The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-18
FlTZSIMM0NS THE VICTOR
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 simmons came into a. clinch and in breakaway got a stiff left upper-cut, Bob swung wildly right and left. Some very pretty defensive fighting followed, neither man being able to get inside the others guard, Long range sparring, in which Corbett did most of the leading, followed. Jim got in left on the ribs, and repeated the blow moment later, Fitzsimmons smiled and tried to cor ner Jim who lodged quickly out or reach and came back with a left on the wind Another left on the stomach brought the round to a close. It was clearly Corbett's round,
 Round 3-Jim opened with rush and sent a left jab hard on the wind. Fitz- simmons did not like it and tried to | rush in return, but was wild with right and left. Jim stopped another left lead | for the heart and countered smartly on the stomach. Corbett put left on the wind and right on the side of the | head. Bobs stomach showed ped blotch where the Californian's left struck Bob took hand in the fore ing and lashed out wildly, missing with both hands. After little long range work Jim shot right and left on the body. and Bob came into a clinch and landed his right on the ear before they separated. Corbett shot a terrible right on Bob's side and followed with a fast left on the wind. Both men were get ting carefully and cleanly out of clinch- es. Bob's left reached the wind, but 1 Corbett swung right on the jaw in the clinch that followed Then Jim put his left on the body, and as Bob came in to | clinch him Jim piled two stiff ones right on the wind and followed up with another on the body. Fitzsimmons l landed a nice left on the jaw after missing light lead for the stomach
 A clinch followed and Bob got in a straight drive on the wind. A little hugging followed and for the first time the referee came in between the men and broke them. Before the bell sound ed a cessation Fitzsimmons put q neat right on the body and swung his left to the jaw, and the honors were fairly even.
 ] Round 4-Jim led off with left which failed to land and they clinched and broke clean. Bob tried with a right lead for the head, but missed and Cor l bett put hard right punch on the | body, and in the clineh swung his right | to the jaw, Bob was determined but slow. Corbett commenced to make | things pretty lively, but they clnched rec times without blow being struck. A light left swing on the jaw l from Corbett was returned with inter- 1 est by Fitzsmmons as far as intention went, but Bob's right and left missed the mark by a few inches. Corbett 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. l Jim sent his right to the wind and Bob | clinched, taking an upper cut on the | chin before the break Corbett seemed l to cling to FitZsimmons in clinches as l if to save his strength. Fitzsmmons | shot out his left with terrific force on | the wind and swung a vicious right for | the jaw, which was short. Corbetts g 1 left landed on the stomach and he re- peated the dose a second later He swung, missing right and left. but on his trird trial he sent his right to the l SlpillttCu anu IOilONtd uJ NllIi lNl swift lefts on the jaw Corbett was on | the aggressive now and after missing left for the head sent his right cross
 on the stomach Time was called with
 the men clnched and smiling in each others faces.
 Round 5--Jim swung a hard left or
 the jaw which made Fitzsimmons grog. BY, and the Australian tried to corner his rival, but Jim was too fast and got away, sending a left on the jaw as ht
 skipped back. Bob was not grinning il
 this instance Jim was a bit wild witt
 the right at the stomach on the first at
 tempt, but on the second he landed vi
 ciously on the wind. They exchanged
 hard right body blows, and then Cor
 bett landed with both hands. his righ
 finding the body and his left the jaw In the clinch he uppsrcut Ftzsimmons
 and the latter returned the complimen
 with right hook on the jaw. Cor
 bett sent in two right hand body pun
 ches and they clinched After the!
 stepped back Jims right reached tn
 wind. but Bob countered with jol
 under the chin. A left jab from tn
 Californian made Fitzsimmons moutl
 bleed and a howl of joy went up iron
 Corbett's admirers at the sight of blood
 This seemed to nerve Jim and he cam
 in with vicious right and left on botl sides of Fitzsimmons' head Fitzsim
 mons came back with q right swim
 which caught Corbett just above tn ear and the Californian clinched. The. P steped back on the word from the ref cree and then Jim put heavy left ol the jaw to which Bob had no return . A right on the body and stiff left ol
 the jaw, flush on the face. made tn claret flow freely from Fitzsimmons
 nose and mouth, and he appeared a lift
 tie rattled Jim was now doing all tn 
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