The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-03-30
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THE winner
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CORBETT. KNOCKED OUT IN THE
FOURTEENTH ROUND.
Battle Witnessed by 10000 People-It
Was Fairly Fought and Won-Right
Swing Causes Victory.

Bob Fitzsimmons defeated champion
Jim Corbett in fourteen rounds az Car
son City on the 18th inst. The battle
was fought in the open air, in the
presence of about 10000 people, among
them score of women. Corbett was
laid low by blow in the pit of the
stomach from Fitzsimmons' mighty
right, followed by powerful right
swing over the heart. The fallen
champion tried again and again to get
to his feet, but finally sank down and
lay under the ropes while he was slow
ly counted out.
The battle of the century," .as the
papers from the Coast refer to it, was
fairly fought and fairly won. 1t was
hard and fierce mill from start to
finish, with honors about evenly divid-
ed up to the last round, when the big
Australian proved his cleverness by
taking advantage of a careless move
on the part of the Californian, doubl-
ing him up with blow that settled
the business at once and for all time.
Siler to the satisfaction of all, prin-
cipals and spectators.
The fight commenced little after
noon. Both men were in the pink of
condition when they stepped into the
ring. Corbett was a pronounced fav-
orite, but Fitzsimmons had fair fol-
lowing. The Californian was agrees
sive from the first, and in the fourth,
fifth and sixth rounds did so much
damage to Fitz's nose and lips that in
the sixth round the Australian nearly
choked by the stream of blood which
poured down his throat, dropped up
ON his knees and did not attempt to
get up until the referee had told off
nine seconds.
1t was generally conceded that Cor
bett had the best of it up to the sew
enth round, and that if he had fol-
to rain blows. upon Fitz's nose and
mouth, he would have still been
champion. But he did not seem to
be able or willing to force the fight
at this crisis. Fitzsimmons recovered
rapidly, and seemed to grow stronger
in each succeeding round. During the
remainder of the rounus the fighting
was terrific, both men giving and TAX
ing fearful punishment. -
| When the gong for the fourteenth
round sounded both men came up
smiling and confident. Corbett led
first, shooting out Il left, but was
short. His next effort met with bet.
ter results. The blow landed hard on
! Fitzsimmon's nose. This he followed
with another left on the same spot
The blows seemed to nettle FitZ, and
he promptly came back at Corbett
scoring with force on the jaw and fol
lowing it with two left hand swings
on Corbett's jaw. He followed up the
advantage just clevsrly gained. Rush
ing viciously at Corbett he planted his
left with fearful force in the pit of tn,
stomach and followed it with a right
over the heart. ls p
Corbett placed his hand over his
body, and, with an expression of agony
on his face, sank, writhing in pain, tc
the floor. The "battle of the century
was over, and the American champion
was defeated. The blow completely
doubled Corbett up, and although he
made pitiful efforts to regain his feet
at that moment his claims to the title
of champion pugilist of the world
ceased.
Corbett admitted, after the battle
that he had been fairly whipped, but
begged the Australian to meet him
again. Fitzsimmons says that he viii
never fight again, that he is 36 year,
old and has fought more champions
ship battles than any pugilist, past ol
present, and that he has earned his
right to retire from the ring.