The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-25
BOB HIZGNA0NS WON
BY A SLEDGE-HAMMER BLOW
UNDER THE HEART IN THE
FOURTEENTH ROUND.
F|Il ALL BUT OUT IN THE SIXTH
GONG SAVED HIM AND HE TOT.
TERED 10 HIS CORNER,
WEAK AND BLEEDING.
C0RDtTT SEEMED A SURE WINNER
: FTrl LANDED THE FATAL BLnpV
WHEN HIS CHANCE FOR we
TORY MAS SLIGHT.
THE Big CALIFORNIAN HRI1HED IN AGONY
AS HE LAY PRONE IN THE RING.
HE MADE SEVERAL At
TEMpTS To ARISE.
CORDETT WAS FRANTIC WHEN He REVIVED
lie Made a Wild Rush for Fitzsimmons,
and His Friends Had Trouble 10
Overcome Him Pathetic Scene
in Dressing Room, Where
Both Corbctt and
Woods Wepi. A
AS HE LAY PRONE IN THE RING.
HE MADE SEVERAL Al
TEMPTS To ARISE.
CORDETT WAS FRANTIC WHEN he REVIVED

First Round-Both men spared eau
tiously for an opening, Fitzsimncns he
ing on the aggressive, C0rbett keeping
away. Fitzsimmons seeing that he must
force matters. went after his iGah and
crowded Corbctt hack into the lattcr's
corner. Both made vicious swings with
the left and missed. Both men stagger-
ing against the ropes. Fitzsimmons still
kept crowding Corbctt. and Corhett land
I'd right on the face. getting AWAY with
ont u return. \ second later lie repeat
I'D the dose and again missed the counter
which FitZsimmOns sent in. EOth men
clinched and In the brcak-away FitZ-
simmons got in hard left m Corbctts
chin. staggering him. He followed this
mp with n left on the upper part of the
neck, staggering him second time. Cor
bett sent in left counter in icturn and
ducked and ran away from vi ious right
hook Corbett sailed in, landing n light
left on the neck, getting the same for his
own share, and Immediately after he sent
in n hard left on the neck. Corhctt sent
his right for the body. but E'it2simmons
cleverly ducked from right swing. Cor
bett sent his left and right TO head and
the men olinohed, Fitzsimmons l. nding II
hard left with his one free arm. Both
landed rights on the body and were
clinchng In the center of the ring when
the gong sounded.
Secoi1 n6nn9-Both men ,amc quickly
To the center of the ring. Corhett TINS
time assumed the aggressive and prodded
Fitzsimmons. The latter landed his left
on the heart and the men ClinchSd. Both
men were fearful of hits on the break
away and wrcstlcd cautiously, showing
each other back and forth. On the break
away FitZsimmOnS followed ZIP quickly
and got in his left on the chest. Corbctt
came back with hard right on TIE body.
and then came another clinch, during
which FitZsimmons was laughing over
Corbett's shoulder rs they struggled.
Another clinch followed, n hard left be-
ing sent in on the nose by Corhctt. Jim
then got in a left on FitzSimmcns' nose
getting II light counter. FitzSimmonS
clinched, and immediately on the break
-away sent in right and left swings on
the head. Corbett laughed and came up
for more Fitzsimmons ducked straight
left. and then came another cliuch. Cor
hett getting in right ON the break
away. FitZsimmonS sent straight right
for the head but missed, Corhett coming
hack with hard left on the head. Both
landed. and Corbctt stopped the smiling
by getting n right hook ON Fit&SimmonS
head, following il with one uf the same
sort from his left. Corbctt swung three
times in quick succession, hut failed To
land in any of the three, At the thiri
swing FitZSmm0nS ran in and CiinChh,
and on the break-away COrhct struck
FitzsimmonS below the belt With his left,
committing an unintcntional foul see
ond after he raped FitzsmmonS left
on the stomach. doubling up the red.
haired man. This was fierce blow ana
the best of the fight up To this time. Cor
hett led with his left for the head hut
slipped and nearly fcl. Fitzsimmons fol-
lowed him hotly. but Jim was too clever
and Bob could not reach him. Corhett
sent in straight left on the body. follow
ing it with right in the same direction,
and then sent in another left Fltzsim-
mons was not able 10 stop the rain of
blows, and running i'll ON Corbett clinched
him. Immediately after the men parted
Corhctt sent in right for the hcdy, aud
FitEsimmouS clinChcd again. The men
were clinchuG rs the gong sounded. Jim
had much the better of this round On
points though none of the blows were
hard enough to do much damage. During
the minutes rest Bob drank eagerly from
4 bottle. but Corhctt took 40 refresh
mentS
Third Round--At the opening Corbctt
sent in hard lett ON the jaw, stagger-
ing FitzsimmonS, He followed this with
a rain Of blows, sending his left 10 the
body twice and right ON the head. Jim
led for the head again, but Fitzsimmons
stopped him clevcrly. both mea clinching
Fitzsmmons made right and left swing
on the jaw. hut Corbctt ducksd and both
men laughed. Jim tented with his left
and then sent his right 10 the body. land
ing lightly. Fitxsimmons swung his left
hut landed only lightly, and the men
clinched. Corbett laughed and nodded in
evident good humor to his friends At the
ringsde. Fitzsimmons made savage
poke for the jaw, but missed. Corbett
stepped in quickly. getting a right 10 the
body. and 4 mutual clinch followed. FitZ-
simmons turned loose with left hook on
the jaw. and in the hreak-away frcm the
clinch FitEsimmons landed two right
hooks on the top of the head. They were
apart for few seconds only, and Cor
bett ran in. clinching. after sIding Il
hard right on the body. Both We're fear
full Of being hit on the hreak-away. and
wrestled for several seconds. FitZsim.
mons sent good right reaching the jaw.
but Corbett only laughed Both missed
lefts and clinched. Fitxsimmons getting in
hard left on the body on the break
away. Fitzsimmons sent his right TO the
body and left 20 the nose He assumed
the aggressive. crowded Corbett and was
about to lead with his left rs the gong