Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-03-18

he misses many well intended blows.
Time called with Fitz looking very much
the worse for wear and Corbett pulling.
Round 7.-Corbett, forcing misses left
swing at head, and Corbett uppercutts
/ Fitz hard on the face Fitz is bleeding
again, but is lighting like a lion They
are both looking for a knockout blow.
Jim lands a light left on Fits sore
mouth. Fitz misses right and left swings.
fit2 tries left swing, which is ducked by
Corbett and countered with heavy rights
over heart Corhett is very tired. Fitz
looks like a stuck bullock, but is as strong
as the other man.
Round s.-Fitz is forcing it. An ex-
change; no damage. Fitz misses "a left
swing and Is lifted off his feet by . straight
left iab from Corbett on the mouth Fitz
is doing all the forcing this round. Fitz
tries right hand cross but Corbctt ducks.
/ fitz lands his loft on Corbett's face, and
Corbett counters with right on body
| Sparring for wind.
Fitz tries his right hard at Corbett' s
head, but is countcred heavily on jaw with
Corbett $ left.
Round 9-Long range spar'ing; both
very active on their feet. Fitz lands below
the belt and is cautioned by Siler Corbett
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Fitz rushes Corbett, but does very little
damage. Jim is iabbing and clinching,
upper cutting with right on breakaway
itz lands very hard left hand swing on
Jim S jaw and tries right cross, but Jim
is inside.
Fit2 again tries right cross, but he is
short. He is landing more often than Cor
bett now.
/ Round 10.-Fitz spits the blood out of
his mouth and tries hard left swing at
/ Corbett's S head. Fitz comes back with stiff
I left and right on .Jim's head and body. He
is very much cooler and stronger than Cor
bett at this stage. Corbett stops left
swing with straight left on mouth. FitZ
is bleeding rapidly, but forcos Corhett back,
apparently being the stronger man.
Round 11.-They mix it up, and bonors
are about evon. Both are fighting hard.
Fita clutches Corbett around the neck and
drags him 10 the ropes, when time is
called.
Corbett lands light left on Fitzs mouth.
Corhett's blows are lacking in force, but
he is fighting very cautiously.
Round l2.--Corbett rushes it misses left
and is countered on the face. Fitz is bent
on rushing it, and Corbett is keeping
away. Fitz gets the worst of it in the
rush.
More clinching. Corbett lands left on
/ Fits sore nose and follows with half
round at body He forces Fitz to ropes
and smashcs hard on short ribs.
Fitz spits copious wads of blood. Cor
bett is now rushing and lands one, two
right and le on the Australians face.
Corbett lands left on Fitz's face again and
follows with right.
Round 13.--Corbett is sparring beauti-
fully and ducking out of some very dan
gerous blows Fitz lands his left straight
and hard on Jim's face. Fitz tries that
hard right swing, but it does no good.
.Iim's glove is in Fitz' S face when Madden
pushes the butuon. Corbett's round.
Round 14.--Corbett leads, but was
blocked. Corbett lands that left jab agair
on Fitz's head. Fitz counters with thai
terrible right swing on Corbett S neck and
he has him going.
Fit2simmons sent bis left o ier Corbett' s
heart, and the Calf rlian sank to his
knees, with groan, and was counted out.
Time, / minutes a. % 'onds