The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-26
BRITT GETS THE DECISION
 OYER CHAMPION C0RBETT
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 ~~~-~~~~~~>~~~~~>> ~~>>~->>>~~~--r>o~~~r~r>'-So peatedly stalled Corbett swung wildly with right and a moment later landed fearful right uppercut to the jaw. Both men fought fercely, giving and taking considerable punishment. It was com paratively even round. If anything Britt kept his head better than the champion, and landed cleaner blows.
 Britt Sets Fast Pace.
 Round s-Britt lunged out with left and was short He then went in after Cor bett, mixed 1t and landed several terrific rights on the champions jaw. Corbett looked very groggy at this stage and fought back desperately. The public was in terrific uproar. Britt set very fast pace and 1t looked as if he must soon tire. Britt waded in again, but the cham pion caught him with right swing to the jaw that sent him back. They stood in the center of the ring countering on each other. Corbett again stalled to save himself. Britt tried to put the champion out but apparently his blows lacked force. Corbett, near the end of the round, got in a straight right to the face. The pace In this round was almost super human. If Britt can keep it up, 1t looks as though he will win in another round or two but he showed the effect of the pace as he went to his corner.
 Round 9.-Corbett uppercut with right to face. Corbett was fresher and went in after Britt, but did not land. Britt seemed content to rest after his exertions of the previous round. Corhett landed two straight lefts to the jaw and forced | Britt on the defensive Corbett followed 1t with right and left swings to the jaw and they mixed Britt missed left hook 1 for the body. Britt drove a left swing to Corbett's nose, starting the blood. | Corbett then uppercut with right to face starting the blood afresh from Britts | eye. Both men were covered with blood, and their faces appeared to be badly cut. The round closed in Corbett's favor, Britt contenting himself with resting and act i ing mostly on the defensive.
 Round 10.-They immediately mixed 1t and Britt blocked several rights and lefts for the body. Britt then swung his left l twice to Corbett's ear and then jabbed a straight left to the champions face Corbett rocked Jimmys head with short arm swings and in a mixup put hard right to the jaw. Britt missed a right for the jaw and an attempt by Corbett to counter was blocked The pace slack ened considerably over the previous round. Britt sent a straight left to the face and missed a left swing for the jaw. | They then exchanged hard rights to the face. Britt sent Corbett's head back with right hook to his sore eye. He rushed Corbett to the ropes but failed to connect. As the bell sounded, Britt re- opened Corbett's eye with a straight left. I was a hard fight and both men again went to their corners with blood flowing all over them from damaged faces. Cor bett's seconds worked hard on the cham pion's eye which was badly swollen.
 Britt Looks Tired.
 Round 1.-corbett bored in with hard rtf ..5 Britt missing two lefts for the face and Corbett putting in two rights to the face. | The referee had his hands full separating the combatants. Britt missed a left for the jaw and a right by the champion landed on Brtts face. They clinched re- peatedy. Corbett missed several rights for the face and held on to Britt for which he was hissed. Both men are very tired. Corbett was very wild with the upper-cuts for the jaw, as was also two lefts for the face by Britt. In a mix-up against the ropes Corbett sent in right and left to the jaw and Jimmy looked very tired as the bell rang It was the cham pion's round. Britt loked very tired as he received attention from his seconds.
 Round 12,-Brtt missed a left swing for the head and they mixed it up without damage. Corbett semed to be waiting chance to get in a telling blow. Finally, he drove in a straight right to the stom- | Britts left in the stomach. Corbett was wild with terrific right swing, and they went to a clinch. Corbett kept rushing at Britt who appeared tired. Corbett bored in and sent a straight left to the | jaw, escaping a left counter Britts cleverness stood him well in steadying 1 himself, as Corbett kept after him relent- lessly. but in most cases did not land, Britt forced Corbett to the ropes and l failed to take advantage of a wide open | ing They got to the center of the ring and the bell found them in a clinch. Both men appeared tired at this stage. It looked an even fight up to this point | Round l3+They immediately rushed to a clinch and Referee Graney parted them. Britt was wild with two lefts and an other left for the body was blocked. Very | little fighting followed. the men clinching repeatedly. Britt was short several times with his left and Corbett whipped a smart left to the jaw, duplicating 1t moment later Britt then forced Corbett to the ropes, landing left hook on the stomach and left to the face. Corbett | forced him back to the center of the ring and caught Britt twice on the jaw with | two hard right uppercuts. It was noticed | that Corbett took good care to keep his stomach covered. As the bell rang. Cor | bett swung with a fearful right far the | jaw but it went wild The pace then | slowed down and both again went to their corners tired. Corbett had the best of | the round.
 Resorts to Much Clinching.
 | Round 14-They spared in a desultory manner, each looking for an opening. Finally Corbett swung two hard rights to | the ear and followed it with a right to | the body that was partially blocked. | Some clever blocking followed, Corbett failing to connect with the vicious right | swings. Jimmy hooked his left to the breast and a cinch followed. Corbett then blocked left for the body, but re- ceived a straight left to the face. A right swing by the champion went wide