Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-29

ed a right on Britt's face. Corbett
missed several right for the face and
held on to Britt, for which he was hiss
and Britt's two rights for the face went
wild. Corbett sent left and right to
the jay, and the bell rang.
Round twelye.-Corbett drove a
straight to the stomach, but received a
harder one from Britts left in the
stomach. Corbett kept rushing at
Britt, sent a otraight left to the jaw,
and catching = left counter. Corbett
kept after Britt relentlessly but in
Corbett to the ropes, and failed to take
advantage of the wide opening. The
bell found them in clinch.
Round thirteen-They clinched re-
peatedly. Britt fell short several times
with a left. Corbett whipped smart
left to the jaw, duplicating the blow a
moment later. Britt landed Corbett to
the ropes. landing a left hook to the
stomach and left to the face. Corbett
forced him back to the center, and
cought Britt twice on the jaw. AS the
bell rang, Corbett swung fearful right
for the jaw, but it went Wild
Round fourteen.-Corbett swung a
right to the ear and followed it with a
right to the body. Jimmy hooked a
left high on the breast and clinch
followed. Corbett received straight
left to the face. Corbett Jared Britt
with aleft to the jaw that forced the
Californian to "a cIinch.
Round fifteen.-Corbett went after
Britt, planting a left to the jaw, a
right to the body, two right and left
swings on the jaw that dazed him.
Britt drove a couple Of lefts to the body
that made. the champion vince. Cor
bett forced Britt to the ropes, planting
right and left to, the jaw. Britt APP
peared groggy and fought like, a dying
man. Corbett sent a left to the jaw
and, missed a right that would have
ended matters had 1t landed. Britt re-
ceived two. rights and lefts on the jaw
that sent him to a clineh. AS they
broke away Britt sent straight left
to the stomach.
Round sixteen.-Britt planted a left
to the body following 1t with left that
sent Corbett's head. back. Britt follow
left to the jaw. Corbett shot right to
the body. They mixed, both delivering
telling blows Corbett sent a. left to
the body. Brit sent Corbett to the
ropes with two terrific rights to the
jaw. 1t was a wonderful rally on
Britt's part and Corbett looked groggy.
Round een.-Britt went at it
hammer and tongs forcing Corbett to
stall. Britt sent two lefts to the face,
stomach and missed a right for the
jaw. Desperate fighting followed. Cor
bett clinched. Britt finally sent Corbett
against ropes with a left to the body.
Corbett fought wildly and they mixed
Britt uppercuttipg Corbett on the face
and body with his left.
Round eighteen.-Corbett rushed in
Britt rained right and left swings on
the face that nearly sent him to the
AS they parted Britt sent a right and
left to the face, but Corbett caught him
in the stomach. They fought flercely
Corbett forced Britt to close quarters.
They mixed and were in this position
when the gong sounded.
Round nineteen.-Britt forced Cor
bett to the ropes, sending left and a
right to the body and left to the face
Britt swung a left on the face. Cor
bett sent a left to the head and a right
to the jaw. Both men fought desper-
ately, Britt rocking Corbett's head with
o. rain of right and eleft swings to the
jaw. Corbett could not get away from
Britt. AS the bell rang Corbett was In
a clirich to avoid the terrific rain OF
blows with which, Brit bornbarded him
Round twenty.-They Immediately
mixed, neither lanQfnS.s BTU missed
left for the jaw. They mixed again
Britt crossing with a left to the jaw,
Corbett missed right for the jaw
and they clinched against the ropes.
AS they broke Britt sent to lefts and a
right to the jay. Britt sent a right to
the head following it with left to the
face, Corbett stalling desperately.
Britt did most of the landing and the
round ended with the men in a fierce
mix-up, Britt landing almost at will.
Britt was awarded the decision which
was received with tremendous cheer
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