The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-12
JEFFRIES HAS 1T YET
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! rushed at Corpett like wild man. Cor
bett met his rushes with left jabs to
face, and the best that JEFF sent back
was a. right to the ribs. Coming to close
| quarters, Corbett drove right 60 body and
hooked left to the face. Jeffries landed
left to body and then drove his right
hard for the chest, but Corbett blocked
the blow. A hard left on the body from
Jeffries almost took Corbett off his feet,
| but Corbett held on pluckily and skipped
around out of danger when it looked as
if he would be bound to lose This was
Jeffries' round.
Round 1S-They went to a clinch with
out landing a blow. Corbett hooked left
TO jaw and blocked Jeffries' return for
the body. Corbett hooked a hard left TO
the jaw but was not so fortunate in es-
Gaping, as jeff put a hard left on the
chest Jeff tried right for the face but
only landed with his forearm on the chin
and there were cries OF Look out for
that elbow" Then Jeffries hooked left
to head and Corbett drove right hard TO
ribs. Cor'bett hooked his left to the face
and blocked Jef's counter for the body,
until the round was over.
Round 19-Jen tried two let's for the
body, but these were blocked. Then JEFF
hooked left to head and Corbett sent
back a left swing to the jaw JEFF rush
ed and forced Ccrbett to the ropes, send
ing left to body and right to neck. JEFF
knocked Corbett to the floor with right
smash to the ear Corbett got up like
flash. as if the fall had net taken any
Of the steam out of him. JEFF kept crowd
ing in. using his left to the ribs and
neck Corbett countered with straight
left jabs to the face. In a clfnch Jer
sent his right twice to the kidneys and
had all the better Of the round at the
close.
Round Naneteen-Jeffries rushed at his
man like a mad bull, but Corbett side
steppeH and sprn ted out Of harms way,
sending straigt left to the ribs as be
went Jeff rushed again, but Corbett got
inside his lead and fooled him. He threw
his body against the champions chest and
blocked every blow Corbett stepped TO
either every time Jeffries tried to land,
and lodged two hard left swings, JEFF
fries succeeded in landing eft on the neck
Corbebt countered on the ribs. Co2betts
foot workw as extremely clever in this
round, and he surprised everybody who
watched him. Jeff seem disgLsJed at not
being able to land tellin bow.
Round Twenty Ona-Corbett opened with
left on face. JEFF rushed him into cor
ner where Corbett slipped quickly and
evaded a right swing for the head JET
fries kept boring in, but Corbett met ct
every turn blocking cleverly. Corbett
hooked right to the stomach, and JEFF
sent TWO lefts to head. JEFF jabbed left
hard on the chest and hooked to the face,
Corbett countering with his right TO The
ear. At close quarters JEFF led right to
head. and in the clinch which followed
lay heavily on his opponent. In the break
away Corbett landed right on the head
and sprinted to the ropes. where another
clinch occurred without any more harm
being done.
Round Twenty-T wo-Jeff rushed madly,
putting left to head and right TO body.
Corbett hacked away, without returning
a blow. JEFF, still forcing, made Corbett
go to the limit of the ring and sent hard
left to the neck. Again JEFF sent his left
TO the neck, but Corbett in shifting al
lowed Jeff's elbow to get under his chin.
jeff made a wild swing for the head, but
Corbett threw left hard TO ribs and evad-
ed the blow IN side stepping Corbett
outgeneraled the champ on, but JEFF put
a left on the body that Jared Jim con-
sideraby. JEFF was very strong at the
end OF the round, while Corbett seemed
TO he " akeni1G.
Round ty-Three-After a couple Of
passes, Jeffries swung his right 70 Cor
belts jaw, and then rushed him across
The ring 10 the ropes to a neutral corner.
At close quarters Corbett hooked left
twice 70 the face sending the blood squirt
ing again from Jeffries' face. JEFF threw
two hard let's into the body and smashed
MS left again on Corbett's face. sending
Coroetts head back. Then Jeffries crowd
Ell him 20 the ropes, and. with a fur
swinging left smash on the jaw. sent Coz
bett rolling down and out. Corbett's heal
struck the floor heavily, and nc rolled
over in a vain attempt TO regain his fee,.
but ne was too far gone 10 recuperate
within the time cali OF ten seconds. Cor
twice on the ring fo-r. but a moment az
ter Referee White had counted him out
he was able TO regain his feet. and the
seconds had little difficulty in rev.v NJ
him. Time o. round, ? minutes Il seconds.