The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23
Corbett's Daily Letter
On Great Sport Topics
Nv JAMES J. CoRBETT

let but Jeff ducled and they clinched
Jeff made two short leads for the head
but missed. Fitz swung a left for the
head and also missed. Jeff landed light
blow to Bob's stomach. Fitz jumped back
and Jeff caught him with a right handler
and knocked him to the ropes. Fitz tried
left to the stomach which was short.
He tried a right cross but Jeff ducked.
Jeff scored light left to the face They
clinched Jeff landed a left to the body
and Bob retaliated. Jeff tried left swing
for the head but Bob blocked the blow
and they clinched as the gong banged.
ROUND TWO
'Fitz opened by rushing Jeff and land
ed hard right under the heart Jeff
repaid him with a straight left to the
face. jeff shot a terrific left for Bobs
jaw but Bob blocked it, This brought
them to a clinch After the breakaway,
Jeff tried another left for the head, was
blocked and followed with two more left
leads which were blocked. Jeff contin-
ued on the aggressive and scored a solid
right on the ribs Bob shot a left to
Jeff's head and a right to the body
and Jeff Immediately came back with
two right-handers to the head. Bob
forced Jeff against the ropes and they
clinched. jeff tried three lefts for the
head but Bob avoided them. Jeff faxed
right-hander for the head and then
with lightning speed sent a six-inch left
jab which landed partly on the lower
part of Bob's nose; partly on his mouth.
Bob was driven backward as though
struck by crowbar and fell on his
back for short count. AS he got up
jeff rushed in again but the bell ended
further hostilities.
ROUND THREE
"F'itz's nose was bleeding. He tried
q number of ineffective leads and fell
into a cinch, Jeff shot another left
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lefts for the face and landed. Fitz sent
a left for the face, JEFF ducked and
shot his right into Bob's body. Jeff
smashed a right to Bob's cheek. They
clinched and at the breakaway fought
toe-to-toe, each landing several hard face
and body blows. The fight took them
all around the ring. They were about
even on blows landed but Jeff's punches
had the most steam. Bob scored a left
to the face and then let loose a terrific
right-hand swing
for Jeff's jaw but Jeff took it on the
neck. The blow, had 1t landed prop
erly might have floored the Ca1ifor-
MAN. It was the final punch in that
round.
ROUND -FOUR.
Fitz opened with a lift which Jeff
ducked. Bob tried right but Jim beat
him to it, landing a hard left on the |
Jaw. Bob bore in and swung a right |
but once again Jim beat him to it. Jeff |
sent another left to the body and |
followed with a right to the face. |
Fitz hit Jeff on the chin Fitz landed |
left and right to the head Jeff !
rushed into a clinch. With the break |
away Bob tried for a knockout and |
swung his right for Jef~s Jaw but |
Jeff ducked and countered with left !!
to the body. Bob forced Jeff to the |
ropes and put all his weight into an
other right-hander for the jaw, but |
jeff ducked and sent a left to the |
stomach. Jeff hit Bob on the temple |
and Bob retaliated with left to the !
stomach
ROUND FIVE.
Fitz opened with left to Jeff's !
eye which opened a cash above it and |
brought blood. He tried right for |
the face but Jeff ducked. Jeff landed |
a light left. Bob swung for the jaw, |
Jeff ducked and sent a hard left |
handler into Bobs stomach. 1t made |
the Australian vince. Jeff forced Bob |
to the ropes and landed a left and |
right to the head. Jeff sent right |
to Bob's body and Bob came back |
with a left to the mouth. Jeff hit Bob
on the nose and brought more blood |
Bob forced Jeff to the ropes with a |
succession of lefts. but as soon as Jeff
reached there he resumed the aggres-
of the ring with three straight 1efts
to the face. Bob landed a piled driver
right to the heart as the round ended.
ROUND SIX.
Bob landed a right on Jeff's neck
and Jeff went into a clinch. At the
breakaway Jeff scored a left to the
body and Bob repaid him with two
to the ribs Bob landed
a left and right to the Californian's
head. The Australians punches had
lot of steam behind them and Jeff fell
into clinch to recuperate After the
breakaway Bob put a right on Jeff's
throat. Both men We're fighting in the
center of the ring when the Bell rang
ROUND SEVEN
Bob rushed Jeff. feeling he had the
advantage over the big fellow and
grazed the Calfornian's chin with
terrific left Bob scored a left-hander
to the mouth. Jim tried for Bobs
Jaw but the blow landed on the Aus