The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-08-21
JEFFERIES WHIPPED CORbETI
THE FIGHT FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
LASTED 10 ROUNDS.
Champion Jeffries Went After His
Man From the Sound of the Gong
Beat Corbett to the FIoor-His Sec
onds Threw Up the Sponge-Cham-
pion Showed Improvement.


james j. Jeffries, champion heavy
weight of the world, played with Jim
Corbett for nine rounds and a half
and then Corbett's seconds motioned
to Referee Graney to stop the fight
in order to save their man from need
less punishment The end came short
ly after the beginning of the tenth
round, when Jeffries planted one of
his terrific left swings on Corbett's
stomach. The man who conquered
John L. Sullivan dropped to the floor
in agony and the memorable scene at
Carson, when Bob Fitzsimmons land
ed his solar plexus blow, was almost
duplicated. This time, however, Cor
bett struggled to his feet and again
faced his gigantic adversary. With
hardly a moments hesitation, Jeffries
swung his right and again landed on
Corbett's stomach. Jim dropped to
the floor and then it was that Tommy
Ryan, seeing that it was all over,
motioned to Referee Graney to stop
the punishment.
The fight demonstrated beyond all
doubt that Jeffries stands alone in his
class. He showed remarkable i'm
provement in both speed and skill.
Corbett during the first part of the
fight was almost outpointed, and the
few blows that he landed on Jeffries
were apparently without sting. JEFF
fries was never in better condition.
He looked lighter than usual, and the
way he moved about on his feet and
the frequency with which he coun-
tered Corbetts leads astonished ev-
erybody.
Corbett, in 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
of his old time speed and skill dur
ing the early part of the fight, but this
may have been due to Jeffries mar
velous improvement.
Corbetts physical condition APP
peared to 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 often, but his blows hard
ly stung Jeffries. Jeffries was not only
stronger, faster and cleverer than ever,
but he used his head to better purpose
and although Corbett would hit him
enough to hurt an ordinary man, JEFF
fries would bore right in without no
ticing the blows and would deliver
telling smashes that materially helped
in deciding the result of the fight
At first Corbett was very cautious
and apparently was outpointed by JEFF
fries, but later in the fight he warmed
up and showed some of his old time
cleverness. From the first, however
it was generally regarded as a hope
less case for Corbett He made a gal
liant fight, but he never stood a show
to win.
After the fight was over Corbett
quickly recovered, walked over to JEFF
fries and shook him warmly by the
hand. He said:
Jim, you beat me fairly. You stand
alone. No one can touch you"
Ten Thousand Present.
Ten thousand men were seated
around the arena at Mechanics pa
vilion tonight, representing an expen
diture for seating accommodations Of
$4,000. This is the largest crowd thai
ever assembled at a ringside in thi:
country and the third largest sum il
dollars and cents ever contested. The
two that exceeded it in receipts were
the Corbett-Jeffries fight at Coney Isl
and 100000, and the Corbett-McCoy
fight at Madison Square Garden. New
York, $4,000.
corbett Gets $4,000.
According to the official count 10
$50 people viewed the contest between
Corbett and Jeffries. The gross re
ceipts amounted to $62.34O. OF thi
sum the fighters received 20 per cent
or S43.62S, which was divided IS an,
25 per cent. Thus for his victor,
Jeffries is enriched to the extent o
S32,72S, while Corbett gets S1O,91O.
corbett Sore Next Day.
Corbett was so sore next day tina
Sam Berger, one Of his seconds, say
that it was impossible to rub him
He can scarcely endure the weight O
clothes and he can not bear to b.
touched anywhere over the stomach
One blow over the kidney also give
him much pain. Doctors say he is no
internally injured, but many who hav
had experience of the effect of blow
believe he will suffer as Sharkey ha