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being struck. a light left swing on the
jaw from COrbett was returned with in
teTest by FitZsimmOnS as far as in
tentiOn went, but Rob's right and left
missed the mark by a few inches. Cor
bett landed two heavy rights on the
wind and put a straight left flush in
the face. Then Jim planted his right
under BOb's ear and easily escaped a
right and left. Jim sent his right 10
the wind and Bob clinched, taking an
upper cut on the chin before the break
away. COrbett seemed to cling to
FitzsimmOns in clinches as if to save
his strength. Fitzsimmons shot out his
left with terrific force on the wind and
swung a vicious right for the jaw
which was short. COrbett's left landed
on the stomach and he repeated the
dose a second later. He swung, miss
ing right and left, but on his third tv.al
he sent his right to the stomach and
followed up with two swift leftS on the
jaw. COrbett was on the aggressive
now and after missing a left for the
head, he sent his right across on the
stomach. Time was called with the
men clinched and smiling in each 9TH
er'S faces.
THE FIRST BLOOD.
Round 5. Jim swung a hard left on
the jaw, which made FitzsimmOnS
grOggy and the Australian tried to cor
ner his rival but Jim was too fast and
got away, sending left on the jaw as
he skipped back. Bob was not grin
ming quite so much now. Jim was a
bit wild with the right at the stomach
on the first attempt, but on the second
he landed viciously on the wind. They
exchanged hard right body blows and
then Corbett landed with both hands,
his right finding the body and his left
the Jaw. In the clinch he upper-cut
FitZsimmOns and the latter returned
the compliment with a right-hOOk on
the jaw. COrbett sent in two right
hand body punches and they clinched.
After they stepped back Jim'S right
reached the wind but Bob countered
with a jolt under the chin. A left jab
from the Californian made Fitzsim-
mons mouth bleed and a howl of joy
went up from Corbett's admirers at the
sigh; of blood. This seemed to nerve
Jim and he came in with vicious right
and left on both sides of Fitzsimmon 5
head. FitZsimmOns came back with a
right swing which caught COrbett just
above the ear and the Californian
clinched. They stepped back on the
word from the referee and then Jim
put heavy left on the jaw, to which
Bob had no return. A right on the
body and a stiff left on the jaw, flush
on the face, made the claret flow freely
from FitzsimmOns' nose and mouth and
he appeared a little ratified. Jim was
now doing all the work and he supple
mented a right and left on the jaw
with a half-arm punch which was just
enough behind the point Of FitZsim-
mons jaw to minimize the danger. Cor
bett showed much more confidence and
shifted his attack from body to jaw.
Four times before the bell rang Jim's
left and TisIt landed on the nech and
as the bell rang he upper-cut FitZsim-
mons in clnch.
Round 6. FitZsimmons opened the
round with right and left swing for
the jaw, which were both short. The
fast Australian seemed to grow very
vicious at his failure and he rushed at
Jim and hugged him hard, attempting
to Wrestle him against the ropes. Ref
cree Siler quickly noticed the rOughing
and cautioned FitZsimmOns. The eau
ton seemed to have the desired effect,
for in the clincheS which followed Bob
was more cautious. Corbett landed a
light left on the face and Bob came
back with his right on the body lightly,
but missed a terrific left swing for the
Jaw They c1inched and Bob caught
COrbett a hard clip with the right on
the side of the head on the breakaway.
COrbett sent in a neat and effective
right on the wind and came again with
right on the ear and a left on the
mouth and nose, which started the
blood fresh. Encouraged by his sec
onds and the shouts Of his friends in
the arena, Corbett followed his man al
over the ring, jabbing him hard with
the left. Bob appeared to be very near
Queer street and hugged Corbett close
ly. While he clung on COrbett upper.
cut him in the wind, pasted a right and
left on the jaw and forced Fitzsimmons
into his corner. Fitzsimmons came
back at him, however, and the fighting
that enused was fast and furious, botl
men being covered with blood jim
sent hard right to the jaw and swung
his left. catching Fitzsimmons under
the ear and bringing him to his knees
The Australian remained down unit
Siler called nine and then got to hi!
feet. Jim rushed at once and planted
right and left on both sides OF the face
FitZsimmons kept away for time ant
recovered easily, showing his wonder
full recuperatiVe abilities. He was slow
however, and kept clinching. Jim up
per-cut him repeatedly in the clinche
and swung in right and left three O
four times on the jaw. Fitzsmmon
appeared very groggy. but Jim Lacked
strength to get in the deciding blow
In clinch Jim took a short arm puncl
on the nose from the Australian VIII
had recovered wonderfully. A coupl
Of jolts on the wind before the bel
rang weakened Jim. AS Fitzsimmon
went to his corner he heard his wifi
say something about blood on his face
He turned quickly and said: 'Neve
mind the blood; I've got him licked"
Round Z. FitZsimmOns came up look
ing fresh and stood his ground. Cor
bett, however. was the first to lea
with left on the jaw and a right o.
the body. FitZsimmonS stopped a har
right lead for the body, but was viii
with his right and left and Corbett jab
bed him three times in the face. Fitz
simmons put a light upper-cut on tn
chin and they came together. Fitz
simmons was bleeding freely and Cor
bett was plentifully besmeared with tn
Australians gore. Jim sent a lgh
left on the face, Bob returning wit
left on the body. which was also ligh
Bob swung his right hard for the jaw
but missed and they clinched. He trie