Evening star., 1903-08-15
JEFFR|ES THE VICTOR
Knocked Corbett Out in Tenth
Round.
HAD AN EASY TASK
FORMER CHAMPION oUTCLASSED
FORMER CHAMPION OUTCLASSED
IN EVERY WAY.
Boilermaker Showed Great Improve
ment on His Former Performances
in Speed and Cleverness.

| says: James ]. Jeffries, champion heavy
| weight of the world. played with Jim Cor
| bett for nine rounds and a half tonight,
| and then COrbett's seconds motioned Ref
! cree Graney to stop the fight in order to
| save their man from needless punishment.
| The end came shortly 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 City,
| when Bob Fitzsimmons landed his solar
| plexus blow about duplicated. This
time. however, Corbett struggled to his
feet and again faced his gigantic adversary.
With hardly moments hesitation JEFF
fries swung his right and again landed on
| Corbett's stomach. Jim dropped to tho
floor. and then 1t was that Tommy Ryan.
seeing 1t was all over. motioned to Referee
| Graney to stop the punishment.
Following is the fight by rounds:
| Round 1-They came to the center jeff
ries 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 breaking. Jeffries put
| light left to Jims ribs. and they refused
to break Jim put right over the heart and
| clfnched. Corbett stayed close in and put
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| were exceedingly careful in the break.
| Jenries forced his man across the ring and
put left lightly on the body. 1t was noticed
| that Corbett did very little foot work. but
! stayed close and put two rights solidly over
the heart. Jeffries missed right for the
body. but put it on the chest lightly. AS
| they broke Corbett quickly stepped up and
put right to the heart. Jeffries laughingly
remarked. ''Ah!' The first round indicated
that Jef1ries Is very fast and that Corbett
| did not do any fancy work
| Round O-IaffriaS
| left for the head. and they came to a clinch.
| They would not break Jim claiming Jefrries
| was holding on. In the break Jeffries
| swung left on back Of the head lightly
| Corbett had failed thus far to land single
| left-hand blow. He attempted 1t at this
| stage. but was close in. Jeffries forced him
| to the ropes. coming dangerously near the
| Jaw with a left hook. They Immediately
| came into a cinch. in the break from which
| Corbett hooked a smashing left to the Jaw.
| Corbett sent left and right to the body, but
got left hook on the head. Jeffries came on
| quickly, but Corbett clinched. Corbett
| sent in a peculiar right-hand half upper
| cut for the jaw. but trife low They
| fought carefully to the end. Corbett had
! shown very little speed so far, while Jeffries
showed Improvement in speed and clever
| ness.
| Round 3-Both came to the center Jeffries
| missing a left and Corbett c1inching JET
| fries hooked left to the neck and Corbett
| 1olted him over the ribs with short right
| Corbett increased in speed somewhat and
| had to run to avoid rush. He turned
| quickly and put right over the heart hard.
| There was a lot of clinching neither man
| taking chance in the break Jeffries
| barely missed right for Corbett's jaw and
| roughed him in the clinch. There was much
/ hooting from the galleries. Jeffries forced
| him. fighting fiercely. Corbett began using
left hook on the jaw. landing three times
and left to the stomach. The blow did
| not hurt, Jeffries, and he only smiled and
| forced his about the ring 1t was
| rough round in which bnnnrr
| to the matter of blows landed, but Jeffries
| gave indications of forcing matters at in
| fighting.
Round 4-Jeffries went after Corbett. but
| clever clinching and blocking prevented
| damage. Referee Graney stopped the fight
ing to look at Jeffries' glove, which was
bursted' but told them to go on with the
| round. Jeffries fought hard in clinches.
| but Corbett got In too close to get any
| damage. Jeffries swung hard left to the
| chest and got left on the mouth and right
| over the heart. There were calls that
Jeffries was fighting foul. but the pro-
| ceedings did not warrant any such claim.
| Corbett got in close. jabbing Jeffries with
| left several times, but the blows were so
| light that Jeffries laughed and came back.
| Corbett slipped to his knees from a left in
| the stomach. Jeffries came back with an
| other one but Corbett blocked 1t. Corbett
| was strong and ran to his corner at the
| close.
| Round 5-Police Capt. Mooney entered the
| ring to look at Jeffrtes' glove Fitzsimmons
| the glove off. Another was Immediately
| substituted. but not until thirty seconds of
| the fifth round had expired. Jeffries fought
| for the body, Corbett doing some fast
stepping to keep away. COrbett did not
seem to have a bit Of force behind his left
| hand hooks and alternated with a short
| right over the heart. which seemed to be
| the best he had. JeTries stood up straight
| and hooked Jim twice in the stomach. Cor
| bett put the best blow far on Jeffries
ribs. but got a left on the neck in return.
Jefries put hard left hook on Corbetts s
| Jaw following it up with left and right
| for the body. Corbett held on and the
| gong rang. Corbett seemed tired He did
| not seem to have any force behind his
| blows. His old cutting left stabs were not
| in evidence
| Round 6-Jeffries took his crouching posi-
| ton for an instant and put left on the head.
| He then stood straight and put left on the
| chin. Corbett went down for nine seconds.
| He got UP and stalled for a moment, then
| clinched. He took left on the body and
other on the head. but fought back gamely.
! He crossed Jeffries with right to the jaw,
| but without damage. Fighting at close
| quarters, Corbett uppercut Jeffries to the
| chin.
Round 7-Jeffries went after Corbett
| fercely. COrbett used his feet to good ad-
| vantage at this stage. He tried to use his
| once lightning left. but 1t was a lame ex-
| cuse. He came in quickly and sent his
| right to the heart. but Jeffrfes came back
| with left on the body. Corbett was holding
| on. saying. ''He can't knock me out" He
| can't knock me out" Go on. Jim; see If
you can knock me out" They clnched re-
peatedly. Corbett landed several short-arm
| lefts and rights on the head. AS quickly as
| they came into a break Jeffries was on top
| of him. forcing him to cltnch. Corbett
| took left on the head and uppercut to the
chin. Corbett was fighting faster on his
| feet at this stage using his fancy boxing
tactics. but they were of no use against his
burly opponent.
Round S-Corbett staggered Jeffries with
Il left to the nose and ducked Jeffries' left
Jeffries hooked right to the body, Corbett
sending in half a dozen lefts and rights on
Jeffres' face which he accepted pleasantly
Jeffres was coming toward hts man all the
time. and in a breakaway almost landed
right on the Jaw. Jeffries put hard left to
the body. got tive lefts on the face and
came back with left on the head. Corbett
endeaSored to stab Jeffries in the eyes, but
thus far his blows had not raised bump
Corbett fought cleverly at this stage, send
ing in half dozen lefts and rights on the
jaw. He seemed to improve a hundred per
cent. and the great crowd was in a state Of
wild excitement. They cheered him to the
echo. This was Corbett'S round. He has
changed his style, and is using some of his
o,f-time claverness in ducking and blocking
Round 9-Jeffries came at Corbett like the
rush of a mad bull Corbett put left on the
face. and avoided a return. Jefrries leaned