Arizona republican., 1904-03-26

AohS. COlD DGll lldu InuCn the better or the round.
 Round 5-They. went at it at closa range, Corbett doing much execution with short arm right and left swings. When they broke away Britt hooked his left twice to the body. Britt tried with left for the jaw but Corbett cleverly brushed it aside. Britt rushed Corbett to the ropes, but the champion sent him back with 2 right to the body Corbett rushed in but was met with a straight left to the body and left to face. Corbett retaliated with a fierce right to the jaw but Britt, not to be denied, sent the champion against the ropes with a fearful left to the stomach They then mixed it but no damage re- resulted. Britt sent in a straight left to the face and Corbett stalled until the sound of the bell. Britt had a shade the better of this round and looked more confident. His body blows did not appear to suit the champion, who clinched repeatedly in this round.
 Round 6-They rushed into a mixup in which Corbett swung a right and left to the jaw, but these were offset by two vicious lefts that Britt sent to the champions stomach. moment later Rritt's left sank into Corbett's stomach but Corbett sent in two lightning lefts to the face that sent Britt back. Cor bett nearly went to his knees from a missed right swing. A straight left by Corbett for the stomach was blocked by Britt, who countered with his right on the stomach. Corbett was wild with left and right swing, Britt getting in a straight left to the body Quick as
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 jaw. sending his head back It was a vicious blow and Jimmy fought desper- ately. landing a left over Corbetts eye
 that tore that member open. It was a
 hard finish to the round and honors
 were even.
 Round Britt missed two Iefts for
 the body and received a short arm jolt
 to the face from Corbett's left Cor
 bett missed terrific right uppercut
 and they clinched, Corbett landing sew eral rights over the kidneys. Both men
 wore badly discolored optics. Britt sent a terrific right to the jaw and fol- lowed it with hard left to the body that forced the champion to a c'inch. They went at it hammer and tong,
 Britt having much the better of the fierce rally. In this round Britt out fought Corhett in mixes. Corbett re- peatedly stalling. Corbett swung | wildly with the right and A moment
 later landed fearful right unpercut
 to the jaw. Roth men fought ferce'y,
 giving and taking considerable punish
 ment. It was 2, comrarativAlv even rourd. If anvthing. Britt had kept hi7 head better than the champion and landed cleaner blows.
 | I(OIlnd S-Rritf l11nOa1. O11t with 1 left but was short He then went in
 after Corbett, mixed it and landed sev- | eral terrific right and left swings on
 the champions jaw. Corbett looked
 very groggy at this stage and chung des
 perately to Britt to save himself The house was in a terrific uproar. Britt
 set very fast pace and it looked as if he must soon tire. Britt waded in again. but Corbett caught him with a
 right swing or the jaw that sent him
 back They stood in the center of the
 ring with Britt hammering Corbett on
 the jaw with right and left at will. Corbett again stalled to save himself. Britt tried hard 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 al-
 most superhuman. If Britt can keep it up. it looks as though he will win in another round or two, but he showed the eeffcts of the pace as he went to
 his corner.
 Round 9-Corbett uppercut with right to the face. Corbett seemed | fresher and went in after Britt but did
 not land Britt seemed content to rest after his exertions of the previous round COrbett landed two straight i lefts to the jaw and forced Britt to the | defensive. Corbett followed it with a 1 right and left swing to the jaw and they mixed it. Britt missed a left
 hook for the body. Britt drove left swing to Corbett's nose, starting blood. l Corbett then uppercut with the right to the face starting blood afresh from
 Britt"s eye. Both men are covered with i blood and their faces are badly cut. The
 round closed in Corbett's favor, Britt | contenting himself with resting and | acting mostly in the defensive.
 Round 1o-They immediately mixed it | and Britt blocked several rights and i lefts for the body. Britt then swung | his left twice to Corbett's ear and
 then iabbed a straight left to the |
 | champions face. Corbett rocked J m-
 nys head with short arm swings and
 in mix put a hard right to the Jaw.
 Britt missed a right for the jaw and an | attempt by Corbett to counter was | blocked. The pace slackened consider ably over previous rounds. Britt got ! 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 a
 right hook to his sore eye. He rushed ! Corbett to the ropes but failed to con-
 meet As the bell rang Britt opened | Corbett's eye with straight left. 1t
 was a hard fight and both men went again to their corners with blood flow ! ing all over them from damaged faces. Corhett's seconds worked hard on the
 champions eye, which was badly swol- | len.
 ! Round 11-Corbett bored in with
 hard right to the kidneys. miXup l followed, Britt missing two lefts for
 the face and Corbett putting in two
 +o faoa Rritt sent left for