Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-15

was held in Mechanics pavilion. De-
spite the unprecedented number OF
spectators. comprising the best known
sporting men Of the east and west the
crowd was handled rapidly and
smoothly There was no hitch in the
proceedings Both men stepped into
the roped arena promptly on time. All
the preliminaries were understood
clearly. and the announcement by Ref
cree Graney promised that there should
be no mistake as to the outcome.
Jeffries had the advantage from the
outset. 1t was apparent from the hrst
he had taken the measure of the am
bilious Californian and was prepared
to meet all the science the one-time
holder of the belt might employ
against him. Brute strength was his
strong point, and he used it for all he
was worth. This does not mean the
champion fought clunsily. On the
contrary. he was more alert perhaps
than he had been in any previous de-
Tense of the championship. He plain
ly realized. however. he must rely on
his tremendous muscular power and
superior weight to retain his laurels.
And he did so with a display of self
possessed determination that kept his
supporters cheering madly throughout
the battle.
The big fellow was steady
on his pins and those sturdy legs of his
worked at their owners will. He
didn't let Corbett do all the sprinting.
Instead he used his feet extensively in
most stages of the contest. There
was this vast difference. however, that
whereas many of Corbett's spurts were
resorted to merely to escape the on
slaughts of the champion, the FOOT
work OF Jeffries consisted largely OF
PUSHES at his lighter opponent
JEFF went after "Pompadour JIM so
earnestly in the third round that at
times it was more like race than q
fight The San Franciscan manifest
ly did not relish the close quarters for
which the Los Angeles slugger display
ed a growing preference. jeff let it be
seen, about then that infghting was
ono Of the cards he held up his sleeve
and he was ready for a show Of hands
on that deal.
Excitement by that time was at fe-
YER heat. Honors were easy up to the
end Of the third round. and when the
men went to their corners it would
have heen impossible for the most ex-
pert judge in the history of pugiism
to'say which would win. Jeffries was
bit blown in consequence of his vio-
lent PUSHES. Corbett was breathing
moro easily, due to his lighter weight.
Neither man displayed the slightest
distress. however. There had been no
telling punishment, although some of
the body blows would have suffced to
jam the seven senses out of any man
not in the pink of condition.
Jeff fought for the body a large part
OF the time, and SO did Corbett until
In the fifth round it became apparent
he had lost the last ounce of force for
n1erly behind his terrible left hooks
He did manage to get in a short right
over the heart but it was not effective
Such as it was. it was the best the
San Franciscan could hand out at TINT
juncture.
Then, and not until then, did the dis.
couraging truth dawn on the hackers
of the challenger that his seniority OF
nine years and his long retirement
from the ring were telling the ominous
preface of the tale. 1t was noted that
Corbett had lost some of his youthful
spring. He still used his feet to save
his face, but the agility of old days
was not there in it's perfection
Jeffries. though much heavier had
the advantage of those years--of
more recent activity in the actual
arena. and in addition. of the atn1os-
phere OF success naturally surrounding
a champion. He was nearly as fast
ga his feet az the former bank clerk