Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-26
Corbett
Loses Fight

rights 70 The ear and followed i With
4 right 10 body. coEbsss faiiel % con
meet with three vicious right svings.
Jimmy hooked bis left high on The
breast corbe,t then blocked . left
for the BODY. but received : straigh,
left 10 the face. corheft Jared Britt
with . straight left 70 the jaw that
forced the Californian to . ellnch.
Round i5-corbest planted straight
LEFT ID the jaw and 4 right 10 the
body. Britt then received ~ right
and left sxiags On the iaw that dazes
him. He fosght back desperately and
.ircrs . couple of iess hooks 70 the
body that made TIE champion vince.
Corbets forced Britt 70 the ropes.
planting right and left 70 the jaw.
II looked bad for Britt. He appeared
very groggy and fought Ike . dying
man. Corbett sent a left TO the jaw
and missed d right that would have
ended matters had II landed. Britt
received two rights and lefts on the
Jaw that sent him 70 . clinch. He
hung on desperately 20 avoid punish.
neus. As they broke away Britt
drove a straight left 70 the stomach
With 4 great deal u force and remark.
Ing, How do you like II ~yourseifs3
ii was corbett's round.
Round i5--They stood In the center
OF The ring. exchanging blow for
blow. Britt planted left hard to body.
Britt followed his advantage, putting
right AMI left 10 The jaw. corbett
again looked worried. corbett ehot
right to body with great force. Britt
got left TO body and they mixed II,
both delivering telling blows. Both
seemed tired. corbett sent straight
left to body, the impact Of which was
heard all over the building. Britt
sent Corbett 10 the ropes with two
terrific rights TO Jaw. The bell ran,
at this stage, but the fighters did NOT
hear II. II was a wonderful rally on
Brltt's part. and Corbett looked q bit
grogey as he went to his corner.
Round I7-They went at II hammer
-
and tongs, Britt sending his right and
lief. TO jaw. forcing Corbett 10 stall.
Britt then sent two straight lefts to
face and blocked a desperate right
swing by CorbetL. Britt landed sew.
eral punishing lefts to Corbett's stom-
ach. Both men appeared almost tired
eos. cotuctt c%iincnins. Drift cent
corbett. against the ropes with
straight left to body. corbett fought
wildly. and they mixed 1t. with Britt
uppercutting corbett on face and body
with left. Britt had all the better 81
II. II was Britt's round.
Round 1s~corbett rushed, trying
10 force Britt TO fight in close, but
Britt rained right and left swings on
the face that nearly sent him TO the
floor. corbett cllnched In despera
tion. the referee trying 20 part them
AS they parted Britt sent right and
left 10 face, but a well directed right
by Corbett caught him In the stom
ach. They fought hercely. both TAX.
Ing hard blows. Britt tried to keer
Corbett at q distance. but the latter
was too speedy and forced Britt "a
close quarters. They mix II, II was
a terrific round, closing In Britt's ia
yor.
Round is-During the intermission
some one proposed three cheers fol
Britt. Britt forced corbett 10 the
ropes. sending left and right 10 jaw
corbett then scored heavily with right
on body and left to face. They work.
ed toward the center Of the ring
where Britt swung 4 hard left oil Cor
belts face. Britt ducked right and
left uppcrcut and countered with
straight left 10 head and right hook
10 jaw. Both men again fought dest
perately. Britt rocking corbetts head
with a rain Of right hand swings y
Jaw. corbeti couldn't get away from
Britt whose blows seldom failed &
connect IN a vicious mix Britt
swung hard right 10 ear and LEI, hook
% body. A. The ben rang Corber
was ii / clinch u avoid the terrIfe
rain % blows with which Briit BON
barded him Il VAS all Dritts round
Round 20 and last They shook
hands and imsdIstely mixed III Brit
mtased left for jaw and right and letl
swing by Corbctt vent into The air.
Thcy mixed Il again. Brltt crossing
left 70 Jaw. corbett missed right FOL