Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-15

uppercut for the jaw, but was a trifie
low. They fought carefully to the end.
Corbett had shown very little speed so
far. while Jeff showed Improvement in
speed and cleverness.
Round 3-Both came to the center,
Jeff missing a left and Corbett clinch-
ing. Jeff hooked a left to the neck and
Corbett jolted him over the ribs with a
short right. Corbett increased in
| speed somewhat and had not to run to
avoid rush. He turned quickly and
put a right over the heart hard There
was lot of clinching, neither man
| taking a chance in the break. Jeff
barely missed right for Corbett's jaw
and roughed him in the clinch. There
was much hooting from the galleries.
Jeff punched him fiercely. Corbett be-
gan using a left hook on the jaw, land
| ing three times and a left to the
stomach. The blow did not hurt Jeff
and he only smiled and forced his man
| about the ring. 1t was rough round
| in which honors We're even, as to the
! matter of blows landed but Jeff gave
indications of forcing matters and the
infighting.
Round 4.-Jeff went after Corbett. but
clever clinching and blocking prev entcd
damage. Referee Graney stopped the
| fighting to look at Jeff's glove which
was bursted, but told them to go on with
the round. Jeff fought hard in clinches,
but Corbett got in too close to get any
damage. Jeff swung a hard left to the
chest and got a left on the mouth and
right over the heart. There were calls
thof Jaff ;obt ha
ceedings did not warrant any such claim
Corbetti got in close, jabbing jeff with
his left several times, but the blows were
so light that Jeff laughed and came back.
Corbett slipped to his knees from a left
in the stomach. Jeff came back with an
other one. but Corbett blocked it, Cor
bett was strong and ran TO his corner at
the close.
Round 5.--Police Capt. Mooney entered
the ring to look at Jeff's glove. Fitz and
Ryan went to Jeff's corner and cut the
glove off Another was Immediately sub
stituted, but not until 80 seconds of the
fifth round had expired. Jeff fought for
the body, Corbett doing some fast step
ping to keep away. 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 seemed to be
the hest he had. Jeff stood up straight
and hooked Jim twice in the stomach.
Corbett put the best blow thus far on
Jeff's ribs but got left on the neck in
return. Jeff put hard left hook on Cor
belts jaw following it up with left and
right for the body. Corbett held on and
the gong rang. Ccrbett seemed tired He
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blows. His old cutting left stabs were
not in evidence. ....
Round 6-Jeff took his crouching po-
sition for an instant and put left on
| the head. He then stood straight and
| 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 Jeff with right to the jaw,
| but without damage. Fighting at close
| quarters, Corbett uppercut Jeff to the
| chin.
| Round Jeff went after Corbett fierce
| ~ Corbett used his feet to good advan-
tage at this stage. He tried to use his
once lightning left but it was a lame ex-
right to the heart but jeff came back
with left on the body. Corbett was
holding on, saying: HE can't knock me
out. he can't knock me out. Go on, Jim,
and see if you can knock me out" They
clinched repeatedly. Corbett landed sew
eral short arm lefts and rights on the
head As quickly as they came into a
break jeff was on top of him, forcing him
to clinch. Corbett took a left on the
head and an uppercut to the chin. Cor
bett was fighting faster OH his feet at
| this stage, using his fancy boxing tao
tics, but they were of no use against
his burly opponent.
| Round S.-Corbett staggered Jeff with
a left to the nose and ducked Jeff's left
Jeff hooked right to the body, Corbett
sending in half dozen lefts and rights
on Jeff's face, which he accepted pleas
antly Jeff was coming toward his
man all the time and in a breakway
almost landed a right on the jaw.
Jeff put hard left to the body and got
two lefts on the face and came back
| with left on the head. Corbett
endeayored to stab Jeff in the eyes, but
thus far his blows had not raised a
bump. Corbett fought cleverly at this
y stage, sending in half a dozen lefts and
rights on the jaw He seemed to im-
prove 100 per cent. and the great crowd
4 was in state of wild excitement. They
cheered him to the echo. This was
| Corbetts round. He has changed his
style and is using some of his old time
cleverness in ducking and blocking.
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