The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-08-15
Tenth Round Ended Corbett's Vain Hopes of
Victory, Closing Terrific Onslaught Of Vic
tor Battle Was Fierce From Beglning
Corbett Did Good Work, but His
Blows Only Stimulated sJeffries.

JeG ay.ls unreIcnting in his ferocity and
landed rights and lefts while Corbett
hung on to avoid punishment. Corbett
put i hard rigqt and left TO the jaw
and jeff rushed him into his corner, but
couldn't Land on him. Just before the
bell rang Corbet uppercut JEFF on the
jaw Corbett went to his corner smiling.
but Iolsed tired.
Seventh Round.
JEFF rushed Corbctt about the ring
and they went into a clineh. jeff stop
ped Corbctt with a left to the eye, but
the blow was not hard. JEFF drove n
hard left to the jaw and followed that up
with two more to the same place.
Corbett yelled out. ''He can't knock
me OUT
This angered Jim. Corbctt put in a
right to the head and hard left to the
wind. jeff got in a light left to the body
and followed it with i left swing to the
Jaw. Corbett came back with a stiff
left on the face and the bell found them
in clinch. Corbett smiled he went to
his corner. At this stage JEFF has Il long
lead.
Eighth Round.
Corbett led with a left for the head
and jeff bored in effectually. jeff got
4 right to the body and Corbett put in
three light lcfts and rights to the face.
Corbett got left to the face and re-
turned. jeff caught Corbett with right
to the jaw and a left to the body. Cor
bctt came back with a stiff jolt to the
face and followed with two more 70 the
same place. jeff received smart left
on the face and Corbett cleverIy ducled
two lefts He upperc,rt jeff on the jaw
with Il right. Corbett went in and jarreG
the champion with It succession Of rights
and lcfts to the face and jaw. The bell
rang with jeff bleeding from the mouth.
Corbett showed wonderful recuperativc
power in this round.
Ninth Round.
jeff rushed i'll like II bull, burt Corbett
clinched and got in a left to the jaw.
They mixed it and Corbett put right
uppercut to the head. JEFF found him
harder to find every n,oment. Corhett
landed two stiff lefts to the body and
right and left to the head. jeff bored
i'll with a right to the body and kid.
neys and in mix Corbctt iolted JcfT
on the body twice with his right mud
iabbed him with Il succession of lefts
to the face. They clmched. Corbett get
ting a left TO the face and Jetr put a
ponderous left to the body and a right
to the head. lie pushed Corbett back
with a straight left 10 the face tho
hell rang. Corbett landed the greatest
amount of blows in this round. Corbett
seemed to have the champion guessing.
Tenth Round.
They at once went into clinch. jeff
swung his left to the head hard and his
right to the wind, Corbctt put in a
straight right to the face and jeff hoored
Corbct with a wicked left hook TO the
solar plcxus. jeff sent Corbett to the
mat for nine seconds with powerful
left hook to the stomach. When Corr
bett arose he was shaking like n leaf and
evidently suffering terribly. jeff finally
loorad him again and Corbett's seconds
threw up the sponge Corbebt was car
ried to his corner and vomitcd some,
Corhett eventually recovered and shook
hands with his master at the pugilistie
game.