The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-26

Editors note: This is the thirty-sev-
euth chapter of a series OF articles
which Mr.. Corbett is writing on John
l.. AS / Knew Him" 1t relates many
heretofore unpublished incidents in
the life of the great warrior. The next
instalment will appear tomorrow.(
When the first five rounds OF my
contest with John l., Sullivan had
ended. confidence IN my ability to Wn
was stronger than ever.
But such a feeling didn't overrule
my caution. No man was more cog
infant of the gameness, the courage
and the fighting spirit Of John l. enan
was The fight through the first five
rounds was all mine, but I realized
that I mustn't he rash. For ten years
John l. had reigned supreme IN the
heavyweight world and I knew that
every ounce Of my strength. every bit
OF my skil AL my endurance powers
and my thinking ability were needed
to accomplish what other men had
failed to do
so, although victory seemed within
my grasp, J bided my time, letting
John l.. weary himself with rushes,
contenting myself with jabhing. 1t
was my theory that if constant drip
jabbing can wear down the nrighuest
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 70 the thirteenth,
Itound Six.
After John L. had been spongcd in
his corner, he came out for the sixth
fairly fresh But he was not SO hrash
az n cd NJ N n
wildly He met Corbett in the center
Of the ring and the two men nddled
there for some time. Corbett landed
first--a light left to the stomach. Sui
Ivan led a left. Corbatt ducked and
they clinched. As they came out,
Sullivan led for Corbett's head. but
Corbett beat him to It with a swinging
left TO tho uose. sullivan rushed
tried T. for Corhett hut the blow
fell short Corhett shot two lightning
'Ieft- handlers Ia suliEan's nose. ducked
a right swing and then Corbett landed
another left on SuIllvans face. Sulli-
van 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 "A left
80 the face. And then sullivan went
on defensive, Corbett walked in and
! landed a right in John LIS stomach,
sullivan swung n left and right, but
both were short Corbctt sent a swing
ing left-hander on Sulivans nost
Sullivan rushed and got hot one on
his bleeding proboscis, sullivan rushed
and Corbett hit him again on his nose
sullivan went in at Corbett and Jim
backed him up with another left
handler to the face. Then Corbett
rushed John j. to the ropes, sending
a left and then a right to Sullivan {
stomach All the Kissing OF the Cali
fornian had ceased and the crowd was
tcheering wildly for Corbett.
Round Eight,
=. Corbett opened up by hitting Suli-
ivan on the side Of the face with a left
They flddled. Sullivan led, but Corbett
was not there when the blow landed
sullivan came IN close and succeed ed
In planting j rlght-hander on COrbett'S
cheek, but instantly was handed a
smashing left handler on the eye. The
: blood was coming from Suilvan's nose
and from over his eye and sullivan
: repeatedly put up his hands 10 brush
| away the blood Corbett jab0ed Sui
Ivan in the face Sullivan came In a
/ Corbett and Jim hit him in the face
: with a left. A second later Corbet'
: hit Sullivan with a right to the face
and ended the round with left jail
70 Suliivans bruised nose.
Round Nine.
Up TO this time sullivan had LANDED
but one clean blow Non Corbett. Sui
Ivan opened with right for the Jaw
but Corbett side-stepped and In doine
= SO shot left to Sulliyan's face. Sui
Ivan tried another right for Corbett''
head aud missed. whereupon jim
jabbed 4 left handler 10 sullivan;
head and hit him a solid right-haudel
in the stomach. Corbett landed lef
on the stomach without a return. sui
Ivan attempted to rush Corbett bat
was stopped with two beautiful jabi
on the injured nose.
Round Ten.
/ Both men showed a Willingness al
the beginning of this round to take
things a little easy and 10 rest UP
They spared while without lead
. Ing. Finally Sullivan led a left fol
the head. But Corbett stopped 1t neat
> ly sullivan led three times and each
: time Corbett pushed aside the blows
4. with ease. sullivan attempted to rush
and was cracked on the face with 3
eft-hander. In this round Sullivan
evidenced the loss of his spirit of ag-
gressiveness and It was plain that Cor.
bett merely was marking time ana
was content to rest.
Round Eleven.
sullivan swung right for Corbett s