The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-12

for the body, but they were blocked. Then
he hooked Left to the head and Corbett
S mt back left swing to the jaw. Jeffries
rushed and forced Corbett to the ropes,
scn7ing left to the body and right to
the neck. Jeffries knocked Corbett to the
floor ieh a right smash on the ear. Cor
belt got up like flash as if the fall had
not taken any of the steam out of him.
Jeffries Kept crowding in using his left
TO the ribs and neck Corbett 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.
Round Twenty-Jeffries rushed at his
man like mad bull, but Corbett side
stepped and sprinted out of harms 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 champion s
chest and blocked every blow. Corbett
stepped to either side every time Jeffries
tried TO hand. and lodged two hard left
swings. JeffrieS succeeded in landing on
the neck. Corbett countered on the ribs.
Corbetfs footwork was extremely clever
in this round and he surprised everybody
who watched him Jeffries seemed dis
gruntled at not being able to land tell
ing blow
Round Twenty One-CoTbett opened with
left on the face. Jeffries rushed him into
a corner, where Corbett slipped quickly
and evaded a right swing for the heal
Jeffres kept boring in, but Corbett m
him at every turn, blocking ceverly. Co :
bett hooked right to the stomach ana
Jeffries sent two lefts to the head. Jeffr,e
jabbed left hard on the chest and hooked
to the face, Corbett counteling with his
right to the ear. At close quarters JEFF
fries hooked right to the head and in the
clinch which followed lay heavily over h s
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landed right on the head and sprinted 20
the ropes, where another clinch occurred
without any harm being done.
Round Twenty rushed
madly, putting left to the head and right
to the body. Corbett backed away without
returning a blow. Jefries still forcing
made Corbett go to the limit of the ring
and sent a hard left to the neck. Again
Jcffries sent his right to the neck, but
Corbett in shifting allowed Jeffries' elbow
to get in under his chin. Jeffries made a
wild swing for the head, but Corbett
threw left hard to the ribs and evaded the
blow. In sidest epping Corbett outgeneral
cd the champion, but Jeffrles put left
to the head and right to the jaw, fol-
lowed with left on the body that Jared
Corhet considerably. Jeffries was very
strong at the end of the round, while
Corbett seemed to be weakening.
Round Twenty three-After a couple OF
passes Jeffries swung his right TO Cor
belts jaw and then rushed him across
the ring 10 the ropes to neutral corner
At close quarters Corbett hooked left
twice 60 the face, sending the blood squirt
ing again from Jeffries' face. Jeffries
threw two hard lefts into the body and
smashed his left again on Corbetts face
sending Corbett's head back Then JEFF
| fries crowded him TO the ropes with q
! full swinging left smash on the jaws and
sent Corbett rolling down and out. Cor
| belts head struck the floor heavily, and
he rolled over In a vain attempt to regain
his feet, but he was too far gone tc
recuperate within the call of ten seconds.