The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-12

|9sEnande ed tSnaSh on SsC0rpetlS race dnu
G si returned with a straight left to
the nose, and Corbett sent two more
s5efts to that organ. Corbett had the
call ats3the end of the round.
CORBETT THE AGGRESSOR.
Round Faftesn-Corbett was the g
gressor, sending left twice to face
,Jeffriess rushed, driving a pile-driver
right for the body which Corbett blocked
cieyerly Then Corbett hooked left to
the neck, while Jeffries tried three wild
swings for the head Jeffries bored in,
but Corbett ducked beautifully. At close
quarters Corbett tried to eyade lett
lead for his head and slipped. but al
though the blow landed he recovered
quickly and stood upright when lit looked
as if ne should have gone to the foor.
corbett's work was wonderful, and the.
Jeffries people looked worried
Round Sixtesn-Corbett was up on ms
toes at the call of time and sent le1e
to Jeffries' body. He hooked light LETT
to Jeffries' face, but Jeffries sent a rish.
heavily to Corbett's body. Corbett
Jumped around as lively as a cricket, and
when Jeffries missed right swing ne
landed left and right on Jeffries face
A breakaHay Jeffries put his right TO
the ear, but Corbett countered on the
body All close quarters asaln Jeffrles
hooked right to the side OF the mead,
and the referee WAS ett-l.S''7 .
them apart when the bell rang.
! Round seventeen-Corbett ran into
left smash on the face, but couutered with
hard left on the ear. JeffTies1 looked des-
nerates brushed at Corbatt like a wild
man. Corbett met his rushes with feft
labs to face. and the best that Jeitrles
sent back was a right to the rios Tom
ing to close quarters. oCfoett drove IiShe
~ the body and hooked left TO the face.
zJeffries banded left to the body and then
drove his right hard for the chest. but
| corhett blocked the blow A hard left on
! i,odv from Jeffres almost took Corbets
! off his feet. but Corbett held on piuckily
| and skipped around out OF danger, When
II looked as if he was bound to lose. This
was Jeffres' round
Round Eighteen-Tney went to clinch
| without landing a blow. Sorbett hooked
| left to Jaw and blocked Jeffries' return
for the BODY Corbett hooked a hard left
! 10 law. but was not so fortunate in es-
| Gaping as Jeffries put hard lett on the
! chest Jeffries tried right for the face.
but only landed with his forearm on the
| chin and there were cries OF LOCK OUT
| for that elbow Then Jeffres hooked
left to head and Ccrbstt drove right hard
| TO ribs. Corbets hooked his left to face
and blocked Jeffries' counter for the body,
! keeping the big fellow at arms length
! until the round was over.
CORBETT IlNOCKiED DCWIN.
| Round Ninet cemeteries tried two lefts
| for the body but they were Blocked. Then
| Jeffries hooked left to head, and Cornett
| sent back left swing TO Jaw JeHrles
1 rushed and forced Corbett to ropes, send
ing left to body and right TO neck. JEFF
/ fries knocked Corbett to floor with a right
| smash to ear. Corbett got up like a flash,
| as If the fall had not taken any OF the
| steam out of him. Jeffries kept crowdins
| in, using his left to ribs and neck. Corbeti
| countered with straight left jabs TO the
| face. In a clinch Jeffries sent his right
| twice to the kidneys, and had all the
1 better of the round at the close
| Round Twenty-Jeffries rushed at his
/ man like a mad bull. but Corbett side
! stepped and sprinted out OF harms way,
| sending straight left to the ribs as ne
| went. Jeffries rushed again, but Corpett
/ cot inside his lead and fooled him. III e
! threw his body against the champion $
| chest and blocked every blow. Coroets
| stepped to either side every time JeftEles
I tried to land. and lodged two hard lett
| swings. Jeffries succeeded in landing left
| on the. neck Corbett countered on the
| ribs Corbett's foot-work was extremely
| clever in this round, and he surprised
| everybody who watched him. Jeftries
| seemed disgruntled at not being able 20
| land q telling blow.
Round Twenty-one-Corbett opened win
left on the face. Jeffries rushed him INTO
| corner, where Gorpett slipped iulsnis
| and evaded a right swing for the mead.
| Jeffries kept boring in, but CorDett met
. | him at every turn, blocking. Corbett
| hooked right to stomach, and Jeffries sent
/ two lefts to head. Jefrles jaboed iele
/ hand on the chest and hooked to the race,
! Corbett countering with his right to the
| ear At close quarters Jefrles put MS
IN pfiDrf JI-hi
| followed lay heavily over his opponent.
In the breakaway Corbett landed lightly
/ on the head and sprinted to the ropes,
where another clnch occurred without any
harm being done.
NEXT TO LAST.
/ Round Observation-Disclosures rushed mad
W putting left to head and right to body.
| Corbett backed away without returning
a blow Jelfries, still forcing matters.
made Corbett go the length OF the ring.
| He sent his left to the neck. Corbett al
/ lowed Jeffres' elbow to get under his
! chin Jeffries made q wild spring TO the
head, but Corbett threw left hard to the
/ ribs and evaded the blow In side step
| ping Corbett outgeneralled the champion.
! but Jeffries put a left to head ard right
! to Jaw following with a right TO body
that Jared Jim considerably. Jeffries was
very strong at the end Of the rond, while
| Corbett seemed to be, weakening.
A KNOCKOUT
| Round Twenty three-After a couple OF
| passes Jeffries swung his right to Corbett's
| jaw and then rushed him across the ring
TO the ropes to a neutral corner. At close
quarters Corbett hooked left twice TO the
face. sending the blood squirting again
! fr5m Jeffries' face. Jeffries threw two harl
let's into the body and smashed his left
again on Corbetts face, sending Corbetts
| head back. Then Jeffries crowded him 70
| the ropes and with a full swinging left
smash on the jaw sent Corbett rolling
| down and out Corbett's head struck the
floor heavily and ne rolled over in a vain
| attempt TO regain his feet, but he was too
| far gone to recuperate within. the call of
| ten seconds.