Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-06-25

me just as hard. II was wonderful.
how that fellow could land aud gel
away. chased him around and
around the ring until was tired. and
still be sprinted or dashed In again
when be saw an opening. My nose
was bleeding. and my right eye was
badly swollen.
The fight was half over now. All
along Tommy Ryan kept telling me 70
take my time" snd "jab HIN" When
1 walked out at the beginning OF each
round Brady yelled instructions after
me so loud that Corbett couldn't help
hearing. l asked Brady II he was try
ing 10 get me licked. and he kept quiet
after that. Ryan was still telling me
20 jab and box and take my time, but
as the fight went along the crowd
yelled "Corbett, Corbett. Corbettr'
louder and louder. and l began to
think what the decision might be IL
didn't get him. Why should | be
changing my style 20 suit Tommy
Ryan and be boxing a man lS. Cor
bett instead or cutting loose as hard
right punch? ] began to suspect that
Ryan was a little more interested in
COrbett than be was in me. told
Ryan 10 keep still and went out TO
0ght my own light Round after
round 1 chased Corbett and landed
whenever ! could get him into a cor
ner. Even then he blocked most or
the blows with his elbows or his
crossed arms. But one OF my swings
glanced from his shoulder and hit him
on the jaw and shook him badly, and
after that | landed oftener In the
nineteenth Jim looked tired. He tried
TO duck under left aud lost his foot
ing and fell He jumped up quickly
Through this nineteenth round Ryan
kept yelling to me and telling me
stick the left out" Near the end Ga
the round there was a fuss In the cor
, ner. and when | walked back for the
, rest before the twentieth Brady was
In the corner and Tommy Ryan had
disappeared. Brady told me afterward
that Ryan's advice made him mere
and more suspicious as the fight went
on. He began 10 suspect that Ryan
was trying 20 make me lose. so be
jumped up and told Ryan to get out
OF my corner
Get down or I'll bust your head"
Ryan said.
Brady jumped down and went out
for two policemen with their clubs.
he put them right behind m. corner
and climbed up again.
you get away from this corner"
said Brady.
Get away yourself before take a
punch at you" said Ryan.
This rs my club. and I'm Jeff's man
ager." said Brady. I'm just hiring
you. II you don't get back there and
keep still I'll hand you TO those two
cops. and they'll throw you out"
Tommy looked ct the cops and climb
ed down. Brady jumped up. and as |
came back TO my corner he whispered:
Jim. they've got the tip over In the
other corner that Corbett's going TO
get the decision. Your only chance is
to knock him out Forget everything
about boxing and go out and fight"
From that on | never gave Cozbett
time TO stop on one spot. | knew I'D
have TO get him I had my second
wind, and the tired feeling had all
gone As for Corbett. be was whiting
Game and clever as nc was, be could
not stand the pace much longer. he
ran for his life around the ring, and
when l caught him he slipped his left
shoulder into me and clinched. In the
twenty-second l swung my right so
hard that 1t knocked him down. al
though IL only landed on his shoulder.
Corbett jumped up instantly and mix.
ed with me. i put a heavy left into
his ribs, which were red and sore now.
and he WINGED and lost some OF his
speed
The bell rang. and | went back 10
my chair. Tom O'ROurke ran around
to my corner and said 70 Brady: For
heavens sake send this man In. He's
losingr'
II am. am II" said to myself. Just
then the bell rang for the beginning
or the twenty-third. There wasn't
much time left. and | surely didn't
want to risk losing that championship
decision l jumped out OF my chair
and ran at Corbeft as hard as I could
go. He Jabbed lightly and skipped
away. but before he could gather him
self was after him with a rush. 1