Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-03-30
FlTzSIMMOaS CHAMPION
POwPApOUR JIM KNOCKpD OUT
INrHE FOURTEESTH nOuND.
Corbeu showed Mos. Science and
speed but Fitz Was the Fiercer
aud stronger.

What has been termed, and per-
haps truly, the fight of the century
is over and observation-disclosures of
Australia is now the champion
prize fighter of the world. The
end came in the fourteenth round.
The first three rounds of the Cor
bett aud Fitzsimmons fight at
Carson, Nevada, on March II,
were spent in futile sparring, both
men seeming to be trying to
gauge the others methods. In
the fourth round Corbett found
Fitz' jaw repeatedly and had en-
tirely the best of it all through.
In the fifth Corbett seemed to
have taken his opponents
measure; smashing him repeated
ly on the jaw and going for him
regardless of consequences, evil
IDENTIFY with the intention of wear
ing him out.
In the sixth Corbett very near
ly had his man beaten. Fitz was
mad clear through when he res
pended. He rushed Corbett and
tried to score with the right, but
failed, clinch following. Then
Fitz did considerable wrestling,
and the crowd cried "Foul!" Then
Corbett came at his man viciously,
smashing him with right and left
on the jaw, making Fitz unsteady
on his feet. A straight left on
the nose made the blood flow in
streams. A right handler on the
jaw staggered Fitz, and in order
to avoid further punishment he
dropped to his knees, remaining
down eight seconds. Corbett
stood off waiting for him. When
he did get up Corbett promptly
smashed him on the jaw with the
left, following with the
right on the jaw, staggering Fitz.
A straight left on Fitz' damaged
nose again brought the blood.
This round was all in favor of
Corbett.
In the seventh and eighth Cor
bett followed up his advantage
but seemed to be gradually firing
while Fitz got fresher. In the
ninth the tide turned and Fitz got
in a staggerer on Corbett's jaw and
he'd the best of the fighting all
round. In the tenth while Fitz
was the aggressor Corbett seemed
to have the best of the fighting.
In the eleventh it seemed to be u
case of who could stand the most
punishment. In the twelfth there
was more hard fighting, Corbett
seeming to be the fresher of the
two. In the thirteenth there was
fierce fighting Fitz, landing twice
oD Corbett's jaw heavily, while
Corbett hit the Australian five
times in succession on the face
and nose.
The fourteenth and last round
is thus described by the New
! York Herald's special correspond
( emit:
Corbett led first, shooting out
left, but was short. His next ef-
fort met with better results. The
blow landed hard on Fitz's dam
aged nose. This he followed with
another left on the same point.
The blows seemed to nettle Fitz,
and he promptly came back at
jim, scoring with force on the jaw
and following it with two left
swings on Corbett's jaw. He fol-
lowed up the advantage just gain
ed cleverly. Rushing viciously at
Corbett, he planted his left with
fearful force in the pit of the
stomach and followed it with
right over the heart. Corbett
placed his hands over his body,
and, with an expression of agony
on his face, sank writhing in pain
to the floor. There were some
cries of foul, but the blow was
perfectly fair one. 1t. doubled
Corbett up completely, and from
that moment his claims to the
title of champion pugilist of the
world ceased to exist. After an
effort that was pitiful in the ex-
treme, Corbett finally struggled to
his feet and in dazed sort of way
made his way to the northwest
corner and wanted to go on with
the fight, but Fitz laughed at him
and friends separated them. Later
Corbett's seconds made a claim of
foul, which the referee refused to
allow. showed my description
of the knncknnt blows To Silar