The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-12

champion, and will go along the line
until trim them ALL"
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
First round-Jeff forces Jim, with Corbett
breaking ground and sprnting. lie forced Cor.
bett to ropes landing right to the body Cor.
bett sent hard left to face and jeff lands light
left Corbctt still shifty and breaking ground
and hooked left to nose. lie kept up his sprint
ing and sent another left to JefT's head; jeff
tried left and right, hut Corbett blocked clever.
ly, and hooked another left to face. Corbett
backed away and tantazed his opponent by his
clever movements. Corbett hooks left to face;
JEFF then sent right to the body, and Corbett
countered with left on head This was Cor.
belts round points.
Round 2-Corbett was the quicker on his feet
and landed left on jaw; JEFF sent Corbett's head
back with left on head, but Corbett Strengthened
quickly and backed away. Corbett kept sprint.
ing and hooked another left to face, but JEFF
got back with hard right on the body. Cor
belts footwork was puzzle to the champion,
but jeff kept crowding in and landed left to
the body which made Corbett more cautious.
Corbett's footwork was wonderfully clever. JEFF
led to head, but Ccrbett crossed with a right
which sent the champions head back. Corbett
made good work OF his legs and danced away
from his opponent until the end of the round.
Round S-Corbett again was the quicker on
his feet. He hooked light left to Jeff's head.
jeff is cool and deliberate in his movements; he
guarded his face cautiously and forced Corbett
to make four circles of the ring. Corhett
feinted with his left, but did not land, and JEFF
sent right and left to body. Corbett tries twice
with left for body, but missed, and then they
exchanged light lefts the head. Corbctt
feinted again, but JEFF blocked and sent hard left
to body driving Corbett to ropes. Corbett en-
6noy To MT TaH of hlIt rot
right in the body for his pains. With a
quick movement Corbett sprung into his own
corner, where JEFF caught him, sending stiff
left to the ribs Just as the gong rang.
Round 4-They rushed to a clinch, after which
JEFF hooked a left to head. Corbett tried a
right TO the body, but fell Short but JEFF sent
his right over to the head. They spared for a
spell with Corbett breaking ground and then
jeff forced Corbett to the ropes sending his left
to the body. A moment later he repeated this
blow and Corbctt looked worried. At close quar-
tors JEFF put his right to the head, and as they
broke he came back quickly with right to body
Then a right and left from JEFF to the head
iarrcd Corbett jeff followed up, with another
terrific hook on the Lcck, and Corbett was very
tired when the bell rang.
Round 5-Corbett resumed the contest with
evident relish, but he was very anxious mean
while. Jeff got to him at close quarters with
light LETT to body and CoIbett failed 10 reply
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the bluff and hooked his left to the body.
Corbett spared cleverly, sending left to body
and after little shifty work hooked left twice
TO head jeff attempted a left hook for the
law but Corbett ducked it and sent anothcr
left TO the jaw. jeff then crowded IN ana
rushed Jim to ropes putting left hard TO the
body, jeff forced the fighting and sent left 10
face and body with telling enect JUST pti''e
the bell sounded.
Round 6-Corbctt sprung TO the center OF the
ring, but JEFF was ready for him. Don't let
him get set" sand George Considine, "watch
him, Jim, he can't hit you in week Sec
oni later JEFF led a straight left TO the race
Corbott made an Intellectual try ior the heau'
Three clinches followed with the honors in JEFF
flies favor, ard Corbett was compelled to SHIFT
continually to avoid the champions leads. Cor
bett worl ed his legs for safety to the end oil
the round without having scored a semblance
of blow.
Round They rushed to clinch again; Jet'
got light left ON the wind. Again they went
10 n clinch and in the break JEFF threw his left
over to the ribs; Corbett played for the body,
hut JEFF called him and blocked neatly. Jel
tried left lead to head which Corbett ducked
beautifullv but jeff was hard after him and sent
right and left smashcs 20 the body, which al
most sent Corbett off his feet. jeff next got
Wild swinging both hands TO the body and
Corbett sprinted to avoid the punishment. Jeff
after jumping back, ran into a straight left on
the face The round was altogether in Jet s
favor, and Corbett seemed to be weakening at
the close
Round s-Corbett rushed in with left to the
body which was blocked, and JEFF forced him TO
ropes with right smash to chest. Corbett
hooked left to head and JEFF countered TO stom-
ach. Corbett hooked left to head and got away
clean, JEFF made a bull rush. sending his left
10 wind without return. JEFF kept on forcing,
but was very wild in his delivery, as he missed
three left hooks for the head. Corbetr lodged
all three in the smartest manner. jeff kept
on forcing the pace and landed left on the
neck, Corbett countering with right hook TO the
head. Corbett stepped in and got in corktng
good right to the ribs and ducked Jeffs counter.
The bell found them sparring.
Round 9-Both led let-s to head end clinched.
| Then Corbett hooked left to the head and swung
right to jaw, staggering jeff Corbett followed
| up with another right swing to the jaw, but
| il was not so hard as the previous one. Jett
| came in with a left to the body, and IN the
| breakaway Corbett swung terrific right to the
| law, which made JEFF look very groggy Cor
bett seeing the advantage put his left and right
| TO head and hooked another hard left 10 the
| law JEFF came back with hard left swing to the
| head Corbett was the cleyerer in the exchanges
which followed, and he landed his left with
proyoling regularity on Jef's face, much to
| the latter's detriment. This was certainly Cor.
belts round and the best of the fight thus far.
Round lO-Corbett opened with a left TO the
| mead and ducked the return. Again he hooked
| left TO the ear, hut blocked Jeff's attempt fol
| the body. Jeff then was on the aggressive, buI
Corbctt, quick as lightning, sent left and right
to the face and had the big fellow guessing be
| fore he knew where he was at. Corbett kept
| forcing and with another left to the nose made
| the boilemaker's nassal organ bleed profusely
JEFF was very Wild swinging at random, while
! Corbett kept landing left hard jabs on neck anC
| pose and Corhett's stock went booming. Cor
bett was loudly cheered at the end Of the round
Round 1l-Corbett opened with LETT TO tn.