The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-15

failed thus far to land a single left-hand
blow. He attempted 1t at this stage. but
was too close in. Jeffries forced him to the
| ropes, coming dangerously near the jaw
in the break of which Corbett hooked a
smashing left to the jaw. Corbett sent in
left and right TO the body, but got left hook
on head. Jeffries came on quickly. but
| Corbett clInched. Corbett sent in a peculiar
right-hand half upper cut for the jaw, but
was a trihe low. They fought carefully TO
the end. Corbett has shown very little
speed so far. while Jeffries has shown i'm
provement in speed and cleverness.
Round 3-Both came TO the center. JET
fries missing a left and Corbett clinching.
Jeffries hooked LEFT to the neck and Corbett
jolted him over the ribs with short right:
Corbett ran TO avoid n rush. He turned
quickly and put right over heart hard.
There was a lot of clinching. neither man
taking a chance in the break. 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 iercely. Corbett began
using left hook on the jaw. landing three
times, and left to the stomach. The blow
did not hurt Jeffries, and he only smiled
and forced his man about the ring. 1t was
a rough round, in which honors were even
as to the matter of blows landed, but JEFF
fries gave indications of forcing matters at
Round 4Jeffries went after Corbett, but
| clever clinching and blocking prevented
damage. Referee Graney stopped the fight
ing to look at Jeffries's glove. which was
burst, but told them to go on with the
round. Jeffries fought hard in clinches,
but Corbett got in too close to get any
damage. Jeffries swun hard left on the
chest. and got left or the mouth and right
over the heart. There were calls that
Jeffries was fighting foul, but the proceed
ings did not warrant any such claim. Cor
bett got in close, jabbing Jenries with the
left several times, but the blows were SO
light that Jeffries laughed and came back.
Corbett slipped to his knees from a left In
the stomach. Jeffries came back with an
other one. but Corbett blocked II. Corbett
was strong and ran to his corner at the
close.
Round 5Police Captain Mooney entered
the ring to look at Jeffries's glove. F1tz-
simmons and Ryan went to Jeffriess corner
and cut the glove off. Another was imme-
diately substituted, but not until thirty sec
onds of the fifth round had expired. JET
fries fought for the body, Corbett doing
some fast stepping 10 keep away. CorDett
| did not seem to have a bit of force behind
his left hand hooks and alternated with a
short right over the heart, which seemed 10
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's ribs, but got a lett on the
neck in return. Jeffries put a hard left
hook on Corbett's jaw, following it up with
left and right for the body. Corbett held
on and the gong rang. Corbett seemed rea
tired. He did not seem to have any force
behind his blows. His old cutting left stabs
were not in evidence.
Round 6-Jefries took his crouching posi-
ton for an instant and put LETT on the
bead. He then stood Strengthened, put lett
on the chin. Corbett went down for nine
seconds. He got up and stalled for q mo-
ment, then clinched. He took left on the
body and another on the head but fought
back gamely. He crossed Jeffries with a
right to the jaw but without damage.
Fighting at close qparters Corbett upper
cut Jeffries TO the chin.
Round 7-Jeffries went after Corbett
hercely. Corbett used his feet to good ad-
once lightning left, but 1T was a lame ex-
cuse. He came in quickly and sent his
right to the heart, but Jeffries came back
with the left on the body. Corbett was
holding on, saying, He can't knock me
out; he can't knock me out. Go on, Jim,
see if you can knock me out" They
clinched repeatedly. Corbett landed several
short-arm lefts and rights on the head. AS
quickly as they came into a break Jeffries
was on top of him. forcing him to a clinch.
| Corbett took a left on the head and upper
cut to the chin. Corbett was fighting faster
on his feet at this stage, using his fancy
boxing tactics, but they were of no use
against his burly opponent.
Round s-Corbett staggered Jeffries with
| a left TO the nose and ducked Jeffries's left.
Jeffries hooked right to the body, Corbett
sending in half a dozen lefts and rights on
Jeffries's face, which he accepted pleas
| antly. Jeffries was coming toward his mar
all the time, and In a breakaway almost
landed right on the jaw. Jeffries put hard
left to the body, got two lefts on the face
| and came back with left on the head. Cor
but thus far his blows had not raised a
| bump. Corbett fought cleverly at this
| stage, sending in half a dozen lefts and
rights on the jaw. 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 changed his style and
used some of his old-time cleverness in
ducking and blocking.
Round 9-Jeffries came at Corbett with a
rush like that Of a mad bull. Corbett put
left on the face and avoided a return. JEFF
fries leaned heavily on Corbett in the
clinch. Corbett seemed as strong as ever
and there was a 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 Jeffries's efforts and
at close quarters put three rights on the