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landed lightly on the point of attack
and as the bell rang he upper cut Fitz
in clinch.
ROUND SIX.
Fitzsimmons opened the round with a
right and left swing for the jaw which
were both short. The fast Australian
seemed to grow very vicious at his fail
ures. He rushed at Jim and hue2ed
him hard, attempting to wreste hi m
against the ropes. Referee Siler quickly
noticad the roughing and cautioned
fltz. The caution seemed to have the
desired effect, for in the olinches which
followed Rnb was more cautious.
Corbett land ed light on the face and
Bob came back with his right oil the
body lightly and IL Used IA terrific left
swing for the jaw. They clirohed and
Bob caught CGrhett hard clip with
the right on tie side of the head on the
and effective right on tho wind and
came again with right on the ear and
a left on tho mouth and nose which
started the b ood afresb. Encouraged
by his Sc eonds and the shouts of his
fEierf's in the arena. Corbett followed
his mal all over the ring, jabiing him
haru with the left. Bob appeared to be
very near Queer street and Rugged
Corbett closely, While he chung Cor
ed right and left on the jaw and forced
titz into his corner. Fitz came back at
him and the fighting that ensued wes
fast anu furious. both men being covered
with blood. Jim sent a hard right to
the jaw and swung his left catching
Fitz under the ear and bringing him to
his knees. The Australian remained
down until Siler called and then got
TO his feet. Jim rushed at once and
planted right and left on both sides
Of his face. Fitz kept away for tho time
and recovered easily, showing his wonder
full recupaIative abilities. He was slow,
however, and kept clinohing. Jim upper
cnt him repeatedly in the clinches and
swung right aud left three or four tim es
on the jaw. Fit1 appeared very arosgy.
-jlEl lacked strength 10 get in the decid
ing blow. In a clinch Jim took e
sshoft arm punch on the nose from the
australian who had recovered wonnor-
fully. A conrls of jots on the Wind be-
fore the gong weakened Jim. As Fitz
went to his Garner he heard his wife say
something about the blood on his face.
He turned quickly and said: Never
mind the blood, I've got him licked. %
ROUND SEVEN.
Corl cts was the first to lead with lef,
on the jaw and 3 right on body. FitZ
stopped a hard right lead for the body.
but WIS wild with his right and Ief,
and nibett jabbed him three times in
the face. Fitz put a light upper cut or
the chin aud they came together. Fit2
wss blee5ing freely and Corhett was
plentifully hesmeaTei. with the Austria
lian's gore. jim sant light left on the
| face, Bob returning with left on the
body which WIS also light. Bob swung
mis- right hard for the jaw, but missed
and they clinchef. He tried again with
car as171t Roth
| for the moment then jim let fly light
| left on the nose Bob reached the face
| with a light left, but missed with both
hands in IN attempt to get to the inv.
| Jim showed his left twice il the face,
Bob counterjng the last blow with left
on the jaw. Corbstt's right caught Fitz
on the wind. The Australian count
slow in breaking away. Fitz's right on
the wind brought counter from Cor
| bett with left on the same spot. Jim
landed light left on the jaw and both
sung wildly. Fitz cut up his left glove
| lightly on the face and as Fitz olinched
he upper cut Corbett with right Oh the
jaw. Both were spariing fos wind at the
end Of the round.
ROUND EIGHT.
Jim opened with light left which Bob
stopped. The Australian swung his
right and left, but missed. Jim drove
his left on the wind. Bob faxed left
and then caught Jim lightly on the
jaw with right. Fitz forced she fight
| ing with heavy left on the wind, but
was very wild with his right swings
and couple of clinchss followed. Ger
bett cleverly evaded lead for the head
and then sent his own left for the body
| twice. F'ftz drave his left hard above
the heart. but Corbett drew back in
time to avoid the full force Of the blow.
Jim landed a hard left punch ON the
to hlead again. Fitz ran into another left
on the jaw Immediately. They spared
at long range for "a time and both were
very cautious A left on the face by
Corbett was followed by two lott jabs
which lnnded on Bob's nose. The litter
swung right end left wildly and caught
jim e left on the nose. Again titz
swung, but Corhett ducked and shot his
left past Bob's guard full In the face.
Just rs the gong sounded, Corbett jabbed
stiff left on the damaged nose and Fit2
was quickly covered with blood. The
Australian seemed to be getting stronger
as the fight proRrt ssed ami the enthusi-
ssts who offerd to on Corbett found a
good many takers among Bob's adher-
ents.
ROUND NINE.
Both spared cautiously. Fitz seemed,
boxing well within himself. Jim started
the ball rolling with light left on the
nose, Bob countering lightly with the
right On the body. More long range spar
ring took place before jim shot a stiff
left on the wind and then showed his
glove into Bob's face. Fitz rushed in and
put q left on the chin, but was met by
two stiff lefts, one on the jazz and the
other on the nose. They clinched and
Jim drove his right over the heart before
they stepped back. Fiiz missed two
left swings before he successfully land
ed on the jaw with "a LETT hand hook
which staggered Corbett. Jim swung
lila left for tue jaw, but Bob duoked.
Eitzsinimons dt a lot of leading, but
failed to land. Jim put his left on the
face and stepped back from two vicious
leads. Fitz would not be denied, how
ever, and he came again with pile
driving right on the body. AS the
round ended Corbett caught a light left
on the mouth. titz was very strong,
but was breatsing hard as he sat in his
chair. Corbett was net showing the
cleyerneS3 his ardent admirers expectsd