The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-18

Back in my corner after the end of the 18th round, I looked over at John l.. and studied his condition closely. Then l whispered to Billy Maloney, my trainer
 "Bill, it's time now for me to go out and end the fight
 Right you are, Jim," replied De- laney.
 Victory was within my grasp. John L.'s splendid endurance powers had weakened under 19 rounds of fight ing and I felt certain that in about two or three rounds more I could win for myself the heavyweight championship of the world under Marquis of Queensbury rules.
 As the bell banged for the goth round l hustled out from my corner and rushed at John l.. The cham pion quickly went on the defensive. Backing him to the ropes, I began a bombardment of his head and body. Three right handlers in succession landed against his face followed by two lefts to the stomach and then two rights to the head Each blow landed without a return and the crowd in the house sensed what was near. I might have stepped back then and successfully measured the champion for a final blow. But it was my plan to devote the goth round only to reducing John L. to a point where victory would be cer- tain in the 21st.
 Under a volley of blows, John l.. moved around. the ropes and even tually into the center of the ring. There l landed left to the face and two more to the stomach. Each punch was adding to his grogginess; each was making him a little weak CT. Using my left and right, land ed on the neck and was beating a tattoo on his stomach as the bell ended the round.
 You've got him now, Jim," whis pered my manager. turned around to the newspaper boys and said
 Jim hasn't put his full strength into a blow yet. He can win in any round that he chooses and I guess the 21st round is the one he is pick ing"
 The gong banged the call for the 21st round and I jumped from my corner and met John l.. as he wear fly came out from his:
 Every incident of that final round of the fight is burned indelibly ir my brain. Those few minutes stand out as the most momentous of my career. They were lived more thar g years ago yet not one detail has gone from my memory. I could tel the story of the finish of that figh in my own way, but it seems tt me that the fairest thing to do is t6 quote from the unbiased newspaper accounts of that contest And here they are:
 ROUND TWENTY ONE
 Sullivan came out of his corner slowly and as the two men got into close quarters Corbett feinted witt left as if it was intended for thu stomach The champion was trick ed into dropping his guard to pro tect the stomach and this was thu chance Corbett was waiting for. Int Californian put his whole force int right handler that crashed full against the jaw of the champion It was the first really hard puncl that Corbett had attempted to lant throughout the fight. Sullivan reelet under the impact of the blow, but by splendid courage, kept to hi feet. Realizing that the end O Sullivan was only a minute or st away, Corbett, like panther, wal on Sullivan The Californian began to rain a shower of blows upon tht head and body of the dazed and beat en champion.
 Under the Corbett attack, Sulli van, groggy and staggering, dropped his guard. Corbett shot left tt the face, following with three more to the same place. Steadying him self, the Californian put the whoit weight of his body into right hand CT which landed flush on the jaw O. John l.. Sullivan. The champion reeled. attempted feebly to regain hfi balance-and then full full on hi' face to the floor.