The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15
The Fight by Rounds,

Round They came to the center
JeHrles feintfng and Corbett stepping
lively. Jeffries swung left over Corbett's
mead: jim came in quickly to a clinch,
ana they We're very slow about breaking
JeH put light left to Corbetts ribs and
they refused to break. Corbett put
right over the heart and clinched Cor
nett stayed close in and put hard short
arm right on the body. They We're ex-
ceedingly careful in the break Jeffrias
forced his man across the ring and put
left light on the body. 1t was noticed
that Corbett did very little footwork
but stayed close in and put two rights
solldly over the heart. Jeffries missed
right for the body, but put it on the
chest lightly. AS they broke Corbett
quickly stepped in and sent right to the
heart Jeffries, laughingly remarked
All" The first round indicated that
Jeffrfes is very fast and that Corbett
did not do any fancy work.
Round 2-Jeffries came up quickly,
missed left for the head and they came
TO clinch. They would not break. Cor
bett claiming Jeffries was holding on
In the break Jeffries swung left on back
OF the head lightly. Corbett has failed
thus far to land a single 1eft-hand blow
He attempted it at this stage but was
too close in. JeffrieS forced him to the
ropes, coming dangerously near the jaw
with left hook. They Immediately
came into clinch, in the break of
to the jaw. Corbett sent in left and
right to the body, but got left hook on
the head. Jeffries came on quickly, but
Corbett clinched. Corbett sent in a pc
culiar right hand half uppercut for the
jaw, but was a trif1e low Thev fought
stiffly to the end Corbett has shown
very little speed so far, while Jeffries
showed improvement in speed and cIev-
erness.
Round Both came to the center.
1 "a 1,1IGG Lea
clinching. Jeffries hooked left to the
head and Corbett jolting him over the
ribs with short right. Corbett increas-
ed in speed somewhat and had to run to
avoid rush. He turned quickly and
put right over the heart. There was u
lot of clinching. Jeffries barely missed
right for Corbett's jaw and roughed him
in the clinch. There was a lot of hooting
from the galleries. Jeffries forced him,
fighting fiercely. Corbett began using
left hook on the jaw, landing at times,
and left into the stomach. The blows
did not hurt Jeffries and he only smiled
and forced his man about the ring 1t
was a rough round.
Round 4-Jeffries went after Corbett,
but clever clfnching and blocking pre-
vented damage. Referee Graney stop
ped the fighting to look at Jeffries'
glove which had split open, but he told
them to go on with the fight. Jeff
fought hard in the clinches, but Corbett
l6Ot III NOO CltoG " get any damage.
Jeffries swung hard left on the chest
and got left on the mouth and right
over the heart. There was yells that
Jeff was fighting foul, but the proceed
| ings did not warrant any such claim.
Corbett got in close, jabbing JeffrieS
several times with left. Corbett slipped
to his knees from left in the stomach.
Jeffries came back with another one,
but Corbett blocked it. Corbett was
strong and ran to his corner at the
close.
Round 5-Police Captain Mooney en-
| tered the ring to look at Jeffries glove.
Fitzsimmons and Ryan went to Jeffries'
corner and cut the glove off. Another
was Immediately substituted, but not
until thirty seconds of the fifth round
had expired. Jeffries fought for the
body continually. Corbett was doing
some fast side-stepping. Corbett did
not seem to have a bit of force behind
his left hand hooks. and alternated with
a short right over the heart which SEEM
ed to be the best he had. Jeffries stood
up straight and hooked Jim twice in the
stomach. Corbett put the best blow
thus far on Jeffries' yibss but got a left