The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-15
BLOWS TO STOMACH
PUT CORBETT OUT
Jefnes CIinched Title TO Championship
in Tenth Round.
1T is MY LAST FIGHT" CORBETT SAYS.
Ten Thousand People Saw Big Fight in Sar
Francisco

night, representing an expenditure for
seating accommodations aggregating
$4,000 This is the largest crowd ever
assembled at ringside in this coun-
try, and the third largest sum in dol
lars and cents ever contested for.
| The two that exceeded it in receipts
were the Corbett%Jeffries fight at COney
Island, $4,000, and the Corbett- Mccoy
! fight at Madison Square Garden. New
York, $6S.O00 The scene about the big
| pavilion from o'clock until the men
stepped into the ring was one of con-
| fusion.
] The gallery ticket holders formed in
line on Hayes, Larkin and Grove streets
in three large rows, and although there
was much crowding and scrimmaging
in the attempt to gain admittance,
hundred policemen kept perfect order
once the doors were opened.
The pavilion ticket holders were more
1eisurely about coming to claim their
seats. Not until 9 o'clock were the
chairs. boxes and benches full. About
the ring were many celebrities that
have graced every pugilistic encounter
during the last decade.
Many Celebrities There.
The features of "Parson" Davies
were prominent along with the veteran
referee George Siler; Sandy Griswold,
of Omaha, Harry Houghton of st.
Louis, Harry Thaw, the Pittsburg
millionaire and scores of others. Over
on the south side of the arena more
than 400 Jeffries admirers from Los
Angeles the home of Jeffries, sat in
a group. Official San Francisco was
largely represented. Bench bar coun-
Gil, in fact, every branch of the city
administration, were at the ring side.
At o'clock Captain of Police Mooney
entered the ring and had Billy Jordan
announce that not until every man
holding ticket was seated would the
contest go on. This announcement was
greeted with cheers and the few who
had not already found their places
were quickly seated.
Two Preliminaries.
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 Fair
banks, kept the crowd interested I'M
til the hour of 9:15 p M, the time
for the big men to- enter on the scene,
had arrived.
The ring looked large, compared with
the enclosures used heretofore in this
city. In pursuance of an understand
ing with the big fighters it was made
the regulation 24-foOt ring. Hereto
fore 20-foot rings have been the rule.
1t was a splendidly constructed affair.
The ropes were stretched inside the
posts, making it impossible for injury
to result to the contestants from con-
tact with the uprights.
Betting Two to One.
At 8 O'clock the betting at Harry
Corbett's resort was 2 to l with con-
siderable Corbett money in sight.
There was no big betting on results.
but some good wagers were placed on
rounds. The favorite seemed to be
even money that Corbett would stay
twelve rounds.
The Battle by Rounds.
Round One-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 were very slow about break
ing. Jeffries put light left to Jim's
ribs and they refused to break. linn
put right over the heart and clinched
Corbett stayed close in and put hard
short arm right on the body. They
were exceedingly careful in the break.
Jeffries forced his man across the ring
and put left light on the body 1t was
noticed that Corbett did very fast work.
but stayed close and put two rights
solidly over the heart. Jeffries missed
chest lightly. AS they broke Corbett
quickly stepped up and put right to
the heart. Jeffries laughingly remark
ed, "Ah!" The first round indicated
that Jeffries is very fast and that Cor
bett did not do any fancy work.
Round Two-Jeffries came up quick
ly. missed left for the head and they
came to a clinch. They would not
break away, Jim claiming Jeffres was
holding. In the break Jeffries swung
left on back of the head lightly. Cor
bett had failed thus far to land a sim |
gle left hand blow. He attempted it |
at this stage, but was too close in. JEFF !
fries forced him to the ropes, coming |
dangerously near the jaw with a left |
hook. They Immediately came into a
clinch in the break, of which Corbett |
hooked a smashing left to the jaw.
Corbett sent in left and right to the
body but got left hook on the head. !
Jeffries came on quickly but Corbett |
clinched. Corbett sent in a peculiar !
right hand half-upper cut for the jaw, |
but was trifle low. They fought care
fully to the end. Corbett had shown |
very little speed so far, while Jeffries |
showed improvement in speed and clev-
erness.
Round Three-Both came to the CEN
ter, Jeffries missing left and Corbett |
clinching. Jeffries hooked left to the |
neck and Corbett jolted him over the
ribs with short right. Corbett in
creased in speed somewhat and had 20
run to avoid a rush. He turned quick |
ly and put right over the heart hard |
There was a lot of clinching, neither !
man taking a chance in the break |
Jeffries barely missed right for Cor |
belts jaw and roughed him in the |
chnch. There was much hooting from |
the galleries. Jeffries forced him, fight |
laf
nook on the Jaw, landing three times, |
and a left to the stomach. The blow |
did not hurt Jeffries. and he only |
smiled and forced his man about the |
ring. 1t was a rough round in which |
honors were even.
Round Four-Jeffrles went after Cor
bett. but clever clinching and block |
ing prevented damage. Jeffries fought |
hard In clinches, but Corbett got In |
-. ninnn 10 get any damage Jeffries |