The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-15

knew was his master ana lost ms old time confidence. he occasionally showed his old agility. I fought harder with my trainers during the conditioning season than did with Corbett. and I finished the contest as fresh as when I entered the ring. have no plans for the fn- ture.'' s &E
 corbett said after the fight: T did my best and lost. fought the best knew. Jeffries was too big for me and he Is the best man in the world. If the public is satisfied with my fight. I am. I am glad to give Jeffries all the credit that is his due have no personal feelings in the matter. I have fought my last
 Corbett received many teiegrams from Eastern friends. principally theatrical. offering him lucrative engagement. win or lose.
 The Fight by Rounds.
 Round 1. They came to the center. Jeffries feinting and Corbett stepping lively. Jeffries swung left over Jim's head. Jim came in quicKly to a clinch and they weye very slow in breaking, Jeffries put light left to Jim's ribs and they refused to break. Jim put right over the heart and ,ciinched. Corbett stayed close in and put hard short-arm right on the body. They were exceed. ingly careful in the breaK. Jeffries fore ed his man across the ring anl put left light on the body. It was noticed Cor beft did very little footwork. but stayed clnse and put two rights solidly over the heart. Jeffries missed right for the body, but put on the chest lightly. As they the heart Jeffries laughingiy. remark ed, ''Ah." The first round indicated that Jeffries is very fast and that Corbett did not do any fancy work. aa
 f 8 corbett Was Slow.
 Round 9 Jeffries came tip quickly with left for the head and they came to clinch. They would not break. Jim claimed Jeffries was holding or. Tn the break Jeffries swung left on back of the head light. Corbett had failed thus for to land single ieft-hand blow. He at tempted 1t at this stage, but was too close in. Jeffries forced him to the ropes coming dangerously near the jaw with a left hook. They came into a clinch in the break of which Corbett hooked a smash ing left to the jaw. Corbett sent fin left and right to the body. but got left hook on head. Jeffries came on quickly, but Corbett clinched. Corbett sent in a pecu- liar right hand half uppercut for the jaw. but was a tftie low They fought carefully to the end. Corbett has shown very little speed so far. while Jeffries showed improvtment in speed and clever ness.
 Corbett on Run.
 Round 3. Both came to the center, Jef- fries missing a left and Corbett clinchsng Jeffries hooked left to the neck and Cor bett. Jolted him over the ribs with short right. Corbett increased in speed some what. and had to run to avoid a clinch He turned quickly and put right over heart hard. There was a lot of clinching. neither man taking chance in the break Jeffries barely missed right for Corbett's jaw and roughed him in the clinch. There was a lot of hooting from the galleries. Jeffries forced him, fighting flercely, Cor bett began using left hook on the jaw, landing three times and a left to the stomach. The blow did not hurt JefSries and he only smiled and forced his man about the ring It was a rough round In which ghon0rs were even ae to the metter ef hlows landed, but 1eiFries gave iudf- chki0hs of forcing matters at in-flghting. Corbett shows Cleverness. Round 1. Jeffries went after Corbett but clever clinchins and blocking pre- vented damage. Referee Grany stopped the fighting to look at Jeffries's glove which has hursted. but told them to go on with the round. Jeffries fought hard In clinches, but Corbett got in too close to get any damage. Jeffries swung hard left on the chest and got left on mouth and right over the heart. There were calls that Jeffries was fighting foul, but the proceedings did not warrant any such claim. Corbett got in close, jabbing Jef- fries with left several times, but the blows werc so light that Jefrries laughed and came back. Carhett stopped to his knees from a left in the stomach. Jeff fries came back with another one. but Corbett blocked it. Corbett was strong and ran to his corner at the close. Jeff Changes Gloves.
 Round 5. Police Captain Mooney en- tered the ring to look at Jeffries's glove. Fitzsimmons and Ryan went to Jeffries' 8 corner and cut the glove of. Another was immediately substituted, but not until thirty seconds of the fifth round had ex- hired. Jeffries fought for the body, Cor bett doing some fast stepping 10 keep away. Corbett did not seem to nave a | hit of force behind lefthand hooks and l alternated with a short right over the heart, which seemed to be the best he had, Jeffries stood up straight and hook ed Jim twice in the stomach. corbett put | the best blow thus far on Jeffriess ribs, | but got left in the neck in return. lief | fries put a hard left hook on Corbett's | jaw, following 1t up with left and right Tor the body. Coroett seemed tired. He did not seem to have any force behind | his blows. His old cutting left stabs were not in evidence.
 Jeff's old Crouch.
 Round 6. Jeffries took his crouchina position for an instant and put left on 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 hooked left Cal the body and another on the head. He
 crossed Joffries with right to the jaw, but without damage. Fighting at close quarters, Corbett uppercut Jeffries on the
 chin.
 Fancy Work no Good.
 Round z. Jeffries went after Corbett fercely. Corbett used his feet to good advantage at this stage. He tried to use his once lightning left, but it was a
 lame excuse. He came in quickly and
 sent his right to the heart. but Jeffries
 came back with left on the body. Cor
 bett was holding on, saying. He cant
 knock me out" He can't knock me out
 Jim, see if you can knock me out" They
 clinched repeatedly. Corbett landed
 several short-arm lefts and rights on the
 head. As quickly as they came into
 break Jeffrtes was on top of him, forcing
 him to a clinch. Corbett took left or
 the head and uppercut to the chin. Cor
 bet was fighting faster on his feet at thii
 stage, using his fancy boxing tactics, bu
 they were of no use against his buriy op