The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-18
WHOLE NO. 1881.

ppuy, staggering COfDetI. jim lduuSu Il
| left on the nose. another hard left in
the same place, a left on the jaw, Il sec
ond hard straight left on the jaw, a left
on the nose again, and right on the
body. Fitz landed a hard left on the
jaw. followed With a left for the head.
which missed. He landed on the jaw
with his right. staggering Corbett bad
ly and sending him back several feet.
Both men appeared tired, but Fitzsim-
mons was laughing through the smear5
of blood on his face. Corbett led a
hard left for the face, but missed, Fitz
/ ducking cleverly. FitZ led with his left,
and Jim got away. Fitz landed a right
on the jaw. and Corbett clinched. Fitz
| landed a right and left on the body. and
| the men clinched again. F'itz landed
a right lightly on the jaw. Jim put his
. left on the face and got a left on the
jaw in return, which ended the round.
Corbett seemed tired. but Fitz was evil
IDENTIFY fresher than at the close of the
previous round. He. however, was
bleeding badly from a bad cut on his
lower lip.
Round 10-Fitz assumed the agrees
sive at the start. He missed a hard
right for Corbett's face but followed it
turn hard right on the jaw The
men clinched, Fitz landing a hard left
! on Corbett's chin, also a light left on
the body but got a hard left on the
jaw in the counter. Fitz landed hard
on the body with his left and put a
right hard on the jaw, following up
with stiff left on the jaw. pushing
Corbett back two feet Corbett missed
| hand 70 7 la low
ting away. Corbett also missed a left
for the body. Fitz landed hard left on
| the body, and Corbett countered with
a hard right in the same place. Jim
| landed left on the body. Fitz counter
ing and getting a light tap on the
nose. Both men led lefts and clinched.
t1tz missed a right for the head. but
! landed left twice i'm succession. and
got away without a return Fitz land
ed hard right on the Jaw. He made q
terrible swing with his left for the
Jaw, but Corbett got away. Jim landed
MS left on the jaw and a hard right on
the body. The men clinched. Corbet+
rushed Fftz after a hard left on the
Jaw ana got in on the body with his
llSht' also landing two lefts. one on the
chln and Que on the neck. Corbett
smiled, though he looked somewhat
tired' lie ducked left hand swing. and
got lett IN on the body rushing Fitz
| 10 the ropes. CThe crowd hissed) He
Iailued with his left a terrible blow on
VIZ Jaw, staggering him. The men
we're IN cilnch as the round closed
rltZ condition appeared to be improv
Ihg' but Corbett was to all appearanes
losing strength.
Pouhd IL. Both men put lefts on the
oody ana then clinched. Corbett land
eu MS le1t on the Jaw and his right ON
the pody. Fftz got in light left on
the Jaw, followed by two others. and q
IlSht on the head. Corbett landed q
lelt on the head in the clinch which
| lollo"ed. Corbett landed a hard RIGHT
on the face and hard left on the car
ana poked F'itz gently with his left in
I'the lace again. Fitz missed a rieht
hand swing for the jaw. Corbett missed
a ieft for the jaw. and a second intend
ed Tor the same locality. Fitz landed
hard right on the jaw. the men
clinching and wrestling. Corbett led his
rlght for the body, FTtz getting avav
Corbett led with his left for the head
but Bob ducked. Fitz landed straiobt
LETT on the jaw and uppercut Corbett in
the clinch with his right. He also
landed his right on the jaw, and nut n
hard right on COrbetts ear. Corbett
made left-hand swing but it was
stopped. Fitz landed a hard one in
Corbetts face, staggering him. and in
the clinch he uppercut Corbett with his
right on the jaw. He also landed hard
on Corbetts ear, after receiving a
light left on the chin. Corbett landed
hard left on Fits nose. and received
one IN return on the body. Corbett
| ducked vigorous right-hand swing
and the men cIinched. The round closed
with Fits condition improving and he
was fighting strong.
found II. F'itz came up quickly and
started after Corbett with a yicions left
for the head. Corbett ducked, and F'itz'
arm shot fully a foot above his back.
The energy of his blow swung Fitz
clear around and he staggered. almost
! falling down in Corbetts corner. He
rallied quickly, however, and put his
right on the body before Corbett could
eaten him Corbett missed a left jab
pointed at the jaw and Fitz went
through similar performance, but
swung back with his right. catching
Corbett on the head, and then followed
1t with u straight poke in the nose.
force
and both missed left hooks. Corbett
| put his left on the body very lightly.
and then put his left hard on the law
| receiving a severe counter in the same
place. Jim then landed hard on the
| head and rushed Bob to the roDes
where clinch followed. The men were
apart just long enough to allow Corbett
| to put a light left on the Jaw and a
hard left on the nose, and they clinched
again. During this clinch Fitz cleared
his throat of blood, which he spat out
over Corbett's shoulder in the coolest
manner possible, and then he wiped the
| blood from his nose with the thumb of
his glove. His toilet being completed.
Fltz broke away, catching a hard left
on the jaw as he did so. He missed
another of the same sort and clinched.
| uppercutting Corbett with his right on
| the breakaway Both men ducked left
swings ard clinched again. Corbett
then landed a rain of blows on F'itz.
catching him repeatedly on the Jaw and
body. He landed on Bob just about as
he pleased, although the latter was
fighting strong.
! Round 49, Fitz landed a left on the
body and a hard right on the jaw. Jim
missed left-hand swing, but landed
a left on the jaw, and the men clinched.
F'itz missed a hard right for the head,
! following Corbett around the ring and
receiving a straight left in the face af-
ter which they clinched. They fddled
around the ring, Corbett with his guard
down in a careless fashion, Fitz follow