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WINS
Corbett is Knocked to His
 Knees in the I4 Round

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 lands a hard left on Fitz's stomacl
 and hard right and left. The gony
 sounds.
 Round 3-Corbett lands right an,
 with hard left hook a body blow
 Fitz gets savage and tries his lief
 and right at Corbett's head, but
 does very little damage. Jim land,
 another left jab on Bobs wind, anC
 follows with right short on ribs Jim clinches and lands right hart
 over heart. Fitz mixes it up anC
 puts heel of gloves on Jim's face.
 In clinch Jim keeps right working like piston rod on Fitz's ribs; clinch
 and Fitz roughs it in the breaka-
 way. As gong sounds Fitz seems
 anxious to continue but Jim laugh
 ingly puts right glove in Fitz face and they go to corners.
 Round 4-Jim rushing lands left Fitz is short with his left Fitz fol- lows up with a stiff left on Jim's stomach, they clinch. Fitz roughs it. They fight at terrific rate and is an unusual contest. Fitz rushes at Jim and meets with stiff right hand CT short on stomach. Fitz is doing the rushing and hittingin the break aways. Corbett is systematically playing with right aud left to the body and exchanges left at head as time is called.
 Round 5-Corbett lands left on. jaw twice. Fitz blows heavy. They clinch and exchange compliments with one arm loose. Jim lands low left. Fitz leads left on Jim's neck. Jim throws stiff half round with left on Fitz's nose, bringing first blood. Corhett lands stiff right on body and left on chin. Round ends in favor of Corbett.
 Round 6.-They clineh and Fitz tries to wrestle Corbett down. Cor bett leads right, left iab on the face. Fitz connects on the jaw Corbett upper-cuts freely with right and has FItz going. Fitz literally covered with blood but fighting like dea- mon. Corbett is showing DO signs of past work. Fitz down on one knee, and takes time limit. He is full of fight. Corbett is slaughter ing him with uppercuts. He leads a bit wild. Time called. Fitz looking much worse for wear. Jim is puff ing.
 Round 7.-Jim forcing with left swings at head and uppercuts Fitz| hard on face, the latter bleeding but fighting like a deamon. Both looking for knock out blows. Jim lands light on Fitz' sore mouth. Fitz misses right and left swing; tries a left swing, which is ducked by Corbett, who counters with heavy right oyer heart. Fitz looks like stuck bullock, but is as strong as the other man.
 Round 8.-Fitz forces fight, ex- change and no damage. Fitz misses left swings and is lifted off his feet by a straight jab from Jim. Fitz doing all the forcing and tries right hand cross; Jim ducks and counters with a right on the body. Sparring for wind. Fitz tries right ct J JJim.s JJim head, but is countered heavily on jaw with d left from c. fits has worst of round.
 Round 9-Long range, both active. Fitz lands below belt and is caution ed by referee. Corbett lands stiff on Fitz's wind. F'itz forcing but does little damage. Jim is labbing and clinches, uppercuts with right on brerkaway. Fitz lands left swing on Jim's jaw Fitz again tries right cross short, he is landing more than Corbett now.
 Round 10.-Fitz tries hard swing at Corbett's head. Fitz comes back with stiff left and right on Jim's head and body. Is much cooler and stronger than Corbett at this stage. Corbett stops left swing with a straight left on mouth. Fitz bleeds but forces Jim back and is apparent ly the stronger man. Mix up, and honors even; both fighting hard. Fitz catches Jim around neck and drags him to the ropes, when time is called. Corbett lands right and left on Fitz's mouth.
 Round 11-Clinch. Jim lands right on rib and is conntered by left lab on chin. Corbett misses hall round hook on jaw. Fitz lands hard left tlaight on face. Clinch ano Fitz crosses with right. They art mad and Fitz has decidedly the bes'