The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1897-03-20

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Fight When Fitssimmons Gave Nin .
Out
Beneath bright sky, and in a
valley 5000 feet above the sea, cir
cled by snow.caPped mountains,
the great Corbett- Fitzsimmon fight
took place Wednesday atl2: 1OP.M.
In the fourteenth round. James g.
Corbett went down to defeat before
Robert Fitzsimmons, who was de-
clared the champion heavyweight
pugilist of the world.
Fitzsimmons was left in good
condition, with the exception Of
sprained thumb. ). He drove into
town with his wife during the after
noon and left on the evening train
for San Francisco, taking with him
the purse, $3.50 in drafts, which
was turned over to him by AL Smith,
the stakeholder.
Following is the fight by rounds !:
First round Sparring for IN opening;
Fltz forcing Corbett to corner; tries lett
swing which Jim ducks cleverly; Jim
smiling, sFitz very aggressive and lands
on Jim's neck; Jim feints and lands left
hook on the stomach; follows with q left
hook on Fits jaw; they clinch but no
damage done in the breskaway; Jim
lands right swing on Fitz's ribs, clinch,
no damage in break Fitz lands stiff left
on Jim's head; Jim lands hard right on
Fitz's short ribs; clinch, Fitz lands heavy
right on Jim's head, Jim says 80" and
laughs; Jim lands his right on Fitz.
2d-Corbett advances 10 center, forces
it for a minute, a clinch, no damage in
breskaway. Fitz short on right and left
swings; more clinching; Jim is very eau
tious and looking Cor slightest opening,
lands two stiff left swings on Fitz's fore
head; Fitz swings right and lands lightly
on Jim's head; the fighting is of rapid
character and both men very livelySon
their feet. Corbetr landed y hard left
half sound jab on Fitz's stomach aud fol-
Lowell it with another in the same place;
he il jabbing Fitz hard right and left on
the body when bell rings.
3d-Corbett starts right in with that
hard left hook on the body; Fitz gets
savage and tries his left and right at Jim's
head, but does very little damage. Cor
bett lands another LETT jab on Fitz's wind
aud follows with right sport On the ribs.
jim cllnches; lac lands his right hard over
heart; Fitz mixes it up aud puts the heel
of his glove in Jim's face 10 clinch. Jim
keeps his right working like . piston Tod
on Fitz's ribs; they ciinch aud Fitz roughs
1t in the breaksway rs the gong sounds;
bett laughingiy sticks his right glove in
Fitz's face ~ they go to corners.
4th-Corbstt rushing lands the left
again On body. Fitz is short with his left !;
follows up with stiff left on Jim's stom
ach and 10 the ,clinch roughs it again ;
they are fighting 1t terrific rate and it Is
beautiful contest. Fitz rushes aud Jim
meets him with stiff right hand short
on the stomach; Fitz is doing the rushing
and hitting and roughs it in the break
away; Jim is by long odds making the
cleveres fight. He is playing systemat-
ically with right and left On the body; M
exchange of lefts At head IS time is called.
kth-Corbett lands left on Fitz's jaw,
again that left goes on Fitz's jaw; Flsz's
blows have plenty of steam behind them
but are not as often as Corbett's; they
clinch and exchange compliments with
one arm loose; Jim leads very slow left
Fitz lands his lett on Jims neck; Jim
throws q stiff half round with left on
Fitz nose, drawing first blood; they mix
and Corbett has the better of it; Corbett
lands another stiff right on body and left
on chin; Corbctt's rohnd. -,-v~s--
6th-They clinch and Fitz tries to
wrestle COrbett down; loud cries of Oh.
Oh; Jim lands light left jab on face; Jim
counters with the right and had Fitz go
ing; Fitz is literally covered with blood
but is fighting like demon; Corbett 10
showing the signs of the fast work; Fitz
10 down on one knee and takes the time
limit; be is full! of fight on rising; jim il
slaughtering him with upper cuts; Cor
belts leads are bit wild and he misses
we'll intended blows; time called with
Fitz looking very much the worse for
wear and Corbett putting.
7th-Corbett forcing; Fitz misses left
swings ut head, and Jim uppercuts hin.
hard on face; Fitz is bleeding again, but
fighting like lion; Jim lands light
left on Fitz's sore mouth; Fitz misses
right and left. swings; Fitz tries left
swing which is ducked BY Corbett and
countered with heavy right over heart
Corbett is very tired; Fitz looks like !
stuck bullock, but il rs strong as the
other man. =
sth-Fitz forcing it; no damage; Fitz
misses his left swing aud 10 lifted of his
feet by q straight left jab from Corbett
on the neck; Fiiz 10 doing all the forcing
this round; tries right hand cross but
Corbett ducks; Bob lands his left on
COrbett's face and COrbett counters with
= right on the body; spar for wind; Bob
tried hard right at Corbett's head, but IS
countered heavily on the jaw with Jim's
left; Fitz has the worst of this round.
9th-Long range sparring, both very
active; Bob lands below the belt and is
cautioned by Siler; Jim lands stiff left
on Bob's wind; Bob PUSHES .Corbett, but
does little damage; Jim jabbing and
uppercutting. with the right
on breakaway; Bob lands very hard
left hand swing on Jim's jaw and tries
right cross, bat Jim Is inside; Bob again
tries right cross but he is short; landing
more often than Corbett now.
: 1Oth--Fitz spits the blood out Of his
mouth. and tries hard left swing at
Corbetts head; Bob comes back with
stiff left and right on Jims head and
body; is very much cooler and stronger
than Corbett; Jim stops left swing with
a sfraivht left on mouth: Bob bleeding