Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-12
the body. keeping the big fellow at
arms length until the round was over.
NINETEENTH ROUND.

NINETEENTH ROUND.
Jefferles tried two iefts for
the body but they were block
ed. Jeffrles hooked left to head and
Goroett sent back left swing to jaw
Jeil rushed and forced Corbett to ropes
sending left to body and right TO neck.
FERRIES Knocked Corbett To floor with a
right smash to ear. Corbett got up like
o nash as If the fail had not taken any
OIL Inc steam out OF him. Jeffres kept
crowding in using his left to ribs and
neck. Corbett countcred with straight
iett Jabs to the face. In n clinch JEFF
tries sent his right twice to kidneys
ana mad all the better of the round at
the close.
TWENTIETH ROUND.
Jeffries rushed az his man
Ike mad bull, but Corbent
side stepped and sprintod out OF. harms
way, sending straight left to the ribs
as ne went Jeffries rushed again but
Corbett got inside his lead and fooled
nm He threw his body against the
champions chest and blocked every
blow. Corbot stepped to either side
every time Jeffries tried to land and
lodged two hard left swings. Jeffries
succeeded in laning left on the neck
Sorpett countered on the ribs. Corbetts
iocc WORK was extremely clever in this
round, and he surprised everybody who
watched him. Jeffries seemed disgrunt-
blow.
TWENTY-FIRST ROUND
the face. Jenrics rushed. him in.
to a corner where Corbett slipped
quickly and evadod right swing for
the head. Jeffrles kept boring in but
Conoett met him at every turn block
ing. Corbett hooked right to stomach
ana Jeitries set two lefts to head. JET
,flcs Jabbed left hard on the chest and
nooked to the face, Ccrbett coun,ering
win ms right to the ear At the clnse
quarters Jeffries hooked right to head
and in the clinch which followed lay
heavily over his opponent. In the
oreakaway Corbctt landed light right
on the head and sprinted to The ropes
where another clmch occurred without
any more harm being done.
TWE3NTY-SECOND ROUND.
Jeifries rushed madly, putting left to
mead and right to body. Corbett backed
away without returning Il blow. JEFF
fries. still forcing matters. made Corbett
go the limit Of the ring and sent II hard
ictt to the neck Again Jeff,ics sent
ms lctt to the neck. but Corbctt, in
shifting. allowed Jcftrics' elbow to get
urder his chin. JEFF made a wild swing
FOR the head. hut Corhctt threw left
hard to ribs ana ovaGed the blow. In
si6c-stepping Corbett ut-generale1 the
champion, but Jeffvics nut n left to
mead and right TO Jaw. followed with a
left on the body that Jared Jim con-
siderahly. Jeff was very strong at the
end of the round. while Corbctt seemed
To bc weakening.
TWENTY THIRD ROUND.
After 81 couple OF passes. Ienrics
swung his right to Corbett's jaw and
then rushed him across the ring to the
ropes to neutral corner AT close
quarters Corhett hooked left twice to
the face, sending the blood squirting
again from Jeffs face. Jeffries threw
two hard lefts into the body and
smashed his left again on Corhctt'i
face. sending Corhotts head back. Then
Ieffvies crowded him to the ropes and
with a full swinging loft smash on the
jaw sent Corbett rolling down ana out.
Coi'hett's head struck the floor heavily
and lie rolled over in Il vain attempt To
regain his feet, but he was too far gone
To rccuperate within the call OF ten sec