Evening journal., 1903-08-15
EASY VICTORY
FOR JEFFRIES
Continued from First Pags.)

hand. He said:
"Jim, you beat me fairly. You stard
alone. No one can touch you"
The Fight by Rounds.
Round 1-They came to the centre,
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 brak-
ing. Jeffries put light left to Jims
ribs and they refused to break. jim
put right over the heart and clinched.
Corbett stayed close in and put hard
short-arm right on the bNly Jeffrios
forced his man across t.A, ring and
put left lifht on the body.
Round 2-Jeffries came up quickly
missed left for the head and they came
TO a clinch. In the break Jeffries
swung left on back of the head lightly.
Jeffries forced him to the ropes. com
ing dangerously near the jaw with 4
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 Jelries came on quickly, but
Corbett clinched.
Round 3-Both came 10 the centre,
Jenries missing a left and Corbett
clinching. Jeffries hooked left to the
neck and Corbett jolted him over with
short right There was a lot Of clinch.
ing, neither man taking a chance in
the break Jemries forced him, fight
ing ferccly.
Round 4-Jonries went after Cor
bett. but clever clinching ana block
ing prevented damage. Jeifries swung
hard left to chest end got left
on the mouth ana right over the heart.
There were calls that Jehries was
fighting foul, but the proceedings did
not warrant any such claims. Cor
bett jabbed Jefries with left sew
eral times, but the blows were so light
that Jeflries laughed and came back.
Round 5-JeTries fought for the
body. Corbctt doing some fast step
ping to keep away Corbett did not
seem to have a bit of force behind
his left-hand hooks, and alternated
with short right over the heart
which seemed to be the best he had
Jeffrles stood up straight and hooked
Jim twice in the stomach. Jenrie5 put
hard left hook on Corbett's jaw, fol-
lowing it with left and right on body.
Round G-Jeffries took his crouchinl
position for an instant and put left OF
the head. lie then stood straight ant
put left on the chin. Corbett went dowI
for nine seconds. He got up and STALLED
for a moment, then clinched. He tool
left on the body and another on thu
head, but fought back gamey. Ii
aroused Jeffries with right to the jaw
but without damage.
Round 7-Jeffries went after Corbet
fiercely. Corbett used his feet to goo'
advantage at this stage. He tried Il
use his once lightning left, but it was
lame excuse. He came in quickly ant
sent his right to the heart, but Jeffrie
came back with left on the body. Cor
bett was holding on. saying, "He can
knock me out" "IIe can't knock m
out" 60 on. jim; see if you cal
knock me out" They clinched rspeat
edly. Corbett landed several shoft-arn
lefts and rights on the head. Goblet
took a left on the head and uppercu
to the chin.
Round S-Corbett staggered Jefrie
with q left to the nose and ducked JEFF
ries left. Jeffries hooked right to tn
body, Corbett sending in half a doze
lefts and rights on Jeffries' face, whic
he accepted pleasantly Jenries pu
hard left to the body, got two lefts o
the face and came back with left on tn
head. Corbett fought cleverly at thi
stage, sending IN half a dozen lefts an
rights on the jaw.
Round 9-Jeffries came at Corbei
with a rush like that Of a mad bul
Corbett put left on the face and avoide
return. Jeffries leaned heavily O
! Corbett in the clinch. Jim put thre
times with left and crossed with righ
He blocked Jeffries' efforts, and at clos
quarters put three rights on the bod
and one on the jaw. He repeated
stabbed Jeffries on the mouth with lef
, but they were weak efforts.
Round 1O--Jenfries stood straight 1
y and came after his man without hes
, tation. Corbett seemed to be maiiT
a waiting fight. They exchanged lef
q to the face and Jeffries made a viciol
effort Jeffries sent a left hook to q
stomach. and Corbett went down 4
nine seconds. He got up and receive
4 q left in the stomach and right {
S the jaw. He went down, and after Il
z count of seven Tommy Ryan thre
e up the sponge. Corbett was sufferil
pain and a chair was brought +
him. After a minutes rest he recc
cred and got up and shook hands wi
= Jeffries.