimmons to
the ropes and smashed him hard in the
short ribs. COrbett landed left on Fitz
simmons face and followed with a right
on the body He tried Il knockout upper
cut with his right. but it was q hair too
short
Round 13.-Fitzsimmons lands a right
short on Corbett's ribs and a left on the
jaw. Fitzsimmons rushed Jim over to
his corner. but did little damage Cor
bett jabs Fitzsimmons lightly on the
head. and was back again with the same
on thebody. Corbett was sparrinS~beau-
tifulIy and ducking out of some very dan
gerous blows. Jim's glove was in Fitz-