Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-06-10

take my time" and "jab him." When
I walked out at the beginning Of each
round Brady yelled Instructions after
me so loud that Corbett couldn't help
hearing. asked Brady II be was try
ing to get me licked. and he kept quiet
after that Ryan was still telling me
to jab and box and take my time but
las the fight went along the crowd
yelled "Corbett, Corbett, Corbettw
louder and louder, and | began to
think what the decision might be II l
didn't get him. Why should | be
changing my style to suit Tommy
bett instead of cutting loose as hard
land fast as l could unfit | landed the
fright punch? began to suspect that
Ryan was a little more interested in
Corbett than he was in me. told
Ryan to keep still and went out to
fight my own fight. Round after
round chased COrbett and landed
whenever ! could get him into cor
ner Even then he blocked most Of
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 and lost his foot
ing and fell. He jumped up quickly.
Through this nineteenth round Ryan
kept yelling to me and telling me to
stick the left out" Near the end OF
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 Rynns advice made him more
and more suspicious as the fight went
On He began to suspect that Ryan
was trying TO make me lose. so he
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 my corner
and climbed up again.
"You get away from this corner"
said Brady.
Get away yourself before take
punch at you" said Ryan.
This is my club, and I'm Jeffs man.
ager" said Brady. TN just hiring
you. If you don't get back there aud
keep still I'll hand you to those two
cops, and theyll throw you our"
Tommy looked at the cops and climb
ed down. Brady jumped mp. and as |
came back to my corner he whispered:
"lim. they've got the tip over in the
other corner that Corbetts going to
get the decision. Your only chance is
to knock him out Forget everything
about boxing and 80 out aud fight"
From that ON | never gave Corbett
time to stop on one spot. | knew I'd
have to get him. had my second
wind. and the tired feeling had all
gone AS for Corbett he was whiting.
Game and clever as he was, he could
not stand the pace much longer. He
ran for his life around the ring. and
when caught him he slipped his left
shoulder into me and cllnched. In the
twenty-second | swung my right so
hard that 1t knocked him down, al
though it only landed on his shoulder.
Corbett jumped up instantly and mix
ed with me. 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 TO
my chair. Tom ORourke ran around
to my corner and said TO Brady For
heavens sake send this man in. He's
losingv'
~ am, am II" ] said to myself Just
then the bell rang for the beginning
of the twenty-third. There wasn't
much time left, and surely didn't
want TO risk losing that championship
decision jumped out of my chair
and ran at Corbett as hard as l could
60 He jabbed lightly and skipped
away. but before he could gather him
self was after him with rush. l
drove him back nearly TO the ropes,
and here | saw the right chance at
last. / hooked my left into his stom-
ach. throwing him back hard against
the ropes within yard OF his own
corner As be bounced back / brought |
the left up obiquely to his Jaw-my
double punch IL lifted Corbett up In |
the air. and he fell to the door sOlidly |
like a sack OF grain. His right arm lay |
under him and his neck rested across /
the rope of the ring. He struggled a /
little and fell back limp, and White /
began 10 count While the count was /
going ON | saw Considine trying to /
throw bucket of water over Corbett /
to arouse him, which was against the (
rules OF the game. Reaching through |
the ropes, kicked at Considine to /
drive him back, and he fell over two
or three people, water bucket and all
Jim was counted our, and Charlie I
White helped TO carry him to his cor
ner After minute or so he revived !
enough TO stagger over and shake
hands. felt sorry for him, for he
certainly had made a great and "A
game fight
That was a night to be remembered,
The fight had bean so sensational that
when It was all over the crowd went