Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-18


 wrestle him against the ropes. Referee Siler quietly noticed the roughing and cautioned Fitzsimmons The caution seemed to have the desired effect for in the clinches which followed Bob was much more cautious Corbett landed back with his right on the body lightly, but missed terrific left swing for the jaw. They clinched and Bob caught hard clip with the right on the side of the head in the breakaway. Corbett sent in a neat and effective right on the wind and came again with Q right on the ear and left on the mouth and nose which started the blood afresh Encouraged by his seconds and the shouts of friends Jim followed his man all over the ring, jabbing him hard with the left Bob appeared to be. very near Queer street and hugged Corbett closely. While he hung on Corbett uppercut him in the wind, pasted right and left on the jaw and forced Fitzsimmons into his corner. Fftzsimmo1s came back at him, how ever, and the fighting that ensued was fast and furious, both men being GOV cred with blood. Jim sent hard right to the jaw and swung his left, catching Fitzsimmons under the ear and bringing him to his knees. Fitzsimmons re- maiped down until Siler called nine and then got to his feet. Jim rushed at once and planted right and left on both sides of the face Fitzsimmons kept away. for a time and recovered easily. He was slow, however and kept clinch- ing. Jim uppercut him repeatedly in the clinches and swung right and left three times on the jaw. Fitzsimmons apepared groggy, but Jim lacked strength to get in the deciding blow. In the clinch Jim took short arm punch on the nose from Fitzsimmons, who had recovered wonderfully, A couple of Jolts on the wind before the bell rang weakened Jim. As F'itzsimmons went to his corner he heard his wife say something about blood on his face. He turned quickly and said: Never mind the blood I've got him licked"
 ing fresh and stood his ground. Corbett. however, was the first to lead with a left on the jaw and a right on the body. FitZsimmons stopped hard right lead for the body but was wild with his right and left and Corbett jabbed him three times in the face. Fitzsimmons put light uppercut on the chin and they came together. Fitzsimmons was bleeding freely and Corbett was plentifully be- smeared with the Australians gore. Jim sent light one on the face, Bob return ing with a light left on the body. Bob swung his right hard for the jaw, but missed and they clinched. He tried again with the same result. Both were cautious for a moment then Jim let fly a light left on the nose. Bob reached the lace WlIn d lSUt lcil, pui inlSSSu with both hands in an attempt to get to the jaw Jim showed his left twice in the face, Bob countering the last blow with left on the jaw. Corbetts right caught FitZsimmons hard on the wind but Bob ceuntered heavily on the head. They were slow in breaking away. Fitz- simmons got his right on the wind and received a counter from Corbett with the left on the same spot. Jim landed light left on the jaw and both swung wildly Corbett put his left glove light ly on the face and as Fitzsimmons clinched he uppercut Corbett with right on the jaw. Both were sparring' for wind at the end of the round.
 Round S--Jim opened with light left, which Bob stopped. The Australian swung right and left, but missed, and Jim drove his left on the wind. Bob faked-a left, lead, and then caught Jim lightly on the jaw with right. Fltzsimmons forced line fighting with heavy left oh the wind, but he was very wild Wfth ms right swings, and a couple or chnches followed. Corbett cleyerly evaded left for the head and then sent his own left for the body twice. Fitzsmmons drove his left hard above the heart, but Cor batt drew back '-- time to avoid the fuh force of the blow. Jim landed hard left hand punch on the side of the jaw, and Fitzsimmons commenced to bleed again ran into another left on the jaw immediat tely afterwards. They spar red at long range for time, and both were cautious. A light left on the face by Jim was followed by two left jabs which landed on .Bob's nose. The lat ter swung right and left wildly, and caught Jim's left on the nose. Again swung, but Corbett ducked and shot his left past Bob's guard full in the face. Just. as the gong sounded Corbett jabbed a stiff left on the dam aged nose and Fitzsimmons was quickly xxv;t II. lrsrNd hn tralian seemed to be getting stronger as the fight progressed, and the men who were offering to on Corbett found a good many takers among Bob's adher- entS.
 Round 9-Both spared cautiously, and Fitzsimmons seemed to be boxing well within himself. Jim started the ball rolling with a light left on the nose, Bob counterdng lightly with the right on the body More long-range sparring took place before Jim shot stiff left on the wind and then showed his glove into Bob's face. Fitzsimmons ran in and put left on the chin, but was met by two stiff lefts, one on the jaw and the other on the nose. They clinched and Jim drove his right over the heart before they stepped back. Fitzsimmons missed two left swings before he successfully landed on the jaw with a left hand hook, which staggered Corbett. Jim swung left for the jaw. but Bob ducked. Fitzsimmons did lot of leading, but failed to land. Jim put his hand on the face and stepped back from two wicked leads. FFtzsim- mons would not be denied, however, and he came again with a pile-driving right on the body. As the round ended Cor bett caught a left on the mouth. Fitz- simmons was very strong, but was breathing hard as, he sat in his chair. Corbett was not showing the cleyerness his ardent admirers expected of him.
 Round 10-Bob led off with a left swing which Corbett avoided, but Fitzsimn1ons came back at him and in the clinch which followed put hard left jab on the jaw. Both swung wildly and then clinched Corbett blocked Bob's left, but could, not stop a stiff right that landed over the kidneys and hard left that found the jaws. Bob's left found the body and he put his right in Corbett's face. Jim faked a left lead, but could not draw the willy Cornishman out. Jim saw this quickly and he adopted different tactics. He sent his right with lightning speed on the wind and his left on the body and face and came back again with a right on the body and a left on the face. Fitz- simmons did not like this and took a hand in the attack himself. He put three hard lefts in succession on Jim's head and swung right over the ear that Jim ...zla ( ~ I,,f Cal 1aA y-- f1aea