San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-17

in a box close to the ringside.
The floor of the ring is of inch pine
boards closely drawn together and
sprinkled literally with rOSin. The
boards are unpadded.
REPORT BY ROUNDS.
First round-Corbett lands on Fits
stomach and follows with left on
Fits neck. They clinch, but no
damage on the break-away. Fitz lands
on Jim's head. Jim lands short right
on Fits short ribs and Fitz lands on
Jim's head. Jim says "Oh" and
laughs.
Second rOund-Corbett forces the
fight and they clinch. Fitz hit Cor
bett on the short ribs on the break
away. Jim lands two stiff swings on
Fits head. Fitz swings right and
left and lands lightly on Corbett's
head Fighting of rapid character
| and both lively on their feet. Jim
lands heavy right arm on Fits neck
and follows with another on same
place. He jabs Fitz hard right and
| left. FitZ gets savage and tries right
and left on Corbett's head, but without
damage. COrbett lands on Fits
| wind
Third rOupd-Corbett lands right on
head and breast and Fitz mixes with
| him and puts the heel of the glove in
COrbett's face. Jim keeps his right
hand working like piston rod on
Eitz'S breast. Fitz roughs it and they
cIfnch. In the break-away COrbett
lands on Fitz.
Fourth rOund-COrbett rushed at
Fitz and lands on Fits body. Fitz
is short with his left. Fitz lands a
stiff left on Jim's stomach. Both at
short range and fighting at a terrific
rate. FitZ ruShes and Jim meets him
with a stiff right on the stomach. Cor
bett has the best of the round
Fifth rOund-COrbett lands left on
Fits face and again his left goes on
Fits jaw. COrbett leads left on
Fits body and Fits lands left on
Jim's neck. Jim gives Fitz a stiff
right handler on the nose, bringing
first blood.
Sixth round-Fitz cInches and tries
to wTeStle. There are cries of "Ohv
COCbett upperCuts Fitz with right, Fitz
co 82Skel on COrbett's jaw. Corbett
lafIS0Hsht on Fits jaw and Fitz
counters on Jim's jaw. Corbett is
weakening. FitZ is down. COrbett
uppercuts FitZ fiercely and has him
going. FitZ is covered with blood but
fighting like demon. The effects of
fast fighting are seen on COrbett. Fitz
is down on one knee and takes the
time limit. He is still full of fight,
Corbett is slaughtering him with up
percuts. Fitz looks worse for wear
and COrbett is blowing hard.
Seventh rOund-COrbGtt forces and
misses. Corbett uppercuts and Fitz
is bleeding, but fighting like a demon,
Both are looking for a Knockout blow
Fitz lands on the heart and COrbett
looks tired
Eighth rOund-Fitz forces it. An
exchange of blows with no damage.
COrbett lands his left on Fits neck,
lifting Fitz off his feet. Fitz lands on
COrbett's face. and Jim counters on
the body. Both spar for wind.
Ninth rOund-Fighting at long range.
Good sparring on both sides. Fitz
lands below the belt and the referee
cautions him. COrbett lands on FitZs
wind. Fitz rushes. COrbett iabs at
Fitz and uppercuts him with a right
on the break-away. FitZ lands left
on COrbett's wind and tries a right
cross, but Jim is on the inside. Jim
tries right cross, but is short.
Tenth rOund-Fitz spitS blood out of
his mouth and tries a hard left handler
at COrbett's head. He comes back
with a stiff left on Jim's head and
body. He is very much cooler and
stronger than COrbett. Jim stops a
1nft nd str oh of I'M
and lands a straight left on Fits
mouth. FitZ is bleeding prOfusely.
Eleventh round-They mix it and
hOnOrs are about even. Fitz drags
| COrbett to the ropes and COrbett lands
on Fits nose. They are fighting
| light and cautiously. Fitz is recOv-
cring from COrbett's left handed jabs.
| COrbett misses in half round hook.
| FitZ lands left on Jim'S jaw with left
and FitZ crosses with COrbettS right.
They clinch. FitZ fights COrbPtt to
his corner and has the best of the
| round.
Twelfth round-COrbett ruShes Fitz,
but misses with his left and catches
FitZ's right on the face. FitZ rushes
him and COrbett keeps out of his reach
FitZ gets the worst of the rush. Cor
bett lands left on FitZ's sore nose and
follows with a right half round swing
on the body. COrbett forces Fitz to
the ropes and smashes him on the
head. FitZ splits blood copiOusly. Cor
bett rushes him and lands two right
, hand blows on FitZ's face. COrbett
lands left on Fitz again and follows
with n right on the body. He tries
knock out blow with uppercut, but
, hair too short. This is Corbett's
round. H
Thirteenth round-Fitz lands n right
handler on Corbett's ribs and the lef
on the jaw. COrbett finds Fitz with s
good left handler and FitZ rushes jim
: to the ropes, but does little damage