Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-03-18

Round 1.-Sparriog for an opening.
Fritz forcing Corbett to corner, tries a
left swing which Jim ducks cleverly.
Fitz very aggressive and lands light
one on Corbetts neck jim feints
and lands left hook on the stom Acb,
follows with left hook on Fits jaw.
They cliuch but no damage done on
! the break away. Corbett lands right
swing on F!tz's ribs; clinch but no
damage in breaS-aHay; Fitz lands
stiff left on Jims head; Jim lands
hard right-hand on Fitz short ribs
clinch and Ftz lands heavy right
hand on jim s head; jim says, "Oh"
and laughs Jim lands his right on
| FitZ's as gong sounds.
| Round 2-Corbett advances to the
center forces it. for a minute: clinch
and no damage in break away; Fitz
short 90 right and left swin9s; more
inrhing Jim is very cautious and
looking for the slightest opening
lands two stiff left swings on Fits
! head Fitz swings left and right and
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| fighting is of "a rapid char .cter and
hcth men Very lively on their feet;
Jim ADDED a hard left halt-round jab
| on Fit rs stomach and follows it with
another in the same place. He is
jabbing Fitz hard right and left on
the body when the gong sounds.
ROuud 3-Corbett starts IiA ht in
With that hard left hook on the body
Fi,Z gets savage and tries his left
and right at C0rbett's head, but does
very little damage; Corbett lands
another jab on Fitz5 wind and fol-
lows with right short on the ribs
COrbett lands his right hard over the
heart; Fitz knocks it up and puts the
heel OF his glove in COrbetts face: in
the c!inch Jim keep G:5 right work
ing like piston rod on Fitzs ribs !;
they clinch and Fitz roughs it in the
break-away. AS the gong sounds
Fitz seems anxious to continue but
C0rbett laEghingiy sticks his right
glove III Fits face and they go to
their corners.
Round 4-Cothett rushing l3nds he
left again on body. Fitz is short on
left. Fltz follows up with a stiff left
on Jims stomach and ia the cliuch
rub5 it gain. They are fl ghtiog at
a terrific rate and it is "a grand con-
test. Fitz-im mons rushes and Jim
meets him with a stiff right on
stomach. Firz is doing the rushiu q
and hitting in the bTeakawav. Cor
bett is by long oii5 making a clever
fight. He's playing stamatically
with right and left on the body An
) exchange OF left "a time is called
t Round 5-C0rbatt lands his left on
, Fits jaw. Again rhe LIFT goes on the
, jaw. Fitz's blog have plenty of steam
r behind them, bat arr not as frequent
: as COrbett. They ciinch and exchange
: Curhett leads very slow fight. Fitz
: lands his left on Jim'a neck. jim
throws stiff half round with left on
Fits nose draws first blood. They
mix it and Corbett has the better Of it
Corhett lands another stiff right on
the body and left on the chin. The
round is in favor of G 'rb.tt,
Ruuni 6-Ghey clinch and FitZ tries
to Wra-tl Corhatt ,ip~n, Loud cri"s
of "Oh Oh Cor:e;t iants light lab
on the face. FitZ counters on thn Jaw
Corbett upper cut finally with the
! right aud has Fitz ia literally covered
with bl cd but is fighting like a de-
mon C2rhett is showing signs of
fastwork Fitz is down on one knee
and takes the time limit. He is full
Of fight on rising Corbett is slaughter
ing him with upper cuts. Corbetts
, lead are a bit wild and he misses
2 many vel devised blows. Time call
ed with Fitz looking very much the
! worse for wear and Corbett putti z