Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-03-21

work; Fitz Is down on one knee and
takes the time limit; he is full OF
fight ON arising; Corbett Is slaughter.
ing him with upper-cuts; Corbett's
leads are a biz wild and he
misses many well-directed blows;
time Is called, with Fitz look.
ing very much the worse
for wear ard Corbett putting.
Round 7.-Corbett forcing, they
miss left swings at the head and
Corpett u~pper-cuts Fitz hard on the
nose; Fitz Is bleeding again and Is
fighting like a lion; they are both
looking for a Knockout blow; Jim
lands a light left on Fitz's sore
mouth; Fitz misses right and left
swings; Fitz tries a left swing, which
is ducked by Corbett and countered
with a heavy right over heart; Cor
bett is very tired; Fitz looks like a
stuck bullock, but is as stron ? as the
other man.
Round S-Fitz forcing it; An ex-
change, no damage; Fitz misses his
left swing and is lifted of his feet by
a straight left jab from Corbett en-
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 a 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; FItz has the
worst OF tins round when the gong
sounds.
Round 9-Long range sparrIng;
both very active on their feet; Fitz
lands below the belt and is cautioned
by Siler; Corbett lands stiff left on
Fits wind; Fitz rushes Corbett, but
does very little drmage; Jim is jab-
bling and clinches and upper cutting
on the break-a- way; Fitz lands a
very heavy left-hund swing on Jim's
jaw and tries a right cross. but Jim is
inside; Fitz again tries right cross
but is short; he /. landing more often
than Corbett nov.
Hound 10 Fitz spits the blood out
OF his mouth and tries q hard left
swing at Co. belts head; Fitz In
back with a stiff left and right on
Jim's head and body. He is very
much cooler and stronger than Cor
bett at this stage. Corbett stops 4
LETT SWING with q straight left ON the
month; Fitz is bleeding badly, but
forces Corbett back, apparently being
the stronges man; they mix it up and
honors are about even; both are
lighting hard. Fitz catches Corbett
around the neck and drags him TO
the ropes; when time is called Cor
bett lands light left on Fitz's
mouth; Corbett's blows are lacking
in force. But he is lighting very
cautiously.
Round IL. - a clinch; Corbett
lands his right on the ribs and is
countered with a left iab On the chin;
fitz Ii receiver general for Corbett'g
left jabs, but is like a bear in
strength; Corbett misses a half
round hook Oh the jaw; Fitz lands a
hard left straight on Corbett's face;
they clincb and Fitz crosses with his
right in the clInch; they mix it and
fitz has decidedly the better o: the
roughing; Fitz lights Corbett to his
corner and has him weak rs the gong
sounds.
Hound l2.-Corbett PUSHES il and
misses with his left and is cnuntered
the face; Fitz IN bent ON rushing
it and Corbett is keeping away; Fitz
gets the worst Of it in the rush; more
cGncbing; Corbett lands his left on
sore nose and follows with a
hall round on the body; he forces
Fjtz to the ropes and smashes him
bard on the short ribs; Corbe,: ia
now rushing It and lands II Two
right and left OH the Australians
face; Corbett lands left OH Fitz's face
again and follows right ut body; he
iries a knock out upper.cut with his
right but is a hair too short; this IL
Corbett's round.
Round l3-Fitz lands right short
on Corbett's ribs and a left on law;
Jim BIRDS Fits wind again with
left; Fitz PUSHES jim over TO his cor
ner. but does very little damage:
Corbett jabs Fitz lightly on the head
and IL back again with came hand
Mt body; Corbett il sparring boau,i
fully aud ducking out Of some very
dangerous positions; Fitz lands bis
left straight and hard on Jim's face.
Fitz tnc that hard right swing, but
II docs no good. Jim's loft glove 10 in
Fitz's face when Madden pushes tho
button.
Rounl l4.-Corbett's leads block.
ed; Jim lands that left lab again ON
Fitz's head; Fitz counters with n
terrible right swing on Corbett's
neck and has Corbett going back for