Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-15
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| several short arm lefts and rights on
1 the head. AS quickly as they came into
| Il break Jeffries was on top of him
| forcing him to a clinch. Corbett took
Ia left on the head and uppercut to the
chin. Corbett was fighting faster on
| his feet at this stage, using his fencing
| boxing tactics but they We're of no use
against his burly opponent.
Round S-Corbett staggered Jeff with
a left to the nose and ducked. Jeff
hooked right to the body, Corbett send
| ing in half a dozen lefts and rights
| on Jeffries' face which he accepted
| pleasantly. jeff was coming toward
his man all the time and in n break
away almost landed right on the Jaw
Jefries put hard left to the body, got
1.-TWO lefts on the face and came back
with left on the head. Corbett endeav-
ored to stab Jeffries in the eyes. but
| shus far his blows having only raised q
bump. Corbett fought cleverlv at this
stage, sending in half dozen lefts and
rights on the jaw. He seemed to i'm
prove hundred per cent and the great
crowd WAS in a state OF wild excite
ment. They cheered him to the echo
changed his style and IS using some of
ms ola time cleverness in ducking and
blocking.
Round 9-Jeffries came at Corbett
with a rush like that of a mad hu-I
Corbett put left on face and avoided a
return. Jeffries leaned heavily on Cor
bett in the clinch. Corbett seemed as
strong as ever and there was long
series OF clinches. Corbett nut three
rights on the body at close quarters.
ne hooked Jeffries on the law three
times with left and crossed with right.
DE biocked Jeffries' efforts and at close
quarters put three rights on the body
ana one on the jaw. He repeatelly
stabbed JEFF on the mouth with lefts.
Corbei's left cheek showed a lump
from one Of Jeffries' close arm blows.
Jefiries had n similar mark. Jeffries
hooked left to the body and the referee
had trouble in separating them AT
the close Corbett stabbed Jefrries'
mouth with his left three times, but
they Were weak efforts
Round l0-Jeffries stood straight up
ana came after his man without hesi-
tation. Corbett seemed to be making a
waiting fight. They exchanged lefts to
the face and jeff made a Vicious effort,
Jeffries sent a left hook to the stomach
and Corbett went down for nine Sec
onds He got up and received a left in
the stomach and right on jaw. He
went down and after the count of seven
Tommy Ryan threw up the sponge He
was suffering pain, and a chair was
brought for him. After minutes rest
he recovered and got up and shook
hands with Jeffres
Ten thousand men were seated
about the arena in Mechanics pavilion
at o'clock last night This was one OF
the largest crowds that ever assembled
at ring side in this country, and the
third largest sum in dollars and cents
ever contested for. The two that ex-
ceeded 1t in receipts were the Corbett-
Jeffries fight at Coney Island, $4,000.
and the Corbett- Mccoy fight at Mad
ison Square Garden, New York, $4,000
The scene about the big pavilion
from p. M. until the men stepped in
to the ring. was one of confusion. There
was less trouble in handling the big
crowd than has been experienced on
similar occasions. An unusually large
force Of policemen was on and, dis
tributed on the outside, at the doors.
and turnout the pavilion. A force OF
efficient ushers promptly conducted the
ticket holders to their seats.
AT o'clock Captain of Police NJ ,oney
entered the ring and had Billy Jordan
announce that not until every man
holding a ticket was seated would the
big contest go on.
Two preliminaries, the first six
round draw between Frank Smith, CT
Los Angeles, and Jack Sheridan, OF
San Rafael. and another of like length
between Jack Evans and Jerry Fair |
banks, kept the crowd interested unit!
the hour of 9:15 p. M, the time for the |
big men to enter on the scene, had ar
rived.
The ring looked large compared with
the enclosures used heretofore in this |
city. In pursuance with an under
standing with the big fighters, it was
made the regulation twenty-four foot
ring.
Heretofore twenty-foot rings have
been the rule.
1t was q splenddly constructed az
fair. The ropes We're stretched inside
the posts, making 1t Impossible Iof IN
Jury to result to the contestants from
contact with the uprights. The moor
was a solidly constructed floor, heavily
md tightly padded. While it was not
IN ideal ring for fast foot work. 1t dld
lot seriously impede the speed 0!
.ither man. Above the right at +
height Of twelve feet were suspended
sight large arc lights. shaded IN sucn
manner as to throw the greatest nsns
straight down on the men.
At s o'clock the betting at Harry Cor
,ett's resort was to l with consider
,ble Corbett money in sight.
There was no big betting on the result
,ut some good wagers were placed on
.ounds.
JEFFRiEs' BIG WINNINGS.
ch.ra of the Fioht Money is S33,