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and they rough it about the ring. Cor
coran claims foul from a blow de-
llVered after the gong had sounded bur
same is not allowed.
Round Two-Corcoran continued
rushlng, and both land good blows
though Corcoran, apparently. has the
advantage in the exchanges, the referee
being unable to break them and both
landlng with the free hand.
Round Three-They rush into A clinch
ana Douglas throws Corcoran heavily
TO the floor. In another clinch tbev
rough it and fall with Corcoran on
top. Corcoran still had a slight adj
vantage, and they were warned by the
referee unless the wrestling STONED
ne would disqualtfy both and forfeit
their purses.
Round Four-BOth were getting
tired and clinches more numerous
Iwlee they went to the mat from
sheer force of their rushes and clinches.
douglas put several corkers to Cor
coran's face in this round and had the
advantage.
Round F'ive-They mixed it UP live
ly and after several hot exchanges.
Corcoran got the upper hand, and had
douglas going, though he could not
plant the right punch. Towards the
close they roughed it, and both went TO
the mat. They were going it fast and
furious at the gong.
Round SiX-They both wrestled to
the mat again and Douglas held Cor
coran. Douglas poked his right to the
race a number of times, but got wal
Tops in the ribs in return. Both lacked
steam at the close, Corcoran appear
ing to be weak in his under pinning.
Round Seven-Douglas came up
fresher of the two and continued his
n he
rushed to the body Both were veLS
tired, and it was apparent they could
not go much further
Round Eight-Corcoran at once mix
cd 1t up and in an exchange was part
ly Knocked and wreStled down. He
came back fast, and in clinch forced
Douglas to his knees, and a few sec
onds later threw Douglas backwards
to the mat, he falling on top. In The
mlX-ups he has the best of the fight,
and forced Douglas to seek all protec-
ton possible to his face. Douglas
fought back gamely, but could do no
damage.
Round Nine-Douglas again came up
strong and fought back blow for blow.
He put several to the face, but Cor
coran's body blows were telling both in
the free work and clinches. At the
close Douglas was in a bad way again.
ANOuAih IGll-COICOEdn ripped a ter
rifle right to the kidneys and both fall
clinched, after an exchange, Douglas
forcing the fighting and waiting to
land the right.
Round Eleven.-Corcoran showed
Douglas down for the count, and a
right to the Kidneys put him down
again. The same lick went in the
same place twice more, and as many
times Douglas went to his knees, hold
ing on to Corcoran as he did. At this
stage jenkins interfered and stopped
the mill, claiming that Douglas was
going down to gain time and not from
punishment. Douglas was up in five
seconds and anxious to continue. Upon
shaking hands the men nearly come
together for a rough and tumble of it.
but were prevented from exchanging
blows by the referee.
Douglas Says Was Strong.
After the fight Douglas contended
that he had right to go to his knees
as often as he choose, and said he was
strong and in condition to have gone
several rounds more. He could not
understand why Corcoran was given
the fight, as the battle was scheduled
to go twenty rounds to a decision.
While some dissented to Jenkins ac.
tons the majority of the crowd was
satisfied at the decision, for unless
Douglas was a great deal stronger thar
he appeared he would have been ulti
mately beaten, they contend.