Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-12

were both fighting carefully for while
COrbett had the speed and cleverness,
he found Je1rles hard to get 10. JEFF
fries fought IN his crouching attitude,
which proved so hard 10 solve 70 fitz-
simmons
Jenrles quickly began TO use his
strength. and IN the clinches threw
little OF his strength upon his opponent.
Corbett showed surprising ability
against him. and Il was long before the
strength of the champion began 10 tell.
when Corbett had saved the ten
round money there was a strong con-
dition IN the sentiment toward him.
and the men who had their money on
Jeffres 70 win began 20 be somewhat
dubious Ieffres was grim and resu-
lutte. and kept at his man. He knew
that at that stage Of The game he had
been outponted. and his only chance
was 70 rush In and mix H. Corbett kept
his wits and strength and avoided him.
SOME DESPERATE BUSHES.
To the man who loves strength and
the play Of the giant athlete II made a
splendid picture. Here was youth and
strength, with fair measure OF Skill
pitted against the master OF the sport
I
but the partisaus Of the man who pos
sessed It had their grave doubts. The
pace was one that would have told
against any man not perfectly pre-
pared.
BY the seventeenth round Jeifrles,
maddened by the danger OF marrng his
reputation. began q series Of desperate
rushes In which he mixed II Hereby
with Corbett He seemed angered by
the jabbng at his face, and wanted 10
end Il all with a swing from left or
right Corbett had begun 10 show the
pace. but while his punches lacked
force, he was still speedy on his feet.
lie cOntented himself with avoiding
punishment. II became simply a ques-
ton Of how long that sort OF desperate
game could be kept up.
At the twentieth round Il looked as
II Corbett would stay the limit. and
popular judgment awarded him q VIC
tory He had up 20 that time avoided
any serious punishment. His face was
unmarked, and the scratches on his
shoulders and arms were more the re-
suit Of clinches than blows. His de-
Tense was sim perfect, and he was
smiling and confident. He either side
stepped from Jefries terrible PUSHES
or duCked into clincnes. Jeitres was
hammering away, however, and was
strong and game.
THE END CAME SUDDENLY.
The end came with the suddenness
OF "a shock. The men had had two
fierce rallies. followed each time by
long range sparring. and were IN to-
gether again. They were both lighting
fast and hard. Suddenly there was
report OF a sharp blow and Corbett
dropped IL needed no count % tell that
Corbctts hopes for the championship
again were On vain The excited spec
tafors sprang 90 their feet and for a
moment there We're roars and calls,
The confusion was but m0mentary
however end I'M a silence that was
most remarkable the fallen fighter was
carried 10 his corner Some one called
for cheers for Jeffries, but the almost
sullen crowd refused TO give them.
Then q moment later when friend
Of Corbett put the question, thousand
e-eChnpi "A kindly response II was In
the corner Of the defeated man, too,
that the crowd gathered. and there
were more solicltous offers for aid for
him than there We're congratulations
for the man who had defeated him. IL
was but natural however. for Corbett
had made a showing that entitled him
10 that consideration. His skin had
made It the best fight they had ever
seen. and their hopes had been with
him from the moment the battle shaped
itself
THE LAST TWO ROUNDS.
Twenty.second Round-Jef rushed
madly. putting left 20 head and right
To- body. Corbett backed away with
out returning a blow. Jehfrles. stu
forcing. made Corbett go TO the limit
0f the ring. and sent hard left TO the
neck. Again Jenries sent his left 20
the neck but Corbett, In shifting, al
lowed Jeffrles' elbow 90 go under his
chin. Jennes made a wild swing for
the head but Corbett threw left hard
90 ribs and evaded the blow. In side
stepping Corbett ougeneraled the
hampton, but Jeffrles put a left 70
head aud a right TO the jaw, followed ]
with a left on the body that Jared
Inn considerably. Jefries was very
strong az the end Of the round, while
Corbett seemed 20 be weakening
Twenty-third Round-Afier couple
Of passes. Ieffries swung HIS right 20
Corbetts Jaw and then rushed him
across the ring 70 the ropes TO q neu-
tral corner At close quarters Corbett |
hooked left twice 10 the face, sending
me blood squirting again from Jehries
face. Jehrles then put two hard letts |
into the body and smashed his left |
again on Corbetts face, sending Cor
httts head back Then Jenries crowd |
ed him 20 the ropes, and with a fun |
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