Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-15

not appear to have any force behind his
blows. His old cutting left stabs were
not In evidence
Sixth-Jeffries took his cr0uchlng posi-
ton for an instant aud put left ON the
head. He then stood up straight ana
put left on the chin. Corbett went
down for nine seconds lie got up ana
stalled for moment, then cllnched'
lie took left on the body and another
on the head, but fought back sameiy.
He crossed Jeflrles With a right to the
Jaw, but without damage. They fought
fast at close quarters. Corbclt upper
cutting with right TO the chin from a
clinch. The round ended with CorDett
weak but smiling.
Seyenth-Jeffrles went after Corbctt
nerccly Corbett used his feet to good
advantage at this stage. He tried to
use his once lightning left but i was
lame excuse. lie came In quickly ana
sent his right to the heart, but Jeiirlcs
came back with LETT on the body Cor
bett was holding on, saying He cant
knock me out" He cant knock me
out, !" Go on, jim; see n you can Knock
mo out" They clinched repeatedly.
Colbett put In several short arm let's
and rights on the head. As quickly as
they came out of one break Jefirles was
on top of him, forcing him TO cllnch'
COrbett took a left on the head and up
per cut Jcnries with right to the
chin Corbett was lighting faster on his
feet at this stage USING his Fancy box
ing tactics, but they were of no use
against his hurley opponent.
Eighth-COrbett stabbed Jeifres
with left to the nose and ducked JEFF
fries left. Jeflries hooked right 70 the
body Corbett sending half dozen lefts
and rights on Jeffrles face, which he
shed with a facility with which a
ducks back sheds water. Jenries was
coming towards his man all the time
and in a breakaway at most landed 4
right on the jaw. Jeffries put a hard
left to the body, got two lefts on the
face and came back with left on the
head Corbett endeayored to stab JEFF
fries in the eyes, but thus for his blows
have not raised bump. Corbett fought
cleverly at this stage sending In halt
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 Corbetts round
He has changed his style and is using
some OF his Od-time cleverness in duck
ing and blocking
Nirth--Jen'ries came at Corbett with
rush like that Of mad bull, Cofbett
put left on the face and avoided a
right. Jeffries leaned heavily on Cor
bett In the cinch. COrbett seemed as
strong as ever and there was one long
series of clinChes, C0rbett put three
rights on the body at close quarters
He hooked Jeffrles on the Jaw three
times with his left and crossed with
right. He blocked Jeifrles' efforts and
at close quarters put three rights on the
body and one on the jaw. He repeat
eddy stabbed Jeffries on the mouth with
lefts. Corbett's left cheek showed Il
lump from one of Jeffries' close arm
blows. Jeffries had similar mark.
Jeffries hooked a left TO the body and
the referee had trouble in separating
them, AT the close Corbett stabbed
Jehfres mouth three times with his
left but they We're weak efforts,
Tenth--Jef stood straight up and
came after his man without hesitation.
Corbett seemed to be making a waiting
fight They exchanged lefts to the face
and Jeff sent a left hook to the stom-
ach and COrbett went down for nine
seconds. lie got up and received a left
on the stomach and right on the Jaw
He went down and after the count OF
seven Tommy Ryan threw up the
sponge He was suffering pain and a
chair was brought for him. After a
minutes rest he recovered got up and
shook hands with Jeffries.
SCENE AT THE PAVILION,
San Francisco, Aug. 14-Ten thousand
men were seated around the arena Of
Mechanics pavilion at o'clock to-
night representing an expenditure for
seating accommodation OF $ji 000 This
Is the largest crowd that ever assembled
at a rlngside In this country and the
third largest sum In dollars and cents
ever contested for The two that eB-
ceeded Il In receipts were the Corbett-
Jeffiies fight at Coney Island,S66, OO0and
the Corbett- Mccoy fight at Madison
Square Garden, New York, $50 900.
The scene about the big pavilion from
D. m. until the men stepped into the
ring was one Of confusion, The gallery
ticket holders formed a line on Hays,
Larkin and Grove streets in three long
rows and although there was lot OF
crowding and many scrimmages IN the
attempt 20 get in first, a hundred po-
lice kept perfect order once the doors
were opened The privileged ticket
holders were more lelsurely taking their
seats. Not until quite 3 o'clock were
the chairs. boxes and benches full,
About the ring were many celebrities
that have graced every pugilistiC en-
counter during the last decade. The
ascetlc features OF "Parson' Davies
were prominent along with the veteran
referee, George Sier; Sandy Griswold
OF Omaha. Harry Houghton, the flstic
promoter Of st. Louis; W. w. Naugh-
ton, an authority on boxing matters,
Harry Thaw, the Pittsbug millionaire,
and scores of lesser lights. over on
the south side OF the arena more than
400 Jeffries admirers from Los Angeles,
the home Of Jeffres sat In group, The
elite Of San Francisco was largely rep
resented Bench and bar, and in fact,
every branch OF the executive admins
tratlon We're at the ringslde.
CROWD GOODNATURED.
There was less trouble In handling
the big crowd than has been experi-
enced on similar occasions. An un-
usually large force Of police was on
hand, distributed on The outside, at the
doors and throughout the house. a
force OF efficient ushers promptly con-
Quoted the ticket holders to their seats.
At 3 o'clock Captain Of Police Mooney
entered the ring and had Billy Jordan
announce that not until every man
holding q ticket was seated would the
big contest go on. This announcement
was greeted with cheers, and the few
who had not already found their places
were quickly seated.
Two preliminaries. the first six
round draw between Frank Smith OF
Los Angeles and Jack Sheridan OF san
Rafael, and another of like length be-
tween Jack Evans and Jerry Fairbanks
kept the big crowd interested until the