The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-18

| again ana flEIt on Ulc Vvay. k1tI-
simmons landed q hard left on the jaw,
following with a left on the head. Ife
landed on the Jaw with his right. stag
| eerng Corbett badly atld sending him
| back. Both men appeared tired, but
| Fitzsimmons was smiling through We
| blood on his face. Cerbstt led hard
left for the face but missed Fitsslm-
rnons duck.ns. Bob led With his left and
Jim got away. Bob landed his right on
the Jaw and Corbett clinched. Tftzsim-
mons landed right and left on the body,
and the men elincEed again. Ftzsim-
mons landed right and left on jaw.
| Jim put his left in the face and got .
| left on the law In return, which ended
! the round. Corbett seemed tired, but
Fitzsimmons was evidently fresher than
| at the close of the previous round. he
! was bleeding very badly from bad cut
on the lip.
Round Io-Fitzsiumons assumed the
| aggressive at the start. He missed a
| hard right for CorDett's face. but foi-
, lowed ii up with @ LETT on the ribs ana
got in return hard right on the jaw:
| The men clinched, Fitzsimnons landed
| a hard left on Corbett's chin and Hgnt
| body blow, but got a hard left on the jaw
lin the breakaway. Fitzsmmons landed
/ hard on the body with his left and put
q right hard on the jaw, following II up
| with stiff left on the jaw. rushing Cor
! bett back two feet. Corbett missed "a
! left swing for the jaw. FitZsimmons get
ting away. Corbett also missed left
| for the body. Bob landed hard left
on the body and Corbett countered with
| a hard right OH the same place. Corpett
| landed a left on body, Fitzsimmons
counterng with light left on the nose:
| Both men clinched. Fitzsimmons missed
| a right for the heed, but landed left
| twice in succession and got away with
| out return. F'itzsimmons landed a
| hard right on the head. He made
| terrible swing with his left for the jaw.
| but Jim got away. Jim landed ms ielC
on the jaw and a hard right on the body.
| The men clinched. Corbett rushing fltz-
! simmons after receiving n hard left on
the jaw and got i'm on the body with his
| right. also landing his left on the chin
| and one on the neck. Corbett smiled.
| though he looked somewhat tired. lie
ducked a left hand swing and got left
| IN the body. rushing FitZsimmons 70 the
ropes (rhe crowd hissed him). He
landed with his left terrible blow on
| Fitzsimmons Jaw, staggering MIN. The
| men were in clinch as the round closed.
| Fitzsimmons' condition appeared 10 Dc
! Improving. but Corbett, TO all appear
ances was losing strength.
Round 11-Both men put lefts on the
body and clinched. Corbett put his left
on the law and his right on body. Fitz-
simmons got in a left on the jaw, foi-
lowed by two others and right on the
head Corbett landed his left. and a
| clinch followed Corbett land0 a hard
right on the face and a hard left on the
ear and poked FitZsimmons generally
| with his left I'm the face again. Fitz>
| simmons missed n right-hand swing for
the jaw. Corbett missed a left for the
| jaw and a second intended for the same
| locality. FitZsimmons landed hard
right on the jaw. they clinched and
wrestled Corbett sent his right for the
| body Fitzsimmons getting away Cor
| bett led with left for head. but Fitzsim-
mons duclSed. Fitzsimmons landed a
straight left on the Jaw and uppercut
Corbett I'm the ciinch with his right. He
also landed his right on the jaw and put
hard left on Corbetts ear. Corbett
made a left swing, but ii was stopped
Fitzsimmons landed hard one on Cor
belts face. staggering him, and in the
clinch he uppercut Corbett with his right
| on the jaw. He also landed hard or
Corbett's ear after receiving light left
on the chin. Cerbett landed hard left
| on Fitzsimmons' nose and received one
in return on the jaw. FitZsimmons fol
lowed Corbett, landing right and left or
the body. Corbett ducked vicious
right hand swing and the men clinched
The round closed with Fitzsimmons
condition improving, and he was fight
ing strong.
Round 12-Fitzsimmons came uT
quickly. starting after Corbett with g
vicious left for the head. Corbett duckeo
and Fitzsimmons' arm passed fully Q
foot above his back. Fitzsimmons pu
his right on body before Corbett coulc
catch him. Corbett missed left Jat
pointed at the jaw, and Fitzsiminon'
went through similar performance
but swung back with his right. catch
ing Corbett on the head, and then fol
lowed IL up with a straight poke on th'
nose Fitzsimmons repeated this per
| formance with a left hook. Corbett pu
his left on the body very lightly ant
then put his left on the jaw, receiving ;
severe counter in the same place. jim
then landed hard on the head and rushed
! Fitzsimmons to the ropes where clincf
| followed During the ciinch Fitzsim
| mons cleared his throat of blood, which
he spat over Corbetts shoulder in th'
coolest manner possible and then wiped
the blood from his nose with the thuml
OF his glove. His toilet being completed
Fitzsimmons broke away, catching ;
hard left on the jaw as he did so. II
missed another of the same sort an,
clinched. uppercutting Jim with hi
right on the breakaway. Both mel
ducked left swings and clfnched. Cor
hett then landed rain of blows on F'itz
simmons. catching him repeatedly on th
| Jaw and body.
Round 1S-Fitzsimmons landed a lef
on the body and a hard right on the Jaw
Jim missed "a left hand swing. but lande,
| a loft on the Jaw, ana tney ciinchtu
Fitzsimmons missed q hard right 70
the head. following Corbett around tn
ring and scoring straight left on tn
face, after which he clinched. The,
fddled around the ring, Corbett wit
his guard down in careless fashion
Fitzsimmons following him up, AM
pushing him TO the ropes. No harm
was done, both men taking 10 ensy
Corbett landed q light left on the fac
and another ON the body, but missed |
right uppcrcut. He then landed har'
straight left on Fitzsmmons nose. fol
/. lowing him 90 the ropes and missing
left hand swing. receiving only llgh
tap IN return. and they clinched. Fftz
simmons assumed the aggressive am
made Corbett dance around the ring {
avoid him. receiving n hard left on tn
BODY before he desistcd. FitZsimmon
landed hard left on the body. stagger
ing Corbett. and then landed on the body
Jim put In straight lett on the nos
! and right uppercut on the jaw. II
the cljnch that followed. Corbett iande,
1 his loft on the face twice. and missed
lead for the mead. While following
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