The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-12

twice to face without a return. Jeff as
sumed more crouching position than
that which he usually assumes, but
Corbett Strengthened him up with a
right on the nose and a left on the nose.
which brought the blood more freely.
but in break from u clinch Jef cross
ed right to the head and at the close OF
the round Corbett put a light left to
chest
Round 10. Both were careful. Jer.
tried left half dozen times. but Cor
bett got out of range. JEFF tried right
again to head, but Corbett shifted IN
side of the lead and clLuched. Jer hook
cd left to neck and rushed Corbett to
the ropes. Corbett came back quickly
and they cllnched twice without doing
any Injury to each other. JeI made a
bulldog rush, sending left to body and
right to the head, putting Corbatt to thu
ropes, staggering him. JEFF crowded In
and forced the pace. which was evldenl-
ly too hot for Corbett, and the bell
sounded none too soon.
Round II. Both were fast in answer
ms the gong, each leading left, but they
failed to land and clinch followed In
! breakaway Corbatt tried to send rIgh;
over. but JEFF lodged 1t, then Corbett
sent two straight lefts to the mouth and
JeR responded with hard left to body
Jef sent backhand left smash on Cor
belts face and Corbett retalIated with a
straight left TO the nose. JEFF bled co..
pIously from the nose and Corbett sent
two II IRE lefts to that organ. corbate
had the call at the end of the round.
Round 10. Corbett was the agrgessor.
sending lefs twice to the face. JEFF
rushed. driving pile driving right for
the body which corhett blocked clever
ly. Then Corbett hooked left to the
neck. while Jetf tried three wild swings
for the head. JEFF bored in but Corbert
ducked beautifully. At close quarters
Corbett tired to evade left lead for tbs
head and slipped, but although the blow
landed he recovered quickly and stosu
uprtSat whsE 1t looked as II he should
have gons to the floor. Corbett's work
was wonderful and Jefrries people look
Worried.
Round Il. corbett was up on his toes
at the cal! VI time ard sent left to Jeff'a
body. He hooked light left to JefI's
face. bu. Jim received a hard set back
on the body from Jeff's right. corbet.
jumped around as lively as crlckeI
ana when JET missed right swing he
landed LET. outright on Jeff's face. In
a breakaway Jefr put his right to the
ear, but Corbett countered on the body.
At close quarters again Jen hooked
right TO the side of the head and the
raferHe was active in separating them
from clinch when the bell rang.
Round II. Corbett ran into a left
smash on the face, but countered with
hard left on the ear. Jer looked des-
perate and rushed at Corbctt like wild
man. Corbett met his rushes with left
jabs to face and the best that Jeft sent
back was a right to the ribs. Coming
to close quarters Curbett drove right 10
body and hooked left to the face. JeH
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 Jen almost took corbctt off
his feet, but Corbatt held on pluckilY
and skipped around out Of danger. when
It looked as If he was bound to lose.
This was Jeff's round.
Round IS. They went to a clincn
without landing blow. Corbstt hook
ed left to jaw and blocked Jeft's return
for the body. Corbett hooked n hard
left to the Jaw, but was not so fortu-
nate in escaping. as JeE put a hard lef.
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" Then JET
hooked his left to head and Corbett
drove right hard to the ribs. Corbett
hooked his left to the face and blocked
Jens counter for the body. keeping the
big fellow at arms length until the
round was over.
Round 10. Jcn tried two lefts for the
body, but they were blocked. Then JEFF
hooked left TO head and Corbett sent
back left swing to the jaw. Jeff rush
ed and forced Corbett to the ropes send
ing left to body and right to neck. JeE
knocked corbett to the floor with a
right smash to the ear. corbatt got up
like a fash as II the fall had not taken
any Of the steam out OF him Jcff kept
crowding in. using his left to the ribs
and neck. Corbett couutering with
straight left jabs to the face. In a
cllnch Jen sent his right twice to shc
kidneys and had all the better OF thu
round at the close.
Round 90. JeT rushed at his man like
a mad bull. but corbett side-steppad
and sprlnted out of harms way, sending
Straight left to the ribs as he went, JET
rushed again. but Corbett got inside his
lead and fooled him. He threw his body
against the champions chest and block
I'd every blow. Corbett stepped to
either side every time Jet tried to lana
ana lodged two hard left swings. Ieff
succeeded In landing left on the neck.
Corbett countered on the rIbS corbett's
foot work was remarkably clever in this
round and he surprised everybody who
watched him. Jer seemed disgruntled
At not being able to land a telling blow.
Pound 81 Corbett opened with left on