Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-03-17

he expected and did not reach his dress.
ing room until after Fitzsimmons.
In Fitzsimmon's corner were Julian,
Ernest, Roeber, and Stelzner. Fitzsim-
mons walking slowly around the ring
chatting pleasantly with all the people in
it and in close proximity ropes.
Corbett does little jig step in his
corner. Both men are looking in the
finest kind of shape. Billy Muldoom
greet Fitz asking "hello Fitz, how are
you."
Fitz replies, "Oh bloody fne."
Madden introduces the referee and the
men proceeded to strip. Fitz refuses to
shake hands. Time was called at 1907.
Round 1.-Sparrlng for opening. Fitz
forcing Corbett to corner. tries left
swing, Jim ducks cleverly. Jim smiling,
Fitz very aggressive and lands light one
on Corbett's neck. Jim feints and lands
left hand on stomach. Follows with left
hook on Fitzsimmons' jaw. They clinoh
but no damage done in breakaway. Cor
bett lands right swing on Fitz' ribs.
Clinch, no damage done in breakaway.
Fitz lands left on Jim's head, Jim lands
hard right on Fitz on short ribs. Clinch
and Fitz lands heavy right on Jir''s he,. l,
Jim says "Oh," and laughs, Jim lands on
Fitz' ribs as gong sounds.
Round 2.-Corbettt advances to center,
faces it for a minute, clinch, no damage
in breaking. Fitz short on ribs and left
swings. More clinching. Jim is very
cautious and looking for slightest open
ing. Lands two stiff left swings on Fitz
head. Fitz swings left and right and
lands lightly on Corbett's head. Fight is
of rapid character, both men very lively
on foot. Jim landed hard left half round
iab on Fitz' stomach and follows with
another same place. He is jabbing Fitz
hard right and left on body when bell
rings.
Round 3.-Corbett starts right in with
that hard left hook on body, Fitz gets
savage and tries his left and right at Cor
belts head but does vsry little damage.
Corbett lands another left jab on body
and follows with right short on ribs. Jim
clinches. Corbett lands right hard over
heart. Fitz mixes it up and puts his
glove in Cerbett's face in clinch. Jim
keeps his right working like piston rod
on Fitz' body. They clinch and Fitz
roughs in breakaway. As gong sounds
Fitz seems anxious to continue but Cor
bett laughingly slaps his right glove in
Fitz' face and they 60 to their corners.
Round 4.-Corbett rushing and lands
the left again on the body Fitz is short
with his left. Fitz follows it with stiff
left on Jim's stomach and they clinch
roughs it again. They are fighting at
terrible rate and it is beautiful contest.
Fitz rushes and Jim meets him with a
stiff right handler short on the stomach.
Fits is doing the rushing and hitting and
roughing in the break aways. Corbett is
by long odds making the cleverest fight.
He is playing systematically with right
and left on the body an exchange of left
at head and time called.
Round 5.-Corbett lands his left on
Fltz' jaw, again his left goes on the jaw.
Fitz blows have plenty of steam behind
them, but are not as frequent as Cor
belts They clinch and exchange COM
pliments with one arm loose. Corbett
leads very slow left. Fitz lands left on
Jim's neck. Jim throws stiff half round
with left on Fitz' nose, drawing first
blood. They mix and Corbett has the
better of it,. Corbett lands anothhr stiff
rigiAt on the body aud left on the chin.
This round decidedly in favor of Corbett.
Round 6.-They clinch and Fritz tries
to wrestle.
Round 6.-Corbett down. Loud cries
of "Oh" "Oh." Corbett land right jab on
face. Fitz counters on jaw. Corbett
upper cuts Fitz with his right and has
Fitz going. Fltz is literally covered with
blood, but is fighting like demon. Fitz
is down on one knee. Corbett's leads are
Wild and he misses many we'll intended
blows. Time called with Fitz looking
very much worse for wear and Corbett
putting.
Round 7,--Oorbett facing. Misses left
swing at head and Corbett uppercuts
hard on face. Fitz is breeding again.
They are both looking for knockout
blow. Jim lands light left on Fitz sore
mouth. Corbert is very tired. Fitz looks
like stuck bnllock and is as strong as
the other man. Fitz is forcing it. Clinch
but no damage. Fitz misses left swing
and is lifted off his feet by straight jab
from Corbett on the mouth. Fitz is try
ing all forcing this round, but Corbett
ducks. Fitz lands his left on Corbett's
face and Corbett counters with right on
body. Fitz has the worst this round when
gong sounds.
Round 8.-Fitz misses left swing and
is lifted off his feet by straight left
iab from Corbett. On mark Fitz is do
ing all forcing this round. Fitz has worst
this round when gong sounds.
Round 9.--Long range sparring, both
very active on their feet. Fitz lands be-
low belt and is cautioned by siler. Fitz
is landing moro oftener than Corbett now.
Round 1O.-Fitz spits blood out his
mouth and tries hard left swing at Cor
belts face, Corbett comes back with stiff
left and right on Fitz' head and body
Fitzsimmons' won it the 14th round.
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