The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-01

up groggy and left uppercut to the jaw once more sent him to the floor for the count of nine. It looked easy for Cor bett Sullivan came up and clinched and the bell practically saved him from knockout. Corbett's pillows were clean ,cut and 1t looked as if Sullivan would not last another round.
 Round Five.
 Corbett drove fearful rights and lefts on his opponents jaw, and Sullivan went to the floor twice for the count of seven. Corbett met Sullivan with a fearful jolt to the stomach and the latter chung des- perately to the champion A wild swing by Sullivan caught Corbett on the stom- ach but he waded right in after Sullivan. sending him to the ropes with left and right hooks to the jaw. They mixed 1t. Corbett delivering terrific punches on body and face. Sullivan bleed from tho nose. Corbett drove his left straight to the face, but Sullivan surprised the cham pion by sending In two terrific lefts, one to the body and one to the face. Both men fought desperately, Sullivan making rally that sent the pavilion Into an up- roar. It looked very much like a dying mans effort. however. but nevertheless Sullivan was to the disadvantage at the end of the round.
 Round Six.
 They rushed together without damage. Sullivan appeared to have recuperated somewhat. CorDett swung left to the jaw and was countered with a left hook to the stomach Corbett missed a terrific left swing to Jaw and right swing also went wide, as did straight left. Sullivan sent two left hooks for the body and fail- ed in an attempt to land right swing. Sullivan put in straight left to the face E-Tf IA IA. .t--1.k -l..~- A< head and they clinched. Corbett sent Sul- livan back with straight left to the face and In a mix-up they exchanged lefts to body. Just as the bell rang Corbett sent straight right to the face Sullivan show ed great improvement in this round and Corbett acted more cautiously.
 Round Seven.
 Sullivan was short with left and they clinched Breaking both swung ineffectu- ally with rights and Corbett sent in two rights over the kidneys, and then weak right swing to the body. Sullivan planted a vicious left hook to the body, making Corbett vince. They clinched, and after the break Corbett missed fearful left swing for the jaw. He offset this by hard right swing to the head and escaped a counter. Corbett swung his right to the ear and missed swing with right for the jaw. Sullivan forced the champion to the ropes, landing flush to the face and a right to the head. They went to close quarters. mixing 1t without damage The bell changed at this stage. Sullivan con- tlnued to show improvement and is far now from being a defeated pan.
 Round Eight.
 Corbett missed right swing for the ear and they went together. Emerging from the clinch, Corbett jolted Sullivan with a right to the jaw and quick as a flash landed his left hard to the nose and a moment later got in a left to the head and a right to the jaw. They stood close together and finally. as Sullivan backed away, two rights caught him on the jaw and he quickly sought refuge in a mix up, in which he received two fearful rights to the body Corbett missed a right swing and after receiving a straight left to the face. drove in straight right on Sullivan's face. forcing him to a clinch. Vicious mitigating fol- lowed, with Corbett having considerably the better. It was easily Corbett's round. The champions blows had great force behind them. Sullivan looked a bit wor- ried as he went to his corner.
 Round Nine.
 They at once mixed it. the champion landing several rights on the body and lefts to the face. Sullivan was out matched at this kind of fighting, and Corbett had no difficulty in landing. Sul- livan backed Corbett against the ropes, nearly focing him through, and landing rights and lefts on the body. They work ed their way to the center of the ring. Corbett finally landing two rights and left swing on the jaw. Sullivan fought back gallantly, but his blows failed to find right place. They again fought breast to breast, Corbett doing the most execution. However, Sullivan drove right twice to the body and a left to the same place. He forced Corbett against the rope in his opponents corner and gave the champion as much as he took. It was gruelling finish to the round, with hon.