The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-26
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SAN FRANCISCO as CAI.,s March 326 --,sa.s
Jain O. b ritt. 81 Gal lfornia, given ttsy
decision tonight over lila n Rot hWsllIffs
better known as X, oung q Cor rbett
Colorado in&a twenty ounds o. 9s
tWoodward' s 'avilion: }ss IsgsIS
Up to the seventeent h round Corbssf as5s a5
advantage was ppar ent but
round Britt rallie and raj med $rig ghtsandfi3
left blows iolls ton SGossSS
$bett, 4 anatomy, forcing the pion
Sclinch \ to / save himself. re- style ssof fN N
the two boxers were entir ircly distinct
Britt fought for the bod most Ct thaas
time, while Corbett evoted his attacls n
to the head, face 4 and jaw.
z Both foug hts hard In every round: Brittsel
Hi his crouchng att tudc. was sfa bless
Il guard his tomaol tho
CorbettiBw able tlnd his head
and srts sss
sfound the Denver N IAN g st
II. tholg ri Ia ck ed 9stear rn sa
$s1tt Z. ass MI hout oubt the reat
to,,a 81 ~ Cal forn a..
sim I'd SHINE y en- htsl
were s,mp mary lous.s sf
IND M twenty rounds dd litt hret.
rounds He a1Way broug 1t ne gaaDss5s
br oak ms S
Sclinching most Of the W
.willinE$ to take more and n final
~ med the cha rnplon. Il. The paco set
e n III re- toE make ho men
l. condition wa w $s gldSN
ten. .s after d. minutes isespl "a g sthesD
center Of tile 1e
hn,s
rarbett s,perlo In fighting. Br KS itat t88l
tha4fbast foot work a nd the 81 ~
s,>,ed corbett showed h m SELF the cieSsshraSs cieshraSs
fighter at times and the heavier hilsstsl
"a ffar tile fight Referee Eddie Ora
said: 8 =, , y, ~, Z, Z, "a Ms I.
s..T sfmuly gave the decision TO the ma
Who ha d the hest of the ~
S'Eipht Thousand spectator gat theren Iesss
ytness tl,e contest to-llig hit bet
1Yor,d \ cha pione fea therWeig 6$S;
corhe tt of Denver Il and y nm fIle VIA
C,alifornin lightweight Tile Gu s
ted that tile pts would Pc apo
$40 900 which IS the grea test
contested FOR by M 9
Britt's calbres Bot pu y
bot II faf1ed to budge the bar al the 800
Il, Britts exact wei
hn of CorbettS was not gi TO
iSlic.S 81 e ,.s, {, .aE ssS
odds whtcll $tuctuAtsd from 10 tpF6
No 5El-o The betting, CHI ilad 5spes tsS
apathetic, considering the steh
displayed In tile contest
n sl,ldenness that II tepnll
the IL MOL sellers. Copbett wagered
snrainst sl,IOO that $he would be 5returre ss
the winner VIII Bri ced SofO So 49,
saoO on his own 9 clanc es.
Fight by Rountdtss 81 Il S II
#g Round j, Careful fighting marked sthlssjs
round with Britt wing ~ 81 'lal
II Round q, Britt almost floors lhslSs
champion With5n fearfu to me:
Icnrhatt fought back WILDLY ind rece tyct
q le II swing to the jaw I hat near put
,:hlm to Sthe floor, Gorhett SWIM NJ
hard twice to Brltt,s Kidneys II ne tseeonds I'M
liblow was hard Que. Corbett z had az lts tts
the better of the tn-f lghtlng III f5S
52 Round 3. They fought q I q oses1
which Britt did not relish. 1t was aGor.SfS
belts round. He's a very fast pace fanaSF
did not give Britt5mucli time TO- keep Ill.,
ldistance. i ~ fS ~ g .tss1
10 the body and missed a hard N eftss
swing for the face. Ie kept after Brit sssss
sending h right swing to the aW. lesssss|sa
mixed 1t and Cosbett put q hard righ " ss
the face and then whipped a. terri flc kS
|toEth nose that sent the blood spoli sS3 ss
from that organ, Corbett had much 4 be- @ 5@iss
better OF the round. y "a. s5is
Round 4 5-Brltt5 sent lie chalnpt0ilss& lss&
against the ropes With a A fear left
the stomach Britt sent In m llt
to the face, and Corbett stal lied Sl,nti
sound Of the hell Britt had IA shad de thN
hest OF this round. His bod blows dl1 Nj
not appear TO sult the cham NJ who SEl
clinched repeatedly In this round
Round s--They rushed into ~ N tnsi' d,
which corhett swung right and .lef ~ III 81;
the Jaw but these were OF ffset nv tW tWS.;yitS .I;yitS
vicious lefts that Britt sent to The Oh
spions stomach, Corhett whipped fsslh ll1 lH s ~
right to Brtts Jaw, sending his head sg
back. IT was Vicious blow, and ss
fo,lght desperately. landing a left oyeess ssaa
corbet rs eye that tore that member q pens Ss
| ii was o. hard finish to q round ~ W. ss esas
honors were even 4, IS u. u; III
Round r. Both mel, had badly disco clored es
eyes, Britt sent terrific right 20 tissss lss
,aw, and followed II with q hard Aaft fHsSS HSS
| the body, that forced the ahampl9 d glts "A
clinch. They went at II hammer aIee 2 n
ltonEs, Britt having much tie helteFl SSI II
. ferce rally. In this round Britt outs III
lfoupht corbstt In the mtses, s'prisst
I, Round s--Britt lapied sayera ssiterflf
r,rht and left swings 1H the 6ha6RnIo1f35