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

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short arm blow to face and lett 70
the nose. Britt did not relish this
style OF fighting.
Round Britt missed left swing |
and right by Corbett went wild.
left swing by Britt caught Corbett on
the face, but the champion countered
with q vicious right uppercut 70 the
Jaw. Jimmy tented with q right and
sent left hook hard to the body.
Corbett swung a hard right TO the
body and missed hard left swing
for the face. They mixed It again,
and Corbett put hard right to the
face and then whipped q terrific left
to the nose that sent the blood spurt-
ing from the Californian. 1t was q
hard blow. The bell then rang. Cor
bett had much the better Of the
round.
Round 5They fight at close range,
Corbett doing much work with short
arm blows. Britt tried with left for
the jaw, but Corbett cleverly brushed
Ii aside Britt rushed Corbett to the
ropes, but the champion sent him
back with right to the body. They
then mixed it, but no damage result
ed. Britt sent in straight left to the
face, and Corbett stalled till the
sound Of the bell. Britt had shade
the best Of this round and looked more
confident.
Round They mix, in which Cor
bett swung left to the body. Two VI
cious lefts Britt sent to the cham
pion's stomach A moment later
Britt left landed in Corbett's stom-
ach, but Corbett sent in two lightning
|lefts In the face that sent Britt back.
Corbett was wild with left and right
swing, Britt getting in straight left
to the body. Quick as a fash Corbett
whipped his right to Britt's Jaw, send
ing his head back. It was a hard fin
|ish to the round in which honors
were even.
Round Britt missed two lefts Tor
the body and received a short-arm
| Jolt to the face from Corbett's left.
Corbett missed a terrific right upper
cut, and they clinched, ,Corbett landing
several rights over the kidneys. Both
men wore badly liscolored optics
Britt sent a terrific right to the Jaw
and followed It with hard left to the
body that forced the champion te
clinch. In this round Britt out-fought
Il Corbett in the mix, Corbett repeat
Iedly stalling. Both men fought fierce
lily. giving and taking considerable
], punishment. 1t was an even round
Il Round S--Britt lunged out witt
left, and he went in after Corbett
Corbett mixed it and landed severa
terrific rights and lefts to jaw. Cor
bett hung on desperately TO save him
/ self. House was in a terrific uproar
britt set very fast pace. Brit
] waded In again, but Corbett caugh
! him a right swing on the Jaw wit
fright and hitting him at will. Coz
t lbett again stalled to save himself
!, Britt tried to put the champion ou
3 lbut apparently his blows lacked tn
b force. Corbett got in q straight
d face. If Britt can keep It up It look
{ Ias though he will win in anothe
$ round.
]. Round 9-Corbett uppercut wit
I fright to face. Corbett seemed fresl
y er, landing several rights. Corbe
j, landed two straight lefts to jaw al
t forced Britt on the defensive Cc
i Ibett followed it with right to the ia
/ and mixed it. Britt drove left swir
ir 10 nose, starting blood. Both are co
cred with blood, and faces appe
It badly cut. This round closed in &c
0, belts favor.
n Round 10--They Immediately M
# Britt swung left twice TO Corbet'
le ear. Corbett rocked Jimmy's he
le with shortarm swings. Britt sent
ia straight left TO the face. Britt sc
all corbett's head back with right no.
Is TO his sore eye. lie rushed Corb'
lie to the ropes As the bell rang Br
IL reopened Corbet = eye with straig
TO left.
,r- Round I--Corbett bored ~ W
nd right to the kidneys. Britt missed
id. left for the jaw and right by
nd champion landed on Britt's face. g
to bett held on to Britt and was hiss
,w In mix up against the ropes Z
nd bett sent in left and right 70
on Jaw. 1t was the champions round.
he Round 12-Corbett drove strait
he right to stomach. but received 2 =
Of harder one from Britts left IN
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