Evening star., 1909-03-03

NEW YORK, March :;.-The much
herhaded ten-round bout between Young
Corbett and Johnny Mario at the Fair
mont Athletic Club last night was sur
prise in more ways than one. 1t was
about an even break, far as the results
appeared, to me. At one time it looked
if Corbett had bit Of speed and would
put Mario away with case. At another
he seemed to slow up laboriously and fail
TO take advantage of palpable openings
Mario at times had the chance that all
boxers look for to end session, but
while he has the poke and the gameness
he lacks the exact science that leads one
to put i'm a sleeper at the right place and
the right time.
Corbett may have come back some. but
lie hasn't come back enough and he is as
fat as piG-that's all He has long
line of work ahead of him yet before he
will be anything like the Corbett of old
If he were he would have ended matters
in the second round last night.
Corbett Got Fine Greeting.
When Corbett came on he got d fine
greeting. He was in great shape. showing
the evidence of good trim and good care.
Mario locked well. Corbett spotted Ter
" McGovern. and dragged him up into
the ring. whereat there We're cheers as
if they were the. homecoming battleships.
1t was fine night entirely. so it was.
Announcement was made that Tommy
Murphy and owen Moran would meet
March 16 lat this club. ten rounds and
there We're loud cheers BoyO DriScoll
was announced to meet frankie Nell on
the Mh. They are two good mills.
The first round found Mario n bit
10. do -.11 Il
and Corbett put over few. He landed
one two rights that dazed Mario
some more. Corbett came with
right upper swing that got the house.
1t was then Corbctt's bout for all the
money anybody had to bet. In the sec
ond Corhett's heavy bit of flesh around
the middle that thought was nearly all
gone began to tell a bit. and he moved
a bit heavier. and Mario landed one or
two ON him and got him running bit
Of claret The bout could have been
ended here if Mario was scientific
boxer.
The third was a staggering. sloppy af-
fair in which each tried to put over
haymakerS. Corbett was visiby handi-
capped by his extra freight. Corbett
managed to get an occasional crcss in.
but his legs seemed tired Mario was
not too aggressive.
He batted a bit and had his, man al
waXs on the comeback. 1t was even.
The fourth found CoThett bit more
active He tried for a knockout two or
three times. but was slow and failed.
The round was not worth two lines.
Mario Down in Fifth.
The fifth was betteh Corbett sailed in
early and put right and left to Mario
that floored him. He put him down a few
seconds later. but Mario was up again
and apparently on the job. 1t was the
easiest thing in the world to see that
Mario was either hynotized or stupefied.
He passed nothing back woth noticing. Ii
was Corbett's round.
The sixth was a turbulent effort on the
part of both to show something that was
not i'll them. Blows that were good if
they landed showered thick and fast,
mostly fast. But they didn't do much
damage. Ii was anybedy's round and not
much class at that. The seventh was all
Mario. He sent in a lot of jaw jotS that
counted good and strong. while Corbett's
lumbering wallops went wild. The oxygen
administered to Corbett at the tinkle
of the bell. 1t might have been good if
the kid were good, but plainly he wasn't.
In the eighth it was Mario from the tap
10 the finish. and. as said before, Mario
ought to know better than to fail to take
chance when he had his man going.
lie seemed tc daZ him by the shower of
pokeS and iabs and swings he sent over.
But he didn't seem to have the knack of
finishing his elephantic opponent.
Then there was more oxygen on the Cor
bett side and a new start of the Denver
kid To make good. He tried several up
percuts and right swings. but failed. and
Mario was ever there with a return.
Neither of the tWo did serious damage and
the round was atLut even.
The final round the fighting one of
the night. Mario landed two three bad
ones on the generous abdomen of Corbett,
who found ii painful at times to come
back Once twice the Denver kid
showed bit of old-tme form and landed
a left right swing, but with all his
weight and strength ne failed to do the
Italian much harm. At the end of the
round Mario was busy with his right and
caught Corbett several clips on the jaw.
When the hell rang the referee had 10 pry
them apart and Mario fell backward. 1t
was nobody'S round.