The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-18
FITzSIMMONS CHAMPION.
The l4th ROund--a Blow
Over the Heart and
One on the Chin
Settles it.


Jim ducks eleverly smiling. Fitz aggressive,
lands light on Corbett's neck, jim lands on
Fitz
I'd round-Corbett advances to Fitz corner
and forces it, clinch follows, no damage in
break away; Fitz short on right aud left
swings, clinching; Jim cautious looking for
opening, lands two stiff left swings on Fits
head; Fitz swing left and right lands lightly
on Corbett's head; Jim lands hard left half
round iab on Fitz stomach, follows with
another in same place jabbing Fitz hard
right and left on body when bell sounds.
Sd round-Corbett starts with hard lett
hook on body, Fitz gets savage and tries left
and rings Corbetts head but does little dam.
age, Corbett lands left jab on wind followed
with right short arm on ribs, clnches. Cor.
bett lands his right hard over the heart; Fitz
mixes up and puts heel of his glove in Cor
belts face; in the clinch Jim keeps his right
working like piston rod on Fitz ribs, Fits
is at it in the breAkaway as the gong sounds,
.Fitz anxious to continue contest. Corbett
laughingly sticks bis right in Fits face,
both go to corners.
4-Corbett rushes, lands left Fitz is short
with his left, Fitz follows up with stiff jnb
on Corbett's stomach and in the elinch
roughs it again; they are lighting at ter
rife rate, Fitz rushes and Corbett meets him
with stiff right on stomach, Fitz doing the
rushing and hitting and roughing in the
breakaways.
9th round Corbett lands on Fits jaw,
they clinch and exchange compliments with
one arm loose; Corbett leads very slow left,
| Fltz lands left on jim neck Corbett throws
stiff round swing with his left on Fitz nose
drawing blood, they mix up, Jim has the
better of it, lands another stiff right on op.
ponents body aud left on chin
9th round-They clinch, Curbett lands
lef. iab on Fitz jaw Corbett uppercuts Fitz
fercely and had FItz going. Fitz is literally
covered with blood but is fghing like a
demon, Jim is showing signs Of fast work
Fitz is down on one knee, he is full of fight
on rising Corbett is slaughtering his upper
cuts. Fitz looking very much the worse
for wear, Corbett is putting
eth round-Corbett is forcing fight and
Fitz misses left swings at Corbett head,
Corbett upper cuts Fitz hard again on face
Fitz is bleeding again. both are looking for a
knock out blow Jim land light one on Fitz
Fitz misses right and left swings Fitz tries
left swing which is ducked by Jim and
countersd with right over heart Corbett
very tired, Fitz looks like stuck bull.
Sth round-Fitz forcing it and an ex.
change with no results Ftz misses his left
swing and is lifted off his feet by a strong
jab from jim, Fitz tries right hand cross but
Corbett ducks and Fitz lands left on Corbett
face, Corbett countered with right on BODY
Fitz tried hard right at Jim but encount.
cred the ugly jab of Corbett's good left
Fitz was worsted in this round when gong
sounds
9th round -Fitz lands below belt is cauti.
oned by Siler, Jim lands a stiff left on Fitz
wind Fitz rushes Corbett but does little
damage, Jim iabbing and clinches uppercut.
ting with right. Fitz lands very hard left on
jaw tries right cross but Jim is inside Fitz
again tried right cross but is short, landing
more than Corbett.
10th round-Fitz spits blood out of his
mouth, tries hard left swing at Jims head,
Fitz comes back with stiff right and left ON
Jims head and body, much cooler and
stronger than Corbett, Jim hits for wind
with severe left. Fitz bleeding rapidly but
forces Corbett back apparently stronger
man than jim, mix up and honors are about
even, 6ghing hard, Fitz catches Jim around
the neck draws him to the ropes, when time
called Corbett lands right Corbett blows
lacking in force, fighting cautiously.
18th round-0pens with clinch, Corbett
lands right on ribs countered by jab on chin,
Corbett misses half under hook ON jaw, Fitz
lands hard left on Corbetts face. clinched
and Fitz crosses with his right in clinch.
Fitz fights Corbett to his corner as gong
sounds.
18th round-Corbett rushes it, misses left
is countered on face, Fitz is bent on rushing
it Jim keeping away Fitz gets worst in rush.
clinching, Jim lands left on Fitz sore nose.
fellows with half round at body, he forces
Fitz to the ropes and smashes him hard on
ribs. Fitz splits tcopious wads of blood.
Corbett now pushing it lands right and left
on the Australians face Corbett lands in Fitz
face again follows with right at the body, he
tries knock out uppercut with right but is
short, Corbetts round
18th round-Fitz lands right ON Corbett's
ribs and left on jaw, Jim finds Bobs wind
again with his left, Ftz rushed jim over to
his cornor but grows very tired and does
little damage. Corbett jabs Fitz lightly on
the head is backed again with same hand on
body. Corbett sparring and ducking out of
some very dangerous positions, Fitz lands
left straight hard on jim face. Fitz tries
that right swiftly but it does no good. Jims
gloves is in Fitz face when the button is
pushed.
l4th round-Corbettleads are being block.
ed Jim lands that left jsb again an Fitz
head Fitz counters with terrible right
swing on Corbett neck and has Jim's head
back for minute, Fitz land terrible hard
job on Corbetts stomach and Corbett goes to
his knees, frightful look of agony the time
keeper called the second, |, ,, 3, 4, 5,
9, Z, s, 9, 10, but then Corbett comes to his
feet he rushed to Fitz aud endover to strike
him, there is terrible uppqrcut; decision
has not been given yet Geo. Siler decided