The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-23

ringside until loss O'Clock. just Is min
utes later than Sharkey. There was a
wild cheer. as he was seeking his way
to the ringside. Corbett was enveloped
in a dark olive green dressing gown.
There was a long confab between the
principals the seconds and the referee,
after which the men retired to tneir
corners. After having agreed not to
hit in ciinches. or in the breakaways.
and that they would step back when
ordered to break. everything was in
order for the bout to begin.
Round THE men fiddled for several
seconds and Jim made a left for the
head, which landed. Tom responded
with a left and right in same spot.
Corbett led again. Tom responded
with left swing for the head, which
landed. sharkey ripped in left and
right for the body with some effect He
kept forcing Jim into various corners,
punching with right and left on the
body, which seemed to be his objective
point. Jim feinted and tried to draw
his man on. Sharkey was always
ready with his left jab and right swing.
which invariably landed on the body.
Corbett failed to show any OF the great
cleverness with which has has been
credited. The round ended with Shar-
key at his man.
Round 2-Corbett with the left land
ed lightly. Jim kept trying to push his
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would come right back with a swing
for the body. He was inclined to be a
trifle wild and was frequently cautioned
by ORourke. his chief second. Tom
put out a straight right on Jim's nose.
which seemed to bring the blood to
that member sharkey put in right
hand smash on the jaw. which sent
Corbett down. He attempted TO repeat
the dose, but was foiled, as Jim
clinched. The round closed with Tom
Immediately over his man.
Round 3-Corbett led with his right
for the body. landing. Sharkey re-
sponded in kind. Jim reached the body
several times. but Tom came right back
with the left for the head. A right on
the body staggered him. Sharkey
whipped over a tremendous right-hand
smash on the jaw. The sailors leads
We're ineffective. his counters being the
blows which counted. Corbett kept
key came right back at him with right
hand smashes on the wind
Round 4-The sailor was right after
his man and essayed lefts and rights
for the head. landing each time. Cor
bett clinched and acted entirely on the
defensive. Corbett led left for the
head. landing on the neck. and Sharkey
sent back a hard right on the body.
Corbett began then to so some punch
ing. and jabbed his man at will, but at
long range. but Tom always had a
counter ready. Corbett repeatedly led
his left and damaged Sharkey's face
considerably. The sailor chased his OPP
ponent into the latter's corner and re-
ceived a series of jabs for his action.
Round 5-Corbett started right OF
with a left jab on the face and was
apparently attempting to fool with his
man. sharkey. however was not in
playful nTnosf~Gfs brought his right
hand over with force enough to make
Jim vince. Jim hooked his left rather
low on Toms body and lifted Sharkey
off his feet with his shoulder. Corbett
appeared to be a trifie weary and his
blows lacked steam. whereas there was
world of force behind Sharkey's
blows.
Round 6-Corbett led for the head
with his left. landing. but Sharkey was
right after him like a whirlwind. Tom
started in TO mix up and whipped in
some corkers on the body. Corbett re-
taliated with like light jabs on the face
and fairly forceful blows on the body
Round 1-Sharkey ran across the
ring and planted left and right on the
body. Corbett clinching. Corbett acted
on the defensive and was unable to
stand the rushes. The latter whipped
in a beautiful left hook on the wind and
followed IL up with a right on the jaw.
The sailor kept doing all the work and
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slightest provocation. He alternately
threw over left and right on head and
body occasionally changing to the left
hooks on the wind. which were slowly
but surely attending to Corbett's case
Sharkey's fight so far was terrific.
Round s-Sharkey was the first 10
lead, landing left chop on the neck.
They clinched frequently and the ref
cree was kept busy separating them.
Tom tried a left chop blow which fell
short and Jim jabbed his left hard on
the nose. Sharkey sent a right straight
on the face which made Jim's head rock.
but Jim was ready with a left hook
which graZed Sharkey's face. Both
fought fast, clnching repeatedly. Jim
hooked his right hard on his jaw. half
dazing him. He quickly recuperated
and went back at his man hammer and
tongs.
Round 9-Corbett landed with his
left Tom went right back at the same
moment. Clinches were frequent and
the men refused to break together. Cor
bett then struck Tom rather low on the
body and the sailor appealed to the
referee. Corbett showed Tom from him
and said: "Oh. you go away" The
men were in the center of the ring mix
ing IL up in the liveliest manner.
O'Rourke calling to Tom not TO mind
Corbett's low hitting. Just at this mo-
Intnt, loT sOfut undccOuntdDle reason,
McVey. one of Corbett's seconds jump
ed through the ropes protesting that
Sharkey had done something wrong to
Corbett. The moment McVey climed
through the ropes. Inspector Nc
Laughlin grabbed hold of him, while
the crowd frantically yelled ''foul.
foul" "Corbett loses. Look at his
second in the ring"
Referee Kelly seemed to pay no at
tention to the matter. but kept looking
at the fighters who continued their ag-
gressive work. McVey tried to pull
away from the inspector. while the
spectators kept yelling at the referee.
who finally separated the fighters and
ordered them to their corners. Corbett
seemed not to understand why the ref
cree should Interfere and protested.
but Kelly was obdurate and stopped IL.
Meanwhile the spectators stood up and
yelled that bets should be declared OF
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