The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-12

smartest manner. JEFF kept on forcing the
pace and landed a eft on the neck Cor
bett countering with right 10 the head
Corbett stepped in and got in corking
good right TO the ribs and ducked Jen 5
counter. The bell found them sparring
Round 9-Both led lefts to the head and
ciinched Then Corbett hooked his left TO
the head and swung his right to the jaw.
staggering JEFF. Corbett followed this with
a right swing 10 the jaw. but IL was not so
hard as the previous one Corbett came
In with a left to the body. and in the
breakway swung a terrific right to the jaw,
which made Jeff look groggy. Corbett see
ing his advantage put his left and right
quickly to the head and hooked another
hard left to the jaw. JEFF sent back hard
left swing TO the head. Corbett was the
cieverer in the exchanges which followed,
and he landed his left with provoking regu-
larity on Jeff's face. much TO the latters
detrifhent. This was Corbett's round and
the best round thus far.
Round 10-Corbett led with his lefs TO the
head and ducked the return Again he
hooked and countered Jeff's left to the
body. Quick as lightning Corbett sent
a right and a left to the face and had the
big fellow guessing before he knew where
he was at. Corbett kept forcing and with
another left to the nose made the boiler
makers nose bleed profusely. Jeff was
very wild, swinging at random, while Cor
bett kept landing left hand jabs on the
neck and face. JEFF made several PUSHES,
but to purpose, and Corbetts stock
went booming Corbett was loudly cheered
at the end of the round
Round 11-Corbett opened with left TO
the body, and jeff rushed him to the cor
ner. but failed to land effectively. He
tried a left swing for Corbetts head, but
Corbett lodged it and sent right and
left to the body. Corbett sent two left
jabs to Jeff's mouth, drawing the blood
from the champions lips. JEFF seemed 10
be ratified at this stage and Corbett found
difficulty in getting a left to the head.
JEFF tried several left swings, but Corbett
got under them. and hooked his right hand
ever to the body twice. jeff jabbed Cor
bett in the face under the jaw. Corbett
did not seem faxed" by this blow and
walked TO his corner smiling.
Round 12-Even money was now the bet
ting. JEFF started cut with a left hook
to the head, but Corbett ducked Ii and
a clinch followed. They clinched three
times without a blow. JEFF got right TO
the body and left to the chest, Corbett
landing straight lefts twice to the face.
In the break away jeff swung his right,
but failed to land, and Corbett jabbed his
left twice to the face without a return.
JEFF assumed a more crouching position
than that which he usually assumed, but
Corbett Strengthened him up with a right
on the nose and then sent left to the
nose which brought the blood more freely,
but in a break from a clinch jeff crossed
to the head. At the close of the round
Corbett put light left to the chest.
Round 13-Both were very careful. jeff
tried his left half dozen times, but Cor
again for the head, but Corbett shifted in
side of the lead and clinched. JEFF hooked
a left to the neck and rushed Corbett to
the ropes Corbett came back quickly and
they clinched twice without doing any in
jury to each other. JEFF made a bulldog
rush, sending his left to the body and his
right to the head. putting Corbett to the
ropes and staggering him. JEFF came in
and forced the pace, which was evidently
too hot for Corbett, and the bell sounded
none too soon.
Round 1EBoth were fast in answering
the gong, each leading his left. but they
failed to land and a clinch followed. In
a break away Corbett tried to send right
over. but jeff lodged 1t. Then Corbett
sent two straight lefts to the mouth and
JEFF responded with hard lefts to the body.
Jeh sent back-hand left smash on Cor
belts face ard Corbett retaliated with a
straight left tc the nose JEFF bled copious-
ly from the nose, and Corbett sent two
more lefts to that organ. Corbett had the
call at the end of the round.
Round 15-Corbett was the aggressor,
sending his left twice to the face. JEFF
rushed, driving pile-driven right for the
body. which Corbet blocked cleverly Then
Corbett hooked left TO the neck, while
JEFF tried three wild swings for the head.
Jen bore in, but COrbett ducked beauti-
fully. AT close quarters Corbett tried to
evade left lead for the head and slipped
hut although the blow landed, he recovered
quickly and stood up Alright when ii looked
as ii he should have gone to the floor.
COrbetts work wonderful and the
JeffrIes people look worried.
Round 16-Corbett was up on his toes
at the call of time and sent a eft to
Jeffs body. He hooked light left TO
Jeffs face. but received hard set back
on the body from Jeff's right Corbett
jumped around as lively as a cricket, and
when Jeff missed a right swing. he landed
left out right in Jeff's face. In the
treakaway JEFF put his right to the ear,
but Corbett countered on the body. At
close quarters again Jeff sent his right
to the side of the head, and the referee
vas active in separating them from a
clincn when the bell rang.
Round 17-Corbett ran into left smash
on the face, but countered with hard left
on the ear. JEFF looked desperate and
rushed at Corbett like a wild man. Corbett
met his PUSHES with left jabs to the face,
and the best that JEFF sent back was a right
TO the ribs. Coming TO close quarters Cor
bett drove a right to the body and placed
left to the face. JEFF landed a left to the
body and then drove his right hard for the
chest, but Corbett blocked the blow. A
hard left on the body from JEFF almost took
Corbett OF his feet, but Corbett held on
pluckily and skipped around out of danger
when 1t looked as If he would be bound to
lose. This was Jeffs round.
Round 1S-They went to a clinch without
landing blow. Corbett landed left to the
jaw. but was not so fortunate in escaping.
as JEFF put hard left on the chest. jeff
tried right for the face. but only landed
with his forearm on the chin. and there
were cries Of Look out for that elbow"
JEFF hooked left to the head and Corbett
drove hard right to the ribs. Corbett
! landed his left on the face and blocked
Jeff's counter for the body. keeping the big
| fellow at arms length until the round was
over.
| Round 19-Jeff tried two lefts for the
| body, but they were blocked. Then JEFF
hooked a left to the head and Corbett sent
back left swing to the Jaw. JEFF rushed
and forced Corbett to the ropes, sending
his left to the BODY and right to the neck
| JEFF knocked Corbett to the floor with a
right smash to the ear Corbett got up like
flash as IL the fall had not taken any of
the steam out of him. Jeff kept crowding
| In, using his left to the ribs and neck Cor
bett countered with a straight left lab to
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