The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-08-15

! simmons and Ryan went to Jeffries corn.
er and cut the glove off. Another vas
Immediately substituted but not until
, thirty second of the fifth round had cx-
/ pired. Jeffries fought for the body, Cor
bett doing some fast stepping to Keep
away. Corbett did not seem to have a
bit of force behind his left nand hooks
and alternated with a short right over
the heart, which seemed to he the hest
he had. Jeffries stood up straight and
hooked Jim twice in the stomach. Cor
bett put the best blow thus far on jeff
ries ribs, but got a left on the neck
Jeffries put hard left hook on Corbett's s
jaw, following it up with left and right
for the body. Corbett seemed tired. He
did not seem to have any force behind
his blows. His old cutting left stabs
were not in evidence.
Round g. Jeffries took his crouching po-
sition for an instant and put left on
head. He then stood Strengthened, put
left on the chin. Corbett went down
for nine seconds. He got up and stalled
for a moment, then clinched. He took
left on the body and another on the
head, but fought back gamely He
crossed Jeffries with right to the jaw,
but without damage Fighting at close
quarters. Corbett uppercut Jeffries to
the chin.
Round 7. Jefries went after Corbett
fiercely. Corbett used his feet to good
advantage at this stage. He tried to use
his once lightning left, but 1t was a lame
excuse. He came in quickly and sent his
right to the heart, but Jeffries came back
with left on the body. Corbett was hold
on, saying, "Hc can't knock me out.
Jim, see IL you can knock me out" They
Ia ed
eral short arm lefts and rights on the
head. AS quickly as they came into a
break Jeffries was on top of him, fore
| ing him to a clinch. Corbett took a left
on the head and uppercut to the chin.
Corbett was fighting faster on his feet at
this stage using his fancy boxing tao
tics, but they were of no use against his
burly opponent.
Corbett Shows Improvement.
Round 8. Corbett staggered Jeffries with
left to the nose and ducked Jeff's left.
jeff hooked right to the body, Corbett
sending in a half dozen lefts and rights
on Jeffries face, which he accepted pleas
antly. Jeffries was coming toward his
man all the time and In a break away
almost landed right the jaw. Jeffries
put hard left to the body, got two lefts
on the face and came back with left on
the head. Corbett endeavored to stab
Jeffries in the eyes, but thus far his blows
had not raised a bump. Corbett fought
cleyerly at this stage, sending in half
a dozen rights He seemed to improve a
hundred per cent, and the great crowd
was in a state of wild excitement They
cheered him to the echo. This was Cor
belts round. He had changed his style
and was using some of his old time clev-
erness in ducking and blocking.
Round 8. Jeffries came at Corbett with
a rush. Corbett put left on the face and
avoided a return. Jeffres leaned heavily
on Corbett in the clinch. Corbett seemed
as strong as ever and there was long
series of clinches. Corbett put three rights
on the body at close quarters. He hooked
Jeffries on the jaw three times with left
and crossed with right. He blocked JEFF
fries efforts and at close quarters put
three rights on the body and one on the
paw. He repeatedly stabbed Jeffries on
the mouth with lefts. Corbetts left cheek
showed lump from one Of Jeffries' close
arm blows. Jeffries had similar mark
Jeffries hooks left to the body and the
referee had trouble in separating them.
At the close Corbett stabbed Jeffries'
mouth with his left three times but they
were weak efforts.
Round 10. Jeffries stood straight up and