Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-01
coRBETT WINS.
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ing straight left ON CorbettS nose,
Sullivan went TO the floor for the count
of eight from a well-directed right
flush on the jaw. He was up quickly
and before tile bell mixed it viciously
with the champion, but received much
| the worse of the rally.
Round S--Corbett swung with his
| right for the ear, but it went wild. lie
then missed left for the body and the
referee cautioned both men about hold
| ing. They mixed it. Corbett missing
some lefts for the body. A vicious left
swing by the champion graZed the top
| of Sullivan's head. Then followed
| mix, Corbett missing several lefts and
rights for the face. Sullivan made the
| champion stop talking by planting Il
| left and right hard on the face While
| in Il mix. Corbett sent Sullivan's head
| back with straight left to the INV.
| The latter clinched and in Il mix Cor
| bett got III two short arm rights to the
body. Corbett rocked Sullivan's head
with 4 right on the face and the bell
found Sullivan slugging Intellectually
at the champions body.
Round 4-Suivan jabbed the champ
ion on the face With straight left ana
fast inhslltins followed. Corbctt plant
left to the jaw. following it with Il left
to tna body. Corbett shot his right
vicilusly to the jaw and sullivan re-
sorted To in-fghting in which he was
| worst"d. Sullivan planted Two harI
rights on the champions car and the
men refused to break They fought
breast to breast, both giving ana tax
ing face blows. Finally Corbett broke
in up and chopped vicious right to
the jaw. sending Sullivan to the floor
fer a court Of nine. Sullivan came up
groGGE anG left uppercut to the jaw
once more sent him to the floor for IL
count Of nine. sullivan came UP and
| ciinchHd and the bell apparently saved
him from a knock 1ut C0rhctt'S blows
Wern clean cut. and ii looked as il
Sullivan would hot last another round.
Round --C0rbett drove fearful rights
| and let's on his antagonists jaw and
| Sullivan went to the floor twice for
| counts Of seven. COrbett met sullivan
With q fearful jolt to the stomach, and
| the latter clunG desperately to the
champion. A wild swing by Sullivan
| ca1iShL Corbett on the stomach, but \"
waded right in after Sullivan, sending
| Sullivan to the ropes with left and right
| hooks 70 Jaw. Taey mixed it, Corbett
dealing terrific punishment on the
body and face. Sullivan bled from the
nose. Corbett drove his lett straight to
| the face, but Sullivan surprised the
| cllampicn by sending in two trrific
let's, one on the body and one to the
| face. Both men fought desperately,
| Sullivan making a rally that set the
| np,-ilil1 n II Sullivan in
| fiicted severe punishment on the
| champion rs the round ended.
Round G-They rushed together
without result. Sullivan appeared to
have rccupcrated somewhat. Corbett
swung LEFT TO the jaw lightly. and was
countereA with Il left hook to the stom-
| arh. Corbett missed Il terrific left
| swing for the jaw and q right swing
also went wild. as did Il straight left
| by Sullivan. Corbe;t missed two left
hooks for the body and failed in an
attempt to land q right swing. Sulii-
van put in a straight left to the face
and followed it with right swing to
the head and they clinched. COrbett
sent Sullivan back with Il straight left
| to the face and in Il miXup they ex-
changed let's to the body. Just as the
| bell rang Corbett sent in q straight
| right 10 the face. Sullivan showed
great Improvement and COrbctt acted
more cautiously.
Round 1-Suliivan was short with
left and they clinched. Breaking away.
both swung Intellectually with rights
and then q wicked right swing to the
body. Sullivan planted Il vicious left
hook to the body that made Corbett
| vince. They clinched and Corbett
| after the bre2kaway missed fearful
left swing for the jaw. Sullivan con-
tinued to show Improvement.
Round S--Corbett missed a right
swing fer the ear and they went togeth-
or. Emerging from the cinch Corbett
iolted Suli"an with 4 right to the
Jaw and. quick as flash, planted his
left hard TO the nose and 4 moment lat
| or he got in left to the head and Il
right to the jaw. Vicious irfishting fol-
lowed and Corhett had considerably the
better of it. Sullivan looked worried as
he went to his corner.
Round 9-ThCy ut once mixed it, the
champion landing several rights on the
body and leftS 10 the face. COrbett had
no difficulty in landing. sullivan backed
COrbett against the ropes, nearly fore
ing him through. COrbett finally land
ed two rights and left swing on the
jaw. Sullivan fought back calamity,
but his blows failed to find q resting
place.
Round 1G-They mixed it again fierce
~. exchanging rights and lefts to the
body. COrbett gave three blows to
Dawes one. Dave jolted the champion
with an uDpercut and was ordered to
discontinue holding. Finally Corbett
caught Sullivan with a hard swing to
the inv and a left 10 the same place.
Corbett received n straight left to the
jaw as he broke away and they mixed
it again viciousiy Corbett sent Sulli-
van to the floor with a blow very low
and the crowd yelled foul. He fol-
lowed it with right and left to the jaw
and the bell rang. The foul was plainly
accidental.
Round lin mix Corbett planted
two rights over the kidneys. He swung
three hard let's 10 Dawes face and
tortel the latter to Il ciinCh. Corhett
Jared sullivan with an avalanche OF
rights and lpltS to the law and Eu1ii-