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Show GORBETT GETS DECISION OVER MOWATT AT CHICAGO, Fighting Conductor Gives Denverite Lively Tussle for Six Rounds.- Wlndy City Flghtor Stands Up and Swap3 Punches With the Ex-Champion, Corbett Too Strong, However, and Has Mowatt Tired "When Time' Is Called. CHICAGO. April 2. Young Corbett was given the decision over Tommy Mowatt, tho "fighting slrcet car conductor," after six rounds of fast lighting tonight Determined De-termined If possible to win by a knockout, knock-out, Corbett started after Mowatt as soon as they had shaped up for the first round, and in evory possible way endeavored to bring the contest to a speedy end. Mowatt appeared timid at first, and Corbett had things all his own way during the first thrco minutes of lighting, but from that thno on tho Chicago boy stood his ground and swapped punches with tho former champion. Although tho latter invariably invaria-bly had tho hotter of each rally, still Mowatt reached Corbett with powerful right swings to both tho body and Jaw. Corbett was tho stronger of tho two, however, and Mowatt was compelled to break ground In nearly every rally. Cor-bott Cor-bott had the bettor of every round except tho third. In that round Mowatt reached Corbett with numerous left and right upporcuts, and the Denverite wore a serious seri-ous look as he went to his corner. During Dur-ing tho next three rounds, however, Corbett Cor-bett steadily gained tho upper hand, and undoubtedly would have finished his opponent oppo-nent had tho contest continued much longer. The winner wns challenged by Neary of Milwaukee "Kid" Goodman of Boston and Abe Attcll of San Francisco. In a contest prior to tho Corbett-Mowatt fight, "Kid" Goodman of Boston knocked out Joo Galllgan of Chicago In tho sixth round. ROUND 1 They fiddled and Mowatt tried right, but missed, Corbett put left to stomach. He repeated with left and right swing to Mowatt's car. Mowatt tried with left, but missed and clinched. On tho breakaway Corbett reached Mowatt's Mow-att's face with left and right swing to his body. Mowatt tried left jab, but missed and clinched. Corbett sent two lefts to Mowatt's face without a return. Corbett led with left and rushed Mowatt to tho ropes and landed a series of blows on Mowatt's body. ROUND 2 Corbett landed left on Mowatt's Mow-att's jaw. Mowatt came back with right and left to Corbctt's face. In a mix-up both landed glancing blows to the head. Corbett swung his right to Mowatt's Jaw, then crossed left to tho same place and Mowatt slipped to tho lloor. When he got up thoy went Into a clinch and Mowatt uppcrcut Corbptt Corbett swung his rlsht and went to a clinch. Mowatt reached Corbetfs head with both right and left Corbett played for tho body nd sent two right punches to Mowatt's stomach. stom-ach. Mowatt retaliated with right and left to Corbctt's Jaw. ROUND 3 Corbett tried with left, but missed,, Then he camo back with left to face and right to body. Mowatt missed thrco times in succession and Corbett brought his right to Mowatt's stomach In a clinch that followed Mowatt landed a- right swing to Corbetfs face. Mowatt landed left to Corbctt's nose, bringing blood. Corbett smashed Mowatt with both hands on the nose, bringing blood In an exchange that followed both men landed repeatedly qn each other. Near tho end of tho round Corbett sent his right to Mowatt's stomach and Mowatt camo back with his right to Corbctt's jaw. Round 4 Mowatt landed left to face. Corbett bored In and swung left to Mowatt's Mow-att's head. On the break Mowatt landed a right swing on Corbctt's head. Corbett rushed and sent his right to Mowatt's stomach. In a Herco mix-up Mowatt up-percut up-percut Corbett twice, bringing the blood from Corbctt's nose. Corbett in the meantime, played havoc with Mowatt s stomach with short-arm punches. Mowatt Mow-att tried with left and Corbett smashed him on tho nose with a right swing, bringing blood in a stream. ROUND 5. Mowatt jabbed loft to Corbetfs Cor-betfs face and tho latter countered with right to body. They went to a clinch and both fought fiercely, Mowatt uppercuttlng Corbett several times. On the break Corbett Cor-bett sent hlB left to Mowatt's faco and right to body. They went to a clinch and Corbett eent right to the body. On tho break Mowatt landed right and left on Corbetfs Jaw. Corbett sent his right to Mowatt's Jaw and tho latter staggered against tho ropes. Mowatt was weak at tho end of tho round. Round 6 Both landed lefts and then Corbett brought his right to Mowatt's Jaw. Corbett then played for tho stomach stom-ach and landed several blows without a return. Mowatt tried for an uppercut and Corbett swung a right to his body and a left to the Jaw, which staggered Mowatt. Mowatt tried with left and missed. Corbett Cor-bett countered with right and Jabbed left to Mowatt's face. Corbett sent another right to Mowatt's stomach and thev clinched. In the mlx-up that followed Corbett landed right and left on Mowatt's head. Corbett was given tho decision. |