The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-15
C0RBETT GOT HALF WAY
THROUGH THE PROGRAMME
Then Came Punch in the Stomach and Another
on the Jaw and it Was All Over.
Result Was Never Doubt and Champion sss Stands Alone
His Glass;
/ ECHANICs' PAVILION.

JeufleS, champion heavyweight
Of the world. played with jim Corbett
Tor nine rounds and a half tonight and
then COrbett's seconds motioned to
Referee Graney to stop the fight in
order to save their man from needless
punishment. The end came shortly
after the beginning of the tenth round.
when Jenries planted one of his terrific
left swings on Corbetts stomach. The
man who conquered John l.. Sullivan
dropped 10 the floor i'm agony and the
memorable scene at Carson when BOB
Fttzsimmons landed his solar plexus
blow. was almost duplicated. This
time. however, COrbett struggled to his
feet and again faced mis- gigantic ad-
Nersary. With hardly "A moments
hesitation JeffTies swung his right and
again landed on Corbetts stomach.
Jim dropped TO the floor. and then IL
was that Tommy Ryan. seeing that II
was all over, motioned to Referee
Graney to stop the punishment.
Jeffries Stands Alone.
The fight tonight demonstrated be
yond all doubt that Jehries stands
alone in his class. He showed remark
able Improvement in both speed and
skill. Corbett during the first part of
the fight was almost out pointed, and
RES ~.ere apparently without sting.
JEFF. !es was never i'm better condition.
He looked lighter than usual and the
way he moved about on his feet and
the frequency with which he cOuntered
Corbetts leads astOnished everybody.
Corbett. i'm comparison with the big
man opposed to him, looked very light.
but was really heavier than ever be-
fore He appeared to have lost some
a nIn -ff ssI~f n tn
the early part of the fight, but this
may have been due to Jeffries' mar
vclous Improvement
Couldn't Be Hurt.
Corbetts physical condition appeared
20 be all that he had claimed for it.
He stood many Of Jeffries terrific
blows without winCing. and came back
swinging left and right and landing
frequently. but his blows hardly stung
JEFF. Jenries was not only stronger.
faster and cleverer than ever before,
but he used his head 20 better purpose.
and although Corbett would hit him
hard enough 20 hurt an ordinary mar.
Jedrics would bore right in without
noticing the blows and would deliver
telling hits that materially helped in
deciding the. result % the fight
At first Corbett was very cautious
and apparently was outpointed by JET.
but later i'm the fight he warmed up
and showed some of his old-time ciev-
erness. From the first. however it
was generally regarded as a hopeless
case for Corbett. He made a gallant
fight but he never stood a show to
win.
After the ight was over Corbett
quickly recovered. walked over to JEFF
ries and shook him warmly by the
hand. He said: Jim. you beat me
fairly You stand alone. No one can
touch you
Expert Opinions.
Referee Eddie Graney said after the
fight that it was a great heavyweight
contest.
"Corbett was very clever, but Jeffries
was almost equally so and showed
marvellous Improvement. He practical
~ OutbOXed Corbett during the fight
with the exception of the eighth and
ninth rounds. Every blow that he
landed told and his superior weight
and strength were bound to win in the
end
Timekeeper George Harting stated
that the blows that won the fight were
left TO the stomach followed by a
right TO the same place as soon as
COrbett arose TO his feet after taking
the count OF nine. 1T was the best
fight Jenries ever made and astonished
even those who had placed implicit
faith in his ability to win said Hart
ing.
During the fight Corbett talked con-
tinuoUsly to JEFF and to the referees ne
made number o. facetiouS remarks.
He was game TO the end and whenever
JEFF landed a blow would make a Jest
ing remark. In the sixth round. dur
ing a clinch. just after Jeffries had
punished him severely. ne remarked
20 the referee: watch him Eddie he's
trying to knock me out" He also
said: You can't knock me out; go
ahead and try it,
JEFF waded in
JeIfries only grinned and waded into
his man all the harder Corbett's
system of training was undoubtedly
beneficial to him from a physical point
Of view, but II apparently detracted
from his speed. He did not keep away
from Jeffries in the manner that was
anticipated, but kept up close. clinch-
ing at every opportunity. He also did
some clever duCking, thereby avoid
ing deadly blows. but all his clever
ness was of no avail. He fought his
fight, and when the time came Jeffries
delivered the necessary blows and was
Installed more firmly than ever on his
pedestal as champion heavyweight pu-
gilist OF the world.
The crowd that witnessed the contest
was undoubtedly the largest that ever
assembled at similar entertainment
in California, but Corbett was the gal
lery favorite and every tap that he
landed on Jeffries was greeted with
cheers.
Il was a sad crowd that watched the
native born San Francisco man sue
cumb to the superior strength of the
giant from southern California.
Jeffries Talks.
my fight tonight will demonstrate 10
the public that 1 am a better man than
I ever was. and gives the lie to the re-
ports which have been circulated in
some quarters that 1 am a physical
wreck through drink and other dissi-
pations. ] trained faithfully for this
fight and the result shows that I am
the natural champion. ] outbOxed Cor
bett In every round and carried the
fight to him at every stage OF the
game. ! must say. however, that Cor
bett put up better fight than I
thought he would. His punches had no
steam and when they did land, which
was not often. they did not feaze me.
At no time was I distressed and I fcit
confident of winning from the first
would have put him out I'm the fourth
n my glove had not bursted. The half
Jninute's delay TO replace the glove did
'Corbett q world Of good and he was
able to continue the contest. Though
he IrFeru I rr-n HE rsraafrss .tsrT T,-f E,fe