The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-15

ing season than / did with Corbett and
] finished the contest as fresh as when
l entered the ring. / have no plans
for the future. Those matters are left
to my manager and my trainer"
Corbett Cheerful.
Jim Corbett said after the fight:
II did my best and lost 1 fought
the best knew how. Jeffries was too
big for me and he is the best man i'm
the world. If the public is satisfied
with my fight. / am. I am glad to
give Jeffries all the credit that is his
due. / have no personal feelings in the
matter. 1 have fought my last fight"
Corbett received many kilograms
from eastern friends, principally the
atrieal' Offering him lucrative engage
ments, win or lose.
Fight by Rounds.
1-They came to the center Jeffries
- renting and Corbett stepping lively
ferries swung his left over Corbett's
mead jim came in quickly 10 a cIinch
and they were very slow about breaking
FERRIES put light left to Corbett's ribs
and they refused TO break. Corbett put
a right over the heart and clinched.
Corbett stayed close in and put a hard
snort right arm on the body. They were
very careful In the break. Jeffries forced
ms ms man across the ring and put left
ngnt on the body. It was noticed that
Corbett did very little footwork but
stayed close IN and put two rights solid
~ over the heart. Jeffries missed a left
LOT the body, but put it in on the chest
lightly. AS they broke Corbett quickly
stepped in and sent right to the heart
Jeftries blocked left and laughingly re-
marked, All, ha." The round indicated
that Jeffries is very fast and Corbett did
not do any fancy work.
2-yJeffries came up quickly. missed
ieft Tor the head. and they came to "A
cunch They would not break Corbett
claiming Jeffries was holding on. In the
Dfeak FERRIES swung left on the back of
the head lightly. COrbett has failed thus
tar TO land 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 with
left hook. They Immediately came into
a clinch, in the break OF which Corbett
hooked a smashing left to the jaw Cor
Dett sent left and right to the BODY
but got a left hook on the head. Jeffries
came on quickly. but Corbett clinched
Corbett sent in a peculiar right hand
haif-upDercut for the Jaw but was a trifle
low; They fought carefully TO the end.
Corhett has shown very little speed so
far. while Jeffries showed Improvement
IN speed aud eleyerness.
2-Both came TO the center. Jeffries
missing a left and Corbett clinching
Jeffries hooked a left to the neck and
COrbett Jolted him over the ribs with a
snort right. COrbett increased in speed
somewhat and had to run to avoid a
rush. He turned quickly and put a right
over the heart hard. There was a lot OF
cAnching. neither man taking a chance
IN the break Jeffries barely missed
right Tor Corbetts jaw and roughed him
in the clinch. There was a lot of boot
ing from the galleries. Jeffries forced
MIN. fighting fiercely. Corbett began
using left hook on the jaw, landing
three times. and left in the stomach,
Inc blows did not hurt Jeffries and he
only smiled and forced his man about the
ring u was rough round. with honors
even as TO the matter of blows landed.
but Jeffries gave indications of forcing
matters at mitigating.
H-Jeffrics went after Corbett. but cley-
4 or clinching and blocking prevented
damage Referee Graney stopped the
lighting to look at Jeffries' glove which
was bursted. but told them to go on with
the round Jeffries fought hard in the
cltnches, but Corbett got in too close to
get any damage. Jeffries swung hard
left on the chest and got a left on the
mouth ard right over the heart There
were calls that Jeffries was fighting foul
but the proceedings did not warrant any
SUCH claim. COrbett got i'm close iabbine
Jeftrles with his left several times but
the blows were so light that Jeffries
laughed and came back. Corbett slipped
to his knees from left i'm the stomach
FERRIES came back with another one. but
Corbctt blocked IL. COrbett was strong
and ran to his corner at the close.
S-Police CAPTAIN Mooney entered the
ring 20 look al JeffTies' glove Fitzsim-
mons and Ryan went to Jeffries' corner
and cut the glove off. Another was i'm
mediately substituted, but not until thirty
seconds Of the fifth round had expired
Jetiries Fought for the body continually.
torbett doing some fast stepping to keen
away. Corbett did not seem to have a
bit OF force behind his left hand hooks
ana alternated with a short right over
& 10 ~ HNmH 4
he ftd. Jeffries stood up straight and
hooked Jim twice i'm the stomach Cor
bett sent a right TO the ribs. but without
force He reneatediy tried with his RIGHT
for Jeffries' heart and frequently landed
it. but Jeffries only smiled. Corbett put
the best blow thus far on Jeffries' ribs.
but got a left on the neck in return
Jettries put hard left hook on Cor
belts Jaw. following it IN with left and
right for the body. COrbett held on and
the gong rang. Corbett seemed tired
lie do not appear to have any force be-
hind his blows. His old cutting left stabs
were not in evidence.
6-Jeffries took his crouching position for
an instant and put left on the head
He then stood up straight and put a lett
on the chin. COrbett went down for nine
seconds, he got up and stalled for a mo
ment. then clinched. He took a left on
the body and another on the head but
iought back gamely. He crossed Jeffries
WIN right TO the Jaw, but without
uHiAdEt- ney fought FAST at close ouar-
ters, Corbett upDercuttinE with right 10
the chin from a ciinch. The round ended
with Corbett weak but smiling.
]-Jeffries went after Corbett fieIrcelv.
Corbett used his feet to good advant-
age at this stage. He tried to use his
once lightning left but II was a lame
excuse. He came in quickly and sent his
right to the heart. but Jeffries came hack
with left on the body. COrbett was hold
ing on, saying He can't knock me out. -
He can't knock me out" go on Jim:
see II you can knock me out" They
clinched repeatedly. COrbett put I'm sew
eral short arm lefts and rights on the
head. AS quickly as they came out Of one
break Jeffrtes was on top OF him. fore
ing him to clinch. Corbett took left on
the head and uDper-cut Jeffries with "a
right to the chin. Corbett was fighting
faster on mis- feet at this stage. using his
FANCY boxing tactics. but they were of no
use against his burly opponent.
- -Corbett stabbed Jeffries with left T.
the nose and ducked Jeffries' left JET
.ries. hooked a right 10 the body. Corbet
sending in a half-dCzen lefts and right
on Jeffries face which he shed with IN
Facility with which a ducks back shed
water. Jeffrics was coming toward III
man all the time and in "A breakawav a
most landed p right on the iarv Teffriy
put hard left TO the BODY got two Ief..
On the face and came back with Ieff o.
re mead. Corbett endeavored TO sta
Jsltries IN the eyes. but thus far hf.
blows have moi raised a bumD. Corbofi
fought cleNcriy af this stage. scndino in