The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-03-17
.E!TZaMMONS IHE VIGIQR.
Knocked Corbett Out in the
Fourteenth Round, Af-
ter a Hot Fight aa
5000 Present. 81
EX- CHAMPION JOHN i, SULLIVAN
On Hand With $4,000 to Challenge
the Victor Says He Thinks
There is One Fight Left
in Him Yet.
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The wires bring the news this az
noon, that all preparations were
made aud the principals Of the big
prize fight were on hand for the
championship Of the world at Car
son City Nevada,
The crowd Ia attendance Is est,-
mated at 1900 but a special train
due at 1880 today will add more,
to witness the mill,
All the old time sluggers, when
they make their appearance IN the
amphItheater, are cheered Justify
John +, Sullivan coming in for the
lion share, lie has $4,000 TO put pp
aud will challenge the victor N
Jimmie Colylle has been selected
10 keep time for Corbett, T.. NJ
llassman for FItgslmmone, Billy Mul.
doom for Dan Stuart, Billie Mad.
den will handle the gong
AT lo'clock, our time, both Cor
bett aud l'Itgsmmons were dress
Ing for the bout,
| The bets are many and Corbott
seems TO be the layorIte.
hitssimmons reluseb 90 shake
hands, time called, at l2O1 Pacific
time, (rwo hours later than Tex
arhnna tIme,) 8
| IIOII0n FIRST ROUND,
| Sparring for an opening, FtAlm-
mons forcing Corbett 10 corner
Tries a left swing which Jim ducks
cleverly jim smiling, lts yeryag.
grceave and lands 4 light one on
Corbctt's neck Jim felnts and
lands 4 left hook on the atomach,
Follows with left hook on lrItsa
Iaw-Athey ollnch but no damage
done In the breakaway, Corbett
lands Right swing on Fltsa Ribs
clpch- NO damage In broakAway'
lfrltg lands left on Jlmlu lscao Jim
lands hard right handler on FIu'e
short Ribs elineh and l'llg lands
hoayy right handler on Jlme head,
lJlh aaya "Oh" aud laughs, jim
lands his'rleht on I'itk'y rlbsasgoug
sounds, np OiAN buuy ln0 uNl
| erooNp HOUND
Corbete advances 10 the cent on,
forces Blt for n mInuto...ellnch aud
no damage In brrakaway, Nlte
short on Ribs and left swings more
cllnchIng, jim lands two 9tlIf left
lewInga on lrllzn head, f'itg swings
Ileft ind right aud lands llghtly on
lCorbotta head, The fighting ID OF
Ia rapid character and both men
very lively on their leet jim land.
lea d hard left hand round Iab on
| lOltga stomach and follows with an.
other In the same place He ia lab
bling rita hard right and lelt-rleitg
| on the body when the bell rang II.
| THIRD ROUND ... ,a,ll
Cofbett starts right aud with that
hard left hook on body lrlt1 getn
Savage, aud tries blA left aud right
lut C0rbcit'u head, but does very
little damage, Corbctt lands an
other left lab on body and follows
| with right short, on the ribs, Jim
ellnchoa, Cofbett lands with right
hand over heart, FITS mixes II up,
| aud puts the heel OF hln glove In
| C0rbott'a face In the cllneh Jim
| aeeph hla right working like piss
tonsl0d on lrllEe ribs, They ellneh,
aud Fits rights IL IN the bfeakdway
| As the gong Sounds l'lih seems
anxious 60 continue, Cofbett
langhingly strikes his right glove In
lclAa face, aud goes To corner
FOURTH ROUND
oorbett rushing, lands the lett
again on Hob, Fits II short With
Ihle lett Fits follows up with stllf
left ON Im'B stomach They ellnehi
lrltE rouphH n again They are
nghiIng AZ terrible rate, aud II IA 4
braullful contest h'llS Sfualicp, ana
Jim meets him with HtIii right hand
ef, short on stomach, fllE Ia doing
1.-The rushing aud hitting aud rough
lDa IA, N The bfe1kaway Cnfbeti
IA by long odds inaltlng The clever,
eAl nght An exchange OF let's AZ
heads, aA time ID called N
fifFn nonNn,
cofbett lands his left on Fltss
iaw again that left goes oh the
law. nila'a blows have plenty ol
hleam behind them, but are not az
frequent an t0rbell'si They ellneh
land Asehanue compliments Win
one ann loose, tefbett leads q
very slow left Fits lands bis left
Ion iim's neck Jim throws a stiII
half round with left, on l'll1's nose
drawing first blood, they mix aud
ICorbetl haa The better OF H. Thls
round ID Ia favor OF Cofbctt
SIXTH HOUND,
They elineh aud Fits tries TO
wfesilp tdfbett down linud efles
LOT hOhl hOr' C0fbell lands light
lpfi lab on The face lrllA counters
ON Che law C0fDell uppetculA
| FITS iiefeely with Eight and has
ifts gr0anlng Fits y literally eovu
efed with blood, but Is nehtiag like
a demon, uofbett is showing the
signs Of the fast work. FITS II
down, one knee aud tnhra The llmo
llmlt He ID lull OF npht on allaluK