Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-05-17
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low guessing. Corbett kept forcing
with another left TO the nose which
made the boilermaker's nasal organ
bleed profusely. ,Jeffries became very
purpose.
Eleventh round-Corbett opened
with left to the body and Jeffries
rushed him to his corner but failed to
land effectively. He tried left swing
for the head but Corbett lodged and
sent a right and left to the body. Cor
bett sent two left jabs to Jeffries'
mouth, bringing blood from the cham
pion's lips Jeffries seems to be
ratified. Corbett found no difficulty in
getting his left to the face. Jeffrias
tried several left swings but Corbett
got under them, and hooked his right
hard over to the body twice Jeffries
jabbed Corbett in the face and under
the Jaw
Twelfth round-Jeffries tried a lefi
to the head but Corbett ducked and
clinched. Jeffries got a right to the
body and left to the chest Corbet.
hooking a straight left twice to the
face. In the breakaway Corbett jabbeC
his left twice to the face without a re-
turn. Jeffries assumed a crouching po-
sition but COrbett Strengthened him III
with a right and left on the nose which
brought the blood afresh.
Observation-Disclosures tried a left hat
dozen times but Corbett got out O.
range. Jeffries hooked a left to thu
neck and rushed Corbett to the ropes
Jeffries sent his left to body and ;
right to the head, putting Corbett tt
the ropes and staggering him.
FOurteenth-BOth rushed to
clinch. In the breakaway Corbet
| sent two straight lefts to the moutl
to which Jeffries responded with hare
lefts to the body. Jeffries sent a bacl
hand left smash on Corbett's face am
Corbett retaliated with a straight lef
to the nose. Corbett sent two NOR
lefts to that organ.
ifteenth-Corbett began as the ag
gressor, sending lefts twice to tn
face. Jeffries rushed but Corbet
| blocked cleverly. Corbett hooked
left to the neck, while Jeffries trie
three wild swings for the head. A
close quarters Corbett tried to evade
left lead for the head and slipped, bu
although the blow landed he recovere
and stood upright. Corbett's worI
was wonderful and the Jeffries peopl
began to look worried.
acknowledgements sent a left to tn
body and hooked a light left to tn
face, but received hard setback on tn
body from Jeffries right Jeffrie
missed a right swing and Corbett land
ed both left and right on Jeriffes' face
In the breakaway Jeffries put a RICH
to the ear and Corbett countered Gu tn
body.
northumberland ran into a lef
smash on the face but countered with
hard left on the ear. Jeffries locke
desperate and rushed at Corbett like
VIVID man. COrbett met the rushe
with left jabs to the face while the bes
JetfrieS sent back was a right to tn
ribs. At close quarters Corbett drov
his right to the body and hooked lef
to the face. A hard left on the bod
almost took Corbett off his feet but h
held on pluckily and skipped aroun
out of danger.
Eighteenth-The men clinche,
without landing blow. Corbet
hooked a left to the jaw and blocke,
Jetfries return for the body. Corbet
hooked a hard left to the jaw. JEFF
fries put hard left on the chest
Jeffries hooked left to the head AM
Corbett drove his right hard to tn
ribs. Corbett hooked a left to tn
face and blocked Jeffries' counter TO-
the body.
| Nineteenth-Jeffri tried two left
for the body but they were blocked
| Jetfries hooked a left to the head an(
| Corbett sent back a left swing to tn,
jaw. Jeffries rushed Corbett to tn,
ropes, knocking him down with {
right smash to the ear but Corbett go
up like a flash. Jeffries kept crowd
ing in and using his left on the rib!
and neck. Corbett countered will
straight left jabs to the face. In the
clinch Jeffries sent a right twice Il
the kidneys and had all the better O.
the round.
Observation-Disclosures rushed like &
mad bull but Corbett sidestepped an(
sprintd out of harms way, sending d
straight left to the ribs. Jeffries
rushed again but Corbett got the inside
lead and threw his body against the
champions chest and blocked every
blow. Corbett stepped to either side
every time Jeffries tried to land and
lodged two hard left swings Jeffries
landed left on the neck and Corbett
countered on the ribs.
Twenty-f opened with 4
left on the face. Jeffries rushed him
into a corner where Corbett slipped but
quickly evaded right swing for che
head. Jeffries kept boring in but Cor
bett blocked cleverly. Corbett hooked
a right to the stomach and Jeffries sent
two let's to the head Jeffries jabbed
left hard on the chest and hooked to
the face, Corbett countering with his
right to the ear. At close quarters
Jeffries sent right to the head and
clinched. Corbett landed a right on
the head.
Twenty-second - Jeffries rushed
madly, putting a left to the head and
right to the body. Corbett backed
away without returning a blow. JEFF
fries still forcing sent a hard left to
the neck. Jeffries swung wild for the
head and Corbett threw his left hard