The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-12


round.
Corbett the AGGRESSION.
Round 1S-Corbett was the aggressor.
sending a left twice to the face. JEFF
fries rushed, driving pile-driving
right for the body, which COrbett
blocked cleverly. Then Corbett hooked
left to the neck. while Jeffries tried
wild swings for the heat. Jeffries bored
in, but Corbett ducked beautifully. At
close quarters COrbett tried to evade a
left lead for the head ard slipped, but
although the blow landed he recovered, /
stood upright when il looked as if he
should have gone to the floor. Cor
belts work was wonderful, and the
Jetfries people looked worried.
Corbett Was Lively.
Round 16-Corhett was upon his toes
AT the call Of time and sent left to JEFF
fries body. He hooked light left to
Jeffries' face, but received a hard set
back on the body from Jeffries' right
Corbett jumped around as lively as a
cricket, and when Jeffries missed a
right swing he landed left and right in
Jeffries' face. In a breakaWay Jeffries
put his right TO the ear. but Corbett
countered on the body. At close quar-
tiers again Jeffries hooked right to the
side Of the head, and the referee was
when the bell rang.
Jeffries Was Desperate.
Round 17-Corbett ran into lefL-
hand smash on the face. but cOuntered
with hard left on ear. Jeffries looked
desperate, and rushed COTbett like a
wild man. CoTbett met his rushes with
left jabs TO the face, and the best that
JEFF sent back was a right TO the ribs.
To r.1r
right to body ana 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 of his feet, but COrbett
held on pluckily and skipped around
at of danger when il looked as if he
would be bound to lose. This was JET
fries round.
Stands Jeffries OFF.
Round 1S-They went TO z clineh
without landing a blow. COrbett hook
ed left to jaw and blocked JeffTies'
return for the body. COrbett hooked a
hard left to the jaw, but was not so
fortunate N escaping, as Jeff put a
hard left on the chest. Jeffries tried
right for the face, but only landed with
his forearm on the chin, and there were
cries Of Took out for that elbow" Then
Jefries hooked left to head. and Cor
bett drove right hard to ribs COrbett
hooked his left to the face and blocked
Jeffries' counter for the body, keeping
the big fellow at arms length until the
round was over.
Corbett Went to the Floor.
Round 19-Jefries tried two lefts for
the body, but they were blocked. Then
Jeffries hooked left to head, and Cor
bett sent back a left swing to the jaw.
JeffTies rushed and forced COrbett to
the ropes, sending left TO body and
right 20 neck. Jefffies knocked COrbett
to the floor with a right smash to the
ear. COTbett got up like a flash, as if
the fall had not taken any of the steam
out of him. Jeffries kept croUding in,
using his left to the ribs and neck. Cor
bett cOuntered with straight left jabs
to the face. In a clinch Jeffries sent
his right twice to the kidneys, and had
all the better of the round at the close.
Like a Mad Bull.
Round 20-JeffFies rushed at his man
ike mad bull, but Corbett
side-stepped and sprinted out of harm S
way, sending straight left to the ribs
as he went. Jeffries 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 side
every time Jeffries tried to land, and
lodged two hard left swings. Jenries
succeeded in landing left on the neck.
COrbett countered on the ribs. Cor
belts foOtwOrk was extremely clever
in this round, and he surprised every
body who watched him. Jeffries seem
ed disgruntled at not being able to
land a telling blow.
COrbett Does Some sprinting.
Round 21-Corbett opened with left
on face Jeffries rushed him into
corner. where COrbett slipped quickly
and evaded a right swing for the head.
Jehries kept boring in, hut Corbett
met at every turn. blocking cleverly.
Corbett hooked right to the stomach,
and JeffTies sent two lefts to head.
Jeffries jabbed left hard on the chest
and hooked to face, Corbett counter
ing with his right 10 the ear. At close
quarters JeffTies led right to head. and
in tie clinch which followed lay heav-
ily over his opponent. In the break
away Corbe-t landed right on the head
and sprint Il to the ropes, where an
other cinch followed without any more 1
harm being done.
Corbett Grows Weak.
Round 22-Jefries rushed madly,
putting left to head and right to body.
COTbett backed away without return
ing a blow. Jeffries still forcing, made |
COrbett go to the limit of the ring and
sent a hard left to the neck, Again
Jeffries sent his left to the neck but
Corbett in shifting allowed Jeffries
elbow 10 go under his chin. JeffTies
made a wild swing for the head but
COrbett threw left hard to ribs and
evaded the blow, In side stepping Cor
bett oUt-generaled the champion but
Jeffries put a left 10 head and a right
to the Jaw followed with a left on the
body thar Jared Jim considerably. (
Jeifries w IS very strong at the end of
the round, while Corbett seemed to be |
weakening.
Corbett Gees Out.
Round 23-After a couple Of passes
ferries swung his right to Corbetts
jaw, and then rushed him across the |
ring TO the ropes IN a neutral corner. !
At close quarters Corbetu hooked left
twice to the face. sending the blood
squirting again from Jeffries' face. JEFF !
fries then put two hard lefts into the
body and smashed his left again on
COrbetts face, sending COrbett's head (
back. Then Jeffries crowded him to |
the ropes and with a full swinging left !
smash on the jaw sent Corbett rolling |
down and out. Corbetts head struck |
the floor heavily and he rolled over in |
a vain attempt 70 regain his feet but !
he was too far gone to recupeTate /
within the time call Of ten seconds. /
Time Of round 2 minutes, 20 seconds.
CoRBETT WANTS ANOTHER TRY. |
Says He Lost Fair and He is Praised |
By Jeffries.
Coney Island, May 11.-''What is the |
77eo % orI-s,,o- rvr- 2ss s5 C,f,++ r,-E,-,