The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-18

FItz tried 8 left for the ribs, but cor bett threw it off Corbett put in left or the face and there was a clinch Cor bett smashed Q right to the heart and followed that with two into the pit of Bob's stomach They elinched. Corbett put in blow under the heart and Fitz again cliuched. Fitz swung with his right and missed. Fitz swung for Cor betts neck and Corbett fell into clinch. After the break away Corbett hit FitZ on the chin and Fitz countered with a much heavier blow on the same spot Fitz reached Corbett with an other left-hander. Fitz again led his left, Corbett dueked and a clinch en- sued. In the breakaway, Corbett threw his head down and Fitz held him. wrest- Ter fashion, around the neck and dragged him toward the ropes. There were cries of "Ah, don't do that" FitZ let go and Corbott went to the center of the ring F'itz landed a left to Corbetts s chin as the gong rang.
 ROUND ELEVEN
 F'itz led left but Corbett smothered it and clnched When they broke Cor bett landed left on the chin. Fitz tried repeatedly to land his left on Corbetts jaw, but his blows were short. Cor bett booked in a hard body blow with his right and followed with Q right into Sob's face, causing the blood to flow again. Corbett landed a right handler under the heart. Both men hit short and clinched at every opportunity, hang ing together without punching. Fitz swung twice with his right, but was short. Fitz landed a left crook on Cor bett's body. They clinehed. Fitz put in short right in the breakaway. Fitz led catching Corbett twice on the chin, They clinched. After the breakaway, Corbett put in three straight. Jim fol- lowel with left-hander to the face and Iitz responded with a heyier one. F'itz tried q left swing which was short. Fitz followed with a terrific right-hand swing for the jaw but Corbett neatly ducked under tho blow as the gong rang.
 ROUND TWELVE
 Both men appeared strong, Corbett feinted and Fitz swung a left and right, which missed. Jim missed left for the Cornishman jew. F'itz followed Cor bett around making jabs but was short every time. P'itz tried right handler which passed ever the top of Corbett' s head. Fitz hit Corbett in the stomach with a right in a breakaway following 8 clnch. A lead from Corbett brought 8 clinch. Corbett scored left-hander on Fitz's nose. As they came into an- other elinch Fitz caught Corbett with a swift 'left-hander on the chin, making his head jolt Before they broke Cor bett repaid Fitz with two right handlers that made the Cornishman's head rock Corhett landed left-hander on his face. Tn another clinch Fitz got in two right handlers on the face before the break away. Neither blow seemed to affect Corbett. Fitz hit Corbett in the stom- ach. There was another clinch. As they came cut. Ccrbett brought up his right hand with an uppercut The blow missed F'itZ and the champions glove went high into the air The spectators cried out: "Ah" at Fitz's close call. If the blow had landed it would, in all probability, have settled the fight. They spared around, fell into another clinch, broke away and then the bell rang
 ROUND THIRTEEN
 Fitz sent a right to the heart and a left on the chin. Corbetts two lefts for the face were short Fitz caught Cor bett with left on the body and a right on the shoulder. Corbett sent right to the heart. Corbett caught Fitz on the chin with his right. Fitz rushed and forced Corbett to the ropes. He tried with his left but was short They clirched. They broke in midring and Ccrbett tried a right for the body and & left for the face but neither blow reached the mark Fitz landed g. left or tHe ear. ne WoFheu Cofpett 10 ms cor ner and made another left swing Fitz swung a left, Corbett tucked, twisted around. and gave F'itz a heavy right hand punch In the shortribs Corbett followed with left hook to the chin. Then they clinched, Corbett getting in a little right-hand uppercut before breaking Corbett smashed left-hander to Fitz's face and immediately followed with similar blow in the same place cOYprin0 TifyS the gong banged.
 And then came the fourteenth and f. nal round.
 Gro be Continued Tomorrow.l