Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-21
WHIPPED CORBETT
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 sponse-cham.
pion Showed Improvement.

| Mechanics Pavilion, San Francisco
James J. Jeffries, champion heavy
weight Of the world. played with Jim
Corbett for nine rounds and q 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 1t 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. JET
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 Corbett's 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.
Corbett's physical condition ap-
peared to be all that he had claimed
for 1t. 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,
1t 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 that
ever assembled at a ringside in this
country and the third largest sum in
dollars and cents ever contested. The
two that exceeded 1t in receipts were
the Corbett-Jeffries fight at Coney Isl.
and $4,000, and the Corbett- Mccoy
fight at Madison Square Garden, New
York, $4,000.
/ corbett Gets $1,000.
According to the official count TO-.
$50 people viewed the contest between
Corbett and Jeffries. The gross re.
ceipts amounted to $62,34O. OF this
sum the fighters received 70 per cent,
or $43,62S, which was divided rs and
rs per cent. Thus for his victory
Jeffries is enriched to the extent OF
II 1872, 72S, while Corbett gets $10,91O.
| corbett Sore Next Day.
Corbett was so sore next day that
Sam Berger, one of his seconds, says
that 1t was impossible to rub him.
He can scarcely endure the weight of
clothes. and he can not bear to be
touched anywhere over the stomach.
One blow over the kidney also gives