Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-17
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compliments with ons arm loose; Corbstt
leads very slow left; ntz lands hIs left
on Jim's neck; Jim throws stiR half round
with left on Fifs's nssc, drawing first
blood; they mix and Corbstt has the bet
ter Of 1t; Ccrbsst lands Smother stir right
on the body and Jeff on chin. This round
fsvors Corbstt.
Sixth round-They elieoh and Fttz tries
TO wrsstis Corbstt dovp; loud cries "ohi"
'ohi''l Corbstt lands ligAt tsb on the face;
Fitz counters on the jaw; Corbstt upper
cats Fitz 1srcsly with tho right and has
Fitz going; Fitx literally covered With
blood, bat fighting like demon; Corbsst
showing signs OF fast work; Fits down on
] one knee and takss tins limit: he is full or
nght, on rising; Corbstt slaughtsring him
with upper-outs; Corbstt leads bit wild
and misses many wsli-intsnded blows;
slime" called, With Fits looking very much
the worse for wear and Corbsts puiIing.
Seventh -Corbett forcing, misses
left swing; Corbett upper-cuts Fitz hard
Fitz Is bleeding again, but fighting like .
Lion; they ars both looking for q Knockout
blow; Jim lands light left on Fitz's sore
mouth; Fitz misses right and left swing;
Corbett is very tired; Fitz looks like stuck
bullock, but Is as strong as the other man.
Eighth round-Fitz is doing all the light
ing; 1t is his round, bat when the gong
sounds Fitz has the worst oft.
Ninth round. sparring. both
very active on shoir feet; Fits lands below
the belt and IL cautIonsd BY silsr; corbstt
lands stiff left ON Fitz's wind; FIFE Fushss
Corbstt, bat he doss very iittls damage;
Fits lands very hard with q isft-hand
avipg on JIm's Jaw and-fxi srfEht cross,
but Jim Is inside; Fits landing more often
than Corbstt now.
Tenth round.--Fits spiis bloed ont Of his |
mouth, tries hard q isft swing at Cerbsts's |
head; he IL very much cooler and stronger |
than Corbstt at this stage, Fits 10 bissding |
rapidly; forcss Corbott back, hs apparent
" being the stronger man; both lighting !
hard Fits catches Corbstt around the neck |
and drags him TO the ropes when 'timsv 10
called.
Eleventh round--Thsy clh1ch; Corbstt /
lands his right on thu ribs and Ii eountsred
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general for Corbstt's left jabs, but 10 like
q bear In strength; Corbstt misses half
round hook in the jaw; Fitx lands hard
left straight in Corbstt's face; they cIineh;
Fife has decidedly the hsttsr Of tho rough
ing; Fits forces Corbstt, 10 his corner and
has him weak ~ tho geng Sounds
Twelfth round>-C Cogbeti Fushss Il; misses
with his left and 10 countered In ths faos;
FitE is bent on rushing IL and Corbett Il
keeping time, with Fits getting the worst
OF It,. Corbett lands his lsft on Fitx's sore
nose and follows with = half round at the
body. He forces FItssoa the ropes and
him hard. FitE spits copious wade
Of blood Corbett Ia now rushing IL and
lands right snds left ON the Australians .
Iacs. Corbstt lands his left On Fiss's face
and follows with his right at the bsdy; he :,
tries knock -out upper cut with thsright,
put 1t Is hair 800 short. II Il Corbetts
round. II
Thirteenth reund-Fltz lands bis right
hort on Corbett's.ribs. and his lett on the
sw Jim finds Fits with good. left; Fits
.ushes Jim overssto his corner, but dossl
little damages, Corbstt jabs 'Fitx lightly on
he head; il back aEain with, the same on
shs body; Corbett is sparfiag. .beaptifully. |
iucking out Of some very dangerous posf- ,
ions; FItz lands his left stfaiglt and hard j
IN the face. but doss NO good Jim's glove
inds Fiiz's face, when Madden pushes the
,utton. M Ii
Fourteenth round C1rhstt's loads areI