The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-18

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IN the life of Fftzsimmons that never
oeIore have been printed. The next
cHap1er Will appear tommcrrow.)
some ring historians who never
nave favored me very much have
e!Aimed that after the seventh round
BOD Fftssimmons gradually cut me
eown and reduced me to such a con-
qilon that was an easy mark for O.
knockout punch in the fourteenth
round These assertions have been
Mafly denied time and time again
" ring experts who declared that
throughout the entire nght Bob land
ca but one damaging punch-~the
hnal blow in the fourteenth, round.
When statements conflict each
other It seems that the fairest and
squASest thing for me to do is TO pess
up my own desire to describe the
sishth. ninth. tenth. eleventh. twelfth
land thirteenth rounds OF that fight
and - quote from a newspaper clip
ping which In fair and unbiased 1t
then can be the Judge as to whether
II was Bob's Tight up to the four
tnenth round--or whether Il was
mine
Il Here is the round hy-round de-
scsiption:
Round eisht--Fitz nddlad for an
opening. with Corbett side-stepping TN
bswildering manner. Fftz finally
Iaahed out. Jim ducksd. and as E'itz
swung again Corbett ducked again.
P1tz tried third swing. but Corbett
ducked and threw g lightning left into
Bobs stomach. Bob let Az with a leff
and nearly threw himself off balance
when he missed. Corbett drew away
laughing. Fitx led a left that was
short. Corbett stood watching Fitx
intsntly. Fitx led another left, Jim
duokea ana then shot his own left
INTO Tftx's stomach. Jim followed
this with punch over the heart. AS
kCofhset ducked, Ftty came on and
SoFbett swung a right to the rose
(which started the blood again ritz
necksd UP and then Eorhett began to
/ make the pace, driving a right Into
the heart and two lefts to tia face,
! which further damaged Bots coun-
tenance. Corbett led short with his
He'll twice and ii looked as II Tim
ea1n't intend thepa to reach but was
grating to draw out F>itz- Bob finally
p&xne In and Corbett swung hard
eAching Bob's chin. Fitz swung
Es1tth his right but missed Corhett
by about a foot. Corbett then swung
left and right and both landed.
IHGy GffNCH&G ana EtpB, AZ III TWO OF
.he other clinches, landed few light
away F1ts vas covered with blood
from his hair to his breast hone.
Jim wound UP the round by plae-
tnx straight left handler on Fits's
nose which threw back the Cornish
mans head with a jolt corhett was
AAShfing with wonderful carefulness.
NE was not taking a chance yet. at
khe same time. he was doing all the
9scerfng.
Round nine--Corhett opened with
n left to the stomach and Fitz drew
back. Corbett tried TO put another
left into the stomach but Fitz caught
the blow on his glove. Fitz led a
left for the stomach and the referee
complained that the blow was rather
low. Corbett put a powerful left
l handler into Bob's belt end Bob
Aouhled up like a jackknife Corhett
kxave Fitx a left tab on the face srd
started the blood again. Corbett
Pcored with a Earring left sn the chin,
Cor best put in another left handler
and then they clinchsd. As they
broke Corbett put in stili another left
handler and they ciinched. F'itx seem
"a vary feeble but was landing few
b10Ws In the rffnches Another les
ciinch and Corhett gave Fitx nasty
blow under the heart which was with
hfa right before the break. Fitz work
"a Corbett into corner and scored
with two light iefts on the face. FftG
tried . left swing but Corhe threw
NJ the blow and countsrsd Fitx with
4 left on the jaw. Frtx tried right
handler but was short and was given
1 q left on the nose In return. FTta led
7 ~. ~
ia 4 left handler on the nose and they
oiinched. ritx was bleeding freely.
His hack was bumped and his legs
seAm al TO drag AZ he moved around.
.Nound ten--~F'itx let loose wild
swing. missed, was thrown or hts
balance and went to the ropes As
Ne turned. Corbett caught him right
handler on the ear. Fitz led Il left
and Corbett countered on the nose.
nhsy oiinched and Fitz tried a left
FOR the rihs but Corbett threw IL of.
Corhett put In a left ON the face and
thare WINS a ciinch. Corhett smashed
= right to the heart and followed that
with two into the pit of Boh's
stomach. They clinched Corbett put
IN . blow under the heart and Fftz
again ciinched. Fitx swung with his
yiaf1t and missed. FitE swung for
C0rbett's neck and Corbett fell into
. elinch. After the break-away Cor
Nett hit Fftz on the chin and Fitz
countered with a much heavier blow
On the same spot F'itz reached Cor
lett with another left handler. Fftz
aGain led his left. Corbett ducked
ana q clinch ensued. In the break
away, Corbett threw his head down
: and Fits held him. wrestler fashion,
around the neck and dragged him
toward the ropes. There were cries
OF "Ah, don't do that" Fitz let so
and Corbett went to the center of
the ring. Fitx Landed a left to Corr
belts chin as the gong rang.
Round eleven--Fftz led left, but
Corbett smothered it and clinched.'
when they broke Corbett landed
kleft on the chin. Fitz tried repeat
Adfy 70 land his left on Corbett's jaw
b,n his blows were short. Corbett
booked I'm a, hard body blow with his
right and followed with "a right into
Boh's face. causing the blood to flow
arein. Corbett landed a right handler
under the heart. Both men hit short
ana clinched al every opportunity.
h.nrfnG together without punching.
FYtx swung twice with his right but
was short F'itz landed left hook
on a~orbett's body. They ciinehed.
Fttx put in short right in the break