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his face. Both men swung for
the head with the left and missed Cor
bett put in a stiff left on the body and
nearly sent Fitzsimmons to the floor.
f'itzsimmons swung with his left for the
jaw, but Corbett jumped away, laughing.
Fitzsmmons was evidently determined
to have his innings, and he went after
Corbett fast and furious. He landed
a hard left on the body. harder left on
the jaw, crowding Corbett to the ropes,
receiving only light blow on the body
in return. He then landed lightly on
Corbett's chest. Both men then spared
fer wind and walked slowly around.
Both missed lefts for the body, and then
came Corbett's turn. He put his left
hard on the body, Fitzsmmons counter
ing on the chest. Corbett then landed q
hard left on the jaw, light right on the
body and left on the jaw; straight left
on the nose and wound up with another
left on the jaw. Fitzsimmons stood the
rain of blows very well and came out
of it laughing. Corbett reached the jaw
again with his left and put /. in again
on the right cheek. FitZsimmons made
vicious right hook, following it up with
the left and missed both. He then put
his right strongly on Corbett jaw, stag
gering him. Fitz continually glanced
at his wife, who stood on her chair anx-
iously watching him. Her face was pale
and she looked worried, and Fitz's re-
assuring but bloody smile did not seem
to comfort her. Corbett evidently had
more partisans among the spectators.
Every time he LANDED, which was about
twice minute, there were cries Of
KNOCK his hair off; how do you like 1t.
Bob?" Jim led with his right for the
body, but Fitzsimmons got away and
at once took the offensive. He followed
Corbett around the ring. but could do
no more than put his left and right light
ly on the body, but could not stop left
en- the nose that caught him just as the
gong sounded. Corbett began to look
tired and in the minute rest he took his
first refreshment washing out his mouth
with water Fitzsimmons, although COW
cred with blood, was evidently gaining IN
strength and he was quite fresh at the
close.
NINTH ROUND.
Both men spared for an opening.
Corbett opened and missed a left for
the body. Fitzsimmons landed a light
left on the body, Corbett coming back
with hard left on the body, making
Fitzsimmons jump into the air. Fitz-
simmons followed Corbett, who kept out
of the way and put UP a succession Of
left-hand jabs in the face, receiving only
light left on the body. Fitzsimmons
laff Ioa OF
Corbett. Jim landed left on the nose,
another hard left in the same place. a left
on the jaw, second hard straight left
on the jaw, left on the nose again
and right on the body Fitzstm-
mons landed a hard left on the jaw. fol-
lowed with left for the head, which
missed. He landed on the jaw with his
right. staggering Corbett badly and
sending him back several feet. Both
men appeared tired, but Fitzsimmons
was laughing through the smears of
blood on his face. Corbett led q hard
left for the face but missed. Fitzsim-
mons ducking cleverly. Fitzsimmons
led with his left and Jim got away.
Fitzsimmons landed right on the jaw
and Corbett clinched. Fitzsimmons
the mea clinched again. Fitzsimmons
landed a right lightly on the jaw. Jim
put his left on the face and got left
on the jaw in return, which ended the
round. Corbett seemed tired, but Fitx-
simmons was evidently fresher thanat
the close of the previous round. He.
however, was bleeding very badly from
a bad cut on his lower lip.
TENTH ROUND.
Fitzsimmons assumed the aggressive
at the start. He missed hard right for
Corbetts face, but followed it with left
on the ribs, and got in return a hard
right on the jaw. The men cHnched.
Fitzsimmons landing hard left on Cor
bett'e chin, also light left on the body.
but got a hard left on the Jaw In the
counter. Fitzsimmons landed hard on
the body with his LETT and pvt
right hard on the jaw, fol-
lowing up with a stiff left on
the jaw, pushing Corbett back two feet.
Corbett missed left-hand swing for the
jaw, Fitzsimmons getting away. Cor
bett also missed left for the body.
Fitzsimmons landed hard left ON the
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right In the same place. Jim landed Z
left on the body, Fitzsimmons counters
ing and getting light tap on the nose.
Both men led lefts and clfnched. Fitn-
simmons missed a right for the head.
but landed a left twice in succession ana
got away without return. F1tsfmmcns
landed a hard right on the head. He
made a terrible swing with his left fos
the Jaw, but Corbett got away. Jim land
ed his left on the jaw, and hard right
on the body. The men clinched. Cor.
bett rushed Fitzsimmons after hard
right on the jaw, and got In on the body
with his right, also landing two lefte,
one on the chin and one on the neck.
Corbett smiled. though he looked some-
what tired. He ducked left-hanA
swing, and got left in on the body.
rushing Fitzsimmons to the ropes The
crowd hissed. He landed with his left
a terrible blow on Fitzsimmons' Jaw
staggering him. The men were IN Z
clinch as the round closed. Fitzsim-
mons condition appeared to be improv-
ing, but Corbett was to all appearances
losing strength. Up to the end OF the
round Corbett had not received mark
of any consequence. But Fitzsimmono
was receiving frequent blows on hto