The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-26
Corbett's Daily Letter
On Great Sport Topics
BY JAMES J. CoRsETT

the time and aimed my attacks at his
stomach, as | had been told to do. Young
Corbett, on the other hand, was ma Slns
vicious awnings for my jaw in the hope
that he coud put over another nay
maker Frequently. during the early
rounds we did engage in slug tests, but
they were all of short duration, anu
most of our fighting was close UP with
out the possibility of long range swings
landing on a target
when the eighth round began Young
Corbett came out looking tired and lack
ing some of his old steam. l figured
that l had him going. l jumped at him
soon after the gong rang and lanGed
several smashes in the stomach Then
| swung two to the head. My opponent
seemed to stagger lit and Immediately
fell into clinch. He hung on. despite
my efforts to make him break loose, ald
the clinsn probably saved him. because
felt very fresh at the time and know
that Young Corbett was tired. He Kept
away from me as much as possible dur
ing the rest of the eighth round and also
during the ninth.
1.-THE tenth found Young Corbett SEEM
ingly more tired than ever He landed
several wa,lops. but none seemed to nave
the old torce behind it. Several times
during the round l rushed him and he
didn't get out of the way with his usual
|
stomach. AS the round ended, l hoped
over to my corner, saying to myself:
".Tll get him sure in the next round
"And With the beginning of the eev
enth, in my eagerness to fiji ish him, l
went at him like wild man. / rushed
him furiously. knowing that he was tired
and feeling certain that if / could hook
one solid smash to his jaw the title
would he mine again. I forgot caution.
forgot everything but the fact that
wanted 20 beat him to the ground and
beat him down in a hurry. But that is
where i made my huge mistake.
II kept on top of Young Corbett ali
through the early part of the eleventh,
and after / had landed two soakers in
bling, 1 pulled back ready to shoot a
right-hander for the jaw. But Young
! Corbett saw the opening l had left and
| slipped short left hook to my chin. 1T
| landed with the force OF crowbar and
| dazed me. MY knees got shaky and be-
| fore | could recover my balance Young
! Corbett was bombarding me with lefts
and rights. On blow after another
| landed on my face and jaw, and, sud
denly. Highlander hit me on the chin.
| My feet seemed to slip from under me,
and down | went
| Il was not unconscious when I hit the
| floor and my brain was only slightly
| logged My trainers had told me that
whenever | went down to make the count
| of nine each time so as to get as much
| rest as possible. l was only about five
! feet away from the timekeeper when
was on the floor and when l heard aim
say nine l got up, as | supposed. in
plenty of time. But / had made the fatal
error of waiting too long, or maybe it
| took me more than one second in climb
| ing to my feet. At any rate, when / got
up to an upright position / saw Referee
! Eddie Graney walk over to Young Cor
bett and heard him declare him the win
ner
Beaten twice by the same fighter, and
knocke1 out by him on both occasions
| That had been my fate"
(To be concluded tomorrow