Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-18
FITZ is THE WINNER.
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! His blows seemed to lack steam VIM
| Fitz, though not landing quite - VI ~
| had a good deal more force oenli" III ~
| gloves A light left on the Jaw lTom 1i, ,
was neatly countered by Fttzsimhohs
| right. which landed on Corbetts Gnu.
| Twice I'm succession Fitz swung ms rlsht
on Jim's jaw and rushed him an over ',o
! ring Corbett clinched. ana flll upp.,
cut him hard The Cornishman KEEP UP
| the attack and landed two ielt Joies a.
Jim's chin. Fits adherents grew VIZ ~.
with excitement as their man .usneu a., -,
with a hard left on the jaw, risht on .',
body. and another left on the jaw. CoIps. y.
! cIinched desnerately and time was caileu
before Fitz could do any further uaii lsI,,
| The bell was a welcome relief 10 the Sai-
fornian.
VICIOUS WORK.
Round 12-Fitz came fast from his chalr
and swung his right and left but misseu'
| He ducked Corbett's right. Both were Gu,
| tious, and spared at long ldnse -
| Titz came I'm with a hard nsht vi ~ a..
side Of Jims head pushing IL pach. ., = 49,, lie
/ glove I'm COrbett's face, but udhbei 80 80
| right was well backed by the forearm. jim
| nut a left on the face and they chhSheu'
| After the break away Jims lelt Iounu ~
| body and they came together dsaii -
the break away Jim shot MS leiI Oh ~
| law. Fitz countered with the rgn' vi -
| neck Jim's right and LETT lahued Oi -
law. but appeared TO lack loICe. ~. [.,,,,,,
| wild with right and left. and jim lousnt
him to his corner. sending I'm two neaNy
| hodv blows and a left on the race w
clinched and they broke clean. ore.
! shot four lefts i'm quick succession Wllhout
return. but Fitz piled into the attack WIN
! q heavy right on the head, ana upper
| linn as he clinched After pIeaH dwas
| Iitz nut a heavy left on the p"uy nc
| came near doubling Jim up. Corbett put d
| 80 on the face. and received right
| counter from the jolt on the jaw. jim Put
| his laft ON the body, and then shoL IL III
r-i+zsinonons's face. Both missed vicious
a,,ir@s Fifz was bleeding freely when the
| bell sounded. ..-..,,,,
KNOCKED OUT JIMS TOOTH.
| Pound 12-Fitz got 70 work with a rlght
on the wind and shot his lelt Ior ne
face. catching Corbett flush on the mouth
| ard looseniug one Of his gOld-hlled teeth'
| I5tcionsness I'm fighting followed, both
| men exchanging hard lefts on the pody'
| Titzslmmons punched his man stiiiiy win
| his right twice on the body put jim
nearly evened up with left on the heau
and body. Fitzsimmons rushed, put
! missed. and a clinch follower, III Miii0H
| Corhott upner-cut the Australian with u
| riebt In the sparring that followed
! Corbett took occasion to SPIT out tne
! loosened tooth. COrbett tried ms rlshI
for the Jaw in n clinch. but tltZsiihIIons
! Kent his shoulder well i'm the way. tltz-
,,,r,,r,ors led wildly and Corbett ducked,
sending a stif punch 10 Boos nose:
linn i'm turn. missed and took n nara
| right on the short-ribs which drove MN
! hack a foot. Corbett sent his mans head
/ back with a left jolt on the cnln ana loi-
lowed up with a heavy left punch on
| the body. FitZsimmons countering with
| q right upper-cut Jim poked his LETT on
the nose which bled again freely put the
flow seemed to DO the Australia no
harm. Corbett was standing the battle
fairly well. but his color was not as
| fresh as the Cornishman's. IL was easy
| to see that jim was tired.
CORBETT KNOCKED OUT
Round film missed the opening lead
with his right but on his next attempt
put his left on the jaw, Fitzsimmons
| countering stifily with a right on the side
of the head The Australian sent IN
right and left on the jaw which Jared
| Jim and then piled in a left upper-cut,
and as jim turned around 10 skip out
Of reach. Fitzsimmons pasted him on
| the back of the head. fitzslmmons
seemed to have more power than ever
behind his blows. jim hooked MS leIt
| on the jaw, but Fitzsimmons retalaIeu
with a heavy right on the same spot
! and they clinched. They broke clean.
! Fitzsimmons made a fake lead with his
/ right. Instead Of keeping his body rigid
| and throwing his head back, as was ms
| usual custom in allowing blows OF TINS
! kind to slip by his face, Corbett, UNDER
estimating his opponents cunning, con-
! tempuousy threw back his head ana
! chest thus throwing his stomach Tor
| ward The Australians small eyes
twinkled. and with panther-like speed he
! drew back his left with the forearm
rigid and ripped it up into the pit OF
! Jim's stomach. a little under the heart.
! Corbett was lifted about a foot off the
| ground and as he pitched forward, FitZ-
! simmons swung his right on the jaw,
! and Corbett came heavily down on his
! knees. He remained down for fifteen
seconds and Fitzsimmons retired 10 his
! corner. while Referee Siler slowly an
| nounced the fatal seconds Reaching the
! last count ne threw up both hands and
/ left the ring.
CORBETT WAS WILD.
A second of indescribable confusion fol-
| lowed. Cries Of "FoulT were repeated
! throughout the arena, and the crowd
! clambered through the ropes and sur
/ rounded both men. OF course, there was
no foul. as Corbett was knocked out
| fairly. and no notice was taken Of the
! clamor When Jim rose 10 his feet, with
| difficulty, he seemed about 10 fall prone
/ ON his face again. but he steadied HIM
| saf with a desperate effort. and Charles
! White and McNey came on either side
| Of him, and threw his dressing-gown
over his shoulders, and supported him
| until he recovered somewhat When he
/ got his senses back partially he worked
/ himself into a state Of hysterical mania
! He broke away from his seconds
/ ana rushed at Fitzsimmons, who
/ was standing at the side OF the
| ring opposite his own corner.
| When Fitzsmmons saw that he was
/ coming at him he dropped his hands by
| his side and stood upright. Corbett
/ swung az him wildly, and Fitz.. without
/ raising his hands, ducked the blow. and
! Corbett clincheg him. striking with his
right hand back of the ear as he did So
/ The blow was not hard, as the Califor-
MAN was very weak fttz. took no
| notice of it, and Billy Brady and others
of Corbetts seconds dragged him away
| from Fitzsimmons. He was pacihed and
taken TO his dressing-room shortly after
wards. Fitzslmmons started dance Of
victory when he saw his opponent down.
He waved a little flag above his head,
and stepped lightly down the ladder
and into the arms Of hts wife, who sat
awaiting him in a box right behind his
chair.
KISSED HER HUSBAND.
Mrs Fitzsimmons kissed her husbands
face. taking no notice of the blood, which
was trlckling freely from his nose and
mouth.
Martin Julian headed the procession 10
the dressing room, followed by Fitzsip-
mons, with Mrs. Fitzsimmons at his side,
the crowd cheering the victor heartily.