The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-15
Gentleman Jim Got Enough In the
Tenth Round-Crowd Was
Enormous.
THE BIG MILL BY ROUNDS.

d mer Champion James j. Corbett wa
! pulled off last night at 9:15, and re
: suited in victory for the champion
in ten rounds. 1t is believed tina
! $50, 900 was taken in for admission
J fees aud nearly 100000 changed
hands on the result. The vast pit wa
packed when the fighters entered tn,
ring, and each had his friends.
1t was generally believed that JEFF
ries would win, however, and he
seemed to do it with ease. While Cor.
bett is quick and scientific, he was
never any match for his massive oppo-
nent. Jeffries wore black trunks with
the American flag and Corbett q plain
black trunk.
Corblett was seconded by Yank
Kenny, Pop Dare aud Tom Ryan, and
Jeffries by his brother, Jack, Billy
Delaney, Bob Fitzsimmons and Joe
Kennedy. Jeffries was introduced as
the champion of the world and Corbett
as James j. Corbett, of San Francisco.
Eddie Craney,, the referee, was intro.
duced'ss the native son of the golden
west"
The fight by rounds, as follows tells
the whole story:
Round l.-They came to the center
quickly and JEFF. chased Corbett
around and missed left swing for the
jaw. They then came together and
parted carefully. JEFF. tried left for
the body and head but was blocked.
Jim tried left swing and then got
right to the body. Jim followed with
a left. JEFF. followed 1t with left
high on the body and then mixed it,
Corbett getting light right to the tody
and JEFF. then put light over the
heart and hard left to the body.
jeff. seemed inclined TO force matters
Corbett shot right to the body and
they came to clinch. JEFF hooked
left to the jaw and Corbett bored in
with right to wind. As bell rang jeff
went to his corner smiling. JEFF had
a little better of the round Both ]
fought very carefully throughout.
JEFF astonished his hackers by his
agility.
Round =. They went a clinch and .
jeff got left to Corbetts neck as they /.
came out of the clinoh. jeff landed .
left hard on Jims nose. JEFF swung
hard with left but Corbett rushed in /
side it. They came together again /
and JEFF got left to chest. JEFF also
got in a right body blow. Corbett /
caught JEFF vicious left swing on |
the head and the champion then put |
light right TO jaw. Jim ducked left
for his head and landed right on the
neck. In return he received heavy |
right jolt to the ribs. Bell rang. JEFF /
seemed to have plenty Of steam behind
his blows and showed much clever
ness.
Round 3-They came together and
were separated without any blow.
jeff landed left swing on Jim's neck |
and followed him around landing an
other left on the wing. Corbett was
chased around the ring and jeff put a
straight left hand to tody. JEFF
caught Jim on the jaw with vicious
right and they clinched. Corbett
claimed and JEFF swung left and right
to Jaw. Corbett protested to the
referee that JEFF was holding on and
landed savage right TO jaw. Jef
sent in left swing to jaw. They went
INTO clinch. JEFF broke it up with
stiff right and left to the body and the
gong rang. The round was Jeff's al
though Corbett succeeded In landing
some telling blows.
Round 4-They went into a clinch
ard then JET forced Corbett's head
back with left hook to jaw and fol-
lowed with two lefts TO head. JEFF
! TANNED Corbett with rsking left to
Jaw and followed with left TO head.
Corbett puts his left twice 20 the head
and they came together in olinch.
JEFF uppercut Corbett with a powerful
left to the body and Jim jabbed JEFF
with left to the face. Corbett clincbed
constantly and JEFF landed hard left
to the BODY. Another right to the
body by JEFF which sent Jim to knees.
He took count on nine on one knee
and waded into JEFF, but rushed at
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