The Portland daily press., 1900-05-12

Corbstt got under them and hooked bis
right hard over TO the body twice.
Jsnries jabbsd Corbstt In face under tire
Jaw. Cerbsts did nos seem phassd BY
these blows ana walked to his corner
s.n ling.
Hound 1s-Jsffriss started out with left
HOOK to bead but Corbstt blocked 10 and
: clinch followed. They elinchsd Oh res
TO the body and left 60 ohsst. Corbstt
hooking straight left twice 20 the face.
In break-zway JsfIries tri ed q lsft
swing bat failed 70 land and Corbstt
tabbed left twice 10 taco without q return.
tion than that which he ususliy assumes
but Corbett straight med him up with .
right on the nose and left on the noss
which brought the blood more freely but
In break from o ciinch Jeffries cross ed
round Corbett put . light left to chest.
Round 13-Both were careful Jsffriss
tried left half dozen times, but Corbett
got ont OF range. Jsffries tried right
again 10 head but Ccrbett shifted inside
Of the lead and clinchsd. Jeffries hooked
ropes. Corbsss came back quickly and
thsy clinchsd twics without doing any
injury to each other. il II lies made q
bulldog rog sending LIFT to body and
right to the head putting Cnrb8tt to tbs
ropes staggering him. J,fties crowded
IDENTIFY too hot for Corbett and the bell
sounded none too soon.
hound i4-Both were fast In answering
the gong. each leading kfs, hut they
failed 70 land and ciinch followed. In
over, but jsfrriss dodssd IL, Then oor-
bstt sspt two straight lefts to the mouth
aud Jeffrles responded with hard left to
the body. Jeffriss sent backhaud left
smash on Oorbett's f.cs and Corhstt re-
talIatsd with . straight LETT TO the nose.
and Corbett sent two more leffs to that
organ. Corbett had ths cali at the emf
Of the round.
Round IS -Oorbett IVES the agsrsssor,
sending left twice to the face. Jst1ries
the body which Cor6st blocked cisvsriy.
Then Cortstt hooked left to the neck
while Jsffries tried three Wild swings
for the head. fries bored In, but Cor
bett ducked BEAUTIFULLY. At close quar-
tiers Cortett tried to evade left lead for
the head and slipped. bot although the
blow landed, he recovered quickly and
stood uprighs when 10 looked As II he
should have gone to the floor. Corbett's
work was wonderful, and the j Ell ries
psopis looked worried.
Round 16-Corbett was mp on his toes
at the call Of time and ssnt left 10 ffries
body. he hooked light left TO Jeffcies's
face, but he received a hard setback on
the body from Jsffri sis right. Corbstt
jumped around az tlively ~ oriokett
and when Jsffries missed . right swing
he landed . left In Jsffries's face. In q
breakawAy, Jsffriss put his right to the
ear. but Corbett coun tered on the tody.
At close quarters again Jsffties hooked
right to the side OF the head and the REF
cree was active In separating them from
q cliuch when the bell rang.
Round H-CoEbett ran into left
smash on the faos, but oountsred with
hard left on the ear. Jeffriss locked deg |
perats and rushed at Corbets like wild |
man. Corbett met his rushes with left |
labs to face and the best that Jeffries sent |
back was right to tbs ribs. Coming
to close quarters Corbstt drove right to |
body and hooked left to the face. j. II cies
landed left TO body and then drov0 his
right hard for the chest, but Corbett
blocked the blow. hard left on the
body from Jeffries almost took Ccrbett
and slipped around out Of danger whom
It looked as II he was bound to lose.
This WAS Jetfries's round.
Round 1S-1hey went to q olinoh with
,ut landing Q blow. Corbett hooked left
% jaw and blocked Jsfriss's return for
he body. Cofbett hooked q hard left to
The jaw, hat was not 70 fortunate In
'scAping, IS Jeffriss put q hard left on ,
he chest. Jsffries tried right for the ,
.acs, but only landed with his forearm .
IN the CHA, and there were cries Of
.Look out for that elbow" Then Jsff-
light hard to ribs. Corbett hooked his
eft to the face and blocked Jefffiss'sI
counter for the tody, keeping the big
elbow at arms length until the round
wss over. i
Round l9-Jeffries tried two Isftg for
he body, but they were blocked. Then
effries hooked left to head and Corbett 9
emit back left swing to the jaw. jeff |
les rushed and forced Cor bett to the
opes, ssndiug left to body and right to
lsck. Jeffries knocked Corbstt to the
lcor with right smash to the ear. Cor Q
Tot taken any steam out OF him. JET
els kept crowding in, using his left TO
be ribs and neck. Corbett countered !
: ith straight left Jsbs to the faos. In .
linoh Jeffries sent his right twice to the ,
Iidneys and had all the better Of the =.
oupd at the close.
Hound 20 -Jsnries rushed at his man {
Ike q mad bull. but Corbett side stepped ,
nd sprinset out of harms way. sending :
traisnt lefs to the ribs as no went.
Ieffries rushed again. but Corbett got {
aide his lsad and fooled him. He threw q
is body against the oham pion's chest !
md blocked every blow. Corbett stepped
o either eide every TINA j ffries tried
O land and dodged two hard istt swings.
Teffries succeeded In landing left on the I
leok. OorLett counterSu on Jne ElOs. .
jorbstt's foot work was extremely clever
n this round and hs surprised evary- q
'ody who watohsd him, Jsffries seemed 8
at not being able to land a f,
eliing blow.
Round 2l-corbett opened with left on
he face jeff rushed him IL to a corner {
vnere Corbett slioped quickly and evad- =
d q right swing for the head. Jsffries
ept boring in, but Corbsts met him at
very turn, blocking clsverly. Cor bett '
ooked right to the stomach and Jstfries =
sbrsd left hard on the chest and booked ,
0 the face, Corbets countering with his
light to the ear. At Gloss quarters Jsffries
ooked rights to held sand In the clinoh G
which followed lay heavily over his op- 4
onent. In tho brsakaway Corbett land
d light right on the head and sprinted 0
o the ropes, where another clinch CO.
urred without any more harm being I
one p
Round 22.-J fries rushed madly, put
Ing left to head aud right to body. Cor
cit backed away without returning q
low, Jeffries still forcing, msds Corbst: a
% the limit of tho ring and sent q hard