The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-18
FIGHT IN DETAIL.
Referee, Timekeepers and Seconds
Named and the Gong Sounded at 1907.

CARSON CITY. New. March i7-At II
o'clock noon Billy Madden entered the ring
and said: while the contest for the worlds
championship is taking place please keep
order, there are ladies present" Sier
was announced as referee. The official time
keeper was Muldoon. Fitzsimmons's sec
onds were Roeber, Hickey, Julian and
Stelzner, and his timekeeper was Louis
Houseman. Corbetts seconds We're McVey,
White Delaney, Woods and Donaldson, and
his timekeeper Colvlle. Fitz was first in
troduced and Corbett next. Corbett got the
loudest applause. F'itz then stripped and
put on his gloves. light pea green. Corbett
wore ,1 tan, tan-cSlored: Soroett wore red wnite
rosette. His trunks were green and ne wore
white socks rolled down over the top OF his
small American flags. Sier. ordered the men
TO shake hands. Julian prevented Ii by say
ing: 20 you refused IL once" Then they
walked to their corners. The gong sounded
at l2:01.
First Round.
Both men spared cautiously for OPEN
ing, Fitz being on the aggressive. Corbett
keeping away. Fftz. seeing that he must
force matters went after his man and
crowded Corbett back into the latters
corner. Both made vicious swings with left
and both missed, both men staggering
against the ropes. Fitz still kept crowd
ing Corbett, and Corbett landed right on
the face. getting away without a return:
again missed the counter which Fitz sent
in. Both men clinched and In the break
away tz got IN & hard edf On S9ERet1 bIs S
with a left on the upper part of the neck,
staggering him second time. Corbett sent
in left counter in return and then ducked
and ran away from vicious right hook.
Corbett sailed In, landing a light left on
the neck, getting the same for his own
share and Immediately after sending In
l. htc crfrr
for the body. but Fitz avoided by clever
side step. Corbett got in light left and
cleverly ducked from a right swing. Cor
bett sent his left and right to head and the
men ciinched, Fitz landing a hard left with
his one free arm. Both landed rights on
the body and We're clinching in the center
of the ring when the gong sounded.
Second Round.
Both men came quickly to center of the
ring Coruett this time assumed the ag-
gressive and prodded Fitz. The latter
landed his left on the heart and the men
clnched Both men were fearful of hits In
the breakaway and wrestled cautiously.
showing each other back and forth. On the
breakaway Fitz followed up qrickly and
got in his left on the chest. Corbett came
back with hard right on the body and
then came another clinch during which
Fitz was laughing over Corbetts shoulder
as they struggled. Another cliIch fd,owed,
a hard left being sent in on the nose by
Corbett. Jim then got in left on Fftz $
nose getting a light counter. Fitz clinched
and Immediately on the break sent IN right
and left swings on the head. Corbett
laughed and came up for more Fitz ducked
| a straight LETT and then came another
! clinch. Corbett getting in right on the
breakaway. Fitz sent straight right for
| the head, but missed, Corbett coming back
| with a hard left ON he. head. Both landed
| and Corbett stopped the smiling by getting
| a right hook on Fitz's head; following il
with one of the same sort from ms lett.
| sion but failed TO land In any OF the three:
| AT the third swing Fitz ran in and clinched
and Snd on b the b Wih hs eft an
unintentional foul. second aiter ne
| slipped Fitz left on the stomach, doubling
| hioW and the best of the fight up TO this
| time Corbett led with his left for the head,
| but slipped and nearly fell tltz Iolo%ea
| him hotiy but Jim was too clever and Bob
| could not reach him. Corbett sent in a
| straight left on body, following II with
| right in the same direction, ana then sent
| i'm another left FitZ was unable 10 stop
| the rain of blows and running in on Cor
| bett clinched him. Immediately a1ter the
| men parted Corbett sent In riHnt Sh pUuS u
| blow and Fitz clinched again Inc men
| were clinching as the gong sounded. jim
| had much the better of this round on points.
though none of the blows were hara enough
| 70 do much damage. During the minute
| rest Bob drank eagerly from a Dottle, OUT
| Corbett took no refreshments.
Third Round.
| AT the opening Corbett sent IN haru
| left on the Jaw staggering Fitz. He fol-
| lowed this with rain of blows, sending MS
| left TO the body twice and right on the
! head Jim led for the head again. but f1tz
| stoned him cleverly. both men clinching.
| Fitz made right and left swings on the Jaw
but Corbett ducked and both men iaugheo.
| Jim feinted with his left and then sent MS
right to the body, landing lightly Fitz
swung his left but landed only lightly and
! the men clinched. Corbett got in q
right and left on the body and
| the men clinched, Corbett laughing and
nodding in evident. good humor 10 MS
| age poke for the jaw but missed: Corbett
| stepped in quickly, getting a right TO the
body. and a mutual clineh followed. fltz
| turned loose with a left hook on the jaw,
| staggering Corbett He followed this with
| a hard right on the jaw, and In the break
away from from the an e,nS9 o he head TheV were
| apart for n few seconds only, and Corbett
| ran in and clinched. after landing hard
bens Fghs fh Rt ihe in tRe SSreakaway and wrese
| for several seconds. F1tz sent In goou
right. reaching the jaw. but Corbett only
Fitzsimmons getting in hard left on the
body in the breakaway. fitz sent his right
to the body and left on the nose: he as,
was about to lead with his left as the gong
| sounded Corbett held up his hands. say
| ing good naturedly, Nay. nay. BOZ
| grinned and turned away to his corner.
Fourth ROund.
| Corbett landed left on the jaw and the
men clinched. both laughing. Both landed
hard lefts on the body, and in a clinch
which followed Corbett nodded TO his
friends over Fitz's shoulder. Jim landed a
| hard and light one on the head Fitz coun-
tering. The men clinched again, Corbett
| landing right on Fitz's ear on the break
away. Then the men clinched again. Cor
| bett landed a hard left on the chin and
| ducked a vicious right swing and landed q
right on the body following it with left
| on the body and another on the nose. Cor.
| bett led for the face but touched lightly
Fitz followed Corbett up and landed hare
| left on Corbett'S AW. getting a left the
| Jaw in return, but IL only made him laugh
| The men then clinched Fitz missed left
for the body and they clinched again. Fitz
| and i'm the clinch punched Corbett on the
| body with his right. He also hit Corbett
on the head with his right Corbett missed
| a right swing for the head on the break
| away and Fitz clinched Jim landed harC
| right on the body but missed left for the
| head Corbett landed his right the head
| and his left on the body, following with q
| left on the Jaw. A clinch followed. Corbett
| landed hard right on the body and hart
left on the jaw. When the round closed the
| men were clinching. both laughing Fitz':
| body was red from the effects of Corhett's
| right handlers. Referee Siler announced tC
| the newspaper men that he did not get In
| between the men during a clinch. fearinl
| he might spoil chance for knock ou
with one arm free.