The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-18

work and he supplemented right and | left on the jaw with half arm punch which was just enough behind the point of Fitzsimmons' jaw to minimize the ! danger, Corbett showed much more ! confidence and shifted his attack from body to jaw. Four times before the bell rang Jim's right and left landed lightly on the point of attack and as the bell rang he uppercut FitZsimmons in | clinch.
 Round 6-Fitzsimmons opened the round with right and left swing Tor the jaw, which were both short. The Australian seemed to grow very vicious at his failure, and he rushed at Jim and hugged him hard, attempting to wrestle him against the ropes. Referee Siler quickly noticed the roughing and cautioned Fitzsimmons, The caution seemed to have the desired effect, for in the clinches which followed Bob was more cautious, Corbett landed a light left on the face, and Bob came back with his right on the body lightly, but missed terrific left swing for the jaw. They clinched and Bob caught Corbett a hard clip with the right on the side | Oi NilN AC0Nl Oll LllG bl GSiheIWGy' ~Oi- bett sent in a neat and effective right on the wind and came again with a right on the ear and a left on the mouth and nose, which started the blood afresh, Encouraged by his seconds and the shouts of his friends in the arena, Corbett followed his man all over the ring, jabbing him hard with the left Bob appeared to be very near queer street and hugged Corbett close { ly While he clung Corbett upper-cut him in the wind, pasted right and left on the jaw and forced Fitzsimmons into his corner. Fitzsimmons came back, however and the fighting that ensued was fast and furious, both men being covered with blood. Jim sent 0 hard right to the jaw and swung his | left, catching Fitzsimmons under the ear and bringing him to his knees. The | Australian remained down until Siler called nine 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 a time and recovered | easily, showing his wonderful recuper- ative abilities He was slow, however, and kept clinching Jim upper-cut him repeatedly in the clinches and swung right and left three or four times on the jaw Fitzsimmons appeared very groggy, but Jim lacked strength to get | in the deciding blow. In clinch Jim took a short arm punch from the Aus tralian, who had recovered wonderful ly. A couple of jolts on the wind be- fore the bell rang weakened Jim As l Fitzsimmons went to his corner he
 heard his wife say something about blood on his face. He turned quickly and said: Never mind the blood; I've got him licked"
 Round 7-Fitzsimmons came on look ing fresh and stood his ground. Cor | bett, however, was the first to lead with | a left on the jaw and right on the body Fitzsmmons stopped hard right | lead for the body but was wild with his right and left. FitZsimmons put light uppercut on the chin and the came
 together Fitzsimmons was bleeding
 freely and Corbett YVES ,plentifully be-
 smeared with the Australians gore.
 Jim sent a light left on the face, Bob
 returning with left on the body, which
 was also light Bob swung his right
 hard for the jaw but missed and they l CInCneu. Tie IE1eu dSdlH NiIu tlit
 same result. Both were cautious for
 moment, and then Jim let fly light left
 on the nose. Bob reached the face with
 a light left, but missed with both hands in an attempt to get to the jaw Jim showed his left twice in the face, | Bob countering the last blow with a
 left on the jaw Corbett's right caught
 FitBsimmons on the wind, but the Aus
 tralian countered heavily on the head.
 They were slow in breaking away.
 Fitzsimmons' right on the wind
 brought q counter from Corbett, with 2
 left on the same spot. Jim landed light
 on the jaw, and both swung wildly.
 Fitzsimmons put his left glove tightly
 on the face and as Fitzsimmons clnch-
 ed he uppercut Corbett with right on
 the jaw Both were sparring for wind
 at the end of the round.
 Round slim opened with light left which Bob stopped. The Australian swung right and left but missed and , Jim drove his left on the wind. Bob faked left lead and then caught Jim lightly on the jaw with right. Fitz- } simmons forced the fighting with g heavy left on the wind, but he was very } wild with his right swings and couple of clncheS followed Corbett cleverly , evaded a left from the head and then sent his own left for the body twice , F'itzsimmons drove his left hard above the heart, but Corbett drew back ir ; time to avoid the full force of the blow 2 Jim landed a hard left punch on the 3 side of the jaw, and Fitzsimmons com- / menced to bleed again. Fitzsimmons - ran into another left on the jaw imme- ] diately afterwards They spared al <. long range for a time and both were l very cautious. A light left on the face Q | by Corbett was followed by two left [ iahs which landed on Bob's nose. The - latter swung right and left wildly anG e caught Jim's left on the nose. Agair . Fitzsimmons swung but Corbett duck
 ed and shot his left past Bob's guard
 full in the face. Just as the gons sounded Corbett jabbed stiff left or the damaged nose and Fitzsimmon'
 was quickly covered with blood. How ever the Australian seemed to be get
 ting stronger as the fight progressed , and the enthusiasts who offered } tt 2 on Corbett found a good many takers
 among Bobs friends.
 Round 9-Both spared cautiously