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| clinched and Fitz roughed in the break
away. AS the gong sounded Corbett
seemed anxious to continue, but he
laughingly stuck his right glove in Fitz'
face.
| Fourth round-Corbett rushed and
landed his left ON Fitz' body; Fitz was
short with his left. Fitz followed with
| stiff left ON Corbett's stomach. They
clinched. Fitz roughed it again. The
| men were fighting at terrific rate.
The contest began to be beautiful one.
| Fitz rushed, and Corbett met him with
stiff right hand short on the stomat 4.
| Fitz was doing the rushing, and hitting
and roughing it in the br1akaways.
Corbett was by long odds making the
more clever fight. He was playing sys-
his opponents body. An exchange of
called.
| Fifth round-Corbett landed his right
| on Fits jaw. Again the left went on
| the jaw. Fits blows had plenty of
steam behind them, but they were not
| frequent as Corbetts. The men
| clinched and exchanged compliments
with one arm loose. Corbett led with
very slow left. Fitz landed his left on
| Jim's neck. Jim threw u stiff half
round with his left on Fits nose,
| drawing first blood. They mixed it,
and Corbett had the better of it. Cor
bett landed another stiff right in the
body, and his left on the chin. This
| round was in favor of Corbett.
| Sixth round-The men clinched and
| Fitz tried to wrestle Corbett down.
There were loud cries of "Oh oh !"
Corbett landed light left jab on Bob's
face. Corbett upper cut Fitz fiercely
with his right, and had Fitz going.
Fitz was literally covered with blood,
but he was fighting like demon. Cor
bett was showing signs of his fast
| work. Fitz was down on one knee and
took the time limit. He was full of
fight on arising. Corbett was slaugh-
tering him with upper cuts. Corbett
led wild, and he missed many well-in-
| tended blows. Time was called, with
| Fitz looking very much the worse for
wear, and Corbett putting.
Seventh round-Corbett forced the
fight. He missed ON left swing at Fitz'
| head. Then he uppercut Fitz hard again
on the face. Fitz began bleeding again,
but he was fighting like lion. Both
| men were looking for knockout blow.
Corbett lands light left ON Fitz' sore
mouth. Fitz missed with a right and
left swing. Fitz tried a left swing,
| which was ducked by Corbett, who
| countered with a heavy right over the
| heart Corbett was very red. Fitz
| looked like a stuck bullock, but he was
| as strong us the other man.
Eighth round-Fitz forced the fight
| ing An exchange of no damage. Fitz
| missed with his left swing, and was
| lifted off his feet by q left jab from
| Corbett ON the mouth. Fitz was doing
all the forcing in this round. Fitz tried
| a right-hand cross, but Corbett ducked.
| Fitz landed his left on Corbett's face,
| and Corbett countered with a right on
the body. Fitz tried his hard right at
| Corbett's head, but he was countered
heavily on the jaw with Corbett's good
left. Fitz had the worst of this round
| when the gong sounded.
| Ninth round-Long range sparring on
the part Of both, marked the opening.
The men were active on their feet Fitz
landed below the belt, and he was eau
| toned by Siler. Corbett landed stiff
left on Fits wind. Fitz rushed Cor
bett, but he did little damage. Corbett
was jabbing. In the clinch he upper
cut with his right i'll the breakaway.
| Fitz lands very hard left-hand swing
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| cross, but Corbett was inside. Fitz
again tried his right cross, but he was
| short. He was landing more often than
| Corbet now.
| Tenth round-Fitzsimmon spit the
| blood out of his mouth, and tried hard
left swing at Corbett's head. Fitzsim-
mons came back with stiff left and
| right on Jim's head and body. He was
| much cooler and stronger than Corbett
| at this stage. Corbett stopped left
swing with straight left ON the
mouth. Fitz was bleeding rapidly, but
he forced Corbett back, apparently be-
ing the stronger man. They mixed it
| up and honors were about even. Both
| were fighting hard. Fitz caught Cor
bett around the neck and dragged him
| to the ropes as time was called. Cor
bett landed his left ON Fits mouth
Corbetts blows We're lacking in force,
but he was fighting very cautiously.
| Eleventh round-After a clinch Cor
bett landed his right ON Fits ribs, aid
he was countered with left jab ON the
chin. Fitz was receiver generally for
| Corbetts left jabs, but he was like q
bear in strength. Corbett missed a
half-round hook in the jaw. Fitz land
| ed a hard left straight on Corbett's face
| They clinched, and Fitz crossed with
his right in the clinch. They mixed it,
and Fitz had decidedly the better of the
round. Fitz fought Corbett to his cor
ner, and had him weak as the gong
| sounded.
Twelfth round-Corbett rushed it.
| He missed with his left and incount-
| cred on the face. Fitz was bent on
| rushing it. and Corbett was keeping
| away. Fitz got the worst of it in the
rush. Corbett landed his left on Fits
sore nose, and followed with half
round at the body He forced Fitz to
the ropes and smashed him hard on the
short ribs. Fitz spit copious wads Of
blood. Corbett was now rushing it,
and landed right and left on the Aus
| tralian's face. Corbett landed his left
| ON Fitz's face and followed with his
| right ON the body. He tried knock
out upper cut with the right, but it was
hair too short. This was Corbett's
round.
Thirteenth round-Fitz landed his
right short ON Corbett's ribs and left
on the jaw. Corbett found Fitz with q
good left. Fitz rushed Corbett over to
his corner, but he did little damage.
Corbett jabbed Fitz lightly ON the head,
and Corbett was back again with the
same ON the body. Corbett was spar
ring beautifully and ducking out Of
some very dangerous positions. Fitz
landed his left straight and hard ON the
face. Fitz tried that hard right swing,
but it does no good. Corbetts glove
| was In Fits face while Madden pushed