The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-12

| sat in the ring because of the non appear
| ance of Referee White. There was dis
pute over the money he was to receive but
, il was finally adjusted and when Referee
| White entered the ring he was given a
| warm welcome White Immediately exam
| ined the bandages on Corbett's hands be-
cause of a protest BY Brady.
! Corbett finally consented to remove one
! layer of the bandage from each hand to
meet the satisfaction of the referee and
Jeffries. He did this with good grace and
then pulled on the gloves. When they
stripped Jeffries had on black trunks and
red waist sash Corbett had on white
| hreech cloth. After the rules had been ex-
| planned and the men had been introduced
! they shook hands at 10:4O o'clock.
Round 1-As they came up Cerbett was
! biting his lips from nervousness. Jelfries
/ was cool and deliberate. Jeffres began
| with slow feint and then Corbett danced
around in lively fashion. Jeffries followed
and rushed him to the ropes putting left
! to the ribs and right to the top of the
head. Corbett got away and shot quick
left to the cheek. jeff led again and Cor
bett. getting away. shot a quick. sharp
/ left to the eye. jeff came again and swung
heavily for the neck Corbett danced
| away and was chased half way around the
ring by Jeffries, who showed considerable
speed in comparison. Corbett worked
his left again rapidly to the head and
when Jeffries bodied ponderously at him
he always danced away. Jeffries drove
| the left to the stomach and then followed
with another left on the head. Corbett
! broke ground with both blows and then
ran around one side of the ring and
! elinched as Jeffries followed him. Jeffries
! got to close quarters and swung a tremen-
| dous blow, which brought another clinch.
| Corbett was at long range. putting in
/ ,abs and running around as fast as he
/ could. Jeffries followed him and when the
round ended the crowd broke into cheers
because of Corbett's splendid cleverness.
Corbctts Fast Footwork.
! Round 2-Corbett opened with a sharp
left on the eye. Jeffries rushed anu put
! In frightful body punch which drove
Corbett of. Corbett using his feet with
wonderful ability. continued his jabbing
tactics. landing squarely ON Jeffries'
| mouth. Jeffries followed his man around
patiently, waiting for a chance to put in
q smash. but Corbett kept him constantly
moving. He put his left into Jeffries'
! face almost at will. Jeffres then cut
loose with terrific rush and drove Cor
bett headlong to the ropes, at the same
time ripping the right solidly to the ribs
ring twice al long range. Jeffries almost
lifted Corbett off the ground with a left
in the stomach. Corbett put a left on the
face and then swung the right to the side
of the head. 1t was a beautiful piece of
! punching, but it had little power IN it.
Jeffries laughed good-naturedly and was
still patiently following his man at the
gong. On points so far Corbett had an
easy thing.
haf har md
with fast leg work as soon as they came
up. Then quick as flash he put his left
to the nose. Jeffries grinned and came
running in with heavy swings, but Cor
bett was not there. Instead. he was at
long range, shutting side stepping. back
ing around, and at times running at full
! speed. Jeffries was patient. and finally
with rush he drove Corbett to the ropes
for a clinch. Corbett, still at long range.
| landed couple of light lefts on the body,
and Jeffries, with a swing on the jaw.
shook Corbett a triie. Jeffries tried rush
| ing tactics. and Corbett was still able to
keep away. His legs were standing the
! fast work in good shape. Jeffries how
ever, was taking his time. and had plenty
of strength TO use latef on. Corbett con-
/ tinued his feinting and shuffling until
| Jeffries chased him into a clinch. Cor
bett then tried a couple of swings, and
was driven to corner, where right hand
| body punch clearly distressed him and
sent him to his corner worried. 1t was
| Jeffires' first effective blow of the fight.
| Round 4-Corbett ran into a clinch. AS
| they broke Corbett tried the right for the
/ body and ducked under a heavy left-hand
! swing. Corbett tried right and left. and
! Jeffries countered hard on the ear with a
right. Then Jeffries rushed his man into
clinch near the ropes. the referee
breaking them. Jeffries soon landed q
tremendous punch in the body. Corbett
backed away and Jeflries rushed him to a
corner, where he pounded the pompa-
-dour's ribs with right ard left Corbett
retreateG Immediately and was chased
/ around the ring by Jeffries. who, getting
TO close quarters hammered him on the
head and body with frightful force Cor
belts speed was leaving him now. it
seemed. and he could not keep away as
well as he had done before. Jeffries
reached the jaw with a left hook and
Corbett hung on. left in the stomach
and right that graZed the jaw sent Cor
bett to his corner puzzled Jeffries' at
tack seemed to be wearing him down.
JeTries Relentless, But Patient.
Round 5-Jeffries came up with-delibera-
ton He was in no great hurry. Corbett
fidded with his hands and shuffied around
ring on his own account Corbett, after
feeling about for moment, drove right
to the body. Il was a good punch but it
did not keep the big fellow off. Corbett
tried left for the head with success and
then scooted away as Jeffries bored in with
terrific swings. Jeffries drove his man to
the ropes with a swing which he brought
back handed to the mouth, and Corbett
clinched Corbett did more left-hand lab
bng. but Jeffries chased him across the
ring like bull and ripped in blows to the
body that made Corbett grit his teeth
Jefiries landed hook on the jaw which
nettled Corbett and the latter clinched
hard to save himself, for Jeffries was on
top of him with tremendous blows when
the bell ended the round.
Round 6-Corbett came up still lively OH
his feet and danced around the entire four
| sides of the ring before Jeffries got TO him
Then Jeffries missed swing for the head
| Corbett countering on the eye with the
left. Corbett tried right which landed
over the eye. but Jeffries only shook his
head and continued to force the fight
Jeffres chased his nan into a corner and
hit him over the eye with a left, at the
same time driving a right to the heart
Corbett avoided q swinging rally with
wonderful skill and also met rush with
piece of side stepping that made the
crowd applaud. Corbett seemed to be
tired at the end
Round 7-Corbett got into clinch i'm
mediately. Then he swung right and left
for the head Jeffries counterng on the
body. Jeffres blocked couple more lefts.
and Corbett then received some hard blows
on the body. Jeffries was coming with
persistence all this time, and he drove
Corbett around the ring until the Pornpa-