The Washington times., 1905-10-28
CORBETT STRONGER
THAN WAS THOUGHT.
Tipman Outclassej and
Beaten to a StandStill.
HAS FIERCE BODY PUNCH
Denverite Hammered Opponent Down
With Rib Roasters-Eis Chances
With Kid Sullivan.
HAS FIERCE BODY PUNCH
By THOMAS S. RICE.

Joe Tipman never was better than
third rate fighter, and last night he
showed his true colors when he was
beaten to a. standstiil in eight rounds
by Young Corbett. He never had
chance el-1
AT the end Of the eighth round Tip
man claimed he had broken his hand
but the truth was that Corbett had
landed at least forty right swings be-
meath his heart and had him in .er-
rible state. For the last three rounds
the Baltimorean was IN great distress
He had trained perfectly, but the con-
stant hammering about the body would
have taken the, steam out of a MIDI
dleweight. When the eighth round was
over and he made the brolcn-hand
speech. he vas absolutely out-had col
lapsed. he hardly had strength to talk
to his seconds and tell them his sad
story about the fractured fiipper. lie
was splitting blood and his face was
horribly drawn.
Entirely Too Fat.
Corbett showed In his boxing that
he is still in the stake class, but 1t is
impossible to conceive that he viii ever
be a serious championship possibility
again His shape is strongly suggestive
VI u 1tO2d-u ltoQht4, oild a
South sea cannibal would indulge in an
epicurean dream at the mere sight of
him He has an aidermanic stomach
and wrestlers chest which he can
never hope To lose.
These unnecessary burdens told on
Corbett. and ncticeably Interfered with
his work, but at the same time, all
things considered. he was remarkably
spry, and stood the pace mucn better
than was expected. He carried the
fight TO Tipman all the time. and did
not show the signs of WEAKNESS which
were predicted. In the first two or three
rounds his judgment of distance was
not the best. and he missed right and
left swings which should have allowed
us to get away much earlier: IN the
second round he put left on Tipman's s
Jaw that was about two inches too
high. but 1t Jared the Rock street pride
down to the ground From the first
9pman was evidently afraid OF the
enverite, and after that clout on the
Jaw he was practically beaten man.
Tipman at His Mercy.
Corbett landed a number of other USE
full thumps on the head. particularly in
the sixth round. when a right overland
swing caught Tipman just above the
eye. Il drove the head way back. and
offered a good chance to land a knock
out but Corbett took no chances, and
played a waiting game.
T1pman was entirely unable to ward
off the right drives to the body, which
proved his undoing. When he attempt
ed to protect his battered ribs. Corbett
would whip over rights and lefts which
necessitated raising the guard to pro-
test a weak jaw. and the merry work
of hammering the heart ont of Joe would
be resumed with great enthusiasm
Denverite's Infghting.
Both did infighting. but there again the
Denver boy was away TO the good. and
Tipman had his kidneys tickled by a
bunch of short jolts that forced him to
abandon his scheme of hanging on
heavily in clinches and wearing out his
opponent. Corbett also received some
slat spiitters. but they were not judi
ciously placed. and Tipman. who had
figured that he would have Corbett puff
ing In four or five rounds, realized that
the further the bout went the less he
was accomplishing
The only good work done by Tiprnan
was with a few punches TO the face and
head, which shock Corbett and made
him more careful Had Tipman been
at his man with straight lefts and
rights. he could have stopped the fusil-
thought was ID stall or run away. and
he came TO an inglorious finish.
Concerning Sullivan Bout.
1t is probable that Corbett will meet
Kid Sullivan in few weeks. and then
there should be a fight worth seeing.
Sullivan would have greater nerve and
hardihood than TipmaE. and when Cor
bett tried TO follow the tactics adopted
last night he would awake to the fact
that he was having his face pushed in
by continual Jabbirg that would make
him hold his head up and refrain from
rushing directly at his man he did
last night.
Sullivan fought Corbett ten rounds TO
draw I'm Baltimore last season. and got
a well-deserved draw When they meet
again the Denverste viii probably be in
better condition than ne was when they
first got together but In the meantime
Sullivan has decidedly improved in his
boxing, and has, as far as known, lost
none of his stamina, so that ne should
have more than fair chance OF getting
the big end of the purse in a long bout.
The dogged persistency of the Washing
ton scrapper's rather slow but pile
driver delivery should tell nightly on
a man carrying as much fat as does
Young Corbett
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