Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-17
THE BIG
FIGHT BY
ROUNDS


carefully. Jeffries tried left for the
head and body but was blocked Jim
tried left swing and then got a right
TO the body. Jim followed with left
and right on the body and they mixed
it, Corbett getting light rights to the
body and then Jeffries put light
right over heart and hard left 10 the
body. Jeffries seemed inclined to
force matters. Corbett shot right to
body and they came to clinch JEFF
fries corked left to jaw and Corbett
bored in with right to wind. As the
bell rang Jeffries went to his corner
smiling Jeffries had little the bet
ter OF the round. Both fought care
fully throughout.
Round 2-They went to a clinch and
Jeffries got left to Corbett's neck. AS
they came out of clinch Jefrics
landed left ON Jim's nose Jelfries
swung hard with left but Corbett
rushed inside They came together
again and Jeffries got left to chest
Jeffries also got in right to body.
Corbelt caught Jeifries vicious left
swing on the head and the champion
then put light right to jaw Jim
ducked a left to the head and landed
a right on the head; in return, he re-
ceived a heavy jolt on the ribs. AS
the bell rang Jeffries seemed to have
plenty of steam behind his blows and
showed much cleverness.
Round 3-They came together and
were separated without any blows.
Jeffries landed left swing on Jim's
neck and followed him around, landing
another left to wind. Corbett was
chased around the ring and Jeffries
put a straight left hard to the body.
Jeifries caught Jim on the jaw with
right and they clinched. Corbett
claimed foul and Jeffries swung left
and right to jaw Jeffries was hold
ing on and landed a straight right to
jaw. They went into a clinch. JEFF
fries broke it up with a stiff right and
The round was ,Ieffries'. although cor
bett succeeded in landing some telling
blows.
Round 4-They went into a clinch
and then Corbett forced Jeffries' head
back with left hook to jaw and fol
lowed it with TWO lefts to head. JET
fries Jared Corbett with raking left
to jaw and followed il with left cross
TO the head. Corbett put his left twice
TO the head and they came together in
hard clinch. Jeffries uppercut Cor
bett with powerful left to the body.
and Jim Jabbed Jeffries with left to
the face. Corbett clinching constant
ly and Jeffries landed hard blow to
the body Another left and right to
the body by Jeffries which sent Jim
TO his knees He took the count of
nine seconds and then waded into
Jeffries but the latter rushed at him
and landed a hard right to the heart.
Jim looked anxious at the sound of the
bell and it was welcome sound to
him
Round 5-They did not get to cen
ter in time, owing to Jeffries' glove
being examined by the police captain.
The examination was satisfactory.
Jeffries rushed in with a left to the
wind and Corbett got in left swing
to the head also Corbett feinted
with left and swung right to head.
Jeffries landed hard left swing to the
head and followed quickly with sim
lar blow Again Jeffries swung left to
neck Jeffries met Jim at all points
and outfought him at what was sup
posed to be Corbett's forte. Corbett
rallied and delivered some good lefts
and rights to the face. Jeffries swung
with left twice and landed on the face.
Jim clinched to avoid punishment.
The bell rang and Jefries again
went to his corner smiling
Round 6-Both missed left leads
and they went to a clinch. Jeffries
crossing. Jim blocked two hard
rights and the champion sent Jim to
the floor with a stiff left to jaw. Jim
took the count and came into a clinch.
Jeffries caught Jim with right to jaw
and left to body. Corbett came back
with stiff jolt to face and followed
with two more to same place. Jeffries
received smart left on face and Jim
cleverly ducked two lefts and upper
cut Jeffries on the jaw with the right
Corbett went in and put right and left
to jaw and Jeffries rushed Corbett into
his corner but did not land. Just be
fore the bell Corbett uppercut JET
fries on the jaw Corbett went to his
corner smiling, but looked tired.
Round 7-Jeffries rushed Jim about
| the ring and went into a clinch. JET
| fries stopped Jim with left on face, but
it was not hard. Jeifries drove hare
| left to body that was blocked and fol
lowed 1t with left to jaw and followed
| 1t with two more to same place. Cor
| bett yelled out, He can't knock m'
out" This angered Jeffries. Jim ther
put right to head and hard left Il
wind Jeffries got in light left t.
| body and followed with a left swlnt
to jaw. Jim came back with thre'
stiff lefts and rights to the face an'
bell found them in clinch. Corbet
slid as he went to his corner. AT thi
stage Jeffries has a long lead.
Round S-Corbett led with left 70
head and JefI bored in. Jim brough
right to body and Jim put In thre
light lefts and rights to face but Jsi