The Washington times., 1910-05-11
CHAPTER XIX.
VI go Fight Vii Jim COrbett.

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" " ing was finished Eddie
Grlney. who was to referee
the fight with Corbett, came 70 talk
over the rules and make sure that
everything was understood before we
got into the ring Eddie was going TO
stay. over Sunday, but a telegram called
him back TO san Francisco. The stage
bad gone, so Jim Hayes got him pri-
vate rig. Jim COnroth was at the
Springs, too, and volunteered to drive
in 70 CalistOga with him.
This gave me a chance to pull on
joke that would throw everything else
in the shade IN my trunk had some
OF the costumes I had worn Ia me
in a hurry and called in Andy German,
the policeman. In a few minutes we
were dressed Up IN frontier fashloh' had
jumped on a couple "a hGrSes, ana wee
gallOping down the road About Two
miles out we came to a good dark place
where the trees shaded the road II
was dark night anyway
In a few minutes we could hear the
rig coming along at a good rate just
as they reached US We yelled HANDS
upi' and rode cut from the trees, WaF-
Row Eddie Graney had just $500 IN
his clothes. the same being CorDelL 5
and my forfeit money without taxing
q second look he dropped the relIs
rig Ike a man making high Owe ne
legged II for the woods as hard as ne
could 20 The team reared up ana
went on on the run AT the same mo-
Grsney stopped and yelled Catch the
horses. jim can't drive 80 i salioped
after the rig II came near being a
serious Joke after all. for the lines were
under the horses feet and II was just
pure luck that they stayed on the road
for two or three miles until caught
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I came down from Hardin for the
Corbetr fEhr in great shape Although
I weighed more than IN my otner ring
affairs I wss hard and strong and raSL-
spent the day before the night in
Oakland. a. usual, and visited the Re
lance ClCb- The night wash Worry-
ing ne at all. knew that Tommy Ryan
was in Corbetr's camp, but ! knew he
couldn't show Corbett anything ne
didn't know already They told me
Corbett was heavier and stronger than
ever before. and was hitting hard, but I
like hard hitters-
on the evening Of the fight I went
over 20 the Meche MICS Pavilion with
Delaney and Jack aud Bob Fitzsiumons
and Joe kennedy. I stepped into the
ring first and when COrbett followed
me a moment later he got great cheer
from the crowd The pavilion was
pa~Zed to the roof thai night
RYAN was COrbett's chief second I
went across the ring and watched the
bandages being put, on Cor-bett's
PHOTOGRAPHER fred their flashlights
and snapped Us. And then the fight
began
] didn't use the crouch any more
Nv plan was TO meet COrbetI at his
own game and use speed against
speed and there isn't mucl speed In a
croucEinE position ] stood stralght
Cd and went after COrbett as fast as
could We tented a moment and
then I landed my left on his ribs
could see that my change Of style
puzzled him and he didn't understand
my speed He had counted upon being
able 10 dance In and out and all
around me. He tabbed me, and I
chased him TO the ropes and slammed
my right in over his heart before he
could cIinch- Corbett looked sur
prised-
Corbett Proves Game.
II the next round Jim put some good
hard punches on my chin I rushed
him of his feet, and punched his body
with my left so hard that he fell up
against me and clfnched- Ills face
was white, and for z moment he was
weak. I knew I had him beaten I
might have cut loose then and ended
the fight, but il seemed a shame 10
disappoinJ the crowd gave him a
chance TO recover.
must say that Corbett is a game
fellow He didn't Try TO keep away from
me but stood Up and fought He told
the speed out OF his legs However that
may have been I didn't have much
trouble ia keeping close to him Now
and then he tried 10 get away. I'd chase
him to the ropes ard when ne tried 10
sidesrep as he Old in COney Island he
always found me In front Of him The
only thing he could 90 was jump into a
cllnch. and this usually meant at least
one punch before he could grab me
In the fourth round nit Cor5stt on
the Jaw and burst my glove. TIE blow
lsneT- l-ateF IN the round L dropped
him with q left in the body. He got
up laughing and ran to his corner when
the bell rang Then IN the next round
after Corbett had landed two or three
good let's ana rights I slipped the
riSht INTO his stomach He was near
y done FOR I swung two OF three 10
his head and when he was blocking
high hammered him back to the ropes.
He had trouble in lasting out the round
In the next one he went down 20 his
knees from body blow and took a
n-ns-Second count In the seventh Jim
was hanging on. he was desperate.
'fo1t can't knock me out" he yelled
He caught ne some hard polyes
l thought Corbett was all in now,
DuJ 10 my surprise he made a great
rally As went after him he stepped
IN and hooked his right to my solar
pieZUS- In a second he hooked Il again
neeLS- Then ne Stdestepped q little and
hooked his left TO the other side Of nv
jaw so hard that my head was thrown
back against my shoulder. blades. As
bobbed back could see an expectant
look IN COrbett's eye, as If ne thought
/ was going to drop I Just lowered
my head and plunged straight at him.
When / took another look Corbett was
pale and GIN be had tried his best
blows had landed them fairly. and
hadn't hurt me. He knew then that he
had no chance From that time on
COrbeJt went IN to fight until he was
knocked out He told me months af-
terward that he gave up all idea Of
winning then. and only hoped that
when the knockout came It would be
a clean one, so that no one could ever
say he had quiz
The Fatal Blow.
He surely did stand up and fight. All
Of his OId-tiHe cleveruess was there,
and he landed many a good punch
where II should have done damage. But
/ was strong and he was weakening
fast IN the ninth he made a great
rally and upperCUt and Jabbed me. and
sent several spItefU- punches into my
ribs and kept fitting my head back
with his left He was going along fine
and the crowd vas yelling its head OF
for the old Fl SEQ how when inst n 2