The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11

was exceedingly unevontful Sullivan
had lost hts spirit OF aggressiveness
and Corhett was content to rest
/ Eleventh. Round
: sullivan swung his right and turn
: ed clear around, but in doing SO
= caught left In the face He then led
again. Tut missed Corhett landed
! with left In stomach Corbett Tented
/ with his left, but swing his right on
I face iIe followed with left in Johns
! stomach, Corbett again, led from
standing position and landed full in
Sulivau's face without a counter. As
sullivan pushed forward Corbett up
percut him In ths stomach Another
I left In the stomach made Sullivan
vince. Corhett had all the best of
this round He had. In fact, been
struck but once clearly during the
fight thus far
Twelfth Round.
/ Ccrhett again opened II with a left
ON the stomach Next he got home
swinging lefthander on the stom-
acb without return He repeated the
4oee and aEaIn he had nothing to
tako away. sullivan landed with his
open hand on Corbett's face. but got
left on face N return. Sullivan tried
to rush. but could not catch Torhett.
He smiled tantalizingly. and Just
managed 10 keep out Of range. He
landed HIS left three times In sue
eassion on Sullivans faee, and there
Was great cheering for Corbett when
the round closed.
Thirteenth Round.
Sullivan landed an open handler on
shoulder There was n long siege OF
- airing and sullivan got out OF
range Of hot lefthand swing Cor
at nut LEFT on Suilivans face light
lv the FIRST part Of the round, sulh-
van attem pied 20 come up. hut Cor
hett put his left In sullivan's face
and kept r. there fo- fun second.
The great champion up TO this time
appeared az novice In the hands
~ the Californian. The latter show
ed himself master Of the art in every
motion. brt his blows lacked force.
Fourteenth Round.
sullivan led but Corbett, ny A s'de
step. was out Of range and caught
hir1 with a lefthard counter Sulh-
van landed an open~handed slap on
Torbett's face. The champion acted
more Hike he was sparrfng than fight
ing. ana all his lsads were open ones
at that Corhetts left gain got
homo on the mouth Sullivan landed
his left on the neCf. Cprheft had npt
INDUCED in any runaway tactics. He
simply kept out Of range, and, after
the second round ala "a much fight
ing as Sullivan. who was on the de-
senstve most Of the time
Fifteenth Round
sullivan showed more spirit r. this
round lie tried to rush, but didn't
reach Every one OF his blows fell
short ard he received two rights In
the face IN return Then Corhett put
his left clean on shllvan's stomachr
without a counter Sullivan stepped
up Tor lead, but before his f8Hf
came forward Corbett hit In his face
with left Sullivan tapped with his
open hand ard received a straight left
on his sore nose Corbett then walked
around ana every tiri7e the big follow
led hts aide step took him out OF dan
ger. The last blow in the round was
swinging lefthander on Sullivan's
vlctualing department.
sixteenth Round.
Suliivan's left eve WINS swollen
sullivan stopped a left. Corhett put
his left on Sullivan's nose and then
on his stomach In quick succession.
Both were good blows. The latter
made him Hinch Sullivan led and
they got to clinch. Sullivan hit
twice while In clinch and there
were cries OF foul 4 moment later,
tn a hot rallv, Corhett split sullfvan's
lin With n straight ieffhander.
Seventeenth Round.
Sullivan slow In coming up. Tie
led twice, hut both were short His
lerthAnd blows were simply open
handed taps Corbett put his left
clear on sullivRn's face without catch
ing anything from the big fellow, and
'hen got home with the same hand on
Sullivaus stomach Altogether, the
round was spiritless and neither did
anything worth recording Corbett
did what little fighting there was,
Eighteenth Round.
The first blow in the round was q
left straight on su1livan's face. Cor
bett backed from Sullivan and, when
the latter came forward, smashed him
on the nose. A moment later he swung
his left on suilivan's ribs. The big
fellow received another visitation from
1Horhett's LETT SuiIy returned with his
right on the ribs Corhett straight
1ahbed with his left on Sullivan
mouth and followed with his 1sft on
the sore nose A second later, when
the big fellow attempted a rush he
was stood or BY another straight left
which ne ran into.
NinetceSth Round.
Bcyn were easy at f1rst Sullivan
landed or the breast with his left, He
tried another, but Corbett was out OF
range Corbett put his left twice in
fast succession in sullivnn's stomach,
II was like two drum taps Tic landed
another In the same place. sullivan
rushed but Corbett stopped him with