The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-18

slow in breaking away. Fftzslmmons
right on the wind brought counter from
Corbett, with a left on the same spot.
Jim landed light left on the jaw, and
both swung wildly Fitzsimmons put his
left glove lightly on the face, and as
F'itz clinched he upper-cut the latter with
a right on the jaw. Both were sparring
for wind at the end of the round
ROUND s.
Jim opened with a light left. which Bob
slipped. The Australian swung right
and left but missed and Jim drove his
left on the wind. Bob faxed a left lead,
and then caught Jim lightly on the Jaw
with right. Fitzsimmons forced the
but he was wild with his right swings,
and, d couple of clinches followed Cor
bett cleverly evaded a left for the head
and then sent his own left for the oodT
twice F'itz drove his left hard above the
heart but Corbett drew back in time TO
avoid the full force of the blow Jim
landed = hard left punch on the side OF
the Jaw and F'itzsimmonS commenced to
bleed again. FitZSimmonS ran into an
other left on the jaw Immediately after
ward. They spared at long range for
time and both were very cautious A
light left on the face from Corbett was
followed by two left jabs, which landed
on Bob's nose. The latter swung right
and left wildly. and caught Jim left on
the nose. Again Fitzsimmons swung, but
Corbett duc1.ed and shot his left past
Bob's guard full in the face. Just as
the gong sounded Corbett jabbed a stiff
left on the damaged nose. and Fltz was
the Australian seemed TO be getting
stronger as the fight progressed. and the
enthusiasts who were offering I'VE to
three on Corbett found a good many
takers among Fitz's adherents-
ROUND 9.
Both sparred cautiously and Fitz seemed
to be boxing well within himself. Jim
no ha1 a light
on the nose. Bob countered lightly with
the right on the body: More long range
sparring took place before Jim shot
stiff left on the wind, and then showed
his glove into Bob's face. Fitz rushed in
and put a left on the chin, but was met
by two stiff lefts-one on the Jaw, the
other on the nose; They cllnched and
fore they stepped back. -FitZ missed two
left swings before he successfully landed
on the Jaw with a left hand hook, which
staggered Corbett. Jim swung left for
the Jaw. but Bob ducked- Fitz did lot
of leading but failed to land. jim put
his left on the face, and stepped back
from two vicious leads titz would not
be denied however. and he came again
with a pile-driving right on the BODY. As
the round ended. Corbett caught az light
left on the mouth. Fitz was very strong,
but was breathing hard as he sat in his
chair Corbett was not showing the
cleverness his ardent admirers expected
of him.
ROUND 10.
Bob led off with a left swing, which
Corbett avoided. but the Australian came
back at him and in the clinch put a hard
left jab on the Jaw Both swung W,loiy
stopped Bob's left. but could not stop
stiff right that landed over the kidneys.
Bob's left found the body, and he pushed
his right contemptuouSly in Corbett'S
face. Jim faxed left lead. but could
not draw the willy CorniShman out Jim
saw this quickly, and he adopted differ
ent tactics. He sent his right with light
ming speed on the wind. his left on the
body and came again with a right on the
body. and light left on the face Fitz
did not like this treatment, and he took a
hand in the attack himself. He put three
hard Iefts in succession on Jim's head
and swung q right over the ear. which
Jim tried to avoid but failed Jims left
reached the face and with his right he
sent q vicious uDpercut to the Cornish
mans chin. Jim poked his left in the
face again. but took a stiff left-hander on
the jaw in return. and this was followed
by two strong lefts on the short RIBS
Jim put his left on the body and came
into a clinch. AS they broke away Fttz-
simmons hooked him with right under
the ear, but Jim retaiiated with right
and a left on the jaw Fitzsimmons a2-
peared very confident end strong as he
went to his corner. Corbett did not seem
to be weak. but his face had gray1sh
pallor and his eyes shifted nervouSly as
confident smile with which he opened the
battle
ROUND IL
Bob rushed. but his left lead for the jaw
was stopped, and Jim shot two little lefts
on the jaw Corbett's right then found
the wind and he ducked a hard left from
Fitz. The Australians left caught Jim
hard on. the jaw twice before they
cIinched Jim's right went TO the body,
and then he shot his left twice under the
eos. Fitz put a light left on the side of
the head. and Jim's counter on the nose
was very weak. Fitzsimmons forced mat
ters with a hard right swing on the body.
ard a right on the side of the head, and
got away without a return Corbett's
light left then landed high upon the fore
head. and they clinched. Fitzsimmons
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