The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-26

ter of a series of articles which Mr..
Corbett is writing on John L. AS l knew
Him" 1t relates many heretofore unpub-
lished incidents in the life of the great
warrior. The next installment will APP
pear tcmorrowD
When the first five rounds of my con-
test with John L. Sullivan had ended,
confidence in my ability to win was
stronger than ever. But such feeling
didn't overrule my caution. No man was
more cognizant of the gameness the cour-
age and the fighting spirit of John j..
than was l. The fight through the first
| five rounds was all mine, but I realized
that / mustn't rush. For 10 years John
l.. had reigned supreme in the heavy
weight world and l knew that every
ounce of my strength, every bit of my
skill. all my endurance powers and my
thinking ability were needed to accom-
plsh what other men had failed to 10.
| SO, although victory seemed within my
grasp, / bided my time. letting John l.,
weary himself with PUSHES contenting
, myself with jabbing. 1t was my theory
that if constant dripping wears away
q stone" constant iabbing can wear down
| the mishtiest human fighting machine.
| The first five rounds of the round-by-
round newspaper description of the fight
was printed yesterday. Here is that from
the sixth to the thirteenth:
ROUND SIX
| After John l.. had been sponged in his
corner, he came out for the sixth fairly
fresh. But he was not so brash as he
had been. And didn't rush so wildly. lie
met Corbett in the center of the ring
and the two men fiddied there for some
| time. Corbett landed first, a light left
| to the stomach. Sullivan led a left or
4 bett ducked and they clinched. AS they
came out. sullivan led for NCorbetts head,
| but Corhett beat him to it with a swing
| ing left to the nose. sullivan rushed,
tried left for Corbett, but the blow telI
short Corbett shot two lightning left
handlers to Sullivans nose, ducked right
+, swing and then Corbett landed another
(! left on Sullivans face. Sullivan rushed
| but Corbett side stepped and hit John
another left In the face.
ROUND SEVEN
| Sullivan opened on the aggressive.
| but Corbett backed him up with left
| to the face. And then sullivan went
| or defensive. Corbett walked in and
| landed a right in John LIS stomach.
+, Sullivan swung a left and right, but
| both were short Corbett sent
| swingining left handler full on Sulli-
/ vars nose. sullivan rushed and got |.
hot one on his bleeding proboscis. sui
Ivan rushed and Corbett hit him again
on his nose. Sullivant went in at Corr
! bctt and Jim backed him up with an
other left handler to the face. Then
Corbett rushed John l.. to the ropes,
| sending a left and then right to Sui.
! livan's stomach. All the kissing of the
Californian had ceased and the crowd
| was cheering wildly for Corbett
ROUND EIGHT
| Corbett opened up BY hitting Sulli-
van on the side of the face with left.
I They fiddled. Sullivan led but Corbett
was not there when the blow landed.
| Sullivan came in close and succeeded
| in planting right handler on Corbetts
cheek. but instantly was handed
smashing left handler on the eye. The
| blood was coming from Sullivan's nose
and from over his eye and Sullivan re-
\ peatedly put up his hands to brush
away the blood Corbett jabbed Sulli-
van xn the face. Sullivan came in at
Ccrbett and Jim hit him in the face
with left. A second later Corbett hit
sullivan with right to the face AMI
ended the round with left jab to Sui
ROUND NINE
Up to this time Sullivan had landed
hut one clean blow on Corbett. Sulli-
van opened with a right for the jaw,
but Corbett sidestepped and in doing
so short a left to Sullivan's face. Sui
Ivan tried another right for Corbetts
head and missed, whereupon Jim
jahb left handler to Sullivan's head
and hit him solid right handler in the
stomach. Corbett landed left on the
stomach without return. Sullivan at
tempted to rush Corbett, but was
stopped with two beautiful jabs on the
injured nose.
ROUND TEN
Both men showed willingness at
the beginning of this round to take
things little asy and to rest up. They
spared while without leading. Fin
ally sullivan led left for the head.
But Corbett stopped 1t neatly. Sullivan
led three times and each time CoFbetl
pushed aside the blows with ease. Sui
Ivan attempted to rush and was
cracked on the face with left handler.
In this round Sullivan evidenced the
less of his spirit of aggressiveness and
IT, was plain that Corbett merely was
marking time and was content to rest.
ROUND ELEVEN
Sullivan swung right for Corbett's
head. missed, swung all the way
around and as he completed the circle
was waiting for him with left handler
to the face sullivan led again but
missed. Corbett landed a left in the
stomach. Corbett tented with a left
and swung his right to Johns face. He
followed with a left to Sullivans stom-
ach. Corbett again led from a stand
ing position and landed full in Sulli-
vans face without counter Then
Sullivan rushed in toward Corbett only
to be met with stiff uppercut AM
other left to the stomach made Snlli-
van vince. Corbett stood Off and sent
two jabs to Sulliyan's face.
ROUND TWELVE
Corbett sent left to Sulliyan's
stomach as the round opened. Find