The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-08-19
JEFFRIES WON OVER HIM IN
THE SAN FRANCISCO
FIGHT.
Biggest Crowd That Ever Witness
ed a Prize Fight in This Coun-
try-Receipts Were Over
Fifty-Four Thousand
Dollars.

ed to Referee Graney to stop tn
fight In order to save their mai
from needless punishment. Th
end came shortly after the begin
ming of the 10th round, when JET
fries planted one of his terrific lef
swings on Corbett's stomach. The
man who conquered John L. Sulli
van dropped to the floor in agony
and the memorable scene at Carson
when Bob Fitsimmons landed hi
solar-plexus blow, was almost du
plicated. This time, however, Cor
bett struggled to his feet and agair
faced his'gigantic adversary. With
hardly, q moments hesitation, JEFF
fries swung his right and agair
landed on Corbett's stamach. Jim
dropped to the floor, and then il
was that Tommy Ryan, seeing that
it was all over, motioned to Referee
Graney to stop the punishment.
Ten thousand men were seated
around the arena at Mechanics Pa.
vilion at 9 o'clock tonight, repre-
senting an expenditure for seating
accom- modations of $4,000. This
is the largest crowd that ever assem-
Sled at a ringside in this country,
and the third largest sum in dollars
and cents ever contributed. The
two that exceeded it in receipts were
the Corb-,t J-ffries fight at Coney
Island, $66,UoO, and the Corbett
Mccoy fight at Madison Square
Garden. New York. $4,000
Al 9:33 the men came 10 the cen
ter of the ring and shook hands
perfunctorily. The fight by rounds
follows:
Round 1-They came to the CEN
ten Jefries feinting and Corbett
stepping lively. Jeffries swung lett
over G >rbest's had, Jun came in
quickly TO cllnch and they were
very slow about breaking. Jeffries
put light left to Corbett's ribs, and
they refuse to break, Corbett trying
TO get in right in the break. Cor
bett pat in right over the heart and
cIinched. Corbett stayed close in
aud put hard short arm right on
she body. They were very careful
10; the break. Jeffies forced his
man across the ring and put left
light. on the body. 1t was noticed
that Corbett did very little foot, but
stayed close in and put two rights
solidly over the heart. Jefffies
missed left for the body, but put it
in on the chest lightly. As they
broke Corbett quickly stepped in
and sent right to the heart. Jeffries
blocked left and laughingly re-
marked: "Ah, ha!'' The round
indicated that Jeffries is very fact, /
and Corbett did not do any fancy
Sork.
Bound 2-Jeffries came up quick
ly, missed left for the head, and
they came TO clinch. They would !
not break, Corbett claiming Jeffries
was holding on. In the break |
Jeffries swung left on the back of
the head li.htly. Corbett failed
thus far to land single left-hand
blow. He attempted at this stage,
but was too close in. Jefries forced
him to the ropes, coming dangerous
ly near the jaw with a left hook.
They Immediately cane inlo a |
ciinch, in the break of which. Cor
bett hooked a smashing left to the
jaw. Corbett sent in left and right
to the body; but get left hook on
sne head. Jeffries came ON quickly
but Corbett cline he'd. Corbett sent
In peculiar right hand half upper
cut for the jaw, but was trlhe low.
They fought carefully TO the end.
Gorbett showed very little speed 50
far, while Jeffries showed improve
ment in speed and cleverness.
Round Both came to the cen
ter, Jeffries missing left and Cor
bett clinching. Jefffies hooked left
10, the neck, and Corbett jolted him
over the ribs with short right. Cor
hett increased in speed and had to
run to avoid rush. He turned
quickly and put a right hard over
the heart. There was lot of clinch-
ing, neither man taking a chance
ia the break. Jeffries barely miss
ed right for Corbstt's Jaw and
roughed him in the clinch. There
was a lot of hooting in the galleries.
Jeffries forced him, fighting aercely.
Corbett began using left hook on
The Jaw, landing three times and a
eft in the stomach. The blows did
not hurt Jefries, and he only smil-
"a and forced his man about the
ing. 1t was a rough round, with
,onors even as to the matter of
blows landed, but Jeffries gave in
lications of forcing matters at in