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Fitx's stomach and followed Il with
another in the Same place; he i jab-
bing Fitz q hard right and left on tho
body when the gong rings
Round 3.-Corbett starts right in
with the hard left hook on the body;
Fitz gets savage and tried his left
and right on Corbett's head, but does
very little damage; Corbett lands
another left jab on Bob's wind and
follows with right short on the ribs;
Jim clinches; Corbett lands his right
over the heart; Fitz mikes it up and
puts the heel of his glove in Cor
bett's face; In the cinch Jim keeps
his right working like a piston rod on
Fitz's ribs; they clinch, and Fitz
roughs it in the break away. As tho
gong sounds Fi;z seems anxious to
continue, but Corbett laughingly
sticks his right glove in Fitz's face
and they go to their corners.
Round 4.-Corbett rushing, lands
the left again on the body. Fitz is
short with his left; he follows up
with stiff left on Jim's stomach and
in the cinch roughs it again; they
are fighting at terrific rate and it il
a beautiful contest; Fitz ruahes and
Jim meets him with stiff right hand
short on the stomach; Fitz Is doing
the rushing and hitting and rough
ing it in the break-aways; Corbett is
by long odds making the cleverer
fight; he is playing systematically
with right and left on the body; In
exchange of lefts at head, time Is
called.
Round 5.-Corbett lands his left
on Fitz'sjaw; Fitz's blows have plenty
OF steam behind them, but are not
as frequent as Corbett's; they clirch
and exchange compliments with one
arm loose; Jim throws "a stiff half
round with left on Fitz's Lose, draw
ing first blood; they mix it and Cor.
belt has the better of il; Corbett
lands another stiff right on the body
and left on the chin; this round is in
favor OF Corbett.
Round 6.-They clinch and Fitz
tries to wrestle Corbett down; loud
cries Of @Ohl OIL" Corbett lands
light left jab on the face; Fitz coun-
tiers on the jaw; Corbett upper-cuts
tiercely with the right and has Fitz
going; Fitz is literally covered with
blood, but is fighting like demon;
Corbett is showing signs of the fast
work; Fitz Ii down on one knee and
takes the time limit; he is full of
fight ON arising; Corbstt is slaughter
ing him with upper-cuts; Corbett's
leads are bit wild and he
misses many well-directed blows;
time is called, with Fitz look.
ing very much the worse
for wear and Corbett putting.
Round 7.-Corbett forcing, they
miss left swings at the head and
CorDett upper-cuts Fitz hard on the
nose; Fitz is bleeding again and is
fighting Like a lion; they are both
looking for Knockout blow; Jim
lands light left on Fitz's sore
mouth; Fitz misses right and left
swings; Fitz tries left swing, which
is ducked by Corbett and countered
with heavy right over heart; Cor
bett is very tired; Fitz looks like a
stuck bullock, but is as strong as the
other man.
Round s-Fitz forcing it; an ex-
change, no damage; Fitz misses his
left swing and is lifted off his feet by
straight left jab from Corbett on
the neck; Fitz is doing all the fore.
ing this round; Fitz tries a right
hand cross. but Corbett ducks; Fitz
lands his left on Corbett's face and
Corbett counters with right on the
body; spar for wind; Fitz tries his
hard right on Corbe,t's head, but is
countered heavily on the jaw with
Corbett's good left; Fltz has the